Month: August 2014

Shipments to retailers of all RVs continued their unrelenting gains in July with totals reaching 27,977 units, a 6.7% increase over the same month last year. This was the 31st consecutive month where RV shipments were greater than the corresponding month one year earlier. Conventional and fifth-wheel travel trailers reported the largest unit improvements in […]

Blue Ox has introduced a new new line of sway bars for the motorhome chassis market. “With the addition of sway bars we now have a complete line of chassis performance products that will drastically increase the ride comfort of most motorhomes,” said Ellen Kietzmann, president and CEO of Blue Ox, in a press release. Sway […]

(Aug. 25, 2014) -- This year’s show includes a variety of RV technician training, a service advising clinic and distributor showcase, as well as a meet-and-greet with three-time Olympic champion Misty May-Treanor, and the always-fun industry party at Hersheypark.

(Aug. 25, 2014) -- Pirates Coves Fun Zone, which is owned by North Texas Jellystone, is taking part in the ice bucket challenge Aug. 31, and hopes to raise at least $5,000 to benefit the ALS Association.

(Aug. 25, 2014) -- The AGWS integration allows Infinity customers to submit deals directly from the Deal Desking module with a focus on products, fees, warranties and insurance. Dealers can then customize deals on the AGWS website, generate contracts, and the results will transfer directly back into the Infinity product.

Amid record attendance and with revenues up $4 million over four years, South Carolina’s state parks are well on their way to paying their own way for the first time in the eight decades since the first park opened. For the fiscal year that ended in June, the 47 parks and historic sites in the […]

Organizers for America’s Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pa., are anticipating the largest attendance ever for this year’s Industry Days, set for Sept. 8-9. Public Days are slated to run Sept. 10-14. The host Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association (PRVCA) reported that 1,300 of the newest RVs will be on display. Industry Days also allows attendees to […]

(Aug. 25, 2014) -- The Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds have combined a list of the best twelve places with minimal light pollution for star gazing.

(Aug. 25, 2014) -- Lake Timberline campground in Susquehanna County, Pa. was hit hard with flash floods on Thursday night. Friday began an intensive clean-up.

(Aug. 25, 2014) -- 20-year-old Christopher Dennison is a university student who maintains the grounds at Landon Bay Campground, ON, and rescued a middle-aged man who was drowning.