Month: August 2016

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- Two RV fires in Kelso, Wash., were averted after the owners used extinguishers to extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived, The Daily News reported.

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- Darryl Searer presented the annual Hall of Fame Spirit Award to Barry Cole, who owns MH Insurance Services, and is a hall of fame member and former chairman of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation.

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- John Gardner, tech garage star, and Brian Lohns, the voice of the National Hot Rod Association, will replace an old hand-crank jack with a 4,000-pound powered A-frame jack on a Jayco Jay Flight travel trailer.

Bulldog, a division of Cequent, announced that it will be featured on an upcoming episode of “Motorhead Garage.” According to a press release, hosts John Gardner of Tech Garage Star and NHRA’s Brian Lohns will replace an old hand-crank jack with a 4,000-pound powered A-frame jack on a Jayco Jay Flight travel trailer. “Participating in […]

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- Under the new rule, manufactured homes, modular housing, and recreation vehicles are considered “finished goods” and as such, must be labeled as meeting the mandatory formaldehyde emissions standards under the Toxic Substance Control Act.

The Society of Certified RV Professionals will host a special event at the 2016 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas on Nov. 7 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. According to a release, the event will include awards and recognitions followed by an educational component presented by Greg Dewalt of Marzahn & King. The evening […]

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- From a distance, a 10-acre property huddled between a county jail and state prison in the unincorporated area just outside of Otay Mesa, Calif., looks like a peaceful RV park.

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- Thanks to an approval at the August 2 Pima County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors meeting, the Pima County Fairgrounds Old Pueblo Hall and Pima RV Park, will soon see several key improvements. Funds for improvements will come from the Southwest Fair Commission, to the tune of $960,000.

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- The north-east corner of the Old Showgrounds and a lot adjacent to North Bundaberg IGA are the two plots of land that could become a new RV park in Bundaberg, Australia.

(Aug. 5, 2016) -- The Marysville, Mich., City Council has added two amendments to its ordinance governing the parking and storage of recreational vehicles and equipment in the city, including boats, trailers and motor homes.