Check out the latest RV-related news and events from this past week. This weekly series will feature only articles/videos of interest to the RV industry or RV community. Here’s what’s hot in the RV world this week:
1. Camping is making a comeback as a popular vacation option, CNN reported March 26. Outdoor equipment company REI has seen family tent sales soar 28 percent this month over last year. In this economy, camping is a great way to “get away from it all” without spending a lot to get there.
2. Get the RV packed and ready for the Texas Spring Samboree happening April 2-5 at the West Texas Fair Grounds in Abilene. This “Day at the Beach” event will feature RV exhibitors, commercial booths, seminars, entertainment and much more!
3. Woodall’s Launches Free RV Buyer’s Guide Website: This new website allows users to search information for thousands of new and previous-year RV models. The website also allows users to find RV-related articles, calculate their payments, get information about RV financing, and more. Check it out for yourself at www.woodallsRVBG.com.
4. RV Today visits the Grand Canyon: Watch the short video about the canyon and the nearby city of Flagstaff, AZ. This is a great stopping point on your way to or from The Rally in Albuquerque on Route 66, coming up April 17-20!
5. Roadmaster Inc. Not Affiliated With Roadmaster Chassis: To dispel any confusion, Roadmaster Inc. is a leading RV towing products manufacturer in the U.S., while Roadmaster chassis is a manufacturing division of Monaco Coach Corporation, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early March. Although they have similar names, they are not related and are part of separate corporations.
BobF
Thank you for the information. The increase in tent sales may not be because of increase in people having fun. It may be because people are having to live in tents as a result of not having any other place to live. Houses being repossessed, no job and can not pay rent, plus other reasons for not having a typical building to live in. It was on the news where a church was buying tents for people to sleep in inside there building of worship. Taking information for face value can be misleading sometimes. I do not know what is causing the increase in sales either. Maybe people are buying tents instead of other types of camping housing (trailers, 5th wheels, motor homes). Only deep detail analysis could find the reason which most organizations will not do.