Month: February 2016

SylvanSport will be participating in Canada’s largest showcase of outdoor gear and adventure travel experiences, The Outdoor Adventure Show in Toronto. The show, running Feb. 19-21, is expected to draw 25,000-30,000 people. According to a press release, Brevard, N.C.-based Sylvansport will be showing its GO and all-new GO Easy adventure trailers, complete with demonstrations and Q&As sessions. Boasting […]

Editor’s Note; The following is a joint statement from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) and the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARC) outlining why the recent proposed ruling from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on redefining RVs is critical to the industry. The Department […]

One of Cincinnati, Ohio’s largest – and quietest – private companies has sold a major ownership stake in the company to get financial backing so it can acquire more recreational vehicle stores. The Cincinnati Business Courier reported that the owners of Colerain RV, who are primarily members of the Jung family, sold a stake to […]

ASA Electronics has added Meyer Distributing to its roster of national suppliers. Meyer, having recently announced it would be adding RV products to the company’s lineup, will now carry ASA’s JENSEN and Voyager products. “Meyer Distributing continues to add to an already vast offering and in stock inventory of products for the RV industry. We are pleased to […]

(Dec. 11, 2016) -- The latest reading was the lowest since mid-December 2015 and solidly below market expectations for a modest decline to 280,000, said Josh Nye, an RBC economist.

(Feb. 11, 2016) -- On this month's American RVer show, Peggy Grich speaks with John Little, owner of T2 Basket Design. He is an avid disc golfer who designs disc golf courses all around the country.

Gas prices continue to tumble across the U.S., leaving giddy motorists to wonder just how much lower they can go, CBS News reported. The nationwide average price for a gallon of regular grade gasoline fell Monday (Feb. 8) to $1.74 a gallon, more than a dollar less than it was a year ago, according to AAA. […]

Hard on the heels of a 15,000-square-foot showroom addition at its Missoula, Mont., flagship store, Bretz RV and Marine expects to move in early spring into a new 35,000-square feet dealership in Billings. The Billings facility will replace a smaller shop half-a-mile down the road. ”We will be carrying everything,” said owner Mark Bretz, whose parents, […]

At nearly $300,000, the 41-foot Dutch Star motorhome was among the more than 280 on display at the Detroit Camper & RV show in Novi, offering tile floors, a full kitchen with Corian countertops, a full bath and shower, a king-size bed and three TVs. “The amenities are all here for those people who want to live full-time […]

Mark Lucas, previously president and general manager of Shasta RV, a Forest River Inc. division, is now a vice president with Furrion, a globally-based supplier of high-end, RV and marine electronics, appliances and power system products. According to his LinkedIn account, at Furrion Lucas is to “provide leadership for day-to-day operations throughout North America, oversee all department […]