Month: May 2016

(May 13, 2016) -- According to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bradley Veeder, of Las Vegas, was sleeping in a tent near the Spence Field Backcounty Shelter on Tuesday when he was bitten in the leg through his tent.

(May 13, 2016) -- A potential new cross-border camper van route for Derry, Ireland, and Donegal, Ireland, is to be explored, as well as better parking facilities for motor home owners north of the border.

(May 13, 2016) — Establishing an effective safety committee is the first step toward creating a successful safety culture in the workplace. Learn how to develop a successful safety committee by attending a free webinar from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center Thursday, May 19, at noon EDT.

(May 13, 2016) -- Nick Bonsack, along with his wife Beth, took over ownership of the camper dealership from his parents as of Jan. 1. While his father Dave is retired, his mother Lori is still working and helps to keep things running smoothly.

(May 13, 2016) -- Debbie Immesoete discovered that Midcentury Modern’s influence extended beyond 1950s-1970s houses and furnishings to, yes, period campers/travel-trailers.

(May 13, 2016) -- Cellar 82 owner Kasey Boudreau has turned a vintage Airstream trailer into a roving wine cellar and posh party space.

(May 13, 2016) -- Nearly 200 members of the Wally Bynum Caravan Club International in more than 80 of the silver, bullet-like Airstream campers are camped out at the Branch County Fairgrounds for six days of touring this area.

The largest vintage trailer rally in the U.S. is set to take place May 20-22 at Pismo Coast Village RV Resort in Pismo Beach, Calif. “We’ll have over 300 vintage trailers along with their proud owners,” said Jay Jamison, general manager of the resort, in an announcement. Pismo Coast Village has hosted the annual vintage trailer […]

Behind strong performance in the travel trailer sector, year-over-year towable retail registrations grew 14.3% in March while showing a 13.1% gain for the first three months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by category showed: Sales for the high-volume travel trailer segment increased 18.8% for the month and 16.6% year-to-date. Fifth-wheel registrations grew 4.4% in March and […]

Establishing an effective safety committee is the first step toward creating a successful safety culture in the workplace. Learn how to develop a successful safety committee by attending a free webinar from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center on May 19, noon EDT. According to a press release, dealer webinars are provided by the Recreation Vehicle Dealers […]