RV Care Hosts Second Dealer Meeting in Toronto
About 120 dealer and supplier personnel attended Canada-based RV Care Network’s 2nd Annual Dealer Meeting April 3-4 at the Westin Hotel in Toronto. ”The main topic of discussion was the future...
View ArticleCanada Organizations Promote RV, Camping Week
Three Canadian organizations associated with camping and the RV industry are coordinating the 2nd Annual Canada RV and Camping Week that will begin May 23 following the country’s Victoria Day long...
View ArticleTotal Solar Eclipse is Becoming Major RV Event
Communities from Oregon to South Carolina are preparing for an influx of visitors Aug. 21 — many of them pulling or driving RVs — to experience the first total solar eclipse to sweep across the U.S. in...
View ArticleCanada RV Sales Rebound as Economy Improves
Canadian RV sales — towable and motorized — are making a strong recovery this year after two years in the doldrums. ”It’s great,” said Eleonore Hamm, president of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers...
View ArticlePublisher: Truck Campers ‘Getting No Respect’
OnlineTruck Camper magazine Publisher Gordon White thinks slidein truck campers don’t get much respect from the Go RVing Coalition, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) and Statistical...
View ArticleRVIA’s Lenders Survey Confirms Industry’s Health
Larger financial institutions involved in the RV industry made floorplan loans totaling more than $10.8 billion in 2016 with financed wholesale RV stock averaging $34,575 per unit. That and a plethora...
View ArticleRVillage CEO Touts Website as ‘RVers Facebook’
RVillage, an online social network whose founder describes as the “Facebook for RVers,” has accumulated some 82,000 members and garners 60,000 to 100,000 page views a day since its launch 3 1/2 years...
View ArticleFRVTA Expects Record Crowds for Tampa Show
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) is again looking for record crowds at the 33rd Annual Florida RV SuperShow Jan. 17-21 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. Last year’s attendance of...
View ArticleFMCA Rebranding as Towable Owners Join Group
The Family Motor Coach Association’s (FMCA) iconic monthly magazine — Family Motor Coaching — will have a new name and page design when the May issue hits the stands. And the association itself will...
View Article‘Retired’ Al Hesselbart Still Promoting RV Industry
Like his own 1978 Newell diesel pusher, Al Hesselbart keeps pushing on. The former historian for the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, Ind., Hesselbart is ”retired” in the most generous meaning...
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