Month: January 2015

Nappanee, Ind.-based Gulf Stream Coach Inc. turned up production last summer, debuting both a laminated widebody toy hauler — named, logically enough, Wide Open — and a Gulf Breeze 30RKP, a 35-foot travel trailer with a 60-square-foot side patio capable of supporting 2,500 pounds of campers, friends and equipment. Access to the Gulf Breeze patio […]

Little Dealer, Little Prices has chosen to build in Prescott Valley for its new northern Arizona site. As reported by the Prescott Valley Tribune, owner Debbie Brunoforte remembers camping and traveling all over Arizona – most of the time in her family’s Coleman camp trailer. “We spent the most time in that,” she recalled. That […]

MBA Insurance announced that registration is open and going strong for the 15th RV Rental School, according to a press release. The MBA Rental School, running March 3-5 at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas, covers the RV rental gamut including staffing, pricing concepts, fleeting, advertising/promotion and the daily operating procedures. Instructors and students discuss renting […]

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- The survey by Big Rock Sports also found that 66 percent of outdoor retailers expect their own sales to grow in the coming months, while 52 percent anticipate an increase in female customers.

(Jan. 28, 2015) -- “Since its inception in Dusseldorf in 2008, the World RV Conference has provided the RV industry with an opportunity to come together and discuss trends, challenges, and strategies to improve growth and international cooperation,” said Lamont.

Forest River Manufacturing Inc. will spend $7 million to build its first recreational vehicle production site in Michigan over the next three years. MLiv.com reported that the expansion into White Pigeon from the company’s headquarters in Elkhart, Ind., is expected to mean 396 new jobs over the next five years. The complex will be situated on what […]

The Fountains Vacation Club and The Fountains Premier Motorcoach Resort received positive response during the Tampa RV Supershow, where they unveiled their new “industry changing concept.” According to a press release, the first-ever resort vacation club created for motorocoach owners provides members of the Fountains Vacation Club with the ability to stay at The Fountains flagship […]

Chicago-based Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (ELS) on Monday (Jan. 26) reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. As reported by the Associated Press, the results matched Wall Street expectations. The Chicago-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $60.3 million, or 66 cents per share, in the period. […]

For many, the dream is to be able to go outside first thing in the morning, a fresh cup of coffee in hand, and see the Grand Canyon, or Mount Rushmore, or the sunrise over the ocean. If you own an RV it can happen, and thousands came to the Lee Civic Center in North […]

(Jan. 27, 2015) -- The online reservation system for the Sunrise Campgrounds in Storm Lake, Iowa, will open up on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 8 a.m.