Month: March 2018

The RV Rental Association (RVRA) is surveying operators of RV rental businesses to gauge the current state of the rental market in terms of fleet size and makeup, economic impact, and consumer preferences. According to a press release, RVRA is asking dealers take a few minutes to complete a 21-question survey to assist in promoting […]

The Apollo Tourism & Leisure campervans and motorhomes company is targeting Grey Nomads and backpackers in the UK and Ireland after a buyout of Camperco, which delivers a fleet of 200 vehicles and a springboard for European expansion. Australian Business Review reported that Apollo chief executive Luke Trouchet said that Camperco was one of the largest independent […]

Editor’s Note: The following column by Jon Gast, special to the USA Today Network-Wisconsin, chronicles a personal account of his visit to the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. So you’re driving along Interstate 80/90 in Indiana and you come across an exit ramp sign to the University of Notre Dame. You can’t see […]

(March 26, 2018) -- But the rain wiped out most of the snow, so Slavin shifted gears. Instead, he decided he’d spend the morning checking for fallen trees at a couple of nearby state forest campgrounds.

(March 26, 2018) -- We went for a walk on the beach yesterday morning. The last time we were here, two years ago, we walked all the way to town which was about 10 kms. We didn't feel quite that ambitious this time around, and so we took off in the opposite direction to see what there was to see.

(March 26, 2018) -- One minute you’re laying in bed on what you thought was a warm spring night—the next you’re hearing rain pouring down, your awning whipping in the wind, or worse, a loud bang from a gust of wind that tore your awning off its track.

(March 26, 2018) -- One of the things RVers need to conserve is the water they use. About the only time you don’t have to be concerned about water usage is when hooked up to city water and sewer in a big campground.

(March 26, 2018) -- While you’re beginning to daydream about warmer, longer days, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are preparing to help you #FindYourPark during National Park Week, April 21 through April 29.

(March 26, 2018) -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a former U.S. Navy Seal and Montana congressman, is scheduled to serve as one of two keynote speakers for the Sixth Annual RV Industry Power Breakfast, slated for the early morning hours of May 3, at the Northern Indiana Event Center-RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart.

(March 26, 2018) -- A boat and RV dealer who operated a location in Springfield faces up to 15 years in prison, including a possible five years for crimes allegedly committed in Clark County.