Rick Kessler

San Francisco-based Outdoorsy, which bills itself as an “Airbnb for RVs”  matching would-be renters to consumers willing to rent out their personal RVs, is off to a successful start, co-founder and CEO Jeff Cavins told RVBUSINESS.com. In fact, internal projections for 2017 have the company processing 75,000 rental transactions for 249,000 total rental days for […]

Thad Weed, owner of an RV rental business in Loganville, Ga., realized his customers often weren’t prepared for how dark a campsite can get. So, in true entrepreneurial fashion, he invented a compact and durable remote control light that brightens up a campsite. Called the EZ-UP Light, the product features a 30-watt LED providing up to […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban was the honored guest recently for a ribbon-cutting, plant tour and photo ops as part of Tiffin Motorhomes Inc.’s grand opening celebration of the new production facilities for its Wayfarer Class C product.  A Class A motorhome manufacturer since 1972, the company has close ties to the Crimson Tide […]

After about a 10-year hiatus, the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) returned to the shores of southern Lake Huron last week for the Port Huron Camper & RV Show, an event that organizers said was a solid success. MARVAC Director Darren Ing said more than 3,000 people attended the show, held March […]

Friday (March 24) marked the final day of the 57th Escapade, the annual rally hosted by the Escapees RV Club — said to be the third-largest RV club in the nation — and event organizers are calling it a resounding success. Travis and Melanie Carr, Escapees president and vice president, respectively, and the third generation […]

Thanks to a recently completed expansion to its production facility, company officials said Coach House Inc., a Nokomis, Fla.-based manufacturer of a niche line of high-end Class B motorhomes, is poised for what could be another record-setting year. Vice President Steve Gerzeny, who runs the business along with his brother, David, said the 16,000-square-foot addition passed […]

After two-and-a-half days of education seminars, the 54th Annual Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners (WACO) Convention and Trade Show, held March 15-19 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wis., moved into the trade show portion of its jam-packed agenda. In what has become tradition, members of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band […]

The 54th Annual Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners (WACO) Convention and Trade Show got underway Wednesday (March 15) at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wis., as attendees took in a full slate of seminars and socializing. The convention continues today with another full day of seminars followed by an awards ceremony, a […]

In an address to members Thursday (March 9) during the Family Motor Coach Association’s (FMCA) 95th International Convention, President Charlie Adcock announced that the organization is considering a proposal that would open membership of the group to towable RV owners. For all of its nearly 54 years in existence, FMCA membership has been restricted to Class […]

On Tuesday (March 7), Tim Cunningham, national sales director for Forest River Inc.’s diesel division, presented Total Value RV in Elkhart, Ind., with an award for being the top-selling retailer of the manufacturer’s Charleston, Berkshire and Legacy motorhome lines in 2016. Total Value RV is a family-owned dealership specializing in motorized units from Forest River […]