Month: September 2014

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York State parks, historic sites and campgrounds hosted another successful season with nearly 36 million visits from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, representing a two percent increase in attendance.

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- Tennessee RV Sales & Service announced today the buyout of Charlie Anderson’s ownership interest in the Tennessee RV dealership by his long-time business partner Roger Sellers. As part of the buyout arrangement, Anderson has been retained as a consultant for the business.

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- Reservations are now available for the annual city-wide Camp Out at Oso Creek Trail in Mission Viego, Calif. on Oct. 18 to 19. The event features live music, a flashlight hike, skits and more.

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- Firefighters fought a forest fire in Norwell, Mass. for hours after they said careless campers left a smoldering fire which burned to the roots and traveled through the forest.

Pleasure-Way Industries Ltd. announced the introduction of its first Dodge Ram Promaster-based Class B motorhome, the Pleasure-Way Promaster Lexor. The Pleasure-Way Promaster Lexor is built on the 159-inch wheelbase extended Dodge chassis that is only 20 feet 10 inches bumper to bumper. The Promaster features a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 gas engine, GPS navigation and Uconnect 5.0 “The Promaster […]

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- A Sioux Falls couple was packing up their camper for vacation over the weekend and had loaded a few valuable items inside. Sunday night, a group of burglars hit the neighborhood and cleaned them out but it was caught on video.

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- Rescue crews told WKYT a camper fell off a cliff in the Red River Gorge, Ky. landing in an area with large boulders after sleepwalking away from his campsite Thursday morning.

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- A fifth-wheel camper trailer carrying firearms and ammunition caught fire near mile marker 31 on Interstate 70, Illinois Thursday morning, closing down traffic in both directions for approximately one hour.

Editor’s Note: The following article, authored by Bob Zagami for the September 2014 issue of Family Motor Coaching magazine, offers an inside look at the Holiday Rambler Ambassador Class. The magazine is published by Cincinnati-based Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA).  A few iconic RV brands have stood the test of time, survived the economic ups and downs, and weathered many […]

(Sept. 5, 2014) -- The twenty fifth Annual Fall Detroit Camper and RV Show, sponsored by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds, will welcome unique RVs and great deals October 1 to 5, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich.