Travis Pryor The RV Industry Association (RVIA) has released the latest update for NFPA 1192, Standard for Recreational Vehicles. The handbook sets the latest standards for fire and life safety in RVs and was developed using the ANSI consensus method to deliver a uniform minimum safety standard. “It’s a little bit delayed getting out as we transitioned […]
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Despite plans to resume in-person learning classes in late March, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) has been forced to put those plans on hold, as uncertainties remain due to the COVID-19 outbreak. RVTI Executive Director Curt Hemmeler told RVBusiness that there wasn’t any pressure from the state of Indiana or city of Elkhart, but that […]
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Several leaders of various outdoor recreation associations offered their enthusiastic support to President Biden’s nomination of New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland to be the next secretary of the Interior during a Monday (Feb. 22) conference call facilitated by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR). Joining Lindsey Davis, ORR’s acting executive director, on the conference call were: […]
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After a year in which COVID-19 knocked the RV Training Institute’s (RVTI) number of students trained from a goal of 1,000 to the reality of 649, Executive Director Curtis Hemmeler laid out a positive outlook for the technician training school’s second full year. With the understanding that the virus is still affecting the country, Hemmeler […]
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If all goes according to plan, a new dealership will be opening in mid-March in Sweetwater, Tenn., a town of about 6,000 people an hour south of Knoxville on the West side Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Industry veteran Kerry McKeever told RVBusiness he had always dreamed of opening his own dealership and then retiring […]
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In 2021, it’s a rare event that can be called the second annual anything. But the Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) managed to pull off an in-person Leadership Conference in January 2020 before COVID-19 shut down such opportunities and is set to host a 2nd Annual Virtual Leadership Conference Jan. 25-29 with a slate of educational seminars. […]
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In baseball, the science of using analytics to measure and forecast performance was made popular in the movie “Moneyball” and it helps teams target prospects that fit in their budgets. It also helps them set infield shifts to take advantage of hitter tendencies. In Jason Krantz’s world, though, data analytics is the foundation of his […]
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Dometic has added a trio of new products to its RV line that add comfort and convenience to the mobile lifestyle. The DMC4101 becomes Dometic’s largest refrigerator. At 10 cubic feet with a 12-volt compressor, the refrigerator features variable speed compressor technology that ensures the efficiency and durability needed on the road. The refrigerator has […]
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When Bruce Hopkins announced last winter that he was going to retire at the end of this year from his position as RV Industry Association (RVIA) vice president of standards, he might have thought that seemed like a long time away. But now that the time is just a few weeks away, he chuckles at […]
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A year ago at this time, COVID-19 was a distant murmur of yet another strange illness brewing in China. RV shipments were still slowly recovering from a drop-off and the RV Dealers Association (RVDA) was wrapping up another successful gathering of its membership at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. With all that has gone on […]
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