MCKINNEY, TX  - Technicians from a number of different RV dealers and renovation companies, from across the country, will gather in McKinney, Texas May 7-9 for the latest in an ongoing series of educational MCD Dealer Training Sessions. The intensive three-day course will allow technicians in the RV renovation and retrofit market to learn in detail how to measure and install MCD Day/Night Shade Systems in RV windshield, cockpit, and living areas.  Extensive classroom training, as well as hands-on actual retrofit sessions working side-by-side with MCD Factory Installation Technicians will be conducted.  The intensive training program is designed to help technicians better understand how the various shade component parts are engineered to function harmoniously together.  With over 30 factory trained dealers from coast to coast, MCD has the largest dealer network in the industry for installation of this revolutionary shade system.

For more information regarding the benefits and features of the MCD American Duo™ Shade technology contact MCD Innovations at 800-804-1757 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The GOLD Series™ line of day/night shades is receiving a great response from the RVing public. The latest line of MCD roller shades provide a wide array of features. Of note is the easily adjustable shade tension and stop point settings, similar to the popular MCD American Duo™ Day/Night Shade Series, that have become the standard in the industry. Utilizing advanced window shade technology, the day screen blocks heat and UV rays while providing privacy during daylight hours, but allows the occupant of the RV unobstructed, excellent outward visibility. The 100% light-blocking, 4-ply vinyl night shade fabrics provide a modern look as it adds nighttime privacy to any RV.

Another stand-out feature of the GOLD Series™ is the ability to effortlessly raise the shade with a slight pull-to-release motion. If you have struggled with raising and lowering pleated shades, including their associated broken strings, the MCD GOLD Series™ will be a simple pleasure to operate and maintain.

The GOLD Series™ MCD Day/Night Shades come in several options. You can purchase them as a manual day/night shade, powered day/night shade, or a combo shade that includes a manual day shade and a powered night shade. Imagine pressing one button to raise or lower all your night shades. Very convenient! Of course the GOLD Series™ comes as a solo day or night shade as well.

Known for excellent quality, MCD continues that tradition with the GOLD Series™ shade line. All products are Made in USA and carry a one year warranty. Free technical support is provided for the life of the product. MCD strives to develop leading edge window shade products and is continuously expanding its product lines.

Quick! Someone tell Fleetwood’s President John Draheim that they’re sending Bounders down the luxury coach assembly line! So went the comments as we surveyed the 2012 Bounder. Clad in a handsome, new full-body paint scheme (with a choice of three more), and looking more like a Fleetwood Discovery clone, the Bounder promises a new direction for the iconic front-gas ’Roo coach.

As gasoline-engine motorhome sales continue to “fuel”buyer interest in a convalescing economy, manu­facturers are capitalizing on that interest by migrating features and amenities from larger, more expensive diesel coaches into their best-selling gas lines. The results are stellar and after more than 41,000 Bounders built since its debut in 1985, the new Bounder represents the culmination of owner feedback and manufacturer redesign of a true iconic coach...

Family Room Plan 

This floorplan immediately caught our eye, leading off with a forward galley and dinette behind the cockpit and the main seating area aft of the dinette. While most floorplans combine both seating and dining areas around the perimeter of an open cabin, Fleetwood has created two distinct areas with the use of its new expanding Transformer Sofa serving as a room divider. Families and couples will find this arrangement appealing as activities can continue at the standard drop-table-style facing dinette or the optional ($1,358) jackknife cushion dinette, while conversations, a movie or a good book can be enjoyed from this very comfortable sofa. 

Releasing the hidden sofa latch extends the end of the sofa into the room creating a full L-shaped sofa with additional seating. It also creates a unique and intimate family room feel, which is centered around the wall-mounted 40-inch Sony LCD TV and optional ($315) 5,200-Btu heating fireplace. The impression of a cozy study is further enhanced by the optional MCD Innovations day and night shades and the decorative wood-trimmed glass panel above the TV that is back-lit and dimmable for added ambiance. But true to Bounder’s functional heritage, whenever maximum floor space is needed again, simply retract the sofa...

MCD Day/Night Shades can be retrofitted to any coach or fifth wheel. For more information, click here.