Top RV News: JUNE 21, 2024

Dynamax Isata 5 Extreme Off-Road Super C is Ready To Go

Nowadays, if you want an luxury overland RV with the finest in luxury trimmings that can also hold up to the rigors of rugged traveling, you’re likely wading through brochures from boutique builders and ponying up a hefty down payment just to stand in line and wait for your one-off adventure machine. Storied brand Dynamax takes a different approach with the well-packaged Isata 5 Extreme off-road camper truck, and here’s what you can expect.

Dynamax knows its customers love exploring way off the beaten path just as much as they love pulling into full-service spots at the more-organized and branded Kampgrounds of America camping sites—and the Isata 5 Extreme has the class and capability to do both. From the outside, the Isata 5 Extreme is a Super C RV mounted high on a Ram 5500 4×4 chassis and powered by the 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel. There’s no missing the rolling stock, either: 41-inch Continental MPT-81 military tires fit seamlessly into custom fenders.

Up front, there’s a full-coverage bumper with off-road lights, a receiver hitch, and space for a winch. LiquidSpring suspension is also on deck to continuously adapt to the terrain, minimize sway from crosswinds, and dampen vibrations.

CDK Global Says DMS Shutdown Could Last ‘Several Days’

CDK Global?alerted its customers the cyberattack that began June 19 will idle its dealership management system in the U.S. and Canada “likely for several days,” according to an Automotive News report.

The shutdown is now in its third day.

“If you are not aware, we experienced an additional cyber incident late in the evening on June 19,” CDK’s June 20 note to customers said. “We continue to act out of caution, and to protect our customers, we have taken down most of our systems.

“Do not attempt to access the DMS until we can confirm the system is secure. Digital Retail and CDK phones continue to be functional. At this time, we do not have an estimated time frame for resolution and therefore our dealers’ systems will not be available likely for several days.”

14-Year-Old RVWA Member Discusses Her ‘Roasty Toasty’ Biz

Fourteen-year-old Olivia Irvine is the youngest member of the RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA), which is impressive in itself, but even more impressive is the fact that Olivia started her own business when she was just 11 years old!

“When I was 11, I started selling firewood at the end of my road for $5 a bag,” Olivia shared, but prior to that she read a ‘financial book’ with her dad and said that inspired her to start making her own money.

The name of Olivia’s business is Roasty Toasty Campfire Company — a name she and her grandmother came up with together. A few months after starting her business, she expanded it to include sweatpants, T-shirts, heated chairs, metal signs, fire pits and fire rings. She has a website www.roastytoastycampfire.com, and while she is based in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada, she said orders can be shipped to the United States.

Olivia said she and her parents, Sean and Lisa Irvine and her two younger sisters live in town, but she described it as “cottage country”.

“People come in the summer and camp at the cottages,” she explained.

She said she and her family do a lot of camping in the summer, which was what gave her the idea to start selling firewood. At first the wood she sells came from trees on her property or her neighbor’s properties, but the second year she bought a load of logs. She said her dad helps cut the wood and her sisters helps bag the wood.

Olivia thought she may have made a profit of $20,000 last year and said most of it goes back into the business and she’s saving some for college — which was the main reason she began her business.

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