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  • News & Notes: May 2023

    All-Female RV Technician Class After a successful pilot class in August 2022, the RV Women’s Alliance and the RV Technical Institute are taking their All-Female Technical Class nationwide in 2023.…

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  • News & Notes: April 2023

    Winnebago Displays, Field Tests All-Electric RV Prototype The eRV2 — a fully operational all-electric, zero-emission motorhome prototype — was unveiled at the Florida RV SuperShow in January 2023. Built on…

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  • News & Notes: March 2023

    Tiffin Reorganizes; Will Close Vanleigh RV In early January as the February 2023 issue of Family RVing went to press, featuring an article about the Vanleigh RV Beacon fifth-wheel, Tiffin…

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  • News & Notes: February 2023

    National Park Service Announces Free-Entrance Days In 2023, the National Park Service will be waiving entrance fees on five special days and allowing free admission to all national parks. “National…

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  • News & Notes: January 2023

    Winnebago Partners With Ironman Triathlete Winnebago has announced a partnership with Ironman triathlete champion Lionel Sanders. As part of the partnership, Sanders will use a Winnebago Revel Type B motorhome…

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  • News & Notes: December 2022

    Lippert Debuts Antilock Braking On Grand Design RVs Lippert Components Inc. has announced the development of a new antilock braking system (ABS) designed to integrate with the electric braking systems…

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  • News & Notes: November 2022

    Venture RV Marks 10-Year Anniversary Venture Recreational Vehicles commemorated the company’s 10th anniversary in July. A division of KZ Recreational Vehicles, Venture RV began with the idea of creating user-inspired…

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  • News & Notes: October 2022

    Bowlus Unveils All-Electric RV RV manufacturer Bowlus recently introduced the Volterra luxury travel trailer, touted as the world’s first production all-electric RV. The Volterra features fully electric power with what…

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  • News & Notes: September 2022

    Industry Leaders Launching New RV Manufacturer Several well-known industry executives have unveiled plans for a new towable RV manufacturing firm on the southeast side of Goshen, Indiana, called Brinkley RV.…

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  • News & Notes: August 2022

    Thor, Winnebago Debut EV RVs Two major RV manufacturers introduced concept electric vehicles during the Florida RV SuperShow in January. Thor Industries unveiled both a motorized and a towable RV…

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  • News & Notes: July 2022

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  • News & Notes: June 2022

    KOA Celebrates 60th Anniversary The world’s largest system of privately owned campgrounds, Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA), is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2022. Advancing the business of outdoor hospitality…

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  • News & Notes: May 2022

    Lance Camper Announces Expansion Lance Camper, maker of ultra-lightweight, composite-built truck campers and travel trailers, is expanding its manufacturing footprint. In addition to its 22-acre campus in Lancaster, California, Lance…

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  • News & Notes: April 2022

    New York Campgrounds Saw Bustling Business In 2021 Privately owned and operated campgrounds across New York experienced record occupancies during the 2021 camping season, with business levels up 15 percent…

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  • News & Notes: March 2022

    U.S. National Park Service Announces Entry-Free Days For 2022 National Park Service sites that typically charge an entrance fee are offering free admission on select days in 2022. In addition to…

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  • News & Notes: February 2022

    Grand Design Achieves Sales Milestones Statistical Surveys Inc. recently reported that the Solitude fifth-wheel line from Grand Design Recreational Vehicles has reached 25,000 in retail registrations. Solitude has legacy significance…

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  • News & Notes: January 2022

    All Systems Go For 2022 Quartzsite Show Each winter, snowbirds flock to a quiet town in the Southwestern desert to tour exhibits, socialize, and become part of the phenomenon that…

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  • News & Notes: December 2021

    Alliance RV Launches Midprofile Fifth-Wheel Alliance RV, one of the newest RV manufacturing companies, expanded its product lineup in June with its third model, a midprofile fifth-wheel known as the…

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  • News & Notes: November 2021

    Couple Wins Winnebago On “Wheel Of Fortune” Eddie and Joyce Hightower of Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, are self-proclaimed RV enthusiasts. In the 55 years they’ve been married, they’ve owned three motorhomes…

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  • News & Notes: October 2021

    Harvest Hosts Acquires Boondockers Welcome Two of the largest organizations that connect RVers and private landowners who offer overnight camping joined forces in June. Harvest Hosts, a membership program that…

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  • News & Notes: September 2021

    New Study Reveals Why RVers Select Certain Campsites RVers always seem to be searching for the perfect campsite. The results of an in-depth University of Montana research study, published in…

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  • News & Notes: August 2021

    49 New Scenic Byways And All-American Roads Announced Time on the road is a great part of the RV experience, and the Federal Highway Administration made the journey more noteworthy…

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  • News & Notes: July 2021

    Campgroundviews.com Launches Fundraising Effort Mark and Katrina Koep began working virtually from their RV in 2009, eventually hitting 46 of the lower 48 states. They asked the same question most…

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  • News & Notes: June 2021

    Winnebago Partners With National Park Foundation Winnebago Industries is partnering with the National Park Foundation in a multi-year effort to enhance the NPF’s Communities and Workforce Program. The program performs…

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  • News & Notes: May 2021

    REV Unveils Luxury Motorhome Floor Plan At FMCA Convention While social gatherings in a sticks-and-bricks house often center around the kitchen, that can be a little challenging in an RV.…

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  • News & Notes: April 2021

    National Park Week: April 17-25 With COVID-19 restricting openings and limiting travel, not everyone can travel to a national park at this time, so the National Park Service is looking…

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  • News & Notes: March 2021

    Cruiser RV To Introduce New Travel Trailer Cruiser RV announced plans in 2020 to unveil the Hitch, an ultralight travel trailer “equipped with unique features for today’s adventurous camper,” according…

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  • News & Notes: February 2021

    National Parks Set Fee-Free Days For 2021 January 18: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. April 17: First day of National Park Week August 4: One year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act August…

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  • News & Notes: January 2021

    Dometic Renews Care Camps Partnership Nature, John Muir once said, is a place that heals, and gives strength to the body and soul. Anyone who has ever pulled into a…

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  • News & Notes: December 2020

    German RV Trade Show Draws 107,000 In 2019, a record-setting 268,000 people attended Caravan Salon Dusseldorf, which has been marketed as the world’s largest trade fair for RVs. For the…

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  • News & Notes: November 2020

    Quartzsite RV Show To Proceed, With Precautions If all goes as planned, RVers will converge on the Arizona desert for the 2021 Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show, set for…

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  • News & Notes: October 2020

    RV Tech Institute Creates Gary Bunzer Memorial Scholarship The RV Technical Institute (RVTI) is establishing the Gary Bunzer Memorial Scholarship in honor of the “RV Doctor,” who devoted much of…

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  • News & Notes: September 2020

    Ill Youngsters Are Granted Wishes For RVs RV industry companies recently teamed up with Make-A-Wish to grant the wishes of two young children who can now go camping with their…

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  • RV Products: September 2020

    Gear, Gadgets, And Gifts Practical accessories and assorted goods designed to make life easier and more enjoyable for RVers. By John Johnston, Associate Editor RV Mat An RV patio mat…

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  • News & Notes: August 2020

    Battle Born Joins Care Camps Effort Care Camps has a new partner, Battle Born Industries. The company, which makes lithium-ion batteries and energy storage products, donated $10,000 to the nonprofit…

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  • News & Notes: July 2020

    RVers Are Encouraged To Follow Campground Etiquette As the threat from COVID-19 lessens, throngs of RVers are expected to fill campgrounds in national parks and elsewhere. That means it will…

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  • News & Notes: June 2020

    RV Country Opens New Service Center RV Country has opened a new state-of-the-art service center in Fresno, California, to replace a facility destroyed in a 2018 blaze. The expanded service…

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  • News & Notes: May 2020

    RV Industry Provides Assistance During Coronavirus Crisis As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths from COVID-19 rose sharply in the United States and Canada in late March 2020, the…

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  • News & Notes: April 2020

    Winnebago Unveils Travel Trailer, Launches New Website Winnebago’s Hike travel trailer has made its debut. It can sleep three or four, depending on which of the five floor plans is…

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  • News & Notes: March 2020

    Texas RV Dealer Collects Teddy Bears For Children An RV dealer with three locations in Texas, PPL Motor Homes, collected more than 450 teddy bears during its annual Cuddles for…

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  • News & Notes: February 2020

    Outdoor Recreation Helps Drive U.S. Economy The outdoor recreation industry is growing faster than the U.S. economy as a whole, according to a federal report. Data released in September 2019…

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  • News & Notes: January 2020

    National Parks Set Fee-Free Days For 2020 The National Park Service will waive entrance fees at all national parks on these days in 2020: January 20: Martin Luther King Jr.…

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  • News & Notes: December 2019

    Students Tour RV-Industry Factories For Manufacturing Day RV industry manufacturers Spartan Motors Inc. and Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) were among companies that hosted students for events related to Manufacturing Day…

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  • News & Notes: November 2019

    Keystone RV Marks Production Of 1 Millionth RV Keystone RV Company shipped its 1 millionth RV — a Montana 3761FL fifth-wheel — on August 29, 2019. The milestone was celebrated…

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  • News & Notes: October 2019

    RV Resort Operator Starts Program To Save Honeybees RVC Outdoor Destinations has launched the BEECause program to help save declining populations of the honeybee, which is an important pollinator for…

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  • News & Notes: September 2019

    Tents For Troops Founder Dies Charlie Curry, founder of the nonprofit Tents for Troops program and owner of Toutle River RV Resort in Castle Rock, Washington, died in June 2019…

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  • News & Notes: August 2019

    Fantasy RV Tours Rally Donates To Make-A-Wish The Fantasy RV Tours 10th Reunion Rally, held in April 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee, raised $31,030 for Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee. The donations will…

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  • News & Notes: July 2019

    Thor And KOA Join Forces On Trash Removal Thor Industries Inc. and Kampgrounds of America (KOA) have partnered on a program called Pick Up America. The campaign’s first initiative encourages…

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  • News & Notes: June 2019

    Winnebago Partners With National Park Foundation Winnebago Industries in March 2019 announced a multiyear partnership with the National Park Foundation in support of Find Your Park. The public awareness campaign…

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  • News & Notes: May 2019

    Thor’s Erwin Hymer Purchase Excludes North American Unit Thor Industries Inc. completed its acquisition of Erwin Hymer Group (EHG) on February 1, 2019. The deal created the world’s largest RV…

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