Month: December 2017

Discard your holiday sentiments and the stereotypical image of RV owners like “Cousin Eddie,” the back-woods, beer-swilling flatulence machine portrayed by Randy Quaid in the movie Christmas Vacation. According to Forbes, here’s the new reality: Experience-craving millennials are helping fuel an unprecedented boom in sales of recreational vehicles, giving a cool sheen to the itinerant life, and […]

The weather is so balmy and people are in such a mood to head outdoors that Joshua Tree National Park is overwhelmed with crowds. And, according to The Sun, officials are actually trying to discourage people from visiting the popular high desert park near Palm Springs this weekend — or to come early and plan ahead, if […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) November survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 41,451, an increase of 19.6% from the 34,670 units shipped last November. November 2017 shipment total is the best November on comparable record. RV wholesale shipments have reached 468,383 through 11 months of 2017, up 17.8% compared to the 397,721 […]

Venture RV, a division of Thor Industries Inc. subsidiary KZ-RV, brought a prototype of the Sport Trek Touring Edition 302 to this year’s Louisville Show. Dave Boggs, KZ-RV’s general manager overseeing Venture and Livin’ Lite RV, said the Sport Trek 302 got a lot of “wows” from dealers as they took in the rear bath, […]

“Rollin’ On TV” features RVBusiness Managing Editor Rick Kessler interviewing Don Clark, CEO of Grand Design RV Co., and  Product Manager Peter Kindon concerning the company’s growth and the launch of its new Transcend travel trailer.

Tents For Troops, a Washington-based non-profit that has offered free RV park and camping sites to active duty military personal for over eight years, is looking for more parks to join its program. According to a press release, the Tents for Troops program started with just one single park, Toutle River RV Resort in Castle Rock, […]

The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) has finalized three dealer locations for Reese towing products training, according to a press release. In cooperation with the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) TnT technician training programs, NERVDA continues its training program. The dates and dealer locations for this training are listed below: Jan. 30, at Long View […]

New-vehicle sales are expected to decline 7% year-over-year to a total of 1.57 million units in December 2017, resulting in an estimated 17.6 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to a press release from Kelley Blue Book.   “December should be the biggest sales month of the year, and despite our expectations for significant […]

This year’s holiday driving demand — the highest on record — has led to a temporary spike in gas pump prices. AAA projected that more than 97 million Americans embarked on road trips during the Christmas holiday alone, causing the national average to jump 3 cents from last week to $2.45 per gallon on Wednesday. […]

Campgrounds in the Florida Keys are still working to open after the devastation of Hurricane Irma, according to a press release from the Florida Keys visitor’s website fla-keys.com. Many Keys’ campgrounds have reopened for RVs. Of the Keys’ significant RV resorts, Fiesta Key in the Upper Keys has reopened though it is not operating with full services. […]