Month: July 2016

(July 8, 2016) -- Campkin’s RV Centre has developed a way to intelligently search hundreds of RVs by asking a series of simple qualifying questions. Named “the floorplan finder”, this application helps potential RV buyers, particularly first time buyers, narrow down hundreds of RVs so that they can more easily find the models that matches their needs.

(July 8, 2016) -- Police say a recreational vehicle backed up into a gas line in front of a home on Grand Boulevard in Newton Falls, Ohio.

(July 8, 2016) -- Making the decision to homeschool their daughters, Shayla, 5, and Leighton, 7, two years ago, professional photographers Jerome and Jennifer Braga bought a recreational vehicle in order to navigate the great outdoors safely as a family.

(July 8, 2016) -- A motorhome dealer from Shropshire, England, has promised to wow showroom visitors this July with the launch of a brand new lightweight Hymer model in the form of a light and sound show.

Plans are well underway for the 2016 RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Awards, a popular industrywide program that’s been gaining traction, thanks in large part to the resurgent marketplace, a renewed interest in consumer care and the growing buy-in of successful North American RV dealers. Judging by feedback garnered over the past year, organizers indicate, an […]

(July 8, 2016) -- B.C.’s environment minister is considering ways to address growing exasperation among campers who cannot get a reservation for their favorite park on desired days.

(July 8, 2016) -- Two people were hospitalized after a lightning strike at Cape Hatteras KOA Resort Campground on Hatteras Island, N.C., during a thunderstorm on Independence Day.

May motorhome retail registrations ticked up 5.2% compared to the same period a year ago while sales for the first five months grew 8.2%. According to the latest report by Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI), Thor Industries Inc. was the motorized sales leader through May with a 26.6% market share, ahead of Forest River Inc. (26.3%) and Winnebago Industries Inc. […]

Truma Corp. announces that Elden Wood, vice president of sales and marketing, submitted his letter of resignation on June 19, and will be moving outside the state of Indiana in pursuit of other interests within the industry. According to a press release, Wood will remain with the organization until July 19. Mark Howlett, vice president […]

(July 8, 2016) -- BC Parks added four new campsites to its database this year, allowing online booking. There have already been 92,000 reservations.