Rick Kessler

Park model RVs and destination trailers are similar, although there are some key differences. Destination trailers are fully contained RVs but are generally larger – 8 1/2 feet wide – than other towable RVs and less aerodynamic since they’re not meant to be transported as frequently. However, they are designed to be pulled by consumers. […]

Almost 660 rigs and 1,300 people attended the 58th Annual Escapade hosted by the Escapade RV Club, which ran May 27 to June 1 at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Mo. “We actually had – and this is always interesting and exciting for us – two people in tents. So, two people who aren’t even in […]

In what participants described as an “amazing camp experience,” CWRV Transport staff spent time Wednesday (June 13) at Camp Watcha Wanna Do, a not-for-profit organization providing camping opportunities for young cancer survivors in Wolcottville, Ind. (To view a slide show of the experience, scroll to the right side of the page.) Rob Jackson, president of CWRV Transport […]

More than 120 RV industry executives are “storming Capitol Hill” in Washington D.C. today (June 6) as part of the RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) 17th Annual Advocacy Day, a traditional political outreach that culminates the association’s 2018 Committee Week and entails nearly 150 meetings with congressional leaders and federal agency representatives. As part of Advocacy Day, […]

With meetings by the Market Information, Public Relations, Park Model RV, Suppliers, and Lawyers committees, as well as the Go RVing Coalition and the Repair Event Cycle Time (RECT) task force, the 2018 Committee Week and Advocacy Day event got underway Monday (June 4) at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. Hosted by the RV […]

Monday’s (June 4) announcement that Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. had acquired 300-employee Florida recreational boat builder Chris-Craft from Stellican Ltd. came as a surprise to most industry watchers including those gathered this week at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. for the RV Industry Association’s RV Committee Week. Along with a heralded brand that dates back […]

As part of the first day’s events during Committee Week, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) President Frank Hugelmeyer announced that the Reston, Va.-based organization officially was rebranding itself as the “RV Industry Association.” (Scroll to the right side of RVBUSINESS.com home page to view a video from RVIA explaining how to use the new website interface.) […]

An Australian who’s found success with iMotorhome, an electronic magazine geared toward RV consumers in the land Down Under, is hoping to duplicate that success with a similar digital-only publication in North America. Called “#RV,” the monthly publication is aimed at Millennials and GenXers, Publisher and Managing Editor Richard Robertson told RVBUSINESS.com. Each issue features […]

Headquartered in Winkler, Manitoba, ICON Technologies, one of the RV industry’s premier suppliers of aftermarket thermoformed and roto-molded repair and replacement skirts, holding tanks and other parts, celebrated its 20th anniversary May 24 with the grand opening of a new 105,000-square-foot production facility. About 100 guests gathered in a 1,600-square-foot section of the new facility, […]

At the same time the group is marking its highest ever membership total at almost 62,000 families, the Escapees RV Club is set to welcome nearly 640 rigs and their owners to the 58th Annual Escapade, which runs from May 27 to June 1 at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Mo. In addition to more […]