THE RV CENTENNIAL:
Celebrating 100 Years of Exploration and Innovation
In 2010, RVIA will lead an industry-wide, year-long celebration to recognize the 100th anniversary of the RV industry with an array of centennial events and promotions that will highlight our proud past and bright future.
The roots of RVing are as old as covered wagons and camping itself, but 1910 is the year that three prominent RV historians - renowned RV collector David Woodworth, RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum archivist Al Hesselbart, and Smithsonian Institution curator Roger White - cite as the beginning of this uniquely American industry. The mass-produced, manufactured auto campers and camping trailers first built that year were the forerunners of today’s RVs and gave birth to a way of travel that has thrived through war and peace, booms and busts, and rapid technological advances.
To mark the anniversary, RVIA is spearheading a number of exciting initiatives, and there are many ways for industry members to get involved:
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