Hey Dad…You Gotta See These RVs
June 14, 2012 by Rex Vogel · Leave a Comment
There’s never been a better time to take up the RV life. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a snowbird, or an RV full-timer, there’s an RV to suit any travel budget and taste. The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) recently reported that nearly 8 million American households have an RV—Class A motorhome, Class C motorhome, [...]
Is Earthbound’s Future in Doubt?
October 24, 2011 by Rex Vogel · 1 Comment
Marion, Indiana-based Earthbound Recreational Vehicles LLC shut down production at its factory about six weeks ago. Previously, the factory had been running “smaller” production for three months with 15 employees, reduced from around 50 earlier in the year, according to Earthbound President Charles Hoefer. The City of Marion backed a $2 million bond with county [...]
Chinese Company Copies the SylvanSport GO
October 6, 2011 by Rex Vogel · 2 Comments
In an earlier post, Meet the GO! by SylvanSport, I reported on the GO, a lightweight, reconfigurable, pop-up trailer manufactured by Brevard, North Carolina-based SylvanSport LLC. SylvanSport has learned that Wuyi Tiandi Motion Apparatus Co. Ltd., a manufacturing company operating out of Zhejiang, China has begun manufacturing and selling counterfeit versions of the popular SylvanSport [...]
Teardrop Revival
August 13, 2011 by Rex Vogel · 1 Comment
Earlier this year I reported that demand for the small and compact teardrop trailer had increased resulting in a recent upswing in sales. I further reported that homemade teardrop trailers were making a comeback. Today I report on a manufacturer of custom built teardrop trailers. When Joe and Leslie Kosareff pull into a campground, fellow [...]
Meet the Zetros: Apocalypse-Ready Motorhome
June 25, 2011 by Rex Vogel · 4 Comments
Could the apocalyptic looking beast, a custom order Zetros produced by Mercedes Benz, be the biggest, monster motorhome on Planet Earth? Two businessmen friends in Ulan Bator, Mongolia who take “multiday excursions into the Altai mountains where they hunt for wolves with an eagle” decided they needed something a bit beefier for their expeditions. The [...]
