SSI: Canadian Towable Sales Dip 1.2% in October

Editor’s Note: The data for October Canadian towable sales in the New Brunswick province was incomplete and are not included in totals. To offer a fair comparison the New Brunswick totals for 2013 have also been removed. Year-over-year Canadian towable sales edged down 1.2% in October and 5.4% for the first 10 months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Results by segment […]

Lazydays Names Gatchell to Direct Internet Sales

Lazydays RV announced that David Gatchell has joined its rapidly growing team as Internet sales director.  According to a press release, Gatchell brings more than a decade of sales experience in the automotive industry and will help bolster the online sales department at Lazydays. He and his team of trained Internet sales specialists will oversee […]

Jayco’s Wayne Miller Reflects on 46-Year Career

Editor’s Note: The following is an article appearing in the Elkhart Truth featuring a Q&A with Jayco Inc.’s Wayne Miller, the company’s longest-serving employee who recently retired. Middlebury, Ind.-based Jayco Inc. has grown into the world’s largest privately held recreational vehicle manufacturer, but it started out of a family farm on C.R. 35. One man, Wayne […]

ARVC Michigan Debuts New Device-Friendly Site

Campers looking for a Michigan campground, campground events and news, and more can find it all on the Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) of Michigan’s all new website. The site, www.MichCampgrounds.com, which launched Dec. 19, is highlighted by a campground directory which allows campers to search for a park in Michigan by region-northeast, […]

Good Sam Travel Guide Names Top Group Parks

The Good Sam RV Travel Guide and Campground Directory has announced its list of Top Group Camping RV Parks for 2014, the company reported in a press release. The parks on the list, compiled by the travel guide’s editors and consultants, provide facilities and space for large groups of RVers who camp together and conduct […]

Blue Ox Tow Bars Earn TL Readers Choice Gold

Respondents in Trailer Life’s 2014 Readers’ Choice Survey picked Blue Ox’s tow bars as their No. 1 choice in the tow bar products category and earned the company the Gold Award. “As manufacturers and suppliers of RV products, it’s easy sometimes to get bogged down with budgets, market shares and marketing issues so we often might […]

Campers Inn Acquires Ga.-Based Peco Campers

Kingston, N.H.-based Campers Inn announced the acquisition of Peco Campers of Tucker, Ga. The dealership, representing Campers Inn’s 10th location, will remain open and continue to operate as Peco Campers. “Our success has enabled us to grow the Campers Inn family and we are delighted to welcome the newest member, Peco Campers,” said Jeff Hirsch, CEO of […]

SSI: Canadian Motorhome Sales up 4.9% for Oct.

Editor’s Note: The data for October Canadian motorhome sales in the New Brunswick province was incomplete and are not included in totals. To offer a fair comparison the New Brunswick totals for 2013 have also been removed. Year-over-year Canadian motorhome sales grew 4.9% in October and 1.5% for the first 10 months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Forest River […]

La Mesa Opening Up Fourth Dealership in Florida

La Mesa RV Center is marking the grand opening of a fourth sales center in Florida. Located in West Palm Beach, the state-of-the-art facility features a wide variety of top name new motorhomes and towables along with a large selection of certified pre-owned RVs. Jim Walters, president of La Mesa RV, attributed the grand opening of this location to […]