Month: February 2017

(Feb. 6, 2017) -- House Bill 1155, authored by State Rep. Doug Miller, a Republican from Elkhart, would allow the city to create a Community Revitalization Enhancement District, or CRED, to capture state tax revenue for future improvements in three industrial centers, the Elkhart Truth reported.

Over the years, insomniacs have been offered pills, plants, “mindfulness” and even special lamps to help them get off to sleep, the U.K. Telegraph reported. But it now turns out that a far simpler solution has always been at hand, and one that is, literally, all around: the great outdoors. New research suggests that rather […]

A bill that would allow Elkhart to generate additional funds for its aging industrial centers has garnered preliminary support, according to an Elkhart Truth report. House Bill 1155, authored by State Rep. Doug Miller, a Republican from Elkhart, would allow the city to create a Community Revitalization Enhancement District, or CRED, to capture state tax revenue for future improvements […]

In this week’s “Rollin’ On TV” show, the crew heads to La Mesa RV in Tucson, Ariz., and talks with Bruce Smith, winner of ROTV’s Truma AquaGo contest. La Mesa RV, a certified AquaGo service center, installs the new heating system on Smith’s Grand Design Reflection fifth-wheel. Also, ‘ROTV’ takes a look at Jayco Inc.’s Alante, touring the […]

Several companies used January’s 2017 Florida RV SuperShow to gain added exposure within the RV community, including Liquid Spring LLC which touted its “Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension System” (CLASS) during the four-day event at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. The Lafayette, Ind.-based firm forged a partnership with Born Free Motorcoach out of Humboldt, Iowa, […]

(Feb. 6, 2017) -- Perform quality repairs on appliances, electrical, plumbing, etc. Ability to perform extensive repair to RV structures as result of damages from collision and water damage. May consider skilled individual without RV experience.

The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) announced Cequent Performance Products will be holding training sessions on Feb. 23. According to a press release, the training will be held at Stoltzfus RV and Marine and West Chester, Pa., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Training is free ($200 value) and open to […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a list of recent RV-related recalls compiled by the U.S National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). • REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling 886 2016-2017 Renegade RV Verona, Verona LE and Specialty Sprinter vehicles, 2011-2017 Explorer, Ikon and Core vehicles, 2014-2017 XL, Classic with Garage, Toter Home and Villagio vehicles, 2015-2017 Classic-Equine […]

Since launching the $1 million Kevin Clayton Debt Elimination Challenge in September 2014, over 125 individuals, organizations and companies have pledged more than $797,300. According to a press release, the initiative kicked off with a $200,000 pledge by Kevin Clayton on behalf of Clayton Homes Inc. Darryl Searer, president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame, […]

The recreational vehicle industry continued on a path of strong growth in 2016, with shipments of new RVs surpassing 400,000 for the first time since the industry began reliably tracking the statistic in 1978. “We expected it to be a good year, but we were pleasantly surprised it was this good,” said Kevin Broom with the […]