News Brief
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00 |
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The Good Sam Club RV Owners’ Advisory Council has begun a survey to assess problems with RV tires.
The survey has been sent to about 250,000 Good Sam Club members to determine the frequency of tire failure and the RV owners’ knowledge of tire selection, care and maintenance.
Tom Gonser, chairman of the advisory council, said a number of RVers have expressed concerns about RV tires, but the extent of the problem is unclear. “The failure rate of RV tires is simply not known at this point because there is no data available to confirm or refute those concerns,” he said. “Our survey will involve an extremely large sample size and should begin to provide answers as to whether a problem with RV tires exits, and, if so, what types, sizes and brands of RV types might be most involved.” The survey could also provide information for education programs on tire safety. |
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00 |
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Canon U.S.A. is conducting a photo contest for nature images taken by amateur photographers at local, city, county, state and national parks and national monuments. Deadline to enter is Sept. 30.
The contest is being held in two categories: a teen division for ages 13 to 17 and an adult division for persons 18 and older. Prizes include Canon photo equipment and a trip to a national park. For information and to enter the contest, visit usa.cannon.com/parks. |
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00 |
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Kevin Atkinson has been named district sales manager for the Western region by Damon Motor Coach. Atkinson, who lives in Eugene, Oregon, has 23 years of experience in the RV industry. |
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00 |
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Forest River to revived Shasta as an RV brand with plans to debut its first products this fall. Shasta was a name formerly used by Coachmen RV, which was acquired by Forest River in 2008.
The new Shasta division will be separate from Coachmen, and will be headed by Brad Whitehead, former director of travel trailer sales at Heartland Recreational Vehicles. Shasta plans to build travel trailers, fifth wheels and Class C motorhomes in Middlebury, Indiana.
The Shasta name has been associated with small travel trailers, but Whitehead said the new products will be varied. “Shasta has been a part of history in the industry, but our intent is to add a whole new chapter,” he said. |
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00 |
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A company in Pennsylvania is proposing to turn a Holiday Inn into a $75 million resort casino by putting 36 RVs on the property to rent as rooms and by opening a large RV park.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Penn Harris Gaming thinks a resort casino in Camp Hill would appeal to an underserved population—people who travel the country in RVs looking for places to visit. A six-acre parking area would be converted into RV World, where RVers could park while gambling.
By adding 36 new RVs to the hotel and renting them as rooms, the company would meet a state requirement that a hotel casino have 275 rooms. The hotel has only 239 rooms. The proposal is one of a number of projects competing for permits from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. |
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:24 |
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Thor Industries, the world’s largest RV manufacturer, ended its fiscal year July 31 with a 66 percent increase in RV sales over the previous year. RV sales totaled more than $1.8 billion.
The company, which also builds buses, said its total sales amounted to $2.2 billion. Peter B. Orthwein, Thor chairman, CEO and president, said the company was “pleased with the dramatic rebound in the RV industry” and that retail sales continued to show improvement in June and July. |
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:23 |
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A panel of RV industry leaders and analysts will discuss the RV market outlook at the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo October 4-8 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The panel will be led by Tom Walworth of Statistical Surveys, which tracks RV sales. Other panelists will be Ron Fenech, RV group president with Thor Industries; Peter Lannon, group president of RV and motorsports with GE Capital Commercial Distribution Finance, and Craig Kennison, senior research analyst with Robert W. Baird, Inc. |
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:20 |
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The newly formed Thor Diesel Club, open to owners of Damon, Four Winds and Mandalay Class A diesel coaches, will hold its first rally, Oct. 3-8, in Goshen, Indiana. The club was formerly known as the Mandalay Travel Club, but was reorganized to include owners of Damon and Four Winds products. For information, visit mymotorhomeclub.com. |
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Written by RV Life Magazine
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:19 |
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The owner of Toutle River RV Park in Castle Rock, Washington, has initiated a policy of providing free camping for active-duty military personnel, and is urging other campgrounds to follow his lead.
“It is a very small way of saying, ‘Thank you’ for all the hard work and sacrifices men and women in the military make,” said owner Charlie Curry. He has established a website, tentsfortroops.org, to list campgrounds that offer at least two days of free camping to military personnel. Campground owners are invited to go to the website to add their campgrounds to the list.
Curry is hoping the website will become a resource for military personnel to find free camping throughout the country.
At the Toutle River RV Park, the free camping offer is subject to availability. Military personnel must call to reserve a campsite and must present their military ID on arrival. |
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