Month: January 2016

(Jan. 6, 2016) -- Police do not suspect foul play after the body of a Pitt Meadows man, who was camping with his family on New Years Eve and went missing, was found just offshore in Alouette Lake, in British Columbia, on Saturday, Jan. 2.

(Jan. 6, 2016) -- A Greene County, Pa., man is accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and imprisoning her in his rural camping trailer near Holbrook for four days while he allegedly raped and beat her on numerous occasions over the weekend.

(Jan. 6, 2016) -- Centralia, Ill., Fire Protection District Chief Greg Earle said a camper parked outside a home at 1124 North Gary north of Centralia was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon.

(Jan. 6, 2016) -- Rescue teams have been scouring the flooded River Dee in Aberdeenshire, England, after two bags containing the belongings of Terrence Kilbride were washed up. He was camping and reported missing on Monday.

(Jan. 6, 2016) -- Charles “Bud” Lee Sargent, 78, of Bay Harbor, Mich., passed away Dec. 28 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Mich.

(Jan. 6, 2016) -- Airstream might be best known for its chic designs of the classic "Silver Twinkie" trailer, but a new line of touring coaches is upping the ante on Class-B mobile luxury.

Former Thetford Corp. President and CEO Charles “Bud” Lee Sargent passed away on Dec. 28. The Bay Harbor, Mich., resident was 78. Sargent earned a bachelor’s from GM Institute (1960), an MBA from Harvard University (1962), and an hon. doctorate in engineering from Kettering University (2004). His career started as AC Spark Plug division general […]

Yosemite National Park’s former concessionaire surprised federal officials by quietly trademarking high-profile park names and then “grossly” overvaluing the intellectual property in an unjustified bid for millions of dollars, government lawyers contend in a new legal filing this week. As reported by the Kansas City Star, with an aggressive, 25-page lawsuit response that foreshadows more […]

RV builders have breathed new life into the camping experience for the 2016 model year by pushing the envelope, so to speak, in developing an array of 2016 motorized and towable RVs to fit virtually every conceivable lifestyle option. “I think most consumers today are looking for more value, more innovation, more technology,” said Jason […]

Truma’s hybrid technology in its AquaGo instant water heater prevents scalding, delivering constant temperature through the patent-pending temperature stabilizing vessel. To view the video scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.