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March 5, 2022
Luxury RV park in Saudi Arabia is beyond amazing
Saudi Arabia has also climbed onto the RV craze. Comparable to RV parts in USA and Canada, Caravan by Habitas AlUla is surrounded by sandstone cliffs and palm groves and consists of 22 Airstream trailers available for rent. Each trailer comes with a view and private outdoor deck. Guests can get...
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March 3, 2022
Patent-infringement cases against The North Face and Columbia can move forward, judge rules
A Colorado district judge ruled late last month that Colorado-based Cocona Labs, creators of 37.5 Technology, can move forward with two separate lawsuits accusing The North Face (TNF) and Columbia of patent infringement. The two cases date to 2016, when Cocona sued VF Corporation (TNF’s parent company) and Columbia Sportswear...
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March 3, 2022
New Mich. Bill Targets Frivolous Campground Lawsuits
House Bill 5862 would provide an owner or employee of a private campground immunity from civil liability for physical harm or property damage resulting from an inherent risk of camping. The bill details examples of inherent risks, such as features of the natural world, lack of lighting, weather, campfires, wildlife,...
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March 3, 2022
REI Employees Successfully Vote to Unionize
It was an overwhelming “yes.” In an 88-14 vote, employees at the Manhattan REI voted to approve a union. It’s the first REI to do so, and follows on the heels of chains like Starbucks seeing similar union drives in the service and retail sector. Adventure Journal
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March 2, 2022
Dometic Grows Marine Presence with Treeline Acquisition
Dometic has entered into an agreement to acquire Treeline Capital LLC, a leading provider of value-adding engineered Service & Aftermarket products and Mobile Power Solutions for the North American Marine market under the CDI Electronics and Balmar brands, according to a release. RV Business
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March 2, 2022
Rock Spot Expands Its Northeast Footprint in Recent Acquisition
Rock Spot Climbing, a longstanding Northeast climbing gym chain, recently announced its acquisition of Prime Climb in nearby Wallingford, Connecticut. Previously managing five gyms between Rhode Island and Massachusetts―the first of which, Rock Spot Lincoln, has been operating since 1998 (formerly as RI Rock Gym of Pawtucket)―the Rock Spot gym...
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March 1, 2022
New training seeks to prevent sexual harassment in the outdoor industry
On March 4, Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center—a Utah-based violence and sexual-assault shelter—will partner with Futures Without Violence in a virtual training seminar - Seekhaven - that will give attendees a toolkit to effectively respond to gender-based violence and harassment in outdoor-industry work settings. Some of the topics discussed...
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March 1, 2022
More National Parks are Requiring Time Entry Passes
RVers and camping enthusiasts who plan to visit some of the nation’s most popular national parks this summer may need to reserve more than their campsites. Campers who do not already have a reservation for a campsite or rental accommodation will need to reserve a “timed-entry” pass through recreation.gov simply to drive...
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March 1, 2022
New RV shipments now projected to slow as year progresses
The RV Industry Association is still bullish on the number of units it will sell in 2022. It pulled back a bit from early projections that it would again top 600,000 shipped units. The group’s latest projects show the industry might just miss the 600,000 benchmark it surpassed in 2021....
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March 1, 2022
OneWater Announces Acquisition of YakGear, Inc.
OneWater Marine Inc. (NASDAQ: ONEW) (“OneWater” or “the Company”) announced today that its subsidiary, T-H Marine, has acquired YakGear, Inc. (“YakGear”), an industry-leading supplier of kayak equipment, paddle sports accessories, and boat mounting accessories based in Houston, Texas. Along with its extensive line of marine accessories, YakGear has exclusive distribution...
