Month: September 2014

Keystone RV Co.’s Passport Ultra Lite division garnered record sales in May through July, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Goshen, Ind.-based Keystone reported in a press release that retail sales for the three months are up over 12% compared to a year ago, and the brand is on track to have […]

(Sept. 30, 2014) -- "So as we entered the mysterious RV campsite just before midnight, they didn’t have to see their mother bug-eyed with fretful thoughts. What kind of desperate people were encamped here?," Leonning wrote for the Washington Post. "Miraculously, when the sun came up, all my fretting proved to be unwarranted."

(Sept. 30, 2014) -- Why not see where the road takes us? It truly is an open road. I could plan all the minutiae to the last detail, but why not see how an adventure could reveal itself all on its own?" writes Frank Myrskog for Driving.ca.

(Sept. 30, 2014) -- Washington is known as the Evergreen State, but its stunning national and state parks offer an abundance of colors, ranging from white-capped mountains to islands in the deep blue ocean, the Guardian reported.

(Sept. 30, 2014) -- For practical purposes, the $18 million, 3,000-acre land purchase that created Lake Vermilion State Park in 2010 made one 4,000-acre park by including Soudan Underground Mine, the Star Tribune reported.

(Sept. 30, 2014) -- The report from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation recommends a sales tax on bottled water and an excise tax on motorhomes and travel trailers to help collect $100 million in the next two-year budget.

For the 32nd straight month, recreational vehicle shipments have surpassed figures from the same month the year prior, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). The South Bend Tribune reported that a total of 26,441 units were shipped in August, a 5.8% increase compared with August of 2013. Year-to-date totals reached 246,483, a gain of 9% […]

This week’s segment of “RV Capital Talk” features an interview with Heartland RV President Chris Hermon discussing the Thor Industries Inc. subsidiary’s success at the Hershey Show and Elkhart RV Open House along with plans for the coming year. To view the video click here or scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home […]

A task force appointed by the Washington State governor recommends bringing back two unpopular taxes to help fund state parks and the outdoor recreation industry.According to The Associated Press, the report from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation recommends a sales tax on bottled water and an excise tax on motor homes […]

(Sept. 30, 2014) -- The system has a built in port directly on the power unit which is installed in the storage compartment. Now the owner can easily clean the “basement” as well as the tow vehicle. Inside the RV is another port for cleaning the RV with the option to add the InterVac patented VacPort sweeper pan with LED lighting.