Rick Kessler

Born Free RV, a custom-build motorized manufacturer based in Humboldt, Iowa, is looking to grow. The 46-year-old company, which produces high-end Class C and Super C units, has added a fourth retailer to its dealer base and will be launching a new Sprinter-based Class B product, the Arion, the first of next year. Ancira RV, […]

Fueled by the initial success of its new Rayzr line, Travel-Lite Inc. announced it has launched a website dedicated to the innovative truck camper that forgoes the traditional sleeping quarters overhanging the cab. Dustin Johns, president of the New Paris, Ind.-based manufacturer, said the website, www.rayzrcamper.com, is only part of the Rayzr’s Internet presence as the line […]

A majority of the RV industry’s decision-makers will gather next week in Las Vegas for the 2015 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas, an education-centric event co-hosted by the U.S. Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) and RVDA of Canada at Bally’s on the Strip. Buoyed by surging wholesale shipments, RVDA spokesmen are anticipating a […]

The 2015 edition of the annual Leisure Systems Inc. (LSI) Symposium, set for Nov. 8-12 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Cincinnati – RiverCenter in Covington, Ky., is once again expecting a strong turnout, said officials with LSI, the franchise company for Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts. The annual symposium is an opportunity for park owners and operators […]

Keller Marine & RV, a 57-year-old parts and accessories distributor based in Port Trevorton, Pa., is expecting about 300 dealership personnel for its annual dealer show, which is scheduled for Oct. 27-28 at the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pa. The attendance represents about a 25% increase over last year’s show, said Lori Morrow, […]

High-profile Tampa-area megadealer Lazydays RV announced in early October the acquisition of RV America with three stores in the Denver, Colo. market. Added to Lazydays’ current flagship store in Tampa, Fla., and its Tucson, Ariz., location, the transaction more than doubles the footprint of Lazydays – a dealership first launched by the Wallace family in […]

Ind. Secretary of State Connie Lawson visited HL Enterprise Inc. in Elkhart, Ind., Tuesday (Oct. 21) for a tour of the park trailer RV-maker’s facilities. Lawson’s office had contacted HL Enterprise a few weeks ago, asking if she and members of her staff could tour HL because Lawson preferred to visit a small RV manufacturer. […]

About 50 members of the Michigan Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC Michigan) touched on a number of topics during Sunday night’s (Oct. 18) cracker barrel discussion as the association’s Annual Meeting & Campground Tour got underway at Thunder Bay Resort in Hillman, Mich. Today’s schedule features a breakfast, meeting, board elections and a […]

Just a few weeks after the “Sports Illustrated Tailgate Tour presented by Go RVing” made a stop in East Lansing for the Michigan State vs. Oregon football game, the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) is enjoying a successful start to the Fall Detroit Camper & RV Show. The show, which ends Sunday (Oct. […]

Just a few weeks after the “Sports Illustrated Tailgate Tour presented by Go RVing” made a stop in East Lansing for the Michigan State vs. Oregon football game, the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) is enjoying a successful start to the Fall Detroit Camper & RV Show. The show, which ends Sunday (Oct. […]