Month: April 2016

(April 14, 2016) -- RV Peddler has closed its doors. Some customers say the business owes them thousands of dollars, but the dealership isn't talking, KGET-TV reported.

(April 14, 2016) -- The Big Hollow Recreation Area should have a dump station, sewer and shower house by the end of next summer, mostly thanks to a $150,000 federal grant the Des Moines County Conservation Department just received.

(April 14, 2016) -- A heated debate during Tuesday’s Duncan Public Utilities Authority meeting left trustees unanimously deciding to adapt a discounted rate for certain campers at Duncan area lakes again.

(April 14, 2016) -- T in the Park has unveiled the latest installment of changes to 2016’s festival, this time focusing on the campsite. Improvements include a significant increase in size, color-coded zones, more live entertainment and food outlets, better signage and 24hr dedicated management teams.

Customers of the Bakersfield, Calif.-based  dealer RV Peddler said that they can’t get answers about its sudden closure and what may be happening with the sale, purchase or repairs of their recreational vehicles. Bakersfield Now reported that as of Wednesday (April 13), there were just a few RVs on the lot east of Highway 99 near […]

(April 14, 2016) -- "President Obama, the Elkhart County that you saw nearly seven years ago clearly is not the same Elkhart County today," the Elkhart Truth reported. "Before you finish your second term in office, we invite you to make one last visit here to learn more about how our community has been transformed."

(April 14, 2016) -- Maddie Gerig, a junior art major, received a business grant from Goshen College last fall. Since then, she has been busy using the funds to build up her ceramics and sculpture business. Gerig’s newest project is a pop-up camper renovation. Inspired by the tiny house trend, Gerig is working to transform her childhood pop-up camper into a “mobile microstudio that can also function as a gallery space.”

(April 14, 2016) -- Ray Gore calls it the swiss army knife of campers, with gear storage, a loft bed, and a kitchen that's easy to pack up when you leave.

(April 14, 2016) -- If you are Mike and Kathy McGovern, you are there because you have your hearts set on an Airstream, one you purchased online through a dealer who buys, restores and sells vintage campers. You just want to make sure it is not a dream and this 1968 beauty will be sitting right there in the field. You want to believe the first part of your adventure is well underway, since there will be plenty of unknown territory to follow.

Editor’s Note: The following column by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) President Phil Ingrassia appearing in the April issue of RV Executive Today details a bipartisan initiative to chronicle outdoor recreation’s impact on the U.S. economy. U.S. senators Corey Gardner, R-Colo., and Jeanne Shaheen D-N.H., are working on a bipartisan basis to make sure the outdoor recreation […]