Month: July 2020

https://d1l66zlxaqpl1u.cloudfront.net/wp-gray/2020/07/28/5f20a1aec9e77c0001609a65/file_1920x1080-5400-v4/file_320x180-160-v3.mp4 For many businesses, sales have soared since the pandemic, but for the RV Industry, they’re coming off the best month of the year so far, according to a report by WNDU in South Bend, Ind. “We have heard about the ‘V-shape’ recovery and the RV industry is experiencing that right now,” RV Industry Association […]

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While the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Elkhart County, Ind., were down Tuesday (July 28) as compared to a week ago, a local health official is not convinced the situation is improving in the county, according to a report by The Goshen News. “I don’t think we’ve gone up a lot per se, but […]

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As North Americans search for safe and affordable travel alternatives this summer, new research shows hitting the road in an RV may be the way to go — especially for families on a quest for a semblance of sanity in what has otherwise been a summer of unprecedented stress and lingering uncertainty as we head […]

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In the five months since the COVID pandemic started, the industry has seen a wave of research taking the pulse of leisure travelers and their desire to venture out again, according to a report by Richard D’Ambrosio at TravelMarketReport.com. Some reports show a large percentage of travelers being extremely fearful, while a substantial minority aren’t […]

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Mark Miller was attending the Rental Staging Network’s spring conference the first week of March when he and other industry executives started hearing that events around the country were being canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a report by Indianapolis Business Journal. By the time the CEO of Markey’s Rental & Staging got […]

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The fact that Ford Motor Compnay has confirmed the new Bronco can be flat-towed should make the Bronco an RV-friendly companion for extended adventure travels, according to a report by Christopher Smith at Motor1.com. It seems the world can’t get enough of the new Ford Bronco. Off-road fans are gobbling up every tidbit of information […]

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DeLand, Fla.-based Intellitec Products LLC hass announced the successful recapitalization of the company. The new financing provides for the purchase of the 34,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities on a 9-acre campus, new capital equipment for manufacturing, elimination of expensive debt, and working capital to expand engineering and marketing to aggressively grow the business, the […]

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Schaffhausen, Switzerland-based Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) today (July 29) announced results for the second quarter ended June 27, according to a release. Highlights for second quarter 2020 include: • Total revenue of $870 million, a 9% year-over-year decrease, as strength in fitness and marine partially offset declines in outdoor, aviation, and automotive. • Gross margin […]

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As RVers, road trips are in our blood, writes Patrick Buchanan for an article published by CamperReport.com. There are dozens of reasons folks turn to RVing as a way to live, getaway, or simply take a vacation. At the core of many of those decisions is the connection that RVing provides with our own youthful past, […]

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The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed yet another victim – the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) State Convention. Originally planned for Sept. 10-13 at Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, the state association’s board of directors recently decided to cancel the event. “Our board decided to pull the plug on it this […]

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