Instructor Helps Inmates in Texas Learn RV Repair Skills

After 24 years of working for private industry, Mark Munday of Gatesville found a new calling in teaching valuable work skills to female prison inmates that can help them build a new future, according to a report by The Gatesville Messenger. Munday teaches women who are incarcerated at the Woodman Unit of the Texas Department […]

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Skyline Champion: Q2 2023 Net Sales Increased 53.9%

TROY, Mich. – Skyline Champion Corporation (NYSE: SKY) announced financial results for its second quarter ended Oct. 1, 2022 (fiscal 2023). Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Highlights (compared to Second Quarter Fiscal 2022) Net sales increased 53.9% to $806.8 million U.S. homes sold increased 23.2% to 7,274 Total backlog decreased 40.5% to $0.8 billion Average selling […]

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Nerd Wallet Reports on the Rise of RV Delivery Services

San Diego-based mom of two Audrey Patterson frequently vacations in an RV with her family. But she’s actually only driven an RV once — a brief stretch near Burbank, California — en route to Yosemite National Park for their 2021 summer vacation. The area northwest of downtown Los Angeles is a tangled web of freeways, […]

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Pathfinder Camp Resorts Forecasts Robust Winter Occupancy

VANCOUVER, BC – Pathfinder Ventures Inc. (TSXV: RV) (OTCQB: RVRVF) reports a 47% booked occupancy rate for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 combined, with the expectation of achieving 50%. The 47% booked occupancy also represents a 9% YoY increase for the company’s Pathfinder Camp Resorts, a network of branded, upscale and family-friendly RV parks and […]

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Lippert: Diversification Helping LCI Weather Soft Market

The diversification strategy implemented after the 2008-009 recession helped LCI Industries (Lippert) navigate the headwinds of the RV industry’s current soft market, company officials said Tuesday (Nov. 1). Following the company’s third quarter 2022 performance results, President & CEO Jason Lippert told investment analysts that the softened market demand was due to “overbuilding of inventory and […]

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BLUETTI to Attend SEMA Show with Multiple Solar Innovations

SHENZHEN, China – As a market leader in the global renewable power station market, BLUETTI will attend the SEMA Show, popularly known as industry’s most anticipated in-person networking event that takes place on Nov. 1-4, 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to a company release. BLUETTI has rounded up a wide range of product line-ups for the show, covering […]

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Outdoor Rec Economic Data Release Set for Noon, Nov. 9

The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), whose membership includes dozens of organizations including the RV Industry Association (RVIA) and the RV Dealers Association (RVDA), is hosting a virtual event at noon (note the new time) Nov. 9, to announce the 2021 Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Together with guest speakers […]

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Organizers Say RV Tech & Inspector Expo ‘Went Very Well’

ATHENS, Texas – The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) reported 480 people registered for the 2022 Expo, which took place Sept. 26-30 to provide continuing education training for certified RV inspectors and technicians. “The expo went very well and participants who completed all the sessions earned 30 continuing education credits toward maintaining their certifications with […]

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‘RVing Today’ Features Coachmen RV, Vintage Trailer Rally

In this episode of “RVing Today” – the longtime RV lifestyle program – Jeff Johnston heads to Brownsville, Ore., for the Rally on a River Vintage Trailer Rally, hosted by The Rollin’ Oldies Vintage Trailer Group. Later, in the Paws on Board segment, Max Keagle from Coachmen RV shows Dr. Fitz all the pet-friendly features […]

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RVWA Spotlight: Introducing Alyssa Cox of Forest River Inc.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Several times a month RVBusiness will post an “RVWA Spotlight,” which will highlight a member of the RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) in each instance. Provided by RVWA, the member spotlight series interviews many of the women who make up the RV industry, highlighting how they got into the industry, what they currently do, and advice for other women. […]

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Camping World Q3 Sees Record 14,460 Used Units Sold

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – Camping World Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CWH) America’s recreation dealer, on Nov. 1 reported results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World Holdings Inc. stated, “In this current environment, our company is focused on growing our overall used RV business, strategic and opportunistic dealership acquisitions […]

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AAA: Nationwide Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Trend

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national average pump price continued its recent trend by dipping three cents over the past week to hit $3.76. Tepid domestic gas demand and waffling global oil prices are the main reasons, although much lower West Coast gas prices are playing a part too, according to the American Automobile Association. “The […]

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CFO Brian Hall Announces Resignation from LCI Industries

ELKHART, Ind. – LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII), which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc., supplies a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading original equipment manufacturers in the recreation and transportation product markets, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, today announced that Brian Hall, executive vice president and chief financial officer, […]

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Performance Brokerage Advises on Airstream Adventures Sale

Performance Brokerage Services, one of North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firms, highlighted its involvement in the recently announced sale of Airstream Adventures, with six Airstream dealerships in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California, to Lithia and Driveway (LAD), according to a release. Airstream Adventures was founded in 2010 by Ted Davis, Parker Johnstone, and John […]

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National Indoor RV Centers Enters Washington DC Market

National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC), a national RV and motorhome dealership, is entering the Washington, D.C., region for the first time, according to a report by the Commercial Observer. The Lawrenceville, Ga.-headquartered company has inked a 9,300-square-foot mixed-use lease at 9515 Contractors Court in Manassas, Va. The property is part of Broad Run Industrial Park, situated less than […]

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Flexsteel Agrees to Pay for Polluted Groundwater in Elkhart

ELKHART — A Dubuque, Iowa, furniture maker will fund the cleanup of a north Elkhart Superfund site with polluted groundwater, according to a report by The Elkhart Truth. Flexsteel had been a supplier of furniture to the RV industry until an April 2020 announcement (RVBusiness, April 29, 2020: “Flexsteel Announces Exit from RV Furniture Business”) […]

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OEM Showcase: A Look at the 2023 Jayco Seismic Line

Join Mike Aplin, director of Product Development for all things luxury fifth-wheels at Jayco, as he goes through a 2023 Seismic Luxury Series. Standard on the Seismic Luxury Series is the JaySMART exterior LED lighting system, dual 30-pound propane bottle with an auto regulator, CPAP-prepped bedrooms, and the JAYCOMMAND “Smart RV” system powered by BMPRO. […]

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EcoFlow’s Power Kits to be Showcased at SEMA Show 2022

LOS ANGELES – EcoFlow, an eco-friendly energy solutions company, announced that it will attend the SEMA Show 2022, featuring the world’s first highly integrated modular energy solutions for RVs and tiny homes – the EcoFlow Power Kits. The modified car show will also see EcoFlow’s DELTA 2 and RIVER 2 Series portable power stations. “The SEMA Show […]

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Key Issue as Fed Meets this Week: When to Slow Rate Hikes?

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve may reach a turning point this week as it announces what’s expected to be another substantial three-quarter-point hike in its key interest rate — its fourth straight, according to an Associated Press report. Fed officials will likely engage in a fraught debate over whether it may soon be time to slow […]

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Glamping USA Show Founder Joins ‘Camper Report Show’

The “Camper Report Show” is a weekly feature of Camper Report, which is part of the RV LIFE family of RVing websites that provide RV forums, RV trip planning tools and mobile apps, and one of the largest campground databases around. Co-hosted by Bob Zagami and John DiPietro – RV industry veterans in their own right – the Camper Report Show has partnered with RVBusiness by […]

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