Month: April 2015

(April 30, 2015) -- Hop into an RV and take the road less traveled through the great outdoors in a four-part mini-series event, AWAY presented by Go RVing airing exclusively on Sportsman Channel on Saturday, May 2 at 4 p.m. ET.

(April 30, 2015) — Winnebago Industries, Inc. today announced Trisha Hammer as the company’s director of purchasing. Hammer has more than 15 years of experience in purchasing and procurement positions.

Sales of new cars continue to rise right along with the economy, according to a report by USA Today. Now that winter has been completely shaken off, April auto sales may be startling, a popular auto-buying website is predicting. In fact, they may hit the highest level for a single month in a decade. April […]

Representatives from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada and the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) are on Parliament Hill today (April 30) urging the federal government to address critical small business and infrastructure needs. According to a press release, RVing in Canada has a considerable economic impact as the manufacturing, purchasing, servicing and […]

(April 30, 2015) — Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) has recently introduced its new innovative standup paddleboards (SUPs) Rack. Exclusive to CRS, the SUP Rack provides an ideal solution for storing your SUPs, the organization announced in a press release.

Consumers are feeling less upbeat about the economy this month amid a slowdown in job creation and worries about the near-term outlook. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Conference Board, a private research group, said its index of consumer confidence decreased to 95.2 in April from a revised 101.4 in March, which had been […]

According to a recent survey conducted by Aramark’s leisure division, a food and hospitality partner for national and state parks, 56% of the respondents camp with children under the age of 18. Families are camping mostly for recreation and are taking camping trips to spend quality time together as well as engaging their kids in […]

Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. announced the hiring of Trisha Hammer as the company’s director of purchasing. According to a press release, Hammer has more than 15 years of experience in purchasing and procurement positions. She was employed by Oshkosh Corp. in Wisconsin for 14 years, where she most recently served as senior defense segment manager, […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier Patrick Industries Inc. today (April 30) reported double-digit gains in revenue and net income for its first quarter, boosted by strong RV performance. Net sales for the first quarter increased $53.3 million, or 31.3%, to $223.4 million from $170.1 million in the same quarter of 2014. The growth was primarily attributable to a […]

Recreational vehicles for trips to neighboring provinces like Zhejiang and Jiangsu will be available for rent for the first time in Shanghai starting in May. The Shanghai Daily reported that Five RVs owned by Shanghai Jiaoyun Bashi Group have recently been given Shanghai C plates, which will allow them on Shanghai roads outside the Outer […]