Month: June 2017

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts is joining with other industry partners to support the National Wildlife Federation’s 13th annual Great American Campout. According to a press release, the summer-long event celebrates camping as a way to connect with nature and wildlife.   To help NWF achieve its goal of 150,000 pledges and to introduce families […]

(June 9, 2017) -- Today’s guest is Jonathan Prichard, the founder of Mobile Sleep Components, a company that makes mattresses specifically for RVs. Prichard encourages RV dealers to offer mattresses to their customers and he explains reasons why they make great aftermarket items. He also offers advice to dealers on what to look for when choosing a mattress supplier. Prichard even offers tips on ways to market and promote mattress sales while providing advice on how to close more mattress deals.

(June 9, 2010) -- This provision would nullify the CFPB's guidance on indirect vehicle financing, which would have limited dealers’ ability to arrange financing. H.R. 10 also requires the CFPB to provide public notice and comment before issuing any additional vehicle lending guidance.

(June 9, 2017) -- The graphic contains various statistics of what companies are doing second over second. For example, it shows the number of Facebook likes per second or the number of Google searches per second.

(June 9, 2017) -- In acquiring Gander Mountain, Camping World is adding 3 million customers who “hunt, fish and camp” to its database. That will open up opportunities to sell RVs or a truck camper, as well as club memberships, SGB Media reported.

(June 9, 2017) -- The list of U.S. retailers with troubled financials that could make them potential bankruptcy risks now totals 22, according to ratings by Moody's Investors Service — topping the 19 recorded at the peak of the Great Recession, USA Today reported.

(June 9, 2017) -- "He was a leader in the early days of organizing a national market expansion program which became today's Go RVing effort," the RV/MH Hall of Fame tribute noted. "He was the first dealer to receive the Jim Summers award."

(June 9, 2017) -- You might be surprised to learn how simple it is to avoid a negative encounter with a black bear. If you remember two simple things—and then do those things in the outdoors—you'll greatly reduce the chance that a black bear visits your campsite or cabin area.

(June 9, 2017) -- Children and families can get outside and have fun at events across the state to celebrate Nature Play Days, June 10-18, including this weekend's Ford Hoosier Outdoor Experience at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis.

(June 9, 2017) -- Today, the National Park Service announced $1.6 million in grants to fund preservation, restoration and education projects at several Japanese-American confinement sites.