founded 1976 founder herman wallace headquarters tampa florida united states area served tampa florida and tucson arizona key people herman wallace founder ron wallace founder don wallace founder and owner 1993 2004 tim sheehan ceo 2012 products recreational vehicles owner tim sheehan website lazydays rv this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . july 2016 lazydays is an recreational vehicle dealership with locations in tampa florida and tucson arizona . the tampa location is the largest rv dealership in the world and has a 300 site rv campground . lazydays is one of the most successful rv dealerships in the united states selling one of every 10 new diesel motorhomes . it was named 1 in class a vehicles for its industry in the nation has a score of d from the better business bureau and has received awards from both tiffin motorhomes and winnebago . both the tampa and tucson locations were featured on the reality tv show big time rv . contents 1 history 2 services and programs 3 products 4 philanthropy 5 reality television 6 accolades 7 references 8 external links history edit founded in tampa florida in 1976 lazydays was originally owned by the wallace family which included herman and his sons don and ron . lazydays was founded with only two travel trailers and 500 . 1 during its first five years the dealerships limited itself to selling travel trailers and mini motorhomes . sales grew to 13 million by 1980 and 50 million by 1983 . herman wallace retired in 1993 and don wallace took over the business . bought in 2004 by ldrv holdings corp lazydays tampa is the largest rv dealership in the world with more than 1 200 rvs in stock at any given time . 2 3 the current ceo is tim sheehan . 4 lazydays established a second location in 2011 in tucson arizona when it purchased a dealership owned by beaudry rv . 5 services and programs edit lazydays offers both rv service and parts with dedicated shops for all kinds of repair and maintenance including collision body chassis glass and windshield repair . they also offer upgrades remodeling and accessories . 6 with nearly 300 service bays combined between its tampa and tucson locations lazydays employs more rvia rvda certified technicians than any other dealership in the country servicing all rv brands . 7 tampa customers can join the crown club program which provides exclusive benefits to its members such as access to specially trained sales and service consultants some with as many as 30 years of experience rvia rvda and master certification providing premium rv service . plus members can partake in training and education and have access to a member only clubhouse with a restaurant bar and private swimming pool . 8 lazydays also offers a fly and drive program designed to help buyers pick up their new rv by reimbursing up to 1 000 in travel expenses to customers who book their trip through lazydays s concierge service . 9 the 300 site lazydays campground located on the 26 acre property which includes 2 restaurants an air conditioned rally center a screened and heated pool and hot tub tennis courts laundry service and high speed wireless internet . 10 financing insurance and protection plans for rvs are located on site . 11 customers can also take an rv driver s confidence course designed to teach rv driving and participate in many educational programs related to owning an rv . 12 products edit the two locations carry the nation s largest selection of rv brands including airstream american coach athens park homes born free coachmen crossroads rv drv dutchmen dynamax entegra coach fleetwood rv forest river grand design heartland holiday rambler jayco keystone rv lance livin lite monaco northstar open range pacific coachworks prime time redwood rv starcraft thor motor coach tiffin motorhomes trailmanor travel lite and winnebago among others . these brands represent rv models of all types including gas and diesel class a motorhomes class b motorhomes class c motorhomes fifth wheels travel trailers toy haulers pop up campers and truck campers . citation needed philanthropy edit the lazydays employee foundation is a non profit organization established using voluntary payroll deductions from employees and is used to help underprivileged children . it also features a group called the dream team who volunteer to perform community services such as building playgrounds . 1 the lazydays employee foundation teamed up with hillsborough kids to help homeless teenagers by creating the lazydays center for youth development . homeless teenagers can use the facility to get clothing toiletries and a possible home . the foundation pledged to pay 70 000 a year for five years to provide salaries for staff members . 13 the foundation has hosted an annual golfing tournament to raise funds towards homeless youths aged 18 to 24 in hillsborough county for four years as of april 30 2014 . the foundation raised 101 000 towards helping at risk children during its third annual golf tournament while the 2014 tournament managed to raise a total of 107 000 . 14 15 16 the foundation also supported the trek of 10 year old zach bonner who chose to walk 668 miles from atlanta to washington from may 7 2009 to july 11 2009 and was featured in the movie the little red wagon . 17 the lazydays employee foundation has been recognized at the be more awards in 2012 receiving the judges choice award and brilliant innovation award . 18 reality television edit lazydays in tampa and tucson are featured on the travel channel s reality tv show big time rv . the series premiered in july 2014 . season 2 will begin filming in november 2014 at both locations . the series follows on rv shoppers as they make their purchase decision allowing viewers to see inside a variety of luxury rv models . 19 accolades edit according to business wire one of every ten new diesel motor homes in the united states is sold by lazydays . 20 in 2008 it received a top five blue ribbon award from rv dealers magazine . 21 the dealership was named 1 in class a vehicles for its industry in the nation and 1 in class a and class b vehicles for its industry in the state of florida for 2013 and 2013 overall top motorhome dealer single location . 3 it received a dealer of the year award in 2012 and 2013 from tiffin motorhomes and overall top american coach dealer in 2012 and 2013 . 22 it was also named one of the top dealers of winnebago rvs . it was awarded top winnebago industries dealer single location top winnebago dealer north america top dealer winnebago and winnebago circle of excellence dealer in 2014 . 23 for 2013 lazydays was the 1 dealer for the fleetwood rv bounder storm and tioga models . lazydays has an a rating from the better business bureau . 24 references edit a b about lazydays . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . meinhardt jane 2013 08 19 . judge sets 24.6 million price tag on lazydays rv property . tampa bay business journal . retrieved 2014 10 17 . a b dougherty chris 2014 03 12 . world s largest dealership lazydays ranked no. 1 class a dealer in the nation . rv news service . retrieved 2014 10 17 . thurston susan 2014 01 17 . lazydays new ceo seeks to shift rv dealership into high gear . tampa bay times . retrieved 2014 10 17 . lazydays expands to tucson . tampa bay business journal . 2011 04 21 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . rv and motorhome service . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . about lazydays tampa . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . lazydays crown club . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . fly & drive . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . tampa campground info . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . insurance for rv lifestyles of all kinds . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . tampa rv education and training . lazydays . retrieved 2014 10 17 . hillsborough kids lazydays team up to help homeless teens . tampa bay times . 2010 10 14 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . lazydays foundation tournament helps local homeless youth . rv pro . 2014 04 30 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . lazydays golf tourney earns 101k for charity . rv business . 2013 09 18 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . gerber greg 2014 05 19 . lazydays foundation raised 107 000 in golf tourney . rv d ily report . retrieved 2014 10 17 . greber greg 2009 11 05 . lazydays foundation sponsors boy s journey to help homeless kids . rv d ily report . retrieved 2014 10 17 . the lazydays employee foundation honored with three wedu be more awards . prnewswire . 2012 02 17 . retrieved 2014 11 15 . thusten susan 2014 05 23 . lazydays to star in new travel channel show about buying an rv . tampa bay times . retrieved 2014 10 17 . one of every ten new diesel motor homes in u.s. sold by lazydays according to new registration figures . reuters . 2009 03 11 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . top 50 rv dealers named by rv business magazine . truck trend . 2008 10 03 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . tiffin motorhomes . tiffin motorhomes . 2013 04 03 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . winnebago recognizes top motorized dealers . rv daily reports . 2014 04 30 . retrieved 2014 10 17 . lazydays . better business bureau . retrieved 2014 10 17 . external links edit official website for lazydays the facebook page for lazydays the twitter page for lazydays better rving a blog operated by lazydays retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lazydays rv dealer & oldid 740547278 categories recreational vehiclescompanies based in floridaprivate equity portfolio companiesvehicle retailershidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles with a promotional tone from july 2016all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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