Month: June 2015

(June 2, 2015) -- RV shipments are expected to set a new record in 2016 with wholesale production predicted to total 394,500 units, surpassing the recent peak of 390,362 set in 2006. RVIA anticipates motorhome shipments to reach their highest total since 2007, and conventional travel trailer and fifth wheel trailer shipments to reach the highest level ever recorded.

KING, a leading manufacturer of mobile satellite TV antennas, is making it easier for RV owners to get DISH pay TV service for their RV.  “While our automatic antennas make it very easy to receive satellite TV signals, a common complaint we hear from RV owners and dealers is how difficult it can be to activate […]

(June 2, 2015) -- According to the coordinators of Great Outdoors Month, an estimated 16,000 events and activities during the month will involve more than 1 million Americans, including large numbers of urban youth.

Middlebury, Ind.-based Skyline Recreational Vehicles, a division of EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC, recently launched a program that provides immediate information to sales representatives that can be used during the selling process. According to a press release, sales consultants can quickly and easily obtain model-specific information for customers during a walkthrough on the sales lot. Every Layton and Nomad trailer will have […]

(June 2, 2015) -- The Dolores Ranger District is in the process of removing hazardous trees from the Ferris Campground, which will delay the campground’s opening in June.

(June 2, 2015) -- On four dates Taylor's Beach Campground in Howell, Mich., is offering a program called Smiling Faces where families for special-needs children and adults as well as seniors in nursing homes and disabled veterans will be able to camp for free.

(June 1, 2015) -- As of June 1, Ford's RV Refrigeration Training Center has students from Indiana, British Columbia and California. Next month, the hands-on training class will include a student who is the owner of a RV caravan sales and service center in England.

Winnebago Industries Inc.will be displaying a flame red Travato 59G at the GoPro Mountain Games Thursday (June 4) through next Tuesday, in Vail, Colo., which is expected to draw 56,000 attendees. According to a press release, the Travato is the perfect motorhome for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a rear bed that conveniently folds up for storing bikes and other […]

President Barack Obama and the governors from each state have proclaimed June as Great Outdoors Month, a bipartisan celebration of America’s diverse and treasured outdoor recreation sites and the passion Americans have for conservation and volunteerism. “During Great Outdoors Month, governors, communities, business leaders, and organizations will host thousands of events across the country to celebrate […]

(June 2, 2015) -- Erin Nicole Mansfield has been found guilty on all charges in the death of Todd Griffith of Springfield, Ohio, at the IOOF Campgrounds.