Month: November 2018

Aqua-Hot Heating Systems has promoted Jeremiah Bustamante to director of manufacturing. Formerly the production manager, Bustamante is the Frederick, Colo.-based company’s most tenured employee, according to a press release.  Bustamante began at Aqua-Hot in 1996 as an assembly technician, working in various roles and departments. A Certified Lean Master through ISCEA, he has expertise in […]

Aftermarket air suspension supplier Air Lift Co. introduced the newly designed LoadLifter 5000 series kits available for the 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500. According to a press release, the LoadLifter 5000 series features three of Air Lift’s best-selling load support products – the LoadLifter 5000, LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate, and the LoadLifter 5000 […]

Go RVing Canada offers a look at seasonal camping. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

Editor’s Note: The following is the latest RV recall list compiled by the National Highway Safety Association (NHTSA).  • Forest River Inc. is recalling 3,606 2018-2019 Cherokee Alpha Wolf and 2019 Cherokee Arctic Wolf recreational trailers. The awnings may have been mounted with fasteners that are insufficient in length and/or quantity, possibly resulting in the awning […]

(Nov. 12, 20180 -- Recreational vehicle (RV) culture is catching on among drivers in China as the country is witnessing a booming tourism industry, industry insiders said.

(Nov. 12, 2018) -- When my friend and I left my California apartment, bound for the Sierras, we couldn't wait to begin our RV adventure. But our expectations quickly soured when, time after time, we were met by signs that forbade overnight parking.

(Nov. 12, 2018) -- In Elkhart, Indiana not long ago, we met a local man who has developed what may be the world's smallest RV, a super small little trailer that, at5 70 pounds, can be towed with a bicycle.

Class B sales continued to post double-digit gains during the first nine months of 2018, as overall retail registrations climbed 28.5% in the period. Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) reported that Winnebago Industries Inc. led the segment through September with a 38.8% market share followed by Erwin Hymer Group North America (29.9%) and Thor Industries Inc. (11%).  […]

Somewhere in Colorado, between the Grateful Dead concert at Red Rocks and the drive through Telluride, Mike Lawson and his son, Nainoa, became converts to the #GoRVing movement. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, it wasn’t a change Lawson, 49, ever expected to make. Like many Gen Xers, he once viewed recreational vehicles as […]

To highlight SylvanSport’s 15th anniversary the Brevard, N.C.-based company is introducing a very limited edition of 15 Platinum GO models. The limited edition Platinum GO will feature a two-tone silver and gray tent package instead of the original silver and green. The platinum theme will continue throughout the interior with four gray self-inflating mattresses. The […]