Wakarusa Company Partners With Foxworthy
August 24, 2011
Wakarusa, Ind. -– Livin Lite Recreational Vehicles announced in a news release its partnership with Foxworthy Outdoors, a new venture from celebrity and avid outdoorsman Jeff Foxworthy including products from hunting items to camping gear. The Foxworthy Outdoors brand will provide quality, value oriented... Read more »
Loveall RVs Set to Reopen After Fire in January
August 19, 2011
After a fire ravaged Columbia, Mo.-based Loveall RVs in January and destroyed its main office and service facilities, a new building is nearly finished to get the company back on the road. “Our contractor says Oct. 1, and we’re hoping optimistically for Sept.15,” David Duffy, owner and president... Read more »
Natural Gas Industry Workers Fill Pa. RV Parks
August 17, 2011
Due to the influx of people pouring into the Northern Tier from the natural gas industry numerous RV parks in the Towanda, Pa., area have been filled to capacity. WETM TV reported that the owner of Jones RV Park in Milan said he’s never seen the park stay this full. “When we first bought it, up... Read more »
Winnebago Towables Debut ONE Travel Trailer
August 12, 2011
Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. today (Aug. 12) announced the launch of the company’s first Winnebago brand travel trailer since 1983. “We are very excited about the introduction of this new product bearing the Winnebago name after a hiatus of nearly 30 years,” said Winnebago... Read more »
NE Parks Commission Extends Campsite Stays to 90 Days
August 10, 2011
The following article was written by Algis J. Laukaitis for the Lincoln Journal Star. Recreational vehicle owners and other campers who want to stay longer than two weeks at some state parks and recreation areas will be able to do so beginning in January. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission on Friday,... Read more »
Report: Job Creation Spurred Florida Park Plan
August 10, 2011
A controversial plan to allow private contractors to build and operate campsites at state parks came from a push to create private-industry jobs to help Gov. Rick Scott fulfill a campaign promise, according to internal e-mails exchanged by parks officials earlier this year. The St. Petersburg Times reported... Read more »
Forest Rangers Struggle to Enforce Camp Use Laws
August 10, 2011
This article courtesy of The Arizona Daily Sun. Written by Cyndy Cole, Sun Staff Reporter. First posted Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:00 am on http://azdailysun.com. To find campers living in the forest, just go to the outskirts of cities like Flagstaff and Prescott. The proximity makes it convenient... Read more »
Wounded Warrior Project and General RV Center Help Iraq War Veteran
August 9, 2011
Written by Dan Scanlan for the Florida Times-Union. Retired Army Sgt. Eric Edmundson has been hunting since he was old enough to stand. Then, on Oct. 2, 2005, an improvised explosive device detonated under his armored vehicle in Iraq near the Syrian border. But that’s not stopping the 31-year-old... Read more »
Flooded-out Families Camp, Wait
August 9, 2011
Article written by Andrew J. Nelson for theOmaha World-Herald. WAUBONSIE STATE PARK, Iowa — Debbie Boyd married her husband, Chris, last fall at this scenic bluff overlooking neighbors’ farm fields and roads. But what she sees from here now no longer looks like home. Eight miles away and barely... Read more »
NHTSA’s RV-Related Recall List
August 5, 2011
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the latest recalls related to the RV industry: • Cequent Performance Products is recalling certain Reese, part #54970, and Pro Series, part #63970, branded weight distribution shanks that were imported and sold in the aftermarket... Read more »
