Rick Kessler

Grand Design RV Co., a division of Winnebago Industries Inc., has introduced two new floorplans – the 290BH bunkhouse and the 295RL opposing slide, rear-living coach – in its recently launched Reflection 150-Series line of half-ton towable fifth-wheels. The four configurations range from 27-34 feet in length and 6,500-8,500 pounds dry weight, with a retail […]

It’s not often an innovative new floorplan can catch the industry’s attention, but such might be the case with the Keystone Sprinter Limited 3551 FWMLS, a four-slide fifth-wheel with a fully equipped rear kitchen. Coming in at 39 feet, 3 inches long and a dry weight of about 10,500 pounds, the 3551 features a rear […]

Along with other changes to its five-model Seneca — including a new 37K floorplan – Jayco Inc. has upgraded the entire Super C line with the new S2RV chassis from South Carolina-based Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC). The S2RV front-engine diesel cab chassis is designed and built specifically for the RV market, and caters to drivers […]

Dutchmen RV, a Goshen, Ind.-based division of Keystone RV Co., launched the Astoria, a mid-profile fifth-wheel under the Aerolite badge. The line also includes more than 20 travel trailers and expandable models. Two floorplans, with more planned, debuted at September’s Elkhart RV Open House: the rear lounge 2513RLF and the 3013BHF double-over-double bunkhouse. The 2513 […]

If you believe some of the RVing public’s Internet rants, it’s not a matter of if your travel trailer tires will blow, but when. Of course, these posts almost always leave out excessive speed, improper inflation and other user errors – not to mention road conditions – which are certainly contributing factors in any tire […]

Featuring a rear entertainment area and an outside kitchen with a lower than normal height, Jayco Inc., a subsidiary of Thor Industries Inc., unveiled the Eagle HT 25.5 REOK fifth-wheel during September’s Elkhart RV Open House. With a “minimum advertised price” of about $39,900, the 29-foot, 2-inch long unit offers a single-bath configuration and checks in at […]

First introduced at America’s Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pa., and later at the Elkhart RV Open House, Grand Design Recreation Vehicle Co.’s Solitude 373FB fifth-wheel features a massive front bath and bedroom as well as an innovative L-shaped exterior kitchen option.  The 41-foot long coach comes in at less than 14,000 pounds (dry weight) with […]

Ryan Rebar, national sales manager for Wildcat by Forest River Inc. was excited for the Hershey show debut of the Wildcat 375 MC – with the MC standing for “Man Cave.” The majority of the coach is more or less what you might expect in a five-slide fifth-wheel – a front bedroom and full bathroom on […]

With the Open House launch of No Boundaries, a single-axle line of lightweight towables in a variety of sizes, Forest River Inc. General Manager Kevin McArt has taken direct aim at outdoor adventurers who need something to haul their outdoor gear as much as a place to sleep. Indeed, a promotional video for No Boundaries […]

Among the 4,000 or so dealer personnel who descended on Elkhart, Ind., last week for the RV Open House was Kevin and Mandy Holesh, a Millennial couple in their late 20s living full-time in a renovated 2002 Keystone Cougar 276 fifth-wheel. The two happened to be in the area and, at the invitation of Keystone […]