Month: June 2017

(June 2, 2017) -- I loved this walk. The first time I went, Don, Lyn and Larry were getting ready to go and invited me along. It was actually right across the highway from our camping area. Easy, peasy! You just walk across the street, down the road toward the river, and follow the road until there's a kind of left turn.

(June 2, 2017) -- What is it about RV rallies that make us a little queasy? Typically, RV rallies aren’t high on the list of things to do for families with kids. When we first got the invitation, we were a bit apprehensive about attending a second NAARVA rally. NAARVA stands for National African American RV Association. Our first rally, while it had many pluses, also had its share of minuses.

(June 2, 2017) -- So we’ve been a little busy. When we got back to the Bott-Lott we had some improvements on our mind that we wanted to implement this year. One of the big ones was dying our large cement patio.

(June 2, 2017) -- Our brand new RV is…. just like our previous RV! Jennifer and I and Bo drove our 2015 Roadtrek CS Adventurous XL to our friends at American RV in Grand Rapids, MI yesterday to trade it in and pick up a 2017 Roadtrek CS Adventurous XL.

As they pledged their companies’ commitment to a sweeping effort of community service, the leaders of three Elkhart, Ind.-based companies yesterday (June 1) promised the growing initiative will establish a “culture of caring” in northern Indiana unlike any in the nation During a press conference at Lippert Components Inc.’s (LCI) marketing and showroom facility in Elkhart, […]

(June 2, 2017) -- Carlson's business began in 1985 with industrial and custom part fabrication, from which evolved a line of fiberglass reinforced plastic water and sewage tank manufacturing. The business later expanded with a line of truck caps and other recreation vehicle parts.

Spotting a need in the RV industry, Jeremy Young is moving ahead with the launch of startup Superior Finish, transforming a 50,000-square-foot former Flexsteel Industries Inc. facility in New Paris, Ind., into a paint shop for RV components. “I have some friends in the RV industry who commented that getting painted products has been tough, and […]

CURT Group, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity and a leading provider of towing products and truck accessories, announced today (June 2) that it has entered into an agreement to acquire United Welding Services (UWS) from Thule Inc., a subsidiary to Thule Group AB. Headquartered in Perry, Fla., UWS manufactures storage solutions and truck […]

Editor’s Note: The following story authored by Kayleen Reusser and appearing in My Indiana Home magazine offers a retrospective look at the evolution of the RV industry in Elkhart County and its emergence as the “RV Capital of the World.” It might seem strange to think of Indiana’s Elkhart County as a vehicular paradise, since a common […]

Ford Motor Co. reports that it is the best-selling motorhome chassis manufacturer in the United States – a feat that bodes well for the automaker’s bottom line, as sales of recreational vehicles are going up. Ford Authority reported in a release that drawing on data from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), Ford says that RV […]