Travis Pryor By mixing an education slate geared at new campers with an online expo full of regional dealers and suppliers of all manner of RV and camping equipment, the New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) managed to bring together consumers and retailers in a way that might not have equaled the Boston RV and Camping Show […]
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After a 41-year career in the RV industry, Diana LeBlanc of PPL Motor Homes said she is ready for the next chapter in her life. LeBlanc will continue as president of the full-service dealerships with locations in Houston, New Braunfels and Cleburn, Texas, but has decided it is time to take more of an advisory […]
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During a year of unexpected success such as the one the outdoor recreation industry experienced in 2020, manufacturers found themselves hamstrung by trade policies and a slow enactment of the Great America Outdoors Act that kept modernizations from happening at national parks and campgrounds. And, according to some, immigration policies stood in the way of […]
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When Gerry and Ramona Million bought a pop-up trailer from Camp-Out RV back in 1971, they were on the verge of being newlyweds. In fact, the pop-up would serve as their honeymoon on wheels. On the 50th anniversary of that purchase, the Millions were greeted as long-time customers on Monday morning (March 22) as they […]
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If all goes according to plan, a new consumer-oriented RV magazine will be entering the market in the first part of July. With the name of the publication being “I <3 RVing” its creators told RVBusiness they have plans for a print distribution to about 75,000 households plus deliveries of up to 250,000 digital editions, all […]
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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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