Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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September 29, 2021
ClearAngel Invests $10,000 in Ready-to-Eat Camping Food Provider Campfare
Clearco, the world’s largest e-commerce investor revolutionizing the way founders grow their businesses, today announced that its ClearAngel program is funding Campfare, the source for chef-quality, fully-hydrated, ready-to-eat camping meals. ClearAngel gives early-stage founders access to revenue share capital, data-driven advice, and Clearco’s extensive network of apps, agencies, and investors....
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September 28, 2021
Outdoorsy Starts RV Loan Product with ‘Lead Bank’
Outdoorsy, a global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, announced the launch of its partnership with Lead Bank to bring innovative RV-focused lending solutions to the U.S., making a deeper push into offering financial services that support RV, motorhome, trailer, and overlander vehicle owners. Woodall's Campground Magazine
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September 28, 2021
RV industry records best shipment numbers for any August
The RVIA revealed that a survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 52,819 units, an increase of 33.8% compared to the 39,489 units shipped during August 2020. The 52,819 shipments recorded last month set a new record for August and is the second most units...
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September 28, 2021
Black Book: Wholesale RV Values Cooling Off as Fall Approaches
“For the first time in several months, one of the major RV market segments has declined in value: Motorhomes dropped seven percent, falling for the first time since February, and while towables once again increased, it was by under one percent, their smallest gain since last November,” said Eric Lawrence...
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September 28, 2021
Thor Industries 4Q Sales, Earnings Grow on Strong RV Demand
Thor Industries Inc. on Tuesday beat analysts' expectations for its fiscal fourth-quarter profit, posting year-over-year sales gains as demand for recreational vehicles remand strong. The Elkhart, Ind.-based RV maker logged earnings of $4.12 a share, a rise from $2.14 a share a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet were forecasting...
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September 25, 2021
NYC tourists duped by illegal vans touted on Airbnb as cheap places to ‘glamp’
Cops this week seized seven illegally documented vans that have been used for at least two years as cut-rate Airbnb rentals, authorities said. In a series of since-removed posts on the app, the vans were touted as a very down to Earth way for tourists to experience the mean streets...
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September 23, 2021
VW Says It Still Won’t Sell Camper Vans in America Despite RV Craze. Here’s Why
Why won't VW entrust its eggs to the camper van basket by offering the California in the States, or spearhead its EV transition with a pop-top ID.Buzz? And now that everyone in America seems to have been driven camper-crazy by COVID, has VW's hesitance blown an opportunity? The Drive
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September 22, 2021
Charges laid in multi-million dollar B.C. RV site scam
Calgary police have charged two men in a multi-million dollar fraud investigation linked to the B.C. East Kootenay region. Detectives say between 2014 and 2017, a 61-year-old man sold fake RV park sites as the owner and operator of Sweetwater Resort, a land development project on the shores of Lake...
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September 22, 2021
Renting Out Your Van, Trailer, or RV: Big Money or Big Pain?
Peer-to-peer RV rental companies can net you big money, but there are costs. Did you realize that your Airstream could be netting you $40,000 a year? Peer-to-peer (P2P) RV rental companies promise just that, and the competition to become the Airbnb of RVs is red-hot. Can you really pull in that...
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September 22, 2021
Camping World Partners With Major League Baseball
Camping World said its Good Sam services segment has entered into an agreement with Major League Baseball to be the presenting partner for the 2021 American League Division Series (ALDS) and the 2021 National League Division Series (NLDS). SGBMedia
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September 21, 2021
World’s largest tree wrapped in fire-resistant blanket as California blaze creeps closer
As flames crept closer to California’s cherished sequoia trees firefighters took an unusual step to protect them, wrapping the giant bases in fire-resistant blankets. The KNP Complex fire – which consists of two lightning-sparked blazes burning together – forced the evacuation of the park this week. The Guardian
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September 21, 2021
2021 Hershey RV Show Draws 61,320, 2nd Best Ever
Hosted by the Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) Sept. 15-19 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. – and officially titled “America’s Largest RV Show” – attendance for the five-day event was 61,320. It’s only the second time the show has drawn over 60,000 and is second only to...
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September 20, 2021
‘Tourist tax:’ Oregon State Park campsites to cost 25% more for out-of-state RV travelers
Senate Bill 794 imposes a 25% surcharge on non-residents who camp in RV sites at 56 campgrounds from the Oregon Coast to the Wallowa Mountains. The fees apply to everything from small pop-up trailers to Airstreams to motorhomes. Statesman Journal
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September 20, 2021
Backpacker brings aboard new gear editor
Benjamin Tepler—a Vermont-based journalist whose work has appeared in various national publications, including Outside, Food & Wine, and Sunset—has joined the staff of Backpacker (owned by OBJ’s parent company) as assistant gear editor. OBJ
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September 17, 2021
Margaritaville Hits The Road With Camp Margaritaville, Collection of RV Resorts
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Margaritaville has found that paradise is where you park it. Following the success of Camp Margaritaville Pigeon Forge, TN and Lake Lanier, GA, the global lifestyle brand is announcing additional Camp Margaritaville RV Resort openings, bringing the brand's iconic experiences, fun, and escapism to even more travelers. These highly-anticipated, upscale...
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September 17, 2021
Dometic Acquires Igloo in $667 Million Deal
In a $677 million deal announced today, Dometic — an RV appliance and electric cooler-maker — will acquire U.S.-based Igloo, the iconic manufacturer of coolers and drinkware. This marks Dometic’s eighth acquisition in 2021, including Cadac, maker of vehicle-based barbecue products; German mobile power brand Buttner Elektronik; Zamp Solar; and, perhaps most...
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September 16, 2021
Dometic Acquires Cadac International
Dometic entered into an agreement to acquire Cadac International – a provider of barbecues and accessories to the vehicle-based outdoor market. Net sales of Cadac in 2020 were approximately €17 million, or approximately $20 million. RV-PRO
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September 16, 2021
Yellowstone National Park Sets August Record for Visitors
The park had more than 920,000 recreational visits in August, surpassing its previous busiest August on record, in 2017, when crowds came out to watch a solar eclipse. NYT
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September 15, 2021
Camping World’s Lemonis Eyes Path to $1B Net, to Start E-Commerce Site
Camping World Holdings Inc. (CWHI) Chairman and CEO Marcus Lemonis and 16 members of his management team yesterday (Sept. 14) laid out an aggressive vision for the company to reach $1 billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) during an in-person livestream event in Salt Lake...
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September 14, 2021
Hershey, America’s Largest RV Show, Kicks Off Wednesday
More than 1,200 new RVs moved into the Giant Center in Hershey last week for the 52nd Annual America’s Largest RV Show, Sept. 15-19. The five-day event features RVs from the small pop-up camper to the luxurious Class A motorhome. It’s a camper’s one-stop-shop with RVs, campgrounds and vacation destinations, parts and...
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September 14, 2021
VANLIFE: Redtail Overland pops up a $20k carbon fiber rooftop “tent”
Among a host of other glamp-ready features, the hard-sided carbon fiber add-on has its own electricity and heat. On top of that, you can crawl into it through your sunroof — no need to venture outdoors in rowdy weather. GearJunkie
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September 11, 2021
RV dealers say steady price increases from manufacturers make it difficult to lock in final costs for buyers
What makes the price hikes particularly onerous to RV dealers is that the huge backlogs and delays in manufacturing sold units at all RV plants have extended the time from order to delivery to up to eight months or more. If a dealer “locked in” the price with a buyer...
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September 11, 2021
“Pathetic quality”: RV dealers are fed up with what manufacturers are producing
If you’re in the market to buy a new RV, you might want to wait a bit. RV dealers on a recent nationwide conference call said the quality of most recreational vehicles now being produced is “pathetic.” RV Travel
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September 9, 2021
Mission Bay RV parks penalized by California Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission ordered 'Campland on the Bay' and 'Mission Bay RV Resort', which are two public trust state tidelands, to pay more than a quarter million dollars in penalties over public access. This was for putting up a bunch of signs up saying that it was only for...
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September 9, 2021
Wilkins RV Expands to 6 Locations, Buys Great Outdoors RV
Wilkins Recreational Vehicles, Inc announced that it has completed an agreement to purchase Great Outdoors RV and will soon acquire their operations located in Fulton, N.Y., and Clay, N.Y. RV Business
