Month: August 2014

(Aug. 4, 2014) -- When Mick Robins retired, he made his dreams come true by building a wagon out of salvaged materials that he and his family could camp in.

(Aug. 4, 2014) -- Three people died Saturday afternoon in Stoddard, N.H., after a car collided with a camper on Route 9.

  It’s not every day do you see a local business leader, president of one of the RV industry’s largest manufacturers, and father of two slip into something so unusual as a Scottish kilt. But that is exactly what Keystone RV Co. president Matt Zimmerman is doing. And it’s all for a good cause.    According […]

(Aug. 4, 2014) -- Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers remind campers of the 21-day camping limit on Crown land, ON.

(Aug. 4, 2014) -- One man was extensively burned and three camper trailers destroyed after a barbecue fire on the Witless Bay Line, NL.

North America may seem like a distant dream for China’s automakers, but that’s not the case for suppliers. No longer content to export parts from China, a core group of enterprising suppliers is establishing factories in North America to supply automakers in the region. Some Chinese companies are buying established U.S. suppliers, while others are […]

Dicor Products has introduced an easy way for RV consumers and dealers to look up replacement parts for motorhome wheel covers and wheel simulators. According to a press release, a special “Wheel Finder” page at www.dicorproducts.com enables visitors to plug in relevant chassis and cover/simulator information to obtain part numbers and data regarding matching parts […]

Brunswick Corp. has acquired Bell Recreational Products Group, a subsidiary of Bell Industries. According to a press release, Bell RPG is a distributor of parts and accessories to the marine, recreational vehicle and powersports markets, serving primarily the Upper Midwest through locations in Eagan, Minn., Grand Rapids, Mich. and Milwaukee, Wis. Bell RPG had sales of […]

Today’s video comes from Heartland Recreational Vehicles offering a look at the Elkhart, Ind.-based builder growing line of mid-profile fifth-wheels. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

Thunderstorms across Southern California on Sunday (Aug. 3) brought flash floods that led to a few rescues, while thick debris flows cut off access to two mountain towns and stranded more than 2,000 people. The Associated Press reported that about 1,500 residents of Oak Glen, and another 1,000 residents of Forest Falls in the San Bernardino […]