Month: June 2016

(June 14, 2016) -- A man suspected of pouring gasoline on a woman's camper while she was asleep inside, was charged with attempted arson Monday in Billings, Mont.

(June 14, 2016) -- Sometime between 2 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Saturday, thieves took a 25-foot bumper-pull 2015 KZ Spree Connect camper from the Mason RV storage lot at 1901 E. Coal Chute Road in Kearney, Neb.

(June 14, 2016) -- The last thing anyone wants on their hard-earned vacay time is a poor night’s sleep. They want to enjoy every minute of leisure time. For anyone who likes camping, make sure the RV, camper, even boat, has a quality mattress.

(June 14, 2016) -- The State Fair of West Virginia Event Center said it will host more than 700 campers for a week starting June 28 when the Wally Byam Caravan Club International holds its 59th annual convention and rally.

Tim DeWitt, who will retire June 30 after 39 years with the Michigan Association of RVs & Campgrounds (MARVAC), was honored during a reception Monday (June 13) night following the group’s 21st annual HARVEST Golf Outing at the Mystic Creek golf course in Milford, Mich. (To view the slideshow scroll to the right side of the […]

As part of the Great Outdoors Western Campout, recreation community leaders from the private and public sectors joined Airstream Inc., the American Recreation Coalition (ARC) and Coleman USA Monday (June 13) for a dialogue on sustaining the role of federal campgrounds as a gateway to lifelong experiences in the outdoors. According to a press release, […]

(June 14, 2016) -- Debbie Druien, president of Minder Research, will join CEO Chuck Fleischer, Chief Financial Officer Janice Melendez and Product and Marketing Manager Michael Pescitelli to describe how tire pressure monitoring systems work and key selling points.

(July 14, 2016) -- The Snapshots graphic quoted the 2016 North American Camper Report finding that 76 percent of North American campers go online while camping.

Should EverGreen Recreational Vehicles shut down completely this week, its manufacturing complex, people and equipment will be in high demand, according to a report by the South Bend Tribune. That’s because the RV industry is struggling to find skilled workers, said Mark Dobson, CEO of the Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County. Other RV companies, meanwhile, are […]

Boosted by the strongest March results since 2008, the recreational boating industry posted double-digit first-quarter sales gains, including two segments that sold nearly 10,000 boats. Soundings Trade Only reported that sales in the main powerboat segments rose 10.7% to 29,362 and they climbed 10.4% to 40,783 industrywide from the same quarter last year in 48 […]