Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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January 5, 2022
RV Maker Winnebago Reincorporates as Minnesota Company
Minnesota is now home to yet another publicly traded company. On Jan. 1, RV maker Winnebago Industries Inc. officially reincorporated as a Minnesota company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on that date. Founded in 1958, the company had been previously incorporated in Iowa. Twin Cities Business
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January 5, 2022
Go RVing partners with Black Folks Camp Too
Go RVing – an arm of the RV Industry Association (RVIA) in the United States – has agreed on a partnership with Black Folks Camp Too to embark on a new dealer education series to discuss how to market better to black consumers. The three-part series, created in close collaboration...
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January 4, 2022
Colton RV Acquires Pocono RV, Expands into Pennsylvania
BUFFALO, NY – Colton RV, a family-owned RV dealership serving Western New York, announced today (Jan. 4) the acquisition of Pocono RV Sales and Service, adding brands including Entegra Coach and expanded inventory by Keystone, Dutchmen and Palomino. RVBusiness
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January 4, 2022
Leonardo DiCaprio’s $1.5 Million Motorhome Is a Ginormous Exercise in Opulence
In a list of over-the-top, insane (and extremely dated, we might add) celebrity motorhomes, DiCaprio’s celebrity suite is right up there in the top three. Estimated at $1.5 million, it offers lavish amenities like heated marble floors, a custom kitchen, and two fireplaces. The styling is incredibly dated, comparable to...
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January 3, 2022
Scientists see troubling signs in humans spreading Covid to deer
Humans have infected wild deer with Covid-19 in a handful of states, and there’s evidence that the coronavirus has been spreading among deer, according to recent studies that outline findings that could complicate the path out of the pandemic. Scientists swabbed the nostrils of white-tailed deer in Ohio and found evidence...
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January 3, 2022
Hipcamp Buys UK Booking Brand Cool Camping
Hipcamp, a San Francisco-based startup that offers campsites for booking, has acquired Cool Camping, an online travel agency in the UK, according to regulatory documents released during the Christmas break. Hipcamp, which a year ago quietly raised $57 million in a Series C funding round, has been seeking international expansion....
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January 3, 2022
The Haugen RV Group Adds to Portfolio
Salt Lake City-based dealership group the Haugen RV Group has announced its purchase of Crater Lake RV in Klamath Falls, Ore. A purchase price was not disclosed. The Haugen RV Group also owns Legacy RV in Salt Lake City and Bonne Terre, Mo.; Funtime RV in Tualatin and Sandy, Ore.;...
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January 2, 2022
This Expanding $2.4M ‘Mobile Estate’ RV Used to Be Will Smith’s Movie Set Trailer
Smith could literally and figuratively raise the roof in this 1,200-square-foot behemoth, which is as big as some full-time homes and includes a 30-person screening room. Today, you can rent it for a mere $9,000 per night from Anderson Mobile Estates, based in Elgin, Texas. This double-decker RV sits on...
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December 28, 2021
Chip Shortage Expected to Remain ‘Complicated’ in 2022
The global microchip shortage cost the auto industry millions of lost vehicles and billions in lost revenue last year. The latest estimates have the problem lingering through the first half of 2022. RV Business
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December 27, 2021
Sun Outdoors Acquires LSI, Franchisor of Jellystone Parks
It was announced Tuesday (Dec. 21) to Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort franchisees that Leisure Systems Inc. (LSI), the franchisor of more than 70 Jellystone Park locations in North America, had been acquired by Sun Outdoors. Sun Outdoors currently owns more than a dozen Jellystone Park locations. Woodallscm
