Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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May 5, 2022
Go RV Rentals Unveils RV Rental Price Report
Go RV Rentals, an online source for RV rentals, has released its 2022 RV Rental Price Index Report. Since last year’s report, the news has been filled with stories of high economic inflation for many goods and services, but the report shows only a slight increase in RV rental rates....
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May 5, 2022
Grand Design RV builds four new facilities, creates several hundred jobs
Grand Design is building four new manufacturing and support plants on its Middlebury campus. The company plans to add 700-new workers by the end of 2023, which would represent a 25 percent increase in its present workforce. WNDU
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May 3, 2022
Camping World: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
Camping World Holdings Inc. (CWH) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $44.7 million. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.29 per share. The recreational vehicle retailer and services provider posted revenue of $1.66 billion in the...
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May 3, 2022
Rivian Could Transform How You Haul Gear, Patents Breakthrough Modular Rack Mount System
Rivian is revolutionizing more than just what powers our pickups. In its latest patent, the company is looking at turning the truck accessory upside down, with easier attachment and removal plus power and device communication. Gear Junkie
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May 3, 2022
Cummins Reports Sales, Net Income Boost in Q1
Power generation company Cummins reported Q1 revenues of $6.4 billion, an increase of 5 percent year-over-year. Sales in North America increased 12 percent while international revenues decreased 3 percent, driven primarily by a slowdown in China. RV Pro
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May 3, 2022
Loki Basecamp’s XL Coach Series Is an Adventure-Ready RV
Modified by Loki Basecamp, a Québécois outfitter of pickup truck campers, the XL Coach Series is the "ultimate motorhome for active adventurers." Hence, there's a rooftop light bar blasting 76,000 lumens to help the adventurer avoid tree limbs and bridges. The bus is nearly 12 feet high, after all. When...
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May 2, 2022
Could One of These Be Our Next National Park?
Outside has been tracking the top contenders for areas that are the most likely to become America’s 64th national park, based on local support and legislative action currently in progress. At the end of the day, it’s anyone’s guess, but these three monuments are well on their way to park...
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May 2, 2022
Are User Fees a Fair Solution for Public Lands Management?
Federal agencies, like the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), use entrance and amenity fees to fund operations and limit visitation numbers at crowded destinations. After the the BLM enacted an entrance fee and reservation system for the main loop road in Red Rock National Conservation Area...
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May 2, 2022
New campground breaks ground in Western Pa.
A new campground is coming to a popular spot in Western Pennsylvania. Ground was broken Monday for a new, $8 million campground at Pymatuning State Park’s Tuttle Point. WKBN
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May 2, 2022
RV Retailer to Acquire Stores in South Carolina, Virginia
RV Retailer LLC today (May 2) announced the acquisitions of Airstream of South Carolina, John’s RV and RV Outlet USA. John’s RV and Airstream of South Carolina are located in the Columbia, South Carolina market. RV Outlet USA operates two stores in Southern Virginia and North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina....
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May 2, 2022
Camping World Opens Upstate NY Location
Camping World Holdings, Inc. opened Camping World of Rochester. The SuperCenter expands RV Sales and service to the Churchville, NY area and will serve the greater Rochester market. The Churchville location is the retailer’s sixth full-service facility in New York state. SGB Media
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May 1, 2022
The Jenkins Organization Acquires Branson Jellystone Park, to Double Campground’s Sites and Amenities
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort Branson in Forsyth, Missouri is now under the ownership of The Jenkins Organization (TJO), marking the company’s second acquisition this year. TJO also plans to improve the property by adding 140 campsites, 30 cabins, a resort-style pool, a Wibit pond with water slides, Water Wars, golf cart rentals,...
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April 29, 2022
Earthcruiser Reveals New Isuzu-Based Overland Platform With GM V8 Engine
EarthCruiser, one of America’s largest overland vehicle manufacturers, moves to a new platform for some of its models. The company switches to the Isuzu NPR Series Class 4 platform, which replaces the previous Fuso platform. This move covers the next-generation EXP and FX EarthCruiser models, as well as the CORE...
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April 28, 2022
Patrick Industries, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Patrick Industries, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 27, 2022. Net sales in the first quarter of 2022 increased $491.7 million, or 58%, to $1.3 billion from $850.5 million in the first quarter of 2021. Operating income of $161.8 million increased $93.3 million, or 136%, from $68.5 million in the first quarter of 2021. Net income...
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April 28, 2022
Dometic Posts 55% Increase in Sales for Q1
Sweden-based Dometic, which releases its earnings in Krona, reported sales during the first quarter equivalent to $770 million, a 55 percent increase over the same period a year ago. The company reported a profit equivalent to $50.2 million. RV-Pro
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April 28, 2022
She Fell Eight Feet Down a Trailhead Toilet. But She Got Her Phone
The woman, described as in her mid-forties, was visiting the Mount Walker hiking trail on Olympic Peninsula when she entered one of the pit toilets and accidentally dropped her phone down the bowl. Outside Online
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April 27, 2022
Owners of South Sioux City RV dealership arrested
A South Sioux City couple, Douglas and Shara Bras, owners and operators of Fremont RV, were arrested based on outstanding warrants for fraud in Dakota County. According to court documents, from May 9 to November 5, 2021, the Bras received campers from owners with the intention of selling them on...
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April 26, 2022
Life in the Fast Lane: A Peek Inside the RVs of NASCAR’s Finest
With such a demanding schedule, stock-car racing’s brightest stars aren’t put up in luxurious hotels. Instead, drivers turn their RVs into a slice of home that can be parked in a private area inside each race track—and they’re nothing like the ordinary motor coaches you’d find in RV parks around the...
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April 26, 2022
KOA Reports a Record 57 Million Households Camped in ’21
With more than 9.1 million first-time campers last year, one-third of them said that COVID-19 was the impetus to try camping. This growth has resulted in campers booking their campsites much earlier in the season, with about three-fourths (75 percent) having already booked at least some of their campsites for...
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April 26, 2022
Dometic reveals new camping and outdoor sub-brand Dometic GO
Leading RV industry name Dometic has revealed a new sub-brand called Dometic GO, which encompasses products for camping, car camping and general outdoor use. Dometic says its Dometic GO products will enable people to effortlessly enjoy the outdoors via versatile seating, dining, storage, organisational and water supply products that work...
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April 26, 2022
New subscription service for RVers finds and automatically books campsites
For a subscription fee of $14.95 each month, RV owners can tap into Arvie to scour the internet for available campsites at nearly 5,000 campgrounds. Not only can Arvie find an available site and notify the RV owner, it can also automatically book the site as soon as it’s available....
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April 25, 2022
Latest RV Shipment Report Shows More RVs Headed To Dealerships
Results for the RV Industry Association’s March 2022 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 64,454 units, an increase of 18.7% compared to the 54,291 units shipped during March 2021. Through March, RV shipments are up 15.5% against the same point last year with 171,466...
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April 22, 2022
Dealership Merger Mania Continues
Brokers and advisors who put together mergers and acquisitions for RV dealerships say business is as brisk as ever and shows no sign of slowing in 2022. Values and the volume of transactions are at all-time highs, certainly for the whole industry and for our company as well,” says Jesse...
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April 22, 2022
Mich. Golf Course Owners May Add 352-Site RV Park
The new owners are considering developing the Pierson Township golf course into a “destination park” by removing nine of the 18 golf holes and adding a 352-site RV park with campsites, swimming pools, pickleball courts, basketball courts, a sand volleyball court, an outdoor entertainment pavilion and a dog run. WoodallsCM
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April 21, 2022
28 Tennessee State Parks attain Platinum status in Go Green With Us program
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced Wednesday that 28 of the 56 Tennessee State Parks have attained the highest level of achievement in the department's Go Green With Us program — Platinum status. It is the highest number of Platinum parks in the history of the program....