Month: February 2017

(Feb. 21, 2017) -- Maddox Family Campground on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has joined the Kampgrounds of America system and is now known as Chincoteague Island, Virginia KOA.

(Feb. 21, 2017) -- Fence Road in the Shire of Ravensthorpe reopened on Monday, to the relief of campers trapped at the remote campsites of Mason and Starvation Bay.

(Feb. 21, 2017) -- A Southland man is repulsed by freedom campers who used a beach in Orepuki as a toilet. Shane Wilson said he was celebrating his birthday with family and friends at Monkey Island beach near the changing sheds on Orepuki Drive on Saturday.

(Feb. 21, 2017) -- The old camper has been renovated to meet the needs of people struggling with substance misuse — specifically opioids — and will be going out in southern Maine. This is the first of its kind in Maine and northern New England.

LCI Industries, an Elkhart-Ind.-based supplier of components for the leading original equipment manufacturers of recreational vehicles and adjacent industries, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, today (Feb. 21) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc., has completed the previously announced acquisition of Sessa Klein S.p.A., a Varese, Italy-based manufacturer of highly engineered side […]

Follow along in a video with Gracie Lyons of Coachmen RV as she presents the top five features and benefits, along with highlighting the competitive advantages, of the Catalina SBX travel trailer. (To view the video, scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page or click here.)

The February episode of “ION Cequent,” the web-based video series produced by Cequent Performance Products and hosted by Angela Howard and Greg Sarkozi, includes segments on the Tekonsha Prodigy RF Power Module as well as Westfalia Automotive, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of tow bars and related products that was acquired by Horizon Global, Cequent’s parent company, […]

Company founders David Clapper and Eric De Steeg on Monday (Feb. 20) announced the upcoming launch of Scamper Van – Camper Van Rental, saying the “revolutionary new service will bring everything that people need to camp right to their front door.” According to the company announcement, the Scamper Van service delivers camper vans that are fully stocked […]

For consumers who “camp, fish, rock climb, boat or just simply enjoy the outdoors,” organizers suggest they mark their calendars now to attend the Midwest Outdoor Expo, which is March 24-26 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. Accoding to a release, the expo will feature hundreds of exhibitors from all over the Midwest showcasing outdoor lifestyle […]

Charlotte, Mich.-based Spartan Motors Inc., a leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and assembly, announced today (Feb. 21) that its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services (FVS) business unit — which encompasses the Utilimaster brand — has stopped development on the United States Postal Service (USPS) Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Program as a […]