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Mooney

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Posted: 07/29/08 10:42am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Story verified:

Store closure


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Posted: 08/13/08 10:26pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Lazydays lays off 75 employees:

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Mooney wrote:

jmcgsd wrote:

A big one here in San Diego had a "going out of business" ad in the Sunday paper. 10,000RV. Just opened a new facility about 6 months ago. That probably didn't help the old cash flow!



Is this La Mesa RV? I just heard on KNX1070 radio yesterday that a large dealer was closing it's doors but didn't understand the full name.
I just saw an ad on TV for La Mesa RV's San Bernardino store's going out of business sale. I don't know if it applies to all their locations.


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Posted: 08/14/08 04:43pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Mooney wrote:

Lazydays lays off 75 employees:

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Informative article.

Lazydays had free campground and food for their MH owners.... suppose they'll make some cuts there too. Most of them could stand to miss a few meals anyway.

I wonder what a brokedown Alpo in a transmission shop is worth now... they were the most arrogant of all when around TC's.


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I thought Alpo was dogfood.


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Americamper wrote:

I thought Alpo was dogfood.


Then we agree.... I've always thought that....

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Can anyone substantiate Hoss's claim:

Hoss427 wrote:

The ones I know about that are no longer building campers or have ceased until things improve are. HOST, BIGFOOT, ARCTIC FOX, ALPENLITE, SNOWRIVER, OKANAGAN, ADVENTURER MOVED INTO THE OLD WESTERN RV BUIDING THAT WAS USED YEARS AGO HERE IN YAKIMA but??? These are just a few that are not buiding campers at present, some might resume some will not.


Hoss can you confirm where you got information that Host, Bigfoot and Artic Fox have suspended building campers?

I was not aware these three had ceased all camper production.

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At the end of June when we toured the factory Bigfoot were still produceing campers. They were on a three day work week, and had laid of thirty employees.

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Shawn,

According to FF1063 post in this thread Arctic Fox is still building TC's.


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I was just at the Host plant in Bend Oregon. He is on a skelton crew but had 5 campers in the prcess of being built with two going to a dealer in Penn. for an upcoming show.

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