Month: October 2016

KING announced that its Jack antenna will now come standard as the exclusive over-the-air (OTA) digital HDTV antenna on all new orders for Forest River Inc.’s Palomino Columbus, a luxury fifth-wheel with more than 10 available floorplans. “Entertainment is a key aspect of the fifth-wheel experience, and no digital HDTV antenna delivers an entertainment experience […]

Indiana’s unemployment rate held steady in September as the state’s workforce numbers continued to climb. The Elkhart Truth reported that in September Indiana’s unemployment rate remained at 4.5%, while the national unemployment rate climbed one-tenth of a percentage point to 5%, according to a press release from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Hoosier businesses added 10,100 […]

Campground attendance at New York’s Delta Lake State Park through Columbus Day was up about 50% from 2015, while it was down slightly at Verona Beach State Park, a state representative said Thursday (Oct. 20), the Rome Sentinel reported. Overall, state park campgrounds across New York totaled record attendance for the fifth consecutive year, Gov. […]

SylvanSport, builder of the GO camper, announced the addition of two Alabama dealerships to the company’s national retail network. “We are now turning our attention to the Midwest and Western part of the U.S. We are also looking forward to opening more dealers in Canada,” said SylvanSport Vice President of Sales Earl B. Hunter. The SylvanSport […]

(Oct. 24, 2016) -- With a newly designed LED interface and an integrated tongue jack, Ground Control TT levels travel trailers in under three minutes by simply pressing the auto level button.

(Oct. 23, 2016) -- Improving the data, better sharing of data and use of the data in decision-making unify the public and private sectors of the $650 billion per year outdoor recreation community, the American Recreation Coalition noted.

North Carolina residents Mark and Dawn Polk have built a mini-empire in the last 17 years focusing on training RVers about the intricacies of their RVs — in consumer videos, books and product videos for RV suppliers. Although their company is called ”RV Education 101,” they’ve taken education of the RV consumer well beyond a […]

Outdoor recreation contributes $650 billion to the American economy, and supports tens of millions of jobs, the American Recreation Coalition (ARC) said in an announcement. According to ARC’s new report: “Outdoor Recreation Outlook 2017,” those numbers are only expected to grow. Most components of the recreation industry reported significant gains in 2016 and the general […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) is offering assistance to exhibitors at the National RV Trade Show in promoting special events, such as new product introductions, celebrity appearances and networking events. As reported by RVIA Today Express, show exhibitors are invited to complete the form at this link to have RVIA provide promotional support for events. The Louisville […]

(Oct. 21, 2016) -- "The reported drop in retail sales volumes is disappointing. However, it is expected to be more than offset on a monthly GDP basis by a solid rise in manufacturing output of 0.5 percent in August," said Janzen.