Month: April 2015

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced today this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners from the 50 states, including Philip M. Brokenicky, CEO of Junction City, Kan.-based New Horizon RV. The family owned and managed company builds four-season fifth-wheels under the brand names Summit and Majestic along with a line of Motomover […]

The 2015 print version of Camp-California! The Camper’s Guide to California, can now be ordered free of charge through Camp-California.com. “If you order one through Camp-California.com, all we ask is that you cover the cost of postage,” said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC), in an announcement. The […]

(April 6, 2015) -- Police and campers continue to frantically scour the vast and thick scrub in a national park near Lake Eildon, in Australia, for 11-year-old Luke Shambrook who has been missing since 9.30am on Friday.

(April 6, 2015) -- Yakima County Firefighters told NBC an agriculture shop and camper trailer were destroyed in a fire Friday afternoon in Zillah, Wash.

(April 6, 2015) -- Vermont State Police said the owner of two miniature horses kept the animals in a camper on the parking lot of an inn and has been arrested on animal cruelty charges.

Lower gas prices may be on the way for U.S. consumers by this summer if refinery maintenance ends smoothly and crude oil remains relatively cheap, AAA said in a news release. As reported by the St. Augustine Record, the travel company’s release said it is even possible that gas prices will return to near $2 […]

(April 6, 2015) -- The Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopter has airlifted a male camper who sustained serious injuries after falling into a ravine at Mahon Falls in the Comeragh Mountains.

The Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) anticipates record turnout this year for its annual Spring Meeting & Trade Show, April 26-28 at Guadalupe River RV Resort in Kerrville. “We expect more park operators and more vendors than we’ve ever had before,” said Brian Schaeffer, TACO’s executive vice president and CEO, in a press release. “We’re […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) scored a significant regulatory achievement for the RV industry with today’s (April 6) decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to approve the association’s application to grant an exemption from the commercial driver’s license (CDL) requirement for drivers delivering RVs of a certain size to dealerships or […]

(April 6, 2015) -- Less than half (47 percent) of retired investors are "very" confident they have enough savings to last throughout their retirement, while even fewer nonretired investors, 28 percent, are very confident they will have saved enough by the time they retire.