RVBusiness, September/October 2019
62 RVBusiness S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 and the help of my mentors people at the association and my family Known for creating products that have pushed the RV industry forward Few developed the first bolt on hitch for towable RVs eliminating the need for welders to install a hitch and creating a safer way to tow RVs He also was a founding member and is a past president of the Trailer Hitch Manufacturers Association THMA Few has worked in the RV industry for more than 50 years Now working with Lippert Components Inc he said that he still works 45 hours a week and has fun doing it They have breathed life into me he explained Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Hopkins said he was grateful to have spent his career in an industry he loved so much After growing up and enjoying the RV trips that his family took Biles jumped at the chance in 1981 to own an RV dealership in Colorado leaving a job behind in California and bringing his wife along for the ride He highlighted some of the people he has had a chance to work with at RVDA and RVIA I am really excited to start seeing history repeat itself with the influx of a new generation that is coming into Recipient of the Daryl Searer Spirit Award Karen Redfern credited her Go RVing team with the programs success our industry Biles explained We have some great opportunities ahead of us He also pointed out the work that is being done to improve RV repair times and said that he hoped studies currently being conducted will continue to push the industry to improve even more on that end RVB Induction ceremony attendees and guests toured the RV exhibits and memorabilia in the RV MH Hall of Fame and Museums Founders Hall prior to the induction dinner
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