RPTIA Adopts HUD Formaldehyde Standard

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The Recreation Park Trailer Industry Association (RPTIA) has adopted the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standard for formaldehyde emissions from wood products in manufactured homes for RVs its members build. The RPTIA board, meeting Oct. 26 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., unanimously approved requiring members to meet the HUD standard of 0.2 parts per million (ppm) for plywood and 0.3 ppm for particle... Read more

Canadians ‘Loonie’ About Exchange Rate

Frank and Dianne Sharp didn’t come to Bonita Springs, Fla., much earlier this winter, but the Canadian snowbirds say they might spend more money while they are here, according to the Bonita Daily News. The strength of the Canadian dollar, or “loonie,” means the Sharps can enjoy a big discount on everything they buy. “When I go to the Dollar Store, it’s really the Dollar Store now,” said Dianne Sharp. “Usually buying something that is priced a dollar seems like paying $1.50. This... Read more

Ohio Deploys $296,000 into Campground

State funds totaling $296,000 were released by the Ohio Controlling Board to support renovations at the Camp Perry Training Site campgrounds in Ottawa County east of Toledo in northwest Ohio, State Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, announced on Monday (Oct. 29). The funding will allow a 1,540-square-foot shower and bathroom facility to be built at the camp’s new 40-unit recreational vehicle campground, which was built in 2006, according to the Toledo Blade. The showers and bathrooms can accommodate... Read more

AGI to Hold 2nd Resort, Campground Confab

Affinity Group Inc. (AGI) has announced plans to hold its second annual RV Resort & Campground Conference & Expo Jan. 21- 23 at the InterContinental Hotel in New Orleans, La. The three-day conference will feature educational seminars on the latest trends affecting private membership parks as well as commercial parks that are open to the public. Motivational speaker Andy Cohen will provide the keynote address while Gary LaBella, vice president of public relations and advertising for the... Read more

U.S. Firm Outfits Chinese Campground

Eureka! FloraLand Camping, China’s first and only family tenting campground on a North American-style amusement park, opened in Cheng-Du in China’s Szechuan province last July. Eureka!, a division of Johnson Outdoors Inc., based in Binghamton, N.Y., is the official partner of the campground, providing the whole camping concept as well as tents and camping accessories, including air mattresses and sleeping bags. Since the grand opening, Eureka! FloraLand Camping has operated at near capacity,... Read more

Rentals Yield 30% of LSI Resort Revenues

Leisure Systems Inc., franchisor of the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park camp-resorts, has recognized the need to expand its camping options and continues to increase its full-service rental cabins across a number of its camp-resorts. There are currently 1,700 full-service rental units across all Jellystone Park camp-resorts – an increase of 18% over the last two years, according to a news release. And the full-service units generate nearly 30% of overall revenue for the camp-resorts. “Our cabins... Read more

<i>Workamper</i> Names Employees of the Year

Don and Marlene Boothroyd are the 2007 recipients of the Workampers of the Year award presented by Workamper News, Heber Springs, Ark. The Boothroyds were nominated by their employer at Salt Lake City KOA, Darren D. Menlove. For two seasons, the Boothroyds have Workamped for Salt Lake City KOA. The nomination came “based on their competence, friendliness and high customer satisfaction.” Menlove said. “Don and Marlene went way beyond their job description. We had many positive comments from... Read more

Texans Weigh Upgrades to Popular Park

Cedar Hill State Park southwest of Dallas is the state’s most popular campsite, with more than 100 miles of lakeshore on Joe Pool Lake and hundreds of hookup sites that are now in need of expensive upgrades. Jan Barker and her family have been cooking and camping here for months. “It has been great, but during the summer, when a lot of people are out here, your electricity gets cut,” she told WFAA TV, Dallas. That’s why state park spokesmen called a press conference today (Oct. 25)... Read more

<i>Workamper </i>Names Employer of the Year

The 2007 recipient of the Employer of the Year award presented by Workamper News is Nathan Adelman, sole operator of Odetah Campground in Bozrah, Conn. Adelman was nominated by his five Workamper couples. “By our side supporting us both physically and mentally is Nathan,” said Lee and Karen Hunt, one of the Workamper couples. “He is a very good observer and is able to see what his employees need in order to perform their duties to the best of their abilities.” “It is rare that employees... Read more

AGI, Gorin Host Park Investment Confab

More than 140 RV park and campground representatives, industry brokers and financial executives gathered last week in McLean, Va., for the inaugural RV Park & Campground Investment Conference, jointly presented Oct. 17–19 by McLean-based consultant David Gorin & Associates and Affinity Group Inc. (AGI), the Ventura, Calif.-based publisher and RV consumer club sponsor. The event offered seminars covering everything from park investment opportunities to lender and financing programs to... Read more

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