The latest projection shows total 2021 National RV shipments ranging between 565,848 and 586,281 units with the most likely year-end total being 576,065 units. That total would represent a 33.8% increase over the 2020 year-end total of 430,412 units. It would also be a 14.1% gain over the current comparable record high of 504,600 units [...]
In the blink of an eye, another summer has come and gone. The outdoors, which is commonly a sanctum for thousands during these warmer months, has become even more of a refuge during this time of pandemic. When you’re outside and among natural beauty, we can forget what’s going on in the world and instead [...]
As an RV owner, it’s essential that your trailer or rig stays as clean and maintained as possible. This is important when the RV is in use – whether you’re camping or traveling – when it’s being stored long-term, or simply sitting around awaiting your next camping trip. Where you park your RV when it’s [...]
Any RV purchase is a big investment, and not just in dollars. You’re also investing in the RV lifestyle, of spending your weekends and holiday vacations camping or traveling with your trusty home away from home. One of the largest types of RV is a Class A or conventional motorhome, which is built on a [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The RV industry is significant economic driver for the United States, and for many individual states as well. The “RVs Move America Economic Impact Study” expresses this impact in detail. At a national level, the RV industry has an overall economic impact of $114 billion and supports nearly 600,000 jobs. Those jobs [...]
Summer is winding down and kids are returning to school in a few short weeks. Now is the time to make those dishes you've been meaning to make all summer - and this article may complicate things, because you may not be able to resist adding them to the list. Leave your worries in your [...]
Rainy days don’t need to get you down. They can be a chance to slow down, to take it easy, to try something new or different… and to have a little fun. Be a Puddle-Jumper No, not across the “pond.” Enjoy the rain showers more directly. As long as it’s not thunder and lightning, [...]
Upper Peninsula Want something off the beaten path? The southern Garden Peninsula, as it’s so known, is a land mass that juts out into Lake Michigan to form Big and Little Bays de Noc. In August and September, the cedar trees around Peninsula Point Lighthouse Park between the bays is a popular stopover for thousands [...]
A folding camping trailer, also commonly known as a pop up or pop up camper, is a popular choice for individuals and families who like the combination soft side/hard side construction, the ability to trailer a low-profile RV on the road, compact functionality, affordability, and space for up to eight people. Should I store my [...]
Let’s say you’re coming back across the Mackinac Bridge from the Upper Peninsula, but you don’t want to go home just yet. Taking I-75 would be too easy, too straight a path, and too fast. Take U.S. 23 and other coastal highways instead to experience Michigan’s Sunrise Side and its enchanting small towns. We’ll include [...]
