THE PARK MODEL MANUFACTURERS' PRESENCE IN THE ANNUAL PENNSYLVANIA RV AND CAMPING SHOW GROWS BY 60 PERCENT

Shipments of recreational park trailers or “park models” have grown by nearly 30 percent this year. So it should be no surprise that the park model industry’s presence at the annual Pennsylvania RV & Camping Show has increased as well.

TWO MORE COMPANIES JOIN ELKHART COUNTY'S GROWING ROSTER OF RECREATIONAL PARK TRAILER MANUFACTURERS

Thirty years ago, there were only three or four recreational park trailer manufacturers in Elkhart County, and between them they had only a handful of employees.

ROCKETING DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL PARK TRAILERS PROMPTS WOODLAND PARK TO TRIPLE ITS PRODUCTION CAPABILITY

Strong demand for recreational park trailers has prompted Woodland Park, Inc. to build a new manufacturing plant that will enable the 21-year-old Middlebury company to triple its production capability.

RECREATIONAL PARK TRAILER SHIPMENTS WERE UP NEARLY 30 PERCENT DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2004, AN INDUSTRY RECORD

National shipments of recreational park trailers were up 27.5% during the first six months of 2004, compared to a year earlier, setting an all time industry record, according to the Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association (RPTIA).

CONSUMERS ARE DISCOVERING THEY CAN OWN AN AFFORDABLE VACATION HOME BY THE COAST BY INVESTING IN A PARK MODEL AND PLACING IT AT THEIR FAVORITE CAMPGROUND

John and Lisa Dickenson have found the perfect vacation home concept: Buy a park model, place at your favorite campground and rent it out when you’re not using it.