NPS Mails Lifetime Passes to Disabled, Seniors

Lifetime passes to America’s national parks for senior citizens and Americans with disabilities are now available through the mail, according to a press release. National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said the Senior Pass and the Access Pass will still be available at national parks, “But the option of receiving a pass by mail may better suit some people and any change that makes it more convenient to prepare to come to the parks is a change for the better. We want everyone... Read more

Texas Shale Industry Sparks up RV Park Boom

In his younger years, Bruce Sugarek was a welder in the oil fields in South Texas. At 82, he is now retired – well sort of, the Bee County Bee-Picayune reported. “I am more tired than retired,” he said chuckling. He is among the numerous other residents now providing housing for the workers of the Eagle Ford Shale industry. Throughout this area, small RV parks have popped up in once vacant lots. In Saturday’s Bee-Picayune, five companies listed RV parks with open spots in the area. County... Read more

VIDEO #1: RV Weight Seminar Set for Louisville

Today’s video comes from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) offering a quick preview of the RV Weight Presentation and Demonstration Seminar scheduled to run at the National RV Trade Show featuring Walter Cannon, executive director of the Recreation Vehicle Safety Education Foundation (RVSEF), and the “RV Doctor” Gary Bunzer, president of Bunzer Consulting. The seminar will be held Nov. 30, from 8 a.m.-noon in the KEC West Hall.    Read More →

Go RVing Photo Shoot Wraps up in Elkhart Co.

Go RVing product shoot in Elkhart Images of RVs inside and out were captured for the new GoRVing.com website launching in 2012 at a production shoot in Elkhart County, Ind., from Oct. 24-27. New virtual tours were shot on location at Eby’s Pines RV Park and Campground in Bristol, with the new products in the background, enabling site visitors to take an up-close look at the floorplans and features of typical towable and motorized RVs. Photos of families and couples of diverse ages and ethnicity... Read more

Americans Deal With New Normal in Gas Costs

The new normal for gasoline prices continues to plague American consumers, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. Over the last week, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. stabilized, down 1.4 cents to $3.462 a gallon after jumping nearly 6 cents a gallon the previous week, according to the Energy Department’s weekly survey of service stations. But that’s 22.6% higher than the old record for this week of the year, which was an average of $2.823 a gallon... Read more

Report: Indiana Business Owners Still Cautious

The latest Indiana Business Confidence Index (BCI) indicates the Indiana business community continue to have concerns about the economic climate. The BCI has fallen from a high of 67% in February to 60% this month. The BCI is a measure of the overall confidence Indiana business leaders and employees have in their company’s opportunity for growth and success in the coming 12 months. Indiana is home to the recreational vehicle industry’s manufacturing hub in Elkhart County. “Even though 60% of... Read more

NTP to Offer Phoenix Clients Next-day Delivery

NTP Distribution Inc. announced that, as part of its recent integration with Keystone Automotive Operations, the company will provide next-day delivery using Keystone’s company-owned fleet to service RV customers in the Phoenix metro area beginning Oct. 31. Exeter, Pa.-based Keystone Automotive, a retailer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket automotive accessories and equipment in the U.S., Canada and overseas, acquired NTP on Oct. 20. NTP, based in Wilsonville, Ore., is a national provider... Read more

Maine Town Denies Appeal on Park Model Use

The York, Maine, Board of Appeals on Oct. 26, denied Flagg’s RV and Cottage Resort LLC a reconsideration of a September decision upholding a town order for the company to remove six new units it moved into the York Beach camper park this past spring. Seacoastonline.com reported that the town calls the units dwellings, which are not allowed in the park, while Flagg’s claims they are “park models,” recognized by industry, state and federal standards as recreational vehicles. RVs are... Read more

Pre-registration Open for Virtual Outdoor Expo

Pre-registration is now open for the Virtual Outdoor Hospitality Expo II, scheduled for the Internet on Nov. 10-11. “We’ve waited until two weeks prior to the Virtual Expo’s opening to start registering attendees. They can do so online, of course, at http://register.outdoorhospitalityexpo.com,” said Deanne Bower, the Expo’s co-producer. “No one has to make travel plans, book a hotel room or hire babysitters to take care of the kids for a virtual show. They can see the Expo, attend the... Read more

Aqua-Hot Offered on China’s Premier Coaches

Aqua-Hot Heating Systems offered on King Long Coaches World-renowned for its ability to provide warmth and convenience to RV cabins, Aqua-Hot Heating Systems are now offered on King Long Coaches.  The Aqua-Hot 450-DE will be standard equipment on the company’s 12m and 13.7m luxury coaches, as well as optional on its 10m and 10.7m business VIP coaches. “We decided to offer Aqua-Hot Systems because we’d like to introduce world-class comfort to our customers in China,” said... Read more

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