Month: September 2015

(Sept. 4, 2015) -- Jen Young and Jeff Cavins, who co-founded startup Outdoorsy.co — an Airbnb for RVs — are taking the challenge to ditch their North Beach apartment to embark on a year-long cross-country odyssey in a 27-foot Eddie Bauer Airstream trailer.

Columbus, Ohio-based Farber Specialty Vehicles launched a road trip in late July to show off its unique new 2015 Mauck2 touring vehicle to the motoring public at Mercedes-Benz dealerships throughout the region. Currently operating on a factory-direct basis, Farber invites customers to work with its team of designers and engineers to custom order their coach, […]

(Sept. 4, 2015) -- "The employment gain in August was smaller than expected; however, upward revisions to prior months take much of the sting out of the disappointment in the monthly reading," said Janzen.

(Sept. 4, 2015) -- Jumping Jack Trailers announced today the firm will be exhibiting a selection of Jump Up tent trailers at the Elkhart Dealer Open House Sept. 21 to 24 near the RV/MH Hall of Fame.

Editor’s Note: The following column, authored by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) Chairman John McCluskey, appeared in the September issue of RV Executive Today offering a look at some priorities for dealers during the fall season. For many areas of the country, we’re nearing the end of the summer selling season. I hope everyone carved time out of their […]

Jen Young and Jeff Cavins, who co-founded startup Outdoorsy.co — an Airbnb for RVs — are taking the challenge a step further, ditching their North Beach apartment to embark on a year-long cross-country odyssey in a 27-foot Eddie Bauer Airstream trailer. “To make Outdoorsy really work, we knew we had to live among the RV […]

It was the week leading up to the start of the college football season, and times at Camping World of Oxford in Aniston, Ala., weren’t terribly busy. That’s because the local RV owners who will join the mass exodus of fans from around the state heading to Tuscaloosa and Auburn for weekends this fall had […]

Recreation Vehicle Aftermarket Association (RVVA) members welcomed a new Executive Board Committee along with five new board members during an Aug. 19 business luncheon in Vancouver as part of the organization’s Executive Conference. Membership unanimously approved the slate, which was voted on during elections this summer. Results showed: 2015–2016 RVAA Executive Board Committee Past President – Jim Stark – […]

(Sept. 4, 2015) -- We're not talking about jobs where 16-year-old Missy or Johnny are seeking positions flipping burgers or working a register at a retail store. We're talking professional, college-educated adults whose parents run interference in the workplace.

(Sept. 3, 2015) -- Aspen Skiing Company has notified longtime tenants of the Aspen Basalt Campground that they must vacate by May because the company is going to start operating more of a standard, short-term RV park, the Aspen Times reported.