| . | TRUCK CAMPER SHOWS AND RALLIES IN 2010 SHOWS September 15 - 19, 2010 Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show Giant Center, Hershey, PA Lance, Classy Chassis, Palomino, Supersprings September 16 - 19, 2010 Fall RV & Boat Show Portland Expo Center, Portland, OR Lance, Palomino, Adventurer, Four Wheel Campers, Northern Lite, Arctic Fox September 23 - 26, 2010 Snowbird RV Show & Sale Tradex, Abbotsford, BC Lance, Adventurer, Eagle Cap, Arctic Fox, Northern Lite October 7 - 10, 2010 Salem RV Show Oregon State Fair & Expo Center, Salem, OR Lance, Palomino, Adventurer October 15 - 24, 2010 California RV Show Fairplex, Pomona, CA Lance, Palomino RALLIES August 26 - 28, 2010 Southern California Lance Owners of America Factory Tour and BBQ Lance Factory, Lancaster, California KOA, Acton, California Organizer: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it September 3 - 6, 2010 Vancouver Island Rally Various Locations Organizer: NATCOA September 7 - 10, 2010 North Carolina TC Get Together Crosswinds Campground, Apex, North Carolina Organizers: Bruce and Kim Scott September 17 - 19, 2010 Southern Hills Lance Rally Conley Bottoms Resort , Monticello, Kentucky Organizers: Mid-Eastern Region of LOA October 8 - 11, 2010 Fall Colors Caravan Various Locations, North Cascades, WA Organizers: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it October 14 - 17, 2010 North-East Truck Camping Jamboree Winter Island Campground, Salem, MA Organizers: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it To see a complete list of 2010 truck camper RV shows and rallies, click here. |
| Industry Leaders |
| Gordon White | Monday, 22 March, 2010 | |
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You can learn a lot by talking to the leaders of our industry. Truck Camper Magazine has interviewed most of the industry leaders and asked them about how they got into the business, their products, their visions for the future, and much more. Come meet the industry, and be prepared to be impressed. Jim Jones, CEO and Ward King, COO of Northwood Manufacturing Truck Camper Magazine talks with Northwood Manufacturing's new CEO and COO about the leadership transition and their future vision for Northwood. Scott Tuttle: President of Livin’ Lite Scott Tuttle, President of Livin’ Lite, gives us the inside story on why he’s launching a new line of wood-free all-aluminum hard-side truck campers. No staples included. 50 Years of Northstar Memories To celebrate their upcoming 50th anniversary, we talked to Liz, Rory, and Rex Willett of Northstar Campers about their lifetime of truck camping memories. Ladies' Week Part 3: Celeste Hanagan of Four Wheel and Six-Pac Campers Celeste Hanagan of Four Wheel and Six-Pac Campers might just be the most powerful woman in the truck camper industry. Here's her story. Jack Cole: President of Lance Camper Manufacturing We interviewed Jack Cole, President of Lance Camper Manufacturing, in person last month in the dinette of a 2010 Lance 992. Here's Jack's story. Tom Martin of Classy Chassis: Storage Beds and Beyond Tom Martin, President of Classy Chassis, talks to us about his company, custom aluminum storage beds, and luxury interior truck conversions. Keith Donkin of Northern Lite Keith Donkin, General Manager of Northern Lite, talks to us about Northern Lite's history, the advantages of molded fiberglass, and what's so special about Northern Lite's Special Editions. Doug Karr of Northwood Manufacturing Doug Karr sold his first RV when he was five years old and never looked back. Today he’s the go-to Arctic Fox sales guy at Northwood Manufacturing. Gene Cronin of Palomino RV Gene Cronin, Palomino RV's National Sales Manager, talks to TCM about Palomino’s three truck camper lines, construction methods, and what's new at Palomino. Brian Ward of Outfitter Manufacturing We talk to Brian Ward, Owner of Outfitter Manufacturing, about his family business, camper construction methods, personal truck camper rig, and new 2010 Outfitter models. Coyote RV: Custom Pop-Up Campers Robby and Cari Rowe, Owners of Coyote RV, tell us about their company's history, new aerodynamic fiberglass front nose, and other changes to their custom pop-up campers. Dave Hoskins of Aluminess: Taking Aluminum Farther Take your truck camping expeditions farther off-road and off-the-grid with Aluminess's aluminum bumpers, racks, and boxes - serious off-road gear. VIDEO: Alaskan Campers Starring Bryan Wheat Bryan Wheat, President of Alaskan Campers, goes in front of the camera to present the Alaskan Camper. See the camper raise and lower as Bryan gives us the walk around tour. Rory Willett: President of R.C. Willett / Northstar Meet Rory Willett, President of R.C. Willet Co. / Northstar. His journey has been full of surprise twists, challenging decisions, and remarkable opportunities. Norman Jacobson of Lance Campers: Forty Years of RV Innovation In his forty-year career, Norm has been booed out of boardrooms, launched political revolutions, and relentlessly pushed our RV industry forward. Bob Livingston: Publisher of Trailer Life, MotorHome, and Camping Life Magazines The Publisher of Trailer Life, MotorHome, and Camping Life magazines could have any RV he wanted. Guess what he has… James Epp: President of Fraserway RV and Adventurer LP Forty years ago, James Epp got a phone call that changed his life. Here is James on Fraserway RV, Adventurer LP, and a phone call that started it all. Richard Coon: President of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) We ask the President of the RVIA about the Go RVing campaign, Chinese RVIA members, getting a TC in the RV/MH Hall of Fame, and much more. Burk Morgan: Adventurer Manufacturing On the Move So what's been going on at Adventurer since they announced they were moving to Yakima, Washington seven months ago? Ian Swallow: Northstars to Australia Northstar's Australian distributor on truck campers down under. Meet Don Payne: Happijac's New Product Manager Everything you ever wanted to know about Happijac's products but were afraid to ask. Larry Johns of Travel Lite We talk to the President of Travel Lite about his camper manufacturing company. What's that about new double-slide campers? Bob McCarthy of Rieco-Titan Products, Inc. The President of Rieco-Titan gives us more than just the facts about the jacks. You say Ree-Coe. I say Rye-Coe. But what does Bob say? Gerry Lamberti of SuperSprings International, Inc. We talk openly with SuperSprings International CEO, Gerry Lamberti, about sag, sway, and springs. It doesn't take long for things to get heavy. Jack Kay of Torklift International We talked to Jack Kay, Principal of Torklift International, about his company and the Torklift line of turnbuckles and gear. Four Wheel, Six-Pac, and One Man If you had told Tom Hanagan in 1999 that he would own not one, but two truck camper manufacturing companies in 2007, he might of thought you were nuts. Bryan Wheat of Alaskan We talked to Bryan Wheat to learn more about Alaskan and what's going on with this one-of-a-kind company. Bill Ward of Hallmark For the Wards, the journey has been bitter sweet and goes all the way back to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In short, this is a truck camper history lesson. Rex Willett of Northstar Rex Willett of Northstar Campers is something of a living icon in the truck camping industry. So who is this Rex Willett and what's his story? Les Fowler of Lance Camper Truck Camper Magazine talks with Les Fowler, Lance Camper’s Product Development Manager, to find out more about the design process at Lance. |


