Pete’s RV Center is planning to open in Saco, Maine this spring. The Maine dealership will be the dealership group’s ninth location, and is going to offer sales, a parts and accessories store, and service center with multiple bays.
Pete’s RV Center – Maine is set to carry a wide variety of travel trailer, fifth wheel, and motorhome brands, including Jayco’s full lineup, Brinkley, nuCamp, and Modern Buggy.
Surrounded by hundreds of iconic destinations for Maine RVers, Saco is just four miles from Old Orchard Beach, minutes from the popular Bayley’s Camping Resort, and only twenty minutes from historic downtown Portland.
“Maine is called ‘Vacationland’ for a reason. We’re thrilled to get the opportunity to become a community fixture in the Saco and greater Portland area, plus be surrounded by amazing campgrounds, beaches, and national parks,” remarked Pete’s RV co-owner Chad Shepard.
Along with the flagship store in Vermont, Pete’s RV Center has dealerships in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Virginia.
In celebration of Barefoot’s one year anniversary, nuCamp has unveiled a brand new color for this iconic travel trailer: Pearl Pink!
Previously only available in a lovely shade of seaglass, Pearl Pink brings an elegant warmness to the Barefoot lineup.
This unique trailer is sure to turn heads at any campsite with its vintage-inspired aesthetics—so, if you’re looking for the ideal combination of comfort & style, look no further! nuCamp’s Barefoot includes a convertible u-dinette, galley kitchen, wet bath, as well as an Alde® central heat and hot water system.
Visit the following links to browse our in-stock nuCamp Barefoots near you:
Thank you for another successful year! We’re excited about what’s ahead. Check out our 2025 event schedule. We can’t wait to see you at our upcoming events!
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Pete’s RV Center is honored to announce we have been named a Top Five nuCamp Dealer for the 2023 model year. This award is presented to dealers who made substantial contributions to overall sales.
Placing in the East Coast region, Pete’s RV Center achieved top-level sales in five states: Vermont, Massachusetts, Indiana, Virginia, and Connecticut.
nuCamp manufactures a lineup of superiorly constructed teardrop travel trailers and truck campers. The brand’s focus on simplistic design, high-quality fabrication, and old world craftsmanship continues to set them apart as the best teardrop travel trailers and truck campers in the American market.
Pete’s RV is proud to have nuCamp in our inventory, and to continue to sell their exceptional trailers entering the new model year.
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The Pete’s RV Center dealer group is proud to announce their affiliation with the Thousand Trails campground and resort membership network.
With the purchase of an RV from any of their locations, Pete’s RV customers are presented the opportunity to sign up for a one-year, complimentary camping pass.
“We are really excited to be named a national account with Thousand Trails,” says Phil LeClair, Marketing Director at Pete’s RV Center, “Uniting two organizations that promote the family camping experience further enhances the benefits we offer to our valued customers.”
Thousand Trails has been providing families with memorable camping experiences for over five decades. They have one of the most expansive networks of RV resorts in North America, reaching twenty-two states across the US and British Columbia.
With nine locations and counting, Pete’s RV Center Dealer Group provides full service assistance to RVers throughout the United States and Canada. Originally established in South Burlington, Vermont, Pete’s RV Center has proudly been operating since 1952.
Pete’s RV Center is delighted to sign with US Lighting Group as a Cortes dealership. Our Vermont, Indiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Virginia locations will all carry Cortes Campers’ state-of-the-art, fiberglass travel trailers.
These units are ultra light-weight and have four season capability—with an interior and exterior shell of molded fiberglass, they are constructed without any wood or carpet. Meaning no corrosion, mold, or rot in your camper.
Cortes Campers are built like a boat—durable and strong, ready for an adventure.
Currently in stock, with more models on the way, is Cortes 17. This travel trailer, which comes in an array of vibrant colors, is 17 feet long and 8.11 feet wide. It sleeps two with a rear dinette that converts into a double bed. In the middle of the unit sits an additional, smaller dinette, as well as a kitchen with a sink, 8.0 cu ft fridge, microwave oven, and three burner stove. A bathroom and closet space are at Cortes 17’s rear.
Cortes 17 also has double pane acrylic windows, a marine gelcoat, anti-skid floors, all stainless steal fasteners, plug and play wire harnesses, and a patented gray water dump system.
In partnership with Leaf + Linen, nuCamp has recently introduced the Signature Series Tab Teardrop Camper. Leaf + Linen is an Ohio-based clothing and home goods company with a clean, elegant aesthetic—offering a ‘calm, restorative feeling’ to this new edition of the Tab trailer.
This unit follows the same layout as their current 320S teardrop floor plan with a front galley kitchen, adjacent wet bath, and dinette that easily converts into a sleeping area at the rear.
On the exterior of the Signature Series Tab is a metallic vinyl of Leaf + Linen’s letter and pictorial mark—giving the interior room to reflect the brand through its serene palette of coastal teal cushions, sandy driftwood flooring, and alabaster countertops.
The 2023 Signature Series Tab Teardrop Camper includes standard features of a Tab camper, such as the Alde heating system, central AC, Nautilus water management system, and Goodyear tires. This unit, however, sets itself apart with wood cabinetry that has the premium feel of typical Class B motorhomes.
“We aimed to combine the quality nuCamp build with Leaf + Linen’s clean style and sophistication,” says nuCamp CEO Scott Hubble, “to make a travel trailer you will fall in love with every time you walk in.”
Pete’s RV Center is elated that Brinkley RV’s luxury campers will be joining our extensive inventory.
Brinkley currently offers two models—Model Z 3100 & Model G 3500, with more on the way. Model Z 3100 is a mid-sized fifth wheel with, amoung many features, has H-rated Cooper tires, flush floor slides, and class-leading 79.5″ bed & bath interior height. Model G 3500 is a luxury toy hauler that ‘offers dozens of intelligently designed features, an automotive exterior, and a true residential interior’.
Model Z 3100 interior photo.
Brinkley RV is owned by Ryan Thwaits, Ron Fenech, Micah Staley, Bill Fenech, and Nate Goldenberg, who came together with years of respective RV experience to build a brand that focuses on customer satisfaction. They say, “Due to the industry’s noticeable shift in focus away from customer experience and product design, [we] saw a unique opportunity to recreate the RV experience for dealers and customers”. Brinkley aims to put customer feedback at the center of their production work to create campers that are truly for their audience.
Model Z 3100’s bedroom.
Check out the current selection of Brinkley RV’s in our inventory.
On July 22nd, Vermont-based Pete’s RV Center officially assumed ownership of American Family RV with dealership locations in Chesapeake and Salem, Virginia.
Opened in 2012 by Layne and Carol Rowland, American Family RV grew into a reputable dealership for sales and service in the Hampton Roads area and into the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In 2018, American Family RV continued to grow with the opening of a dealership in the Roanoke Valley. The Salem dealership is centrally located on eight-plus acres with twelve service bays, and carrying premier lines including Jayco and Grand Design.
With multiple dealer groups showing interest in acquiring American Family RV over the past year, Layne welcomed this changing of hands, “Pete’s RV embraces the family concept, and is the dealer group we felt would continue to build the existing team–maintaining the values that were intrinsically American Family RV.”
In gaining the Virginia locations, Pete’s RV takes their first step into the lower Mid-Atlantic States. “My business partners Todd McGinnis, Scott Borden, and I relish the opportunity to build upon businesses already well-established in their local and surrounding communities,” added Pete’s RV co-owner Chad Shepard.
American Family RV is Pete’s RV Center’s eighth and ninth dealership locations in seven states. The original location in South Burlington, Vermont has been operating since 1952.
Pete’s RV co-owner Chad Shepard shown in the attached photo (left to right) with Layne Rowland.
