Mark Polk: RV Manufacturers Upping their Game in 2021

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt of an article by Mark Polk of RV Education 101, published by Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA). Click here to read the full report. The year 2020 will go down in history for more reasons than conceivable. With that said, 2020 was truly remarkable for the RV industry. […]

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ORR Expresses Support for EPA, Agriculture Nominees

The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) sent two separate letters of support for a pair of Biden candidates to fill cabinet positions. One letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture for the nomination of Tom Vilsack to be the next Secretary of Agriculture, while the other was sent to the Senate Committee on Environment […]

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Trader Interactive Adds Snyder as VP of Digital Retailing

Trader Interactive has announced the addition of Troy Snyder in the newly created role of Vice President of Digital Retailing. In this role, Snyder will be directly responsible for overseeing the development of digital retailing solutions across the company’s online marketplaces and services. Trader Interactive, parent company of numerous online marketplaces, connects consumers with for-sale and […]

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Bowlus Debuts Tech-Laden Terra Firma Limited Edition

As discerning travelers continue their search for much-needed experiences in the great outdoors amid changing travel habits, Bowlus has provided a sophisticated solution with the release of the new Terra Firma model, according to a press release from Bowlus. The limited-edition travel trailer will feature enhancements including complex air and water filtration systems, pet-friendly accoutrements […]

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Starcraft Bus Wins Ford Director’s Award Once Again

Ford Motor Co. recently announced that Starcraft Bus, a division of Forest River, Inc., has been named the winner of the Director’s Award for being the top volume bus manufacturer for 2020. This is the 15th consecutive year Starcraft Bus has won the award, according to a company release. “We are honored once again to […]

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Hemlock Hill RV Helps Grant Boy’s Make-A-Wish Dream

Hemlock Hill RV in Southington, Conn., helped fulfill the Make-A-Wish dream of a young boy who’s experienced a lot in his short life, according to a report by NBCConnecticut.com. When Silas Peyre was 5 years old his parents noticed a large mass on his abdomen. That mass eventually turned out to be cancer, and Silas […]

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RVIA: RV-Centric NHTSA Divisions Have New Leadership

The RV Industry Association (RVIA) was recently informed by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) that the divisions with which the RV industry most commonly communicates had new leaders in place as of Feb. 1, according to an RVIA news item. The RVIA and its members most often interface with the following three divisions within […]

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Star brite Parent Company Announces $5 Million Expansion

Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBCI), the parent company of Star brite Inc. and Kinpak Inc. — makers of marine, RV, and outdoor performance and maintenance chemicals —announced today (Feb. 2) that its Kinpak subsidiary plans to expand its manufacturing and distribution facilities by an additional 69,000 square feet on its 23-acre site. This planned expansion […]

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Led by Texas, ‘RV Trader’ Lists Top States for RV Shoppers

It’s a new year, but consumer demand for RVs continues to remain healthy, according to data from RV Trader, the online marketplace for buying and selling RVs. Their figures as of Jan. 21 show that the top three states for RV shoppers based on total inventory listed on its site are Texas (16,442), Florida (14,137) […]

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