Month: August 2016

(Aug. 29, 2016) -- Caravans are not normally associated with hipster hangouts but a new opening in Melbourne, Australia, could change all that.

(Aug. 29, 2016) -- This year’s show includes a variety of RV technician training, Workkamper employer clinic, and a distributor showcase, as well as a dinner at the Hershey Lodge with NFL’s Franco Harris, a silent auction and entertainment.

(Aug. 29, 2016) -- Labor Day weekend is sold out at the Jellystone Park in Bloomington, but the campground is offering plenty of activities and themed weekends through the end of October.

The economy, taxes, federal regulations and the area’s labor issues took center stage at a Roundtable discussion last week (Aug. 25) involving 2nd District Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski and a room full of RV and marine executives at Lexington Corp. on the north side of Elkhart, Ind. The session was part of a swing through the […]

Dexter Axle announced that effective Sept. 1  the Elkhart, Ind.-based company is strengthening its industry-leading axle warranty program for all customers. According to a press release, changes include increasing the sprung axle warranty to five years, increasing the Torflex axle warranty to 10 years, adding a lifetime weld warranty to all axles, and increasing the Dexter Genuine […]

Elkhart and Goshen are ranked as the top job creators in Indiana and near tops in the nation, according to a new study. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, a financial news and opinion publication, 24/7 Wall St., has ranked the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area 10th in the nation on its list of “American Cities Adding the […]

According to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), 8.9 million households own a recreational vehicle compared to 7.9 million back in 2005, reflecting the fact that more people are learning that owning an RV is cost efficient and a fun way to spend time outdoors. (To view a video scroll down the right side of […]

Now in its seventh edition, LaSalle Bristol’s Cardboard Boat Race ­has evolved into a sizable community event, as around 600-800 spectators lined the viewing area on Friday (Aug. 29) at the company’s Elkhart, Ind., headquarters to root for 30 race participants vying for bragging rights to claim this year’s championship. While the competition level has […]

Despite unseasonably warm weather that saw temperatures soaring into the 90s, the 55th annual CARAVAN SALON officially got underway this past weekend. By all accounts the event, held at Germany’s Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, represents Europe’s premier RV show with a total of 590 exhibitors displaying some 2,100 RVs across 2.2 million square feet of indoor and […]

(Aug. 29, 2016) -- Lori Simon is one of many travel enthusiasts who prefer a different kind of camping. Instead of settling for a new RV with modern amenities, they seek out the style of a vintage one. Her trailer, a 1959 Metzendorf, was one of 31 that pulled into downtown Montpelier on Saturday for the second annual Vermont Vintage Trailer Show.