Month: January 2015

(Jan. 28, 2015) — Adventurer LP's Eagle Cap brand of Truck Campers was awarded Truck Camper Magazine Readers Choice Award for the "Best New Innovation of the Year."

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- New York parks and historic sites had a 3 percent increase in visitors last year compared to 2013, and the number of overnight stays at state campgrounds hit a new record.

In a recommendation that would go the opposite direction of what the private campground sector is experiencing, Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost recommends that the state should create more campsites for towable RVs and motorhomes in state parks and should dump 29 less-profitable cabins, the Columbus Dispatch reported. The changes could generate more than $3.3 million […]

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- A public hearing has been set by the Cheboygan, Mich., County Planning Commission for Wednesday, March 4 to gather input on a proposed ordinance amendment that would address the use of tents, campers, travel trailers, motor homes and undersized mobile homes on private property.

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- A Northamptonshire, England, man who drove into a traffic warden after the official told him to move his vehicle out of a taxi bay has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and assault.

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- Lippert Components new HappiJac 4800 Heavy-Duty Truck Camper Jack has been named Truck Camper Magazine Reader’s Choice for best truck camper gear of 2014.

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- Bill Bulman, a Palmer, Mass., resident, was prepared for a winter storm with his fully-furnished RV right outside of his house. The RV was prepared in case the house lost power.

Humboldt, Iowa-based Dodgen Industries Inc., manufacturer of Born Free Class C motorhomes, has been sold to HBF Investments, Des Moines, Iowa. The company’s new president is Jeff Butler, former head of engineering for Forest River Inc. subsidiary Dynamax, who took over Tuesday (Jan. 27). The sale for an undisclosed amount closed Jan. 14. ”We were […]

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- A new hostel in Nottingham, England, will have 87 beds and feature a camper van on the second-floor roof terrace, which can sleep up to four people.

(Jan. 28, 2015) — Cequent Performance Products' Reese brand has been recognized for 40 years of membership with RVDA.