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July 22, 2022
Front Runner launches new van roof rack system dual-branded with Dometic
Front Runner has released a new van rack system that is the first major collaboration between the company and its new parent firm Dometic – combining the two brands’ strengths. The Slimpro van rack was designed to be highly customizable. It features an adjustable slat system to accommodate just about...
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July 22, 2022
Alliance RV Introduces Valor-Branded Travel Trailer Toy Hauler
After producing only fifth wheels since its founding in 2019, Alliance RV is offering up its first travel trailer – an all-new toy hauler under the Valor brand with a 13-foot garage and an industry-first three slides. RV Business
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July 22, 2022
Thule Group’s Q2 Sales Expand 2.6 Percent
Thule Group reported earnings slipped 6.8 percent in the second quarter ended June 30 as sales grew 2.6 percent. In the second quarter of 2022, net sales amounted to SEK 3,314m (3,229), representing an increase of 2.6 percent. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations, net sales for the Group decreased 3.4...
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July 22, 2022
Lululemon Workers Look to Unionize D.C. Store, the First Location to Do So
A Lululemon store has started the process of organizing a union. A store in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election. The group is looking for the company to voluntarily recognize their union, which is called the “Association of...
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July 22, 2022
Biden Has Reinstated FICOR, a Group Tasked With Growing the Outdoor Industry in the U.S.
The Federal Interagency Council of Outdoor Recreation (FICOR), whose goal was to support economic development through outdoor recreation, was reestablished in a White House signing ceremony yesterday, the Biden Administration announced. Established under President Obama, FICOR was suspended by the Trump Administration in 2020. With Thursday’s signing, FICOR again aims...
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July 20, 2022
Can an NFT Get More People Outside? The Outerverse Passport Aims to Find Out.
There’s a lot of zeal, debate, and confusion about NFTs right now, and for good reason. Any explanation of the technology behind them is, for most people, either a rapturous affirmation of the internet’s finally turning into the tool it set out to be 40 years ago, or a thicket...
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July 20, 2022
Lazydays Reports Q2 Revenue Up 16%, Oklahoma Dealership Acquired
Lazydays Holdings released its preliminary results for the second quarter of the year Wednesday and said it had revenue of $374 million, a nearly $51 million increase, or 16%, from the same quarter a year ago. Preliminary net income was $31.8 million, compared with the $25.3 million in Q2 of...
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July 19, 2022
A man is suing Bass Pro Shops for changing their lifetime guarantee on socks
After years of exchanging his worn-out socks for new ones, a man is suing a Bass Pro Shops for changing their policy on socks that he claims were supposed to have a lifetime guarantee. Kent Slaughter said he had previously been able to exchange the socks whenever he wanted. But...
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July 19, 2022
Lazydays Holdings, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Dave’s Claremore RV
Lazydays Holdings, Inc. completed its acquisition of Dave's Claremore RV located in Claremore, Oklahoma near Tulsa on historic Route 66 and Interstate 44. The dealership is strategically located between the Oklahoma City and the Ozarks markets, and offers a selection of outstanding RV brands including Forest River, Thor, and East to West. PR Newswire
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July 19, 2022
2 Teslas are the first-ever electric vehicles to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp (video)
Even 5 years back no one would’ve imagined an electric vehicle reaching anywhere near the world’s tallest peak Mount Everest (Mount Qomolangma in Chinese), but the ever-expanding network of Tesla Superchargers has made it possible. A Model X and a Model Y have reached the Mount Everest Base Camp, with...
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July 19, 2022
REI Path Ahead Ventures Launches Navigate Accelerator Program
REI Path Ahead Ventures is launching its Navigate accelerator program, with an inaugural cohort of six companies. Path Ahead Ventures partners with founders of color as they further their growth in the outdoor industry. The 16-week Navigate program will bring founders together in-person and online to provide funding, mentorship, curated programming...
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July 18, 2022
In the Wake of Historic Flooding, Yellowstone Will Rebuild
Engineers will account for climate change as they design replacement highways along the rivers in and to Yellowstone National Park. Their permanent replacement could take three to five years to complete, in what some have said could be a billion-dollar undertaking. Engineers are looking at realigning roads that the rivers...
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July 18, 2022
Keystone RV workers given notice of plant closure in Goshen
Some 150 workers at a Keystone RV plant in Goshen learned they will be out of work in September. Employees were given a letter Monday morning. Despite information coming from employees, Keystone has not yet offered a response. WSBT
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July 16, 2022
Marcus Lemonis to co-star in movie about Jeff Bezos
Camping World and Good Sam Club CEO Marcus Lemonis has taken a break from his role as a corporate leader to star in a new movie “Bezos”, which documents Jeff Bezos’ founding days of Amazon and is the first movie made about Amazon’s beginnings. It’s Lemonis’ debut role in a...
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July 15, 2022
Dometic’s Q2 Sees 53% Jump in Sales
RV and outdoor appliance and accessory maker Dometic reported sales during the second quarter of $802.1 million, a 53 percent jump over the same quarter a year ago. It saw a profit of $78.05 million, according to online currency conversion tables. RV Pro
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July 13, 2022
Patagonia to pay $55,000 after allegedly violating Seattle scheduling law
Outdoor retailer Patagonia will pay nearly $55,000 to current and former Seattle retail employees after allegedly failing to post their schedules with enough notice. Seattle’s secure scheduling law requires large retail and food service companies to post hourly employees’ schedules at least two weeks in advance, pay employees when the company...
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July 13, 2022
Main Street Capital Investment Includes PPL Motorhomes
Main Street Capital Corporation has announced that it recently invested a total of $19.5 million in three existing lower middle market portfolio companies, PPL RVs Inc. (PPL Motorhomes), Centre Technologies Holdings LLC and Nebraska Vet AcquireCo LLC, dba Heritage Vet Partners, P.C. RV News
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July 13, 2022
The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Will Survive Current Raging Fire
The Washburn Fire is burning through areas of Yosemite National Park, just south of Yosemite Valley. As of Tuesday evening, the fire had consumed roughly 3,500 acres. The Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, trees more than 3,000 years old, has areas within the footprint of the fire, causing many ecologists...
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July 13, 2022
Meet the all-electric RV startup steered by Tesla alumni
What started as a pet project to electrify food trucks in the San Francisco Bay area — an enterprise inspired by the cacophony of generators that greeted Ben Parker every day during his lunch break at Tesla — has evolved into a much larger, complex and potentially more lucrative undertaking....
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July 13, 2022
$16 million high-end RV park, cabins due in 2023 along Etowah River near Emerson
Due next year is a “luxury RV resort” with accommodations on the Etowah River for 252 RVs as well as cabins and upscale tent camping. As planned, it will cover 56 acres with a build-out value of $16 million, targeting LakePoint Sports visitors, I-75 travelers and tourists stopping at Bartow’s...
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July 12, 2022
THOR Industries Announces Strategic Investment in Dragonfly Energy
ELKHART, Ind. and RENO, Nev., July 12, 2022 - Today, THOR Industries (NYSE: THO) announced that it has made a strategic investment in Dragonfly Energy, a leading deep cycle lithium-ion battery producer to the RV industry. Dragonfly’s innovative approach to energy storage - including the development of battery packs, energy...
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July 12, 2022
Thor Industries Announces Strategic Investment In Dragonfly Energy
Thor Industries announced that it had invested strategically in Dragonfly Energy, a deep cycle lithium-ion battery producer for the RV industry. In May 2022, Dragonfly entered into a merger agreement for a business combination transaction with Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. SGB Media
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July 12, 2022
Owners of Yellowstone RV Park ask tourists to keep coming despite flooding, says over 1000 people have canceled trips
The state of Montana is in recovery mode following June's flooding. The message that rings through across Paradise Valley, despite Yellowstone National Park not being totally accessible through the north entrance, is to come to Montana. Main Street Nashville
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July 12, 2022
In HBO’s ‘Edge of the Earth,’ the Best Athletes Attempt the Craziest Feats in the Most Remote Places
The four-part Teton Gravity Research series, premiering this week, captures incredible footage of terrifying expeditions, but it succeeds because of the compelling human stories at its heart. Outside Online
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July 11, 2022
You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet, study shows
A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine examined the diets and exercise patterns of 360,600 British adults over the course of 11 years. They looked at the amount of exercise each participant did in an average week and how vigorous it was to see if people...