Greg Gerber

(March 27, 2012) -- Fun In The Shade custom RV awnings allows RV owners to promote their favorite college teams, companies, brands and causes as well as the American flag. People can even customize their awnings with pictures of of their family.

(March 26, 2012) -- RV shipments to dealers rose sharply in February, climbing 31.8 percent above last month and up 24.2 percent ahead of this same month last year, the RV Industry Association reported today. The 24,600 units reported in the latest survey of manufacturers marked the best February total in four years for all RV products and raised the first two month’s total this year 15.2 percent above the same period one year ago.

(March 26, 2012) -- Called "No Deposit," the video exposes the hidden costs of taking deposits on the sale of recreation vehicles.  Randy Sobel, president of Sobel and Associates, explains that the very nature of the term "deposit" implies the ability to return a unit. Whereas, the term "no deposit, no return" takes on a different meaning.

(March 26, 2012) -- Cheryl Hanna, blogging at Examiner.com, posted a story last week noting that  the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force in Harhare, under the leadership of Johnny Rodrigues, is investigating a hunting expedition conducted by Donald Trump's sons Eric and Donald Jr. Camping World cancelled support of a Trump TV show in protest of the hunt.

(March 26, 2012) -- “I’ve been providing mobile repair service at homes and campgrounds for 15 years,” Cook said. “I quickly realized that getting RV parts was very inconvenient for area campers. The closest supplier is in Kingston, N.H. Now with the new store, owners can get supplies and parts locally."

(March 26, 2012) -- In mid-April, the online TV company will be kicking off some high visibility promotions and contests both on TV and on the web along with on-location promotions at various RV events around the country. Debbi Segina from Arkdale, Wisc., was the first winner of a Winegard fully automatic CarryOut satellite TV antenna.  

(March 26, 2012) -- Bambei describes some of the changes he has implemented at ARVC since assuming the role in December 2010, many of which  involve increasing member benefits such as lower cost supplies.and discounted national pricing programs. ARVC has also also released an updated operations manual. Bambei explains how the publication will help parks better manage their business better by setting a trend line for the industry.

(March 26, 2012) -- A total of 94 percent of those surveyed by TACO didn’t believe it was an appropriate use of government funds to enforce the pool lift while 98 percent of those surveyed predicted the pool lift enforcement would result in the closing of their pool.

(March 23, 2012) -- "Although we were able to effectively manage sales prices to cover increased raw material costs in the majority of our end markets, we were only able to recover a portion of raw material increases in the U.S. RV and specialty coated products market," said Lewis.

(March 23, 2012) -- The overall Canadian Consumer Price Index rose an expected 0.4 percent in the month thus matching a similar-sized increase in January. This resulted in the February 2012 year-over-year rate rising to 2.6 percent from 2.5 percent the previous month.