Jim Mac

When national, state and local governments issued stay-at-home orders shutting down many private and public campgrounds and public lands, an estimated one-to-two million full-time RVers were potentially left homeless. Across Facebook full-timer groups, the sense of fear and panic was palpable.  “Full-timers” consist of thousands of construction, energy, and medical workers, living mobile out of […]

Editor’s Note: The following RVBusiness Q&A features Mike Sokol, commonly regarded as “the nation’s number one authority of RV electricity.” Sokol, the author of several books on RV electricity, frequently writes on the subject at RVTravel, and ten months ago started the popular Facebook group RV Electricity, which has grown to about 6,000 members. He also […]

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RVillage closed the books on its “Spirit of the Road Rally” in Live Oak, Fla., last weekend (Feb. 16), as the online community announced that membership is closing in on 200,000.  According to company officials, the RVillage virtual community — frequently referred to as the Facebook for RVers — has been adding one new member […]

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Keystone RV Co. President and CEO Jeff Runels and COO David Chupp toured the company’s flooded Pendleton facilities and met with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. Runels told RVBUSINESS.com in a phone call Friday (Feb.14) afternoon that two of the company’s plants were extensively damaged, but that cleanup is already underway. “Our Oregon team is doing […]

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RV Life Network, a Dallas-based, RV-lifestyle publisher and operator of multiple owner-forums, has purchased CamperReport.com for an undisclosed amount. The sale takes effect immediately and, according to RV Life, adds 1.9 million unique users to the company’s existing 32 million user base. Andy Robinowitz, founder and CEO of RV Life parent Social Knowledge LLC, told […]

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Rain and melting snow in eastern Oregon have resulted in some flooding at Keystone RV Co.’s manufacturing facilities In Pendleton. The company reported that production has been suspended at two plants in the state. Vice President of Sales Josh Miller said that Keystone is assessing the damage and could not yet give an accurate estimate […]

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The Arrow Exhibitor Showcase 2020, which ran Jan. 21-22 at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., is being termed a success by event organizers as about 160 dealerships attended the show along with 110 vendors. “Dealers were in a buying mood,” Andrea Mullin, vice president of Omaha, Neb.-based Arrow, told RVBUSINESS.com. “They loved the […]

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Dealers attending the Jan. 8-9 Northern Wholesale Show were in “an upbeat mood” and showed “lots of energy,” according to Steve Johnson, buyer/show manager for the company. Johnson told RVBusiness that the Jan. 8-9 event at Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Red Wing, Minn., matched last year’s success with no drop off in business. […]

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Feedback from vendors was characterized as “extremely positive” at the Meyer RV MegaShow, held Jan 8-9 at French Lick Springs Hotel in French Lick, Ind. While Jasper, Ind.-based Meyer Distributing – a leader in specialty products marketing and distribution – has held online shows in the RV market before, this was its first physical show. “From […]

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PurifyD Systems announced plans to significantly expand its network of certified partners in 2020, following what the company calls “extremely positive” dealer response at the recent U.S. and Canada Recreation Vehicle Dealer Association (RVDA) conventions. Officials report that the eight-year-old company offers dealers a “turn-key health protection system,” making it possible for RV owners to […]

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