A True Camping Experience
By: Melanie Mann, guest blogger
For anyone who has been camping before, fond memories will coincide along with some less pleasant ones. This is because while camping can be a wonderful way to connect with nature and spend time with your family or alone, it also has potential for disaster. There are many things that can go wrong on a camping trip, caused by bad weather, getting lost, or any number of unpredictable occurrences. This is why it is important to be prepared and expect the unexpected.
New RV Company Buys Coachmen Manufacturing Facility
Evergreen Recreational Vehicles, a new RV company formed in December 2008, has completed the purchase of the Coachmen Complex in Middlebury Indiana.
Coachmen Industries, Inc. announced earlier that it had closed on the sale of nearly all of the assets of its Recreation Vehicle business to Forest River, Inc. The sale had been overwhelmingly approved by the Shareholders the previous week. Coachmen headquarters will remain in Elkhart Indiana, and the company will now focus exclusively on its systems-built housing division and its growing specialty vehicle business.
NYSE Threatens to Delist Another RV Manufacturer
RV maker Monaco Coach Corporation (MNC: NYSE) announced today that it received a letter from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 6 advising that it was no longer in compliance with the exchange's standard requirements for a common stock. Under NYSE rules, a common stock must maintain an average closing price above one dollar per share for 30 consecutive trading days.
Camping on the Rise Down Under
Is camping going to be more popular this summer? If you believe the trends from our friends down under it is. Right now, while it's Winter here, it's Summer in Australia and New Zealand. The news from our neighbors to the South is that camping as a family vacation is up dramatically.
Camping World Ready to Sponsor NASCAR Trucks
Friday, February 13, 2009 marks a new era. The opening of the NASCAR Truck Series at Daytona will see a new title sponsor. Craftsman is out and Camping World is in as the sponsor for the truck series. The seven year agreement is thought to be worth between $5 million and $7 million dollars.
Green RV to be Shown at the Florida RV SuperShow
RV enthusiast Brian Brawdy is out to demonstrate that RVs can be eco-friendly without sacrificing creature comforts through a vehicle called the Green RV that's scheduled for an appearance at the 2009 Florida RV SuperShow.
NYSE Will Delist Fleetwood Enterprises
This is beginning to sound like a broken record. For those of you too young to remember vinyl LP record albums, Wiki "broken record". I reported the financial woes of Country Coach just yesterday. Today the economy is claiming an even larger RV victim. The New York Stock Exchange has dropped RV manufacturer Fleetwood Enterprises (NYSE:FLTW). Public trading of the once Fortune 500 company will be suspended at the opening bell on Monday. Once that happens, Fleetwood will be out of the exchange. Why? Its stock value tumbled 98 percent last year. The company’s stock value has now plunged below the minimum required by Wall Street regulators. From a high in 2004 of $16.06 per share, Fridays closing bids were as low as $0.0753 per share.
Some Great New Video Games For The Grandkids
From a snow-covered island to the delightful world of Pixie Hollow, new family-friendly video games from Disney Interactive Studios give players the opportunity to explore magical worlds.
RV Manufacturer Country Coach Teeters on Closing
According to the Associated Press, the RV manufacturer Country Coach says it may have to close down its Junction City Oregon factory unless it can obtain additional financing by March.
Camping Without Moving
It’s New Year's Day and I haven’t changed campgrounds or RV parks in more than 3 months. That’s unusual for me and I’m getting restless. We’ll probably be in this same campground until May as we await several monumental family events we plan to attend. Sitting still got me thinking of ways to entertain my nomadic camping urge without being able to go places. When I get restless like this, I usually start planning my next trip or two just to soothe the urge. I thought I’d share a few cool things I found, even if they are a bit unusual.
