Month: February 2016

(Feb. 22, 2016) -- A Picton, New Zealand, group is calling for freedom camping to be banned in Marlborough, unless campers are in self-contained vehicles.

(Feb. 22, 2016) -- Bruce Byrne, president of Lone Star RV, passed away Feb. 20. A memorial service is planned for Feb. 25 in Katy, Texas.

(Feb. 22, 2016) -- According to Shane Bertsch, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area district park supervisor, the influx of campers typically begins in March, depending on the weather. Comfort stations like the public showers begin to open the first weekend of April.

(Feb. 22, 2016) -- Ocean Canyon Properties, a privately owned membership camping resort company, announced the restructuring of its newest property acquisition, Compton Ridge Campground and Lodge, into two distinct operating entities: Branson Ridge RV Resort and Compton Ridge RV Park and Lodge.

Led by continued strength in the travel trailer sector and double-digit gains in all sectors during December, year-over-year towable retail registrations grew 22% for the month and 17.4% for the full year, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by category showed: Sales for the high-volume travel trailer segment increased 21.3% for the month and finished […]

Linda Sabatini recently joined Blue Ox as inside sales account manager, according to President and CEO Ellen Kietzmann. Sabatini has 18 years  experience in the RV industry including dealer development manager for Blue Ox from 2009 to 2012, the Pender, Neb.-based company reported in a press release.  Prior to that experience, she worked as inside sales […]

No pushy salespeople, no high-pressure sales tactics, no frantic vendors trying to fill their sales quotas. Just deep, comfortable, black leather sofas, a few raised tables with bar stools, digital tablets on every table loaded with trailers, high-speed Wi-Fi and plenty of bottled water and refreshments. As reported by the Midland Daily News, the signs […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a list of recent RV-related recalls compiled by the U.S National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). • Evergreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Evergreen) is recalling 610 2013-2015 Amped and Amped Reactor recreational vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to Aug. 31, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the generator and generator pump may shift […]

The three Kinsey kids grew up playing house and hide-and-seek, much like any other set of siblings. The difference: Eric, Tami and Kristy played their games in the 30 or so RV trailers spread out across their family’s business. The Herald Bulletin reported that the three grew up playing, and later working, at Modern Trailer […]

Post Falls, Idaho-based Blue Dog RV announced the grand opening of a new dealership in Las Vegas, representing the company’s ninth location in the Pacific Northwest. According to a press release, the Las Vegas site includes a state-of-the-art indoor 40,000-square-foot sales showroom and parts department, along with a “red carpet” service center featuring 14 RV-sized service bays. Renovations are currently being […]