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Winnebago Industries Inc. and Ram had the perfect venue this week at the Chicago Auto Show to exhibit the 2014 Winnebago Travato, a Class B motorhome based on the Ram ProMaster chassis. According to a report by Cars.com, that’s because the record cold temperatures and near record snowfall this very, very long winter have pushed [...]

When the five top Northeast Florida RV dealerships converge on the Jacksonville Equestrian Center on Thursday (Feb. 13) for the Florida RV Trade Association’s (FRVTA) Jacksonville RV MegaShow, their 400 motor-homes, fifth-wheels, trailers, and pop-ups will take up most of the space and generate most of the sales. However, according to a report by the [...]

Inside Dutchmen RV in Elkhart County, Ind., employees are in “catch up mode” to get back on track after an unusually cold December that led into one of the worst Januarys seen in decades, television station WSBT reported. “When we lose a day of production, it can put us back two or three days,” explained [...]

Visiting the Feb. 14-17 Springfield (Mass.) RV, Camping & Outdoor Show on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield is almost like taking a vacation without stepping outside the fairgrounds, MassLive.com reported. At the popular show “vacationers” can find exhibits by many major RV dealers who offer a wide range of equipment [...]

Findlay RV body shop Manager Rob Russell is a behind-the-scenes kind of guy who fixes things, according to the Las Vegas (Nev.) Review-Journal. From the simple fender bender to the full-blown, head-on accident with a giant deer, he has seen it all over the past 27 years. Repairing the body of a motor home requires [...]

It was last year that designer John Long re-launched the Bowlus Road Chief – the rare American travel trailer that started it all more than 80 years ago — and Bowlus Road Chief LLC is touting the resurrected aviation-inspired travel trailer. According to a press release, the Bowlus Road Chief takes “glamping” to a whole [...]

UVS Junction LLC, a software company serving hundreds of RV dealers, announced a new software update allowing clients to make flyers and plans to offer online training today (Feb. 7). According to a press release, “As always we continue to listen to the needs of our website clients and deliver what they ask for. Having [...]

Within a couple of years, Kurt Morris, 56, and his wife, Anna, 45, plan to sell their home, buy a motor home and pursue their avid travel interests, the Erie (Pa.) Times-News reported. The Youngstown, Ohio, couple attended the opening day of the Erie RV Show Thursday (Feb. 6) at the Bayfront Convention Center with [...]

The 47th Annual Minneapolis/St. Paul RV Show is in full swing at the Minneapolis Convention Center, television station KSTP reported Thursday evening, Feb. 6. According to organizers, the event is the largest consumer show in the Midwest. There are RVs at the convention center ranging from just under $5,000 to more than $400,000. Many of [...]

Visitors to the 37th annual La Crosse, Wis., Boat, Sports, Travel, RV and Hunting Show can snap photos next to a variety of animals not often found indoors, including two bear yearlings and a trio of 3-week-old cubs, the Lacrosse Tribune reported. The show opened Thursday (Feb. 6) and runs through Sunday, filling the Center [...]