Month: April 2015

The winter 2015 camper and RV show season was a great success for all those involved, including RV dealers, campground owners, industry-related exhibitors and the general public, the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) stated via a release. Take Fun-N-Sun RV in Ludington and Coopersville, Mich. for example. According to Dennis Grossenbacher, president […]

Wholesale shipments of all RVs improved 8.5% in the March survey of manufacturers this year to 36,535 units, the best March totals since 2007, according to a release by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. Overall, shipment totals were very strong, with towables ahead 9.6%. Motorhomes were ahead slightly with totals for each vehicle category comparable […]

From an airplane at night, Williston, N.D. appears an oasis of thousands of points of light on the Great Plains. Most are white or yellow, but some flicker bright orange. They are the oil drilling rig flares of the Bakken Shale formation — fires that burn night and day. But dozens of these fires have […]

(April 27, 2015) -- “As an RV owner myself, I am so aware of the magical moments and memories that ownership provides. I thought it was important for our staff and our dealers to get to see the smiles on the faces of the thousands of customers we are lucky enough to assist every year," said Mariscal.

The Route 66 RV Network recently added four dealerships to its association, as well as announced another six dealers who’ve completed expansions and additions. Carson City RV in Carson City, Nev., Humphrey RV in South Grand Junction, Col., Freedom RV in Tucson, Ariz., and Fretz RV in Souderton, Pa. are the newest members of the Route 66 RV Network. […]

(April 27, 2015) -- A man was shot and killed by Salem Police late Friday after a daylong confrontation in the parking lot of a South Salem, Ore., Walmart.

(April 27, 2015) -- MerleFest campgrounds are important fundraisers for several nonprofit organizations in Wilkes County, including the Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro fire departments.

(April 27, 2015) -- Omega RV held a grand opening celebration April 17 at its Caldwell, Idaho, manufacturing facilities. The company hosted a BBQ for employees and vendors and opened up the facilities for production line tours.

(April 27, 2015) -- From the Beachcomber Camping Resort in Lower Township to Pomona RV Park in Galloway Township, the campground season is underway in South Jersey — an annual awakening that brings thousands of tourists to the area and millions of dollars to the local economy.

(April 27, 2015) -- From the Beachcomber Camping Resort in Lower Township to Pomona RV Park in Galloway Township, the campground season is underway in South Jersey — an annual awakening that brings thousands of tourists to the area and millions of dollars to the local economy.