Thawing credit markets key to RV industry turnaround
WSBT-TV
Step onto the lot of any local RV dealer and you're likely to hear the words "credit application." You're also likely hear another word: "declined." Experts say turning that trend around is the biggest key to the industry's future.

More

Indiana RV startup in Peru to expand, hire 100
Indianapolis Star
Indiana's recession-battered recreational vehicle manufacturing industry received more good news today as a start-up towable RV maker in Miami County plans to expand and add 100 jobs by 2011. Riverside Travel Trailer, a company formed in Peru in June inside the former home of RV maker Adventure Manufacturing, will invest more than $1.1 million to purchase new equipment and make upgrades to the 130,000 square-foot building.More

Forest service wants to cut discounts to seniors/disabled
RV News Service
For decades, one of the big "bargains" that senior and disabled RVers could count on was "half off" when camping in U.S. Forest Service campgrounds. But Uncle Sam’s forest management agency is now testing the waters to see if they can seriously reduce the discount.More

Hitting the road
FOX News

There's some good news for the RV industry. Many manufacturers are making a comeback from a slump. In fact, the RV industry is in the midst of making a comeback.More

National Park Getaway: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
MotorHome Magazine
Within driving distance of El Paso, Texas, and Carlsbad, N.M., the land, with its golden undertones and shades of brown, rises into what looks like the ramparts of a mythological fortress: the limestone bulk of El Capitan. This geologic formation, true to its name, resembles a ranking officer who has mustered his "troops" — the other natural wonders of Guadalupe Mountains National Park — for inspection. The scenery includes not only mountains but also sandy lowlands, cacti, a variety of trees, a canyon and a small waterfall. Ponderosa pine trees, Douglas firs and maples all grow in the park, which harbors the Guadalupe violet — a species of plant found nowhere else in the world — as well as animals such as peregrine falcons, horned lizards and black bears. More

Can Airstream revive the RV image for the modern traveler?
Jaunted
Thank God the summer of the "staycation" has finished. Boy, was that depressing. So now with 2010 to look forward to, and hopefully a slew of actual trips for everyone, it could be worthwhile to check out the options in RV Travel, especially with icons like Airstream reentering the scene.More

Report shows that camping is on the rise
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
If you spent any time camping this summer and fall, you weren't alone. A report that examined trends in outdoor recreation this past year determined that 7.4 percent more people went car and backyard camping this summer than last year. The report, the "Special Report on Camping," was conducted by The Outdoor Foundation and The Coleman Co. Inc.More

TRA Certification brings green standards to the RV industry
The Earth Times
The green trend has hit the RV industry and TRA Certification Inc. can prove it. TRA Certification is a green certification company affiliated with T.R. Arnold and Associates Inc., a long-time, internationally accredited certifier of quality management systems. In recent months it has turned its attention to the RV and park model industries in utilizing consensus standards to certify that buyers are indeed getting an environmentally-friendly recreational vehicle. More