The Annual PA RV & Camping Show is held every September in Hershey, PA. It is the first show in the nation to debut manufacturer’s new products. The show is set up differently from many other RV shows since it is laid out by manufacturer instead of dealers making it the easiest way to shop and compare the many RV brands. There are over 21 acres of RVs on display allowing you to shop hundreds of RVs of every make and model. It is so large, you will need at least two days to see it all!

Accessory vendors are a major part of the show – providing you with all the RV and camping accessories you will need. The show also provides quality educational seminars from RV industry experts.

The PA RV & Camping Show debuted in 1968 and has evolved to be the largest RV show of its kind. With the first two days attributed to members of the RV industry and the remaining 5 days dedicated to consumers, it is the largest hybrid show in the country. The show is brought to you by the PA RV & Camping Association (PRVCA).

PRVCA is proud to sponsor the #1 RV Trade/Retail Show in the nation, held annually at the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts® Company – Giant CenterSM, in Hershey, PA. Representatives from states east of the Mississippi attend the trade portion of the show and it ranks #11 out of the 200 largest tradeshows in the U.S. and Canada. 59 leading manufacturers and over 100 supplier vendors are represented. Industry Days bring over 4,500 people to the Hershey area. Public days paid attendance is over 32,000.

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Terry Cooper w/8 RV techs in training

Terry Cooper, owner of Mobile RV Academy in Waco TX  was contracted  by General Manager, Diana LeBlanc  of PPL Motor Homes RV Consignment Dealership -Houston, TX  to provided training for PPL’s RV service technicians.  For three days during the week of December 20th, 2010 – Cooper provided intense  one-on-one training to bring the group of 8 technicians up to the RVDA-RVIA standards of technical knowledge.

Two weeks later, after one additional day of training by Mr.Cooper, 6 of the 8 techs participated in testing for the RVDA-TVIA RV Service Technician Certification.  Out of this group of 6  it was announce that 5 qualified for certification. Plus,  1 of the 5  qualified for Masters.

Cooper, an RV technician instructor explains, “Our Texas RV dealers no longer have had a state training facility for their technicians since the closing of the Recreation Vehicle Training Program in Waco, TX in May of 2009. Thereafter, our Texas dealers have been struggling to educated their technicians to the proper level of knowledge required to work in the service departments. After working with the Texas RV Association and serving on their Education Committee, it was decided that what better way to educate these technicians than for the instructor to come to them.”

“First, each potential technician is tested for their personal level of RV maintenance knowledge.  Based upon those results, I design a training program specifically for that dealership. Doing this, we have a much higher percentage of success on getting each technician certified by RVDA-RVIA.” Cooper adds.

Cooper has been teaching RV Service Technicians since 2003 at Texas State Technical College in Waco. However, he has continued teaching RV maintenance when opening his online business, Mobile RV Academy.  Consumer and professional training is the  goal of MRVA. Cooper also teaches online courses for Northampton Community College in Bethlehem,  PA for the RV Service Technician program.  Since the closing of the RV Tech program at TSTC in Waco, Mr. Cooper has been teaching the Solar & Alternative Energy Program at that location.

Dealers are invited to contact Terry Cooper for RV Service Tech training to be performed on location by calling  (254)715-7388 or sending an email to Professor@MobileRVAcademy.com

“I was so excited to receive the letters from RVDA stating that 5 of our 6 technicians passed their RV certifications while you were at PPL. They couldn’t have done it without you. You are a very special teacher because you actually teach from the heart!!!”

PPL General Manager – Diana LeBlanc

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Terry & Evada Cooper

Mobile RV Academy

is proud to announce that they are now  official Commercial Members (#600) of the Escapees RV Club, home office located in Livingston, Texas.  Terry Cooper and wife, Evada, owners of MRVA recently attended the Escapades/Escapees event in Goshen, Indiana Sept. 11-17th. Presenting seminars to the group on RV Electrical and Becoming an RV Inspector.
The Mission statement for the Escapees RV Club is to provide a total support network for RVers and are committed to excellence. They are dedicated to providing Support, Knowledge and Parking and will never stop striving to improve.

Escapees RV Club began on July 4, 1978 with a few dozen people and today there are over 60,000 active members. Today Escapees offers a multitude of services, which include a mail forwarding service that caters to the RVers personal needs, discount park system, as well as discounts on affiliated services.

To find out more about the Escapees RV Club, click on their link under the header ‘Friends of the Professor’ on the right hand of the page.

Terry & Evada Cooper

Terry Cooper – America’s RV Expert along with his wife Evada Cooper, do a live webinar titled ‘My RV Kitchen w/Lady E ‘ which is now recorded so you can listen at your leisure.  Has your RV Kitchen been a little frustrating to understand how it all works?  Evada has lived the fulltime RVing lifestyle before and talks about how by not knowing how the RV Kitchen works can cause life to be somewhat complicated. 

Also learn how to choose your appliances and etc that are best for you and to get maximum usage from your own RV Kitchen.  Come spend 90 minutes with the Coopers as they help you understand your RV Kitchen.

By clicking on this link, you will register your name and email address which will allow the recording to open immediately. However, you will receive an email with the URL that will allow you to listen at a future time, as well.  http://www.workamper.com/rvprofessor/myrvkitchen/

RV Centennial Cookbook by Evada Cooper

One of TSTC Publishing’s authors, Evada Cooper, just got word the national Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) is endorsing her upcoming cookbook, RV Centennial Cookbook: Celebrating 100 Years of RVing, as one of its official publications during its year-long celebration of 100 years of RVing.

“I’m just very excited,” said Cooper. “It’s all about family, friends and food.”The Coopers own and operate the Mobile RV Academy, an online RV maintenance academy. A portion of the book sales will be donated to the Texas RV Association to further RV Maintenance Education, she said.The cookbook, to be published by us later this year, will boast recipes that are easy and quick to prepare, especially for the avid RVer.“We would love to have recipes from every RV association across the country,” said Cooper. It also will contain tips on maintaining your RV from Cooper’s husband, Terry, nationally known as the Texas RV Professor. He also is an instructor at TSTC Waco. The book, with its official RVIA endorsement, will offer tidbits of RV history and photos of early RVs featured at the RVIA website.“We are happy to offer our endorsement and allow the book to be called the ‘official’ RV Centennial cookbook,” said Bernadette Murphy, RVIA communications director. “Thank you for your work on behalf of the RV Centennial!” The national organization launched its centennial celebration earlier this year with a special website that chronicles the history of RVing in America.TSTC Publishing was established in 2004 and is the publishing arm of the Texas State Technical College System. TSTC Publishing is a leading provider of high-end technical instructional materials and related information to institutions of higher education and private industry. For more information on the RV Centennial Cookbook, please contact LadyEcooper@MobileRVAcademy.com

Sheila – Marketing Manager TSTC Publishing Dept.

Terry Cooper – America’s RV Expert, shows you how!

Spend 75 minutes with the Professor listening to him explain several training programs that he has put together that will allow you to CA$H in on ‘supplying the demand’. Q & A Session also.

1) Certified Walk Through Technician
2) RV Inspector
and more…..Sale prices in this webinar are no longer valid

Listen to the pre-recorded Webinar 

We had over 35 RV owners attend his session last week where they learned valuable information  about LP systems in the RV.  Having received so many great comments about Terry’s classes, we are in hopes that he will do a presentation each month.  Whether you’re a long time RVer or new to the RV lifestyle, Terry has something for everyone. 

Here’s what a few of his students had to say about the recent LP class at PPL.

•  Thank you! Very clear and interesting!  A very good teacher………Donna S.

• Excellent – The time spent in the seminar was very, very worth it.  Will be back…Bill M.

• Very informative and open to questions.  Would definitely attend his other seminars …Vickie M.

Along with the great information that was given, everyone loved the ‘give-aways’.

Among the prizes that were given away was 3 – DVDs on Proper Propane Usage Parts 1 & 2.  finally, we had America’s RV Expert  – Terry Cooper on dvd showing you how to do Repairs/Installs/Maintenance on your RV and finally, 3 – Rubber roof repair kits by Cofair.  We thank all of you who contributed to this give away.

Listed below are all the winners:

Propane – DVDs

• Chris Bailey – Berwick, PA

• Regina Foster

• Tommy Sanders

How To – DVDs

• Dennis Watermann

• Jan Powell – Bolivar, MO

• Scott & Judy Dixson

Roof Repair Kits

• David Merrill

• Bob Thurman

• George Rickard

Congratulations to all the winners!

Exclusive offer:

We are offering another money savings program for those who sign up for the first two classes that are being offer. Your RV Electrical Systems and Certified Walk-Through Technician.

Bring a friend or spouse when YOU register for either class. They will receive a 25% discount on their registration.

For example: You are signing up for the Walk-Through Tech course, then your spouse or fishing buddy decides to take that course also. You would pay regular price for your course, but your spouse or buddy will receive 25% off because you have signed up.  To simiplify paperwork we ask that you both register and pay at the same time.

If you have any questions or if you would like to take advantage of this discount, please call the Workamper University at: 1-501-362-2637

Last week we also introduced a special plan called ‘Easy Payments’. If you are wanting to enroll in the upcoming Electrical Systems or Certified Walk Through Technician Courses, you do have the option to make 3 Easy Payments on those classes by calling Workamper at 1-501-362-2637. Just tell them you are wanting to take advantage of the Easy Payments on The Professor’s course.  The fine folks at Workamper will be very happy to help you with that.

That’s what is going on at the Mobile RV Academy for now….don’t forget to check out ‘RoadyRVDog’ on twitter. He is giving RV Tips and keeping you on top of what the Professor is doing at the college with his RV Students.