RVBusiness, January/February 2021
JANUARY FEBRUARY 2021 VOL 72 NO 1 65 TOP OF THE NEWS 6 Remarkable Recovery Makes News 8 Outgoing RVIA Chair Sees Resilience 12 Camping World Eyeing Electric RVs SUPPLY SIDE 90 Way Interglobal Offers AC Units 91 SnapPads See Market Success 92 JR Products Camp Casual Merge 40 Freightliner Custom Chassis Tiffin Cook Up a Southern Recipe for Success with Phaeton 40IH ON THE COVER Departments 95 People on the Move 98 Ad Index From left Jayco President Ken Walters Towables Division General Manager Brad Whitehead and Product Director John Fisher pose with the new Jayco Jay Feather Micro The small adventure based product is one of many being offered throughout the industry as OEMs work to accommodate the single largest group of new buyers in the RV market today Millennials and Gen Zers Photo by Shawn Spence Contents Columns 4 State of the Art 28 Spader Report 30 Statistically Speaking 32 GuestView Bouma 34 Dealer Operations 35 GuestView Loring 88 Parks Campgrounds 94 Livingston Report 50 An Influx of COVID Campers is Fueling Increased Demand in Adventure Trailers Suppliers Tell Their Stories Offer Info on New Products Cover Story 46 Industry Icon Phlanthropist Art Decio Passes at Age 90 Five High Profile Dealers Discuss 2020 s Challenges Travel Lite RV 20 Revamped with New Leadership and New Products 36 J A N U A R Y F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 1 RVBusiness 3 44
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