Month: June 2015

(June 4, 2015) -- Quick-thinking holidaymakers at a caravan park in Morfa Bychan in Wales have been praised for preventing a deliberately-started gorse fire from spreading onto the park.

(June 4, 2015) -- Rather than a traditional storefront or website, a new Richmond retailer chose a different route to drive sales: a vintage mobile camper.

Fleetwood RV will have the first national showing starting today (June 11) through the weekend of the redesigned gas-powered 2016 Bounder motorhome during the company’s national rally at its factory in Decatur, Ind. The owners of some 400 Fleetwood motorhomes are expected to attend and see a full array of Fleetwood and American Coach motorhomes. […]

Grand Design RV Co. announced the addition of Ben Grubert as regional sales manager for its Reflection line of travel trailers and fifth-wheels, along with the soon-to-be-released Ultra-Lite travel trailer. According to a press release, Grubert has nearly 10 years of sales experience in the RV industry on both the supplier and OEM sides of the business. In his […]

On this week’s episode of “Rollin’ On TV,” Jeff Johnston enjoys an expanded weekend reviewing the new Itasca Solei motorhome. Also, ROTV reviews the new Wildcat Max travel trailer while also taking a look at kayaks, a very popular toy with the RVing and camping crowd. To view the video click here or scroll to the right […]

Thor Motor Coach’s 2016 Outlaw C29H toy hauler motorhome will be on display as part of Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines’ Camp Country, which returns to this year’s CMA Music Festival within AT&T’s U-verse Fan Fair X in Nashville, Tenn., from June 11-14. According to a press release, the Camp Country Booth (No. 420) will […]

Frank Hugelmeyer, the former president and CEO of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), has been named the next president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) and will officially take the seat on Oct. 1 after Richard Coon retires. Coon served as RVIA president for the past 10 years. After an extensive search over the past […]

One in four households participates in some type of camping every year, according to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) Consumer Demographic Profile, according to a report by the Lewiston (Pa.) Sentinel. No matter if it’s tenting, RVing or enjoying an a cabin, more people are looking to spend time in the outdoors. Jennifer Schwartz, vice […]

Venture RV, a division of Shipshewana, Ind.-based KZ RV, announced the introduction of the SportTrek 327 VIK travel trailer floorplan, offering sleeping accommodations for up to 11 people.  “The private rear bunkroom sleeps six, for starters, and offers its own entertainment center, pedestal table, flip-up sofa and ginormous closet,” reported David Boggs, national sales manager for […]

Hellwig Products announced the launch of a tow/haul air suspension kit for the new Ford F150. In additoj the Visalia, Calif.-based supplier made some key personnel moves with the hiring of Mike Hallmark as the new West Coast sales manager and the promotion of Ben Knaus to director of engineering. According to a press release, the Hellwig […]