What and Why…

Ever wonder how the motorhome came to be?  In The Dumb Things Sold Just Like That…,author Al Hesselbart traces the history of the RV industry through the lives of its pioneers.  Featured are the biographies of nearly two dozen of its leaders who led the industry from its infancy at the turn of the century to $12 billion giant of today.   

Join us on our “blogventure” as this book continues on its way towards completion. Coming soon will be more information about this book, and how to get a copy for that RVer to round out their collection.

 

Who is Mr. Hesselbart? Al is the nation’s foremost authority on the history of the RV and Mobile Home industries.  As historian for the RV/Mobile Home Foundation in Elkhart, Indiana, he oversees the world’s most comprehensive collection of photos, periodicals and artifacts relating to the two industries.  Hesselbart has been featured as an industry authority in the New York Times, USA Today, on PBS, and the Travel Channel.

Congrats to Al and staff at the new RV/MH Museum

After overseeing its construction, Al and the staff proudly opened the doors to the RV/Mobile Home Foundations museum in Elkhart, Indiana. In between training volunteers and hosting visitors, Al is settling in and organizing his new library.  Now onto the new wing!  Word has it that he is ready and willing for construction to be finished.  No plans in the future for a career change into that field!