Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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March 23, 2022
Winnebago Industries Delivers Strong Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., March 23, 2022 -- Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), a leading outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer, today reported financial results for the Company's Fiscal 2022 second quarter. Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results Revenues for the Fiscal 2022 second quarter ended February 26, 2022, matched the record of $1.2...
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March 23, 2022
New Campers are Increasingly More Diverse, According to 2022 Camping Report
PORTLAND, Ore., March 23, 2022 -- The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping with the most active camping community in the world, found that 40 percent of the people who went camping for the first time in 2021 identified as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. This is up from just 23...
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March 23, 2022
Outdoor Retailer Headed Back to Utah Despite Boycotts, Industry Protests
The event has been held in Denver for the past five years, moving out of Utah, where the trade show first began, after state politicians supported the federal government’s stripping of protections from national monuments in the state. The decision comes after some of the biggest outdoor brands in the...
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March 22, 2022
Lazydays RV Announces Plans to Open New Dealerships in Surprise, Arizona and Wilmington, Ohio
Lazydays, The RV Authority®, announces new dealership locations in Surprise, Arizona to serve the western Phoenix metropolitan area, and Wilmington, Ohio which is strategically located between the Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Company expects the new dealerships to open in the second quarter of 2023. The dealerships will be branded Lazydays RV of West Phoenix and Lazydays RV of Ohio. "We...
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March 21, 2022
Examining Our Campsite Shortage Problem, Which Is Actually a Reservation Problem
Wyoming State Parks, which has seen a major spike in visitor numbers throughout the pandemic, changed its policies in 2021 in an attempt to reduce the number of no-shows by eliminating the fee and allowing folks to make changes up to the day of arrival. Outside Online
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March 21, 2022
New Yosemite Reservation Requirements for 2022: All You Need to Know
Unusually high construction initiatives will force new reservation requirements for summer 2022, according to Yosemite officials. As concern over Yosemite Valley’s increasing traffic problem mounts and construction projects pile up, park officials responded with a new permit system. Gear Junkie
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March 18, 2022
A New Era of RVing?
THOR Industries and Winnebago separately debuted what the future of electric-powered RVs may look like at January’s 2022 Florida RV SuperShow. And while representatives for THOR and Winnebago declined to offer a timetable on when these technologies could become road-ready, their debut at a major industry event would seem to...
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March 18, 2022
KOA Website Back Up After Nearly 2-Day Disruption
After nearly two days, Kampgrounds of America Inc.’s (KOA) website, koa.com, is back up and running after a service disruption that shut down the ability for campers to book reservations online through the website, according to company officials. Park owners that WOODALLSCM.com (WCM) spoke with noted that they could still take reservations...
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March 17, 2022
Dexter Acquires HiSpec Wheel & Tire, Inc.
NOVI, Mich. - DexKo Global Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dexter Axle Company (“Dexter”) acquired HiSpec Wheel & Tire, Inc. (“HiSpec”), located in Mishawaka, IN. Established in 1995, HiSpec designs and provides aluminum and steel wheels, tires, and related accessories to the RV, trailer and transportation industries. The company has earned a reputation for offering the...
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March 17, 2022
RVIA: Buyers Spending an Average of $73,115 on New RVs
RVing has never been more popular as more and more people turn to RVs as the ideal way to experience an active outdoor lifestyle. Learn more about these new RV buyers and their preferred destinations, motivations, and demographics.
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March 16, 2022
I traveled the US for 7 months with my family for just $5,000, thanks to a few smart moves I made with our house and RV
In August of 2020, author Kelly Burch bought an RV, despite the fact that she never once spent a night in one. She packed the kids and headed out, and over the next seven months, visited 33 states, racking up more than 16,000 miles. The trip was priceless, but in actuality...
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March 16, 2022
Netflix drops trailer for Barack Obama’s national parks documentary series
On Tuesday, Netflix dropped its trailer for Our Great National Parks, a five-part nature documentary series about the wildlife found in national parks across the globe. The narrator? Former President Barack Obama himself. The show is just one of several projects in the works from Obama's production company, Higher Ground. Mashable
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March 15, 2022
Winnebago is First RV Brand to Produce 500,000 Motorhomes
The 500,000th motorhome is the popular Revel, a model introduced four years ago that embodies Winnebago’s continuous innovation and proven ability to meet customers’ evolving needs. RVBusiness
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March 15, 2022
RVshare Appoints Co-Founder of Qunar, a Chinese Online Travel Platform, and Former Dentalcorp CMO to its Board of Directors
RVshare, the largest peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace, welcomes Fritz Demopoulos, a co-founder of Qunar, one of China's largest online travel platforms, and Reetu Gupta, former Chief Marketing Officer of Dentalcorp (DNTL.TO) to its board of directors. PR Newswire
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March 15, 2022
Ford to Ship ‘Incomplete’ Explorers Due to Chip Shortage
Ford Motor Co. is working to get dealers and customers their Ford Explorers sooner by shipping some units without rear seat controls for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning, a company spokesperson told the Detroit Free Press on Saturday. RVPRO
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March 15, 2022
Never Been Camping? This Colorado Hotel Will Teach You How
A Colorado hotel wants to teach you how to camp in the friendly confines of a deck overlooking the renowned Rocky Mountains summit, Pikes Peak. Sunset
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March 15, 2022
NEMO Announces New Car Camping Gear for 2022
Dover, NH—March 15, 2022 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - NEMO, the award-winning, independent designer of outdoor gear and accessories built to improve the adventure experience, is excited to announce its 2022 line of luxury car camping gear focused on making the great outdoors more comfortable, warmer and easier to enjoy. NEW! Aurora Highrise™ 4P/6P ($399.95...
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March 14, 2022
American Outdoor Brands to Acquire Grilla Grills
American Outdoor Brands, an industry leading provider of products and accessories for rugged outdoor enthusiasts, forged an agreement to purchase Grilla Grills, a privately owned provider of barbecue grills, Wi-Fi-enabled wood pellet grills, smokers, accessories and modular outdoor kitchens. The transaction amounted to $27 million in cash, or approximately $24...
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March 14, 2022
A Whole Lotta Public Land Is ‘Landlocked’ and Inaccessible
Landlocked public lands are pieces of land owned by all of us that are surrounded by private land. Many times, either the government or land conservancies will try to buy the private land to allow access to the public lands within. But that often can’t happen. There are nearly 16...
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March 14, 2022
Lazydays Holdings, Inc. Rejects Proposal from B. Riley Financial, Inc
TAMPA, Fla., March 14, 2022 -- Lazydays Holdings, Inc. ("Lazydays" or the "Company") (NasdaqCM: LAZY) announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously rejected the B. Riley non-binding, unsolicited proposal to acquire the Company for $25.00 per share, as set forth in the B. Riley March 9, 2022 public letter. The Lazydays Board of Directors...
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March 14, 2022
12 of the Best Places to Camp in U.S. State Parks
It doesn't matter if you're looking for a well-developed RV site with all the bells and whistles or a wooded tent spot far from any sort of road or development, there's a state park campsite for you. To lend a hand — there are over 10,000 state parks, after all...
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March 14, 2022
Solo Stove Cooks up Excitement with Portable Pizza Oven
GRAPEVINE, Texas (March 14, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Solo Stove, designer of simple, ingenious, easy-to-use smokeless fire pits, today announces the launch of Pi, an adaptive and accessible stand-alone backyard pizza oven with a lifetime warranty. Pi provides an efficient yet timeless pizza-making experience, with a design optimized for heat distribution and...
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March 11, 2022
Ford, PG&E to test electric truck as power source for homes
Ford and the California utility will test the ability of Ford’s new F-150 Lightning EV to send power flowing back to a house and connect with the grid. Automotive News
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March 10, 2022
Roamly crosses major milestone, books over $40 million in premium in the last 12 months
Global insurtech for embedded insurance surpasses $40 million in premium following a strong year of growth, as sales for its new RV insurance product increased by 222% Roamly, the insurtech for embedded insurance in the travel and enthusiast market, announced today that it has booked more than $40 million in premium over the last...
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March 10, 2022
Lazydays Holdings, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results
Lazydays Holdings, Inc. ("Lazydays" or the "Company") (NasdaqCM: LAZY) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and commented on how business and key initiatives were progressing in the first quarter of 2022. Fourth Quarter Financial Results and Highlights: Revenues for the fourth quarter were $322.5...