Month: November 2018

(Nov. 29, 2018) -- Anybody who has been reading my blog for more than a month or so already knows that Miss Terry is both the brains and the beauty around here. She just keeps me around for comic relief; I’m basically the modern version of a medieval court jester.

(Nov. 29, 2018) -- I just heard on the radio that most Americans say they’ll spend at least $1,000 on holiday gifts this year. I’ll bet many of those people would be quite happy if they only had to give gifts for full-time RVers.

(Nov. 29, 2018) -- Is your RV in storage? Whether out in your driveway, parked around back or kept at one of those storage lots that charge a monthly fee there’s a lot more involved in safely and securely storing your RV for the season than simply locking the doors and walking away until it’s camping season again.

(Nov. 29, 2018) -- Caulking and sealing are not exciting tasks for most of us. However, the old adage that an “ounce of prevention brings a pound of relief” rings true.

La Grande, Ore.-based RV sister companies Northwood Manufacturing and Outdoors RV (ORV) announced that RV industry veteran Ward King, chief operations officer for parent company Northwood Investors, is retiring.  According to a press release, King is winding up an almost 49-year career. As chief operations officer over the past eight years, King oversaw all the production […]

(Nov. 29, 2018) -- While almost all participants at the meeting "reaffirmed the view that further gradual increases" were still warranted, some officials noted that such language would need to be revised at coming meetings.

As many as 2,000 trailers and manufactured homes will be headed to the Paradise region to provide temporary housing for Camp Fire evacuees, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday. The Sacramento Bee reported that the trailers won’t all arrive in a dramatic surge. Although the first few Camp Fire evacuees might find themselves placed in a […]

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates are “just below” the so-called neutral range, softening previous comments that seemed to suggest a greater distance and spurring speculation that central bankers are increasingly open to pausing their series of hikes next year. The Gazette reported that Wall Street embraced the comment with a rally for […]

LCI Industries announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc., is promoting Jason Falk to vice president of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). According to a press release, Falk previously held the title of vice president of operations. Over the last 15 years, LCI has acquired more than 45 companies within the RV, marine and specialty […]