Next Week’s Aftermarket Webinars Offering End-User Insight

While disappointed the RV Aftermarket Conference was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic as they look forward to the 2021 in-person event in Atlanta, organizers of next week’s Virtual Aftermarket Webinar Series are excited at the level of RV consumer insight to be offered up during the three days of webinars Set for 1 p.m. […]

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CampgroundBooking.com Wins $375K Investment Contest

CampgroundBooking.com, which provides campground management software, recently won $375,000 in investment capital in a competition designed to stake rural Colorado start-up ventures. Co-founded by Heath Padgett and Paul Ryan, CampgroundBooking.com beat out more than 100 other entries to claim the top prize in the contest run by the Greater Colorado Venture Fund, which was designed […]

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Folding Campers Also Seeing Surge in Consumer Demand

It seems the pandemic-induced surge in RV demand is cutting across all segments. John Stringer, who oversees the Rockwood and Flagstaff lines at Forest River Inc., said the folding camper market has been “astronomical.” In fact, he said retail sales right now are exceeding shipments by about 30%. “We’re building 10 campers on Saturdays just […]

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Tropical Depression Brings Flooding, Power Outages to Texas

Tropical Depression Hanna continued to lash South Texas and northeastern Mexico on Sunday (July 26) with high winds and torrential downpours, according to The Weather Channel. Flash flood warnings were issued across the Rio Grande Valley as the storm continued to push inland. A flash flood emergency was declared in Mission, Texas, where as much […]

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Video: Buying Tips for Newbies from RV Inspection And Care

RV Inspection And Care has just released a new video to help RVers learn more about the RV inspection process. The recent boom in RV sales means that there are more first-time RV buyers than the industry has seen in a while. This video helps them understand why an RV inspection is a good pre-purchase […]

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Airstream Introduces Larger, Adventure-Ready Basecamp 20

Airstream Inc., maker of the iconic “silver bullet” fleet of Airstream travel trailers and best-in-class touring coaches, Tuesday (July 14) announced the launch of its newest addition to the brand’s travel trailer lineup, the 2021 Basecamp 20, and the 20X package, which offers off-road features. Hand-crafted in Ohio, these new Basecamp models expand upon the […]

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SSI: May Retail Registrations Hampered by Backlogged Data

RV retail registrations for May were released yesterday (July 6) by Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) that showed a double-digit year-over-year decline. Given the spate of media reports on the surge in retail demand over the last month or so, there might be some who have been surprised at this drop. But SSI’s Scott Stropkai suggested […]

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Optronics Intros Opti-Brite Diamond Series LED Lamps

Optronics International, a Tulsa, Okla.-based manufacturer of vehicle harnesses, electronic control systems and LED lighting for the global transportation industry, unveiled its new Opti-Brite Diamond Series LED Interior Lamps today. The thin, surface-mount lamps are dimmable and able to remember previous intensity settings. Diamond Series lamps are designed for broad interior application flexibility and can […]

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LCI Launches ‘Lippert Scouts’ to Gain Consumer Feedback

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) has initiated a new customer feedback program called Lippert Scouts that has already proven to be way more popular than organizers had predicted. The program was launched recently via Facebook and the person in charge, Nicole Sult, LCI’s senior director and customer experience architect, told RVBUSINESS.com she expected about 300 people […]

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Trump Signs PPP Flexibility Act, Extending Timeline

The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC), working alongside industry partners, has successfully fought for seasonal businesses owners to have even more flexibility to use Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, according to a release. Seasonal businesses, including private RV parks and campgrounds, struggling with the June 30 expiration originally placed on PPP funds […]

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