Month: April 2016

(April 22, 2016) -- “We don’t think owners should risk their lives on every trip and have to wait for a potentially deadly hydrogen-fueled fire to get a safe refrigerator or receive payback for Dometic’s brazen misconduct,” Berman added.

The first 45 days on the job are critical if your business intends to retain good employees. Learn effective on-boarding techniques to stem employee turnover and improve productivity by attending a free webinar from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center, April 28 at noon EDT. According to a release, dealer webinars are provided by the Recreation Vehicle […]

In a press release issued today (April 22), Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a consumer-rights class-action law firm, announced that it had filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of a group of RV owners against Dometic Corp., alleging that the company sold defective gas absorption refrigerators with cooling systems that can spontaneously ignite in RVs […]

The Recreational Dealer Cooperative Association/Priority RV Network announced it elected Andy Heck for a two-year term on its seven-member board of directors during its 18th Annual Meeting held March 28-30 in Henderson, Nev. According to a press release, Heck is president of Alpin Haus RV, a three-store firm based in Amsterdam, N.Y. He is a past RVDA Chairman and has […]

La Grande, Ore.-based Outdoors RV Manufacturing (ORV) announced that Director of Manufacturing Mick Pickler is retiring.  According to a press release, Pickler’s career spans 42 years in the RV industry. As ORV director of manufacturing for the past three years, Pickler oversaw all three production facilities at the manufacturing complex in La Grande. He was also very influential in setting […]

Editor’s Note: The following details the 2016 North American Camper Report published by Kampgrounds of America Inc. offering in-depth analysis on emerging trends and projections for 2016 in the growing campground sector. More than 1 million households in North America started camping last year. Of these new campers, 18% are African-American, 11% are Hispanic, and […]

Lazydays RV has signed on as an official partner of the Denver Broncos, collaborating on joint promotional commitments and gameday activation with the reigning NFL champion. According to a press release, the partnership follows Lazydays’ expansion into the Southern Rockies region last year with the acquisition of RV America’s three dealerships in Aurora, Longmont and Loveland, Colo. To […]

(April 21, 2016) — Today, the White House is announcing that more than two dozen foundations, companies and nonprofit organizations have signed on to the President’s Every Kid in a Park initiative, committing to funding trips to America’s national parks and other public lands and waters.

(April 21, 2016) — Campground operators are missing market opportunities with tent campers, according to Larry Brownfield, director of franchise development for Kampgrounds of America (KOA).

(April 21, 2016) -- This week’s guest is Ryan Douglas, the co-founder of CampReward.com, a new website that rewards RV users just for camping. Those rewards include free nights, camping gear, or other lifestyle products. People also earn points by booking reservations online. Campgrounds pay nothing to be listed on the site, and pay only when a reservation is made. The RV parks can also set up their own special promotions.