Month: January 2016

(Jan. 11, 2016) -- A group of 10 campers, including six young children, have been rescued with inflatable dinghies after being isolated in remote Barrington Tops, in New South Wales, for about a week.

(Jan. 11, 2016) -- The campers isolated by the Deua River in the Bendethera​ Valley in Australia are now safely out of the campground, thanks to SES workers.

(Jan. 11, 2016) -- Making plans for warmer months may not have crossed everyone's mind yet this winter, but the travel and RV show set to hit Grand Rapids next weekend could be a great place to start.

(Jan. 11, 2016) -- A small fire caused damage to Forest River RV plant in Goshen on Saturday morning. The fire was contained to the break room by the sprinklers.

Nearly 4,000 people filled the West Pavillon at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Saturday (Jan. 9) for the opening day of the 48th Annual Indy RV Expo, a nine-day show sponsored by the Indianapolis-based Indiana Manufactured Housing Association/Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA/RVIC). (To view an accompanying slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). “Traffic […]

The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) announced that Reese/Tekonsha will be offering training at the organization’s Northwestern District on Jan. 27. The training session will be held at the Days Inn Oil City Conference Center in Oil City from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Training is free and open to PRVCA members only. Instructor […]

Former Navy Petty Officer Ryan M. Bain recently joined Blue Ox as the RV products sales representative for the upper Midwest serving RV and truck accessory customers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, according to a press release. Prior to joining the Blue Ox team, Bain worked as a management trainee for Enterprise Holdings […]

New for 2016, Thetford Corp. has introduced Titan, an innovative new sewer hose system. “Titan comes to the market with the powerful combination of premium features, a winning price and strong marketing support,” said Thetford Director of Marketing Andy Bialorucki. Features include: Titan is virtually uncrushable: Built with Thetford’s Proprietary TPE (Thermal Plastic Elastomer), Titan provides the […]

Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. announced that its Zion Class B motorhome has been recognized as one of the Top Debuts of 2016 by RVBusiness Magazine. The results were based on a thorough review by RVBusiness of the 2016 new model year recreational vehicles on display at major fall and winter shows. The winners are chosen based on new chassis platforms, […]

(Jan. 8, 2016) -- “Some of our RV training video productions date back to 2001. A lot can change in that amount of time, so we made the decision to update our entire RV training library," said Mark Polk.