Month: January 2021

Shipshewana, Ind.-based KZ recently introduced the all-new Escape Hatch, expanding its Escape lineup in an innovative direction, according to a press release from the company. “Our versatile Escape Hatch series takes an affordable, ultra-lightweight trailer and adds a large rear door that opens vertically,” noted Nick Francis, KZ product manager. Rounding out the 2021 introduction […]

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Vanlife is trendy and the market is booming, even – or especially – at the present time. In Germany, for instance, new registrations reached a new high in 2020 according to the German Caravaning Industry Association (CIVD), with about 80,000 newly registered motorhomes, notes a media release at the Daimler website. The situation is quite […]

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Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (NYSE: ELS) – a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago with an interest in 423 quality properties in 33 states and British Columbia consisting of 161,229 sites – on Monday (Jan. 25) announced results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2020. All Common Stock […]

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The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) offered strong support for the nomination of Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to be the next Secretary of Commerce in a letter to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, according to a release from the outdoor recreation coalition with 33 member associations – including the RV Industry Association (RVIA), RV Dealers […]

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Giant Recreation World, a family owned and operated RV dealership with three Central Florida Super stores, has partnered with Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida foundation to grant the wishes of multiple Make-A-Wish children, according to a release. The first wish will be granted by Giant Recreation World in January 2021 and will be followed by […]

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Since early December, California had been under Regional Stay-at-Home orders which limited activities in regions where intensive care unit (ICU) capacity was less than 15%. On Monday (Jan. 25), California Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted these regional orders across the state, a change that could allow previously closed campgrounds and RV parks to reopen to transient visitors, […]

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Lazydays Holdings Inc. announced today (Jan. 26) that it will open a second Minnesota dealership in Monticello, Minn. Concurrent with its decision to open the new dealership, Lazydays has signed a Real Estate Purchase Agreement for a 10.68-acre property with approximately 57,000 square feet of indoor dealership space adjacent to Interstate 94 in Monticello. Lazydays plans to […]

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After extensive developing and testing, the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) all-new Indiana Oversize/Overweight Permitting System is scheduled to go live on Feb. 8, according to a press release from the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association Recreational Vehicle Indiana Council. To facilitate the transition to the new system, DOR’s Motor Carrier Services (MCS) will stop taking applications […]

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The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • KZ RV is recalling 806 2021 Sportsmen Classic, Escape and Sonic recreational trailers. The microwave circuits were improperly connected to a 20amp circuit breaker instead of a 15amp circuit breaker.

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Coming off a strong year of boat sales, Brunswick Corp. said it is increasing production capacity at U.S. and international locations and reopening a plant that’s been closed for three years, according to a report by Soundings Trade Only, a trade media firm that covers the marine industry. Brunswick said it will open a 225,000-square-foot Palm […]

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