1st Combined Good Sam Park Guide Released

One of the most game-changing exhibits on hand for the 550 attendees at the recent National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds’ (ARVC) annual Outdoor Hospitality Conference & Expo was that of Good Sam Enterprises LLC, where Ann Emerson, vice president and publisher of the all-new Good Sam RV Travel Guide & Campground Directory, was working to spread the word on the rollout of Good Sam’s first consolidated campground directory. Some 425,000 copies of the new print directory,... Read more

Forest River Sells Off Hart Housing Subsidiary

Elkhart, Ind.-based Forest River Inc. has completed the sale of 14-year-old Hart Housing Group, a modular home builder in Wakarusa, Ind., to Maryville, Tenn.-based Clayton Homes, Forest River President and CEO Pete Liegl confirms. The transaction between Clayton and Forest River, both units of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., was quietly finalized nearly two months ago but never reported in the press. The sale of Hart, originally purchased by Forest River about eight years ago from RV industry entrepreneur... Read more

Grand Design RV Enjoys Industry Honeymoon

Ron Fenech (forefront) outlines plans for Grand Design RV with partners (L-R) Bill Fenech and Don Clark Grand Design RV Co., the new towable manufacturing company currently being set up at a 67-acre complex near the Indiana Toll Road north of Middlebury, Ind., has created plenty of positive industry buzz recently – a fact that’s perhaps most interesting because the newly founded company has yet to build its first unit. In fact, as Grand Design’s three co-owners — all former executives... Read more

RVB Best of Show: Navistar Presidential Fiver

Holiday Rambler Presidential fifth-wheel The 2013 model year may well be one of the more impressive cycles in terms of market-ready and eye-catching new RVs from the North American recreational vehicle business. For that reason, however, the RVBusiness staff faced an intimidating task in selecting one unit over and above the rest this week (Nov. 27-29) at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., to best exemplify the industry’s 2013 lineup... Read more

KOA Unveils New Landmark Brand Positioning

Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) drew a record crowd of park operators and exhibiting expo vendors Nov. 15-18 for its 50th Annual KOA International Convention at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. – a significant “Golden Anniversary” moment for the Billings, Mont.-based park franchisor that came on the heels of a strong business year despite plenty of natural and political headwinds. Among them were some of the hottest temperatures on record accompanied by insufferable... Read more

Clark, Fenech Brothers Roll Out ‘Grand Design’

Don Clark, Ron Fenech and Bill Fenech Former Thor Industries Inc. executives Ron Fenech, Bill Fenech and Don Clark plan to address the “vision” and gameplan of their new company — Grand Design RV Co. — from a booth at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) 50th Annual National RV Trade Show, Nov. 27-29 at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Louisville. They’ll also present their case at a special 8:30 a.m., Wednesday (Nov. 28) kickoff breakfast in the Whitley Meeting... Read more

Clark, Fenech Brothers Roll Out ‘Grand Design’

Don Clark, Ron Fenech and Bill Fenech Former Thor Industries Inc. executives Ron Fenech, Bill Fenech and Don Clark plan to address the “vision” and gameplan of their new company — Grand Design RV Co. — from a booth at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) 50th Annual National RV Trade Show, Nov. 27-29 at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Louisville. They’ll also present their case at a special 8:30 a.m., Wednesday (Nov. 28) kickoff breakfast in the Whitley Meeting... Read more

Rollin’ on TV to Marquee RVB’s ‘Best of Show’

“Rollin’ on TV” (ROTV), a 3-year-old production company from Mattapoisett, Mass., will be producing a special video episode on RVBusiness magazine’s annual “Best of Show” promotion during the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) 50th Annual National RV Trade Show, Nov. 27-29 in Louisville, Ky. The half-hour segment is set for a primary airing in late December and early January through a growing TV network reaching 20 million viewers in 27 states and will focus... Read more

Good Sam: Daytona Rally Reaps Rave Reviews

RVs line the Daytona Speedway infield at Good Sam Rally This past weekend’s (Nov. 2-4) Good Sam Rally at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway was a successful venture in most every way it could be measured by host Good Sam Enterprises LLC, an affiliate of mega-dealer Camping World Inc., based in Lincolnshire, Ill. With attendee coaches set up in the race track’s infield, the Daytona rally drew 3,375 consumer rigs, a public gate of about 5,000, dealer displays representing over 25 North... Read more

Lazydays Daytona Display Drew Decent Traffic

Lazydays facility in Seffner, Fla. The ongoing legal dispute between Chicago-based mega-dealer Camping World Inc. and well known Seffner, Fla.-based retailer Lazy Days RV Center Inc. was played out in stark relief this past weekend (Nov. 2-4) in front of exhibitors and consumers who converged in some 3,375 rigs at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway for the Good Sam Rally hosted by Camping World affiliate Good Sam Enterprises LLC. Claiming to have been spurned as an exhibitor after years of... Read more

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