Month: August 2015

(Aug. 31, 2015) -- The National Park Service is opening a new 94-site campground that will be part of Acadia National Park in Maine.

(Aug. 31, 2015) -- Three North Fork campgrounds are restricted to hard-sided camping until further notice, the Wapiti Ranger District of the Shoshone National Forest, in Wyoming, announced on Friday.

(Aug. 31, 2015) -- Manitoba’s government is extending the operating season of several provincial campgrounds to as last as Thanksgiving.

(Aug. 31, 2015) -- Campfires are now prohibited at the Klahanie and Seal Rock campgrounds in Olympic National Forest.

(Aug. 31, 2015) -- Camp Native will help campers track favorite spots and find new locations. David Woodbury said, "It is our mission to make camping more accessible for all. Because if you haven't camped, you haven't really lived."

(Aug. 31, 2015) -- The Bray Gulch fire is burning in about 100 acres of timber above Holter Lake, said Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton. All campgrounds in the area were evacuated.

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has hired Mike Anderson to serve as the association’s TnT Program Technician Trainer with the responsibility of educating technicians on various RV systems. Anderson has more than 27 years of experience in RV manufacturing having previously worked for LongTree RV in Tongxiang, China from 2013–2015 and Gulf Stream Coach […]

RVs have drawn significant media attention throughout the summer with the RV lifestyle and the RV industry appearing in high-profile stories and interviews in major news outlets around the country. RVIA Today Express reported that major stories resulting from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) work with media included: •   On June 28, Richard […]

Thor Industries Inc. and Cummins Inc. were among the top-performing manufacturers in the United States compiled by IndustryWeek. The publication bases its rankings on factors including profit margin and revenue growth from 2012 to 2014. Other measurements that factored into the rankings include inventory turns, asset turns, return on assets and return on equity. Elkhart, Ind.-based builder […]

Big and colorful, with aerodynamic designs and interiors like a lavish suite at the Waldorf, a procession of recreational vehicles will roll into designated spaces outside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game Saturday. As reported by the Tampa Tribune, brats and burgers are reserved for the tiny hibachi grills in other parking lots. Here, Delmonico steaks will […]