Month: November 2014

(Nov. 6, 2014) -- Christmas Campers, in association with TMS Volvo, is back at Coventry Transport Museum in Coventry, England on Nov. 23. The fourth annual Christmas Campers 'n' Scooters event offers a festive wonderland of blinged-up campervans, scooters and minis.

(Nov. 6, 2014) -- Lazydays is offering 'Military Appreciation' month with discounts for veterans both retired and those still on active duty. Veterans will receive a 20 percent discount on service labor and parts, as well as 20 percent off Lazydays Store purchases.

(Nov. 6, 2014) -- Police found a 57-year-old man with severe head injuries at a campsite that was on fire near the West Bank bike path in Eugene, Ore., Tuesday night.

(Nov. 6, 2014) -- Farm campsite bookings in Scotland have grown 85 percent since 2013, according to camping website, Pitchup.com. In the last year, the website recorded 18,500 bookings made at farm sites throughout the UK and Ireland.

Editor’s Note: The following article by Woodall’s Campground Management, sister publication to RVBusiness, examines the impact of the manhunt for fugitive Eric Frein on Pennsylvania campgrounds, and the resurgence since his capture. For the full report click here. Campground owners in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Poconos Mountains are welcoming a return to normal after the capture of […]

(Nov. 6, 2014) -- Camping World of Valdosta, Ga., RV Super Center hosts Marcus Lemonis, the organization’s national chief executive officer and chairman this week. Good Sam Club members and past and current Camping World customers are invited to meet Lemonis during a reception.

(Nov. 6, 2014) -- The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing fees at eight campgrounds in its Huntington, W.Va., district.The campgrounds include those at Burnsville Lake, Sutton Lake, Summersville Lake, R. D. Bailey Lake and East Lynn Lake.

OPEC, supplier of 40% of the world’s oil, cut forecasts for the amount of crude it will need to supply for most of the next two decades as the shale-energy boom in the U.S. lessens dependency on the group. Demand for crude from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may fall to a 14-year low […]

Available spaces have filled quickly for the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) free series of technical training seminars taking place Dec. 3-4 at the National RV Trade Show, with only limited spots remaining.According to a press release, the sessions offering hands-on training for RV technicians are completely filled. Meanwhile, the seminars targeting RV service and parts managers […]

(Nov. 6, 2014) -- "Ken Hesser, like the RVDA, feels that training in the RV dealerships is crucial to the survival of our dealers, and this is why we put training for sales and dealership compliance first," said Slicer.