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May 13, 2022
Airstream Owners Can Fire Up the Barbecue Season With This Fast-Firing Foldable Grill
Outdoors equipment company Weber launched their Traveler foldable grill last year, one of the more clever offerings in this segment. RV and camper maker Airstream found it interesting enough to adapt it to connect to a camper’s external propane port. autoevolution
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May 13, 2022
Is It Time for Outdoor Businesses To Dump Facebook?
If the social platform is a virtual public square, as Mark Zukerberg has proclaimed, it’s one that’s rife with hate, lies, weaponized disinformation, and—in the virtual metaverse—a starkly anti-outdoor worldview. Now that its value as an advertising partner has changed the calculus, it’s worth asking again: Is Facebook simply too...
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May 13, 2022
New York City Climbers Are Selling NFTs to Finance a New Gym
Using revenue from NFT sales, group members say they will avoid costs incurred by other crowdsourcing platforms, such as GoFundMe or Kickstarter, which can range from 2.9 to 5 percent of the total raised. Just 4 News
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May 12, 2022
RV PRO, THE SHOP Acquired by Cahaba Media Group
Birmingham, Ala.-based Cahaba Media Group announced today its acquisition of the assets of two B2B brands: RV PRO and THE SHOP from National Business Media. The products under the RV PRO brand – including a print magazine, digital issue, website, daily newsletter and social media platforms – offer industry professionals timely news and relevant business advice on the RV...
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May 12, 2022
THOR Publishes North American Motorized EV Study Results
THOR Industries announced the release of the company’s North American Motorized Electric RV Study, which explores consumer expectations, key purchase motivators and electric infrastructure development needs. The company said it will use the data to inform its high-voltage electric platform innovation, which will enable the THOR family of companies to industrialize...
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May 12, 2022
Black Americans create history successfully scaling Mt Everest
A team of black Americans scripted history by scaling world highest peak this morning, according to expedition organiser. Jiban Ghimire, Managing Director at Shangri-La Nepal Treks, said that Seven-member Full Circle Everest expedition team along with Sherpa climbers successfully scaled Mt Everest. The Himalayan Times
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May 11, 2022
Indy Pass—a Smaller Competitor of the IKON and Epic Ski Passes—Keeps Getting Better
Indy Pass Allied Resorts will grant discounted lift tickets to pass holders next season. The Indy Pass provides two days at each partner resort, while the Indy Pass Plus offers the same two days but with no blackouts. There’s also Indy AddOn passes, which you buy at a reduced cost...
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May 11, 2022
14-Year-Old Races Solo, Beats Out Adult Teams in Adventure Race
Competing against 21 other teams of all ages, 14-year-old Ian Dunlap put on a solo orienteering clinic and nabbed first place at the 2022 Mission Lite Adventure Race. Gear Junkie
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May 11, 2022
EXEC: Wolverine World Wide Sees Q1 Revenues Top Guidance
Wolverine World Wide reported revenues and operating margins in the first quarter exceeded expectations. Better-than-expected performances by Saucony and Sperry and strong international growth helped overcome shortfalls in its e-commerce operations and at Sweaty Betty. In the quarter, sales rose 20.4 percent to $614.8 million, ahead of company guidance calling...
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May 10, 2022
Mt. Hood Skibowl bans summer mountain biking after paying $10.5M in crash that paralyzed Oregon man
Mt. Hood Skibowl will keep cyclists off its forested trails this summer after losing a lawsuit from a man who said he slammed into a signpost in the recreational area and was paralyzed from the waist down. Oregon Live
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May 10, 2022
Lippert Posts Record Revenue in Q1
LCI Industries, parent company of Lippert, reported net sales during the quarter of $1.6 billion during the first quarter, an all-time company record that was up 64 percent from the same period a year ago. The company’s net income was $196.2 million, or $7.71 per diluted share, up $122.1 million,...
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May 9, 2022
Will Smith’s Gigantic $2.5 Million RV The Heat Is Now Used for Unglamorous Glamping
Anderson Mobile Estates, who built the monster RV that Will Smith used as his movie trailer for a few years back in the early aughts, calls it glamping but, at $9,000 per night, it is so much more than that. The Heat, unofficially the biggest, tallest and most expensive celebrity...
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May 9, 2022
Rising Demand Fueling New, Expanded RV Parks
Across the nation, this past winter saw construction of more than 50 new campgrounds and RV parks, offering more than 15,000 new RV sites. At the same time, work has continued coast to coast on the expansion of many existing parks, according to a report in Forbes. RV Business
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May 9, 2022
Climber Dies on Everest, Another Missing on Lhotse
On Sunday, Nepali officials confirmed the death of Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin, 55, on the slopes of Mount Everest. According to multiple reports, Kostrikin collapsed and died of altitude sickness on Saturday evening at Camp I, which is located at 17,585 feet. Outside Online
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May 9, 2022
Emerald’s Sales Bounce Back In First Quarter
Emerald Holding, Inc. reported revenues of $98.5 million for the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $85.6 million, or 663.6 percent, from $12.9 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2021. SGB Media
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May 6, 2022
Unplugged: National Park Service Struggling To Meet EV Challenges
The National Park Service itself acknowledges it doesn’t currently have the infrastructure to handle a major transition to EVs. Fixing that won’t be easy. Reducing emissions from visitors is, of course, the biggest benefit of EVs. But park operations also matter, and EVs pose a different set of challenges on...
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May 6, 2022
Led by online sales, GoPro revenue rises 71% in Q1
GoPro Inc. revenue grew 71% year-over-year in the first quarter buoyed by online sales that jumped 224% in the same period. Revenue was $204 million for the three months ending March 31, compared with $119 million in Q1 2020. GoPro.com revenue increased to $82 million, which was 40% of the...
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May 6, 2022
Skin Spews Telltale Gases for Health Trackers to Tap Into
Scientists are doing experiments to see whether sensors might be added to wearables to tell us even more about our health based on gases released by our skin. WebMD
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May 5, 2022
Nomad Neighborhoods: Van Life, Overland Group Buying Land in West
Buy NFT campervan art, and gain access to a nomad, adventure community — with Wi-Fi and amenities. Kift is an alternative, outdoor-oriented real estate developer with several locations peppering the western U.S. Its founders have a unique and timely vision: to design communal living spaces that would bring van dwellers...
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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 5, 2022
17-Year-Old Dies In River Surfing Accident at Bend Whitewater Park
The park, which features three channels in the Deschutes River, is a popular place for river surfers. Twenty-six pneumatic air bladders were installed into the river bed in 2015, and they are adjusted in real time to create waves of different shapes for surfers of different skill levels. The Inertia
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May 4, 2022
New study finds exercise improves heart health even more for those with anxiety and depression
A new study from the American College of Cardiology suggests that regular exercise can decrease the likelihood of heart complications by 22 per cent in individuals with anxiety and depression, compared to 10 per cent in those who don’t. Put simply, exercise seems to have stronger benefits for the heart...
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May 3, 2022
Outdoor Retailer Explains Why It’s Returning to Utah
In March, show organizers for the twice-annual Outdoor Retailer (OR) event — the industry’s largest trade show and gathering place — made big waves, announcing its decision to leave Denver. The show is returning to Utah — despite lingering doubt and unrest among some of the industry’s biggest brands. Gear Junkie
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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...