Month: May 2017

(May 17, 2017) -- Monday night's EF0 tornado forced campers there to seek shelter. Barbara Schroeder from Winneshiek County Conservation explains, "We have a shower house that they went to and we also have a basement in our office."

(May 17, 2017) -- As the Victoria Day long weekend approaches, B.C. provincial park campsites are hot-ticket items, and reservations near the Lower Mainland are all but impossible to find.

(May 17, 2017) -- Durant police say a driver driving a pickup carrying a camper was driving eastbound Choctaw Road, crossed over highway 69, continued into the ditch before ultimately stopping on a railroad track.

The Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA), an international organization for motorhome owners, has announced plans to hold its 98th International Convention & RV Expo at Cam-Plex Multi-Event Facilities in Gillette, Wyo., on July 18-21, 2018. FMCA first held an international convention at Cam-Plex in June 2013, when 2,639 motorhomes gathered at the facility to enjoy a […]

Dometic products are now being sold by Meyer Distributing and Arrow Distributing.   According to a press release, Meyer Distributing has rapidly grown into a leading distributor of specialty products with 65 locations throughout the nation.   “Dometic is a premier name in the RV industry, and we are excited about entering into this business relationship […]

Keystone Automotive Operations took part in the Annual Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Convoy on Sunday (May 14) in Lancaster, Pa. According to a press release, the fundraiser that supports granting wishes for children with life threatening medical conditions began in 1990 when 44 trucks gathered as part of fulfilling a wish for a young man named Matt […]

More people will get away this Memorial Day weekend than have in the past 12 years, with 39.3 million U.S. travelers expected to take to the road, skies, rails and water, according to a forecast released today (May 17) from auto club AAA. According to USA Today, that represents an increase of 1 million more travelers […]

Intent on taking advantage of the robust ultralight towable market, Forest River Inc. subsidiary Wakarusa, Ind.-based Prime Time Manufacturing is launching the all-new Tracer Breeze travel trailer for the summer camping season. “We’ve struck the perfect balance of affordability for the budget-conscious family with a long list of features that will look impressive pulling into […]

(May 16, 2017) -- The awards came despite suffering severe floods in 2015 and 2016 that submerged the campground for months at a time, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

(May 16, 2017) -- Irresponsible campers will face new fines this year for leaving fires smoldering, littering and riding off-highway vehicles without an approved helmet.