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January 24, 2022
REI Retail Workers in Manhattan File to Form Company’s First Union
Workers at an REI store in New York City filed to form a union among the location’s 116 employees on Friday. If the effort is successful, the store would be the first of the outdoor recreation equipment company’s 168 locations and 15,000 employees to unionize. The workers have filed for representation by the Retail,...
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January 21, 2022
6 OTT celebrity motorhomes, ranked: from Leonardo DiCaprio’s glamorous RV to Will Smith and Mariah Carey’s giant double deckers, who’s got the most expensive trailer?
Ranked in descending order of expensiveness, the following are six of the most outrageous celebrity motorhomes and trailers, each of which looks more like a five-star hotel on wheels than a spruced up automobile. SCMP
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January 21, 2022
General Manager of RV resort arrested for embezzlement of nearly $900K
The General Manager of an Horry County RV resort has been charged with embezzlement after Horry County police say he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. Starting in late November of 2020, Troy Bittner, 52, who was the General Manager of Carolina Pines RV Resort in Conway, is accused of...
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January 21, 2022
A 57-Year-Old Man Survived a 4-Mile, 26-Hour Swim After Tonga’s Tsunami
Lisala Folau, a 57-year-old retired carpenter, spent more than a day floating alone at sea following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15. It’s a story as wild as it sounds. The Inertia
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January 21, 2022
Gear Aid Inc. Acquires HEROCLIP®
Founded and invented by Mina Yoo in 2014, Lulabop has sold over 1 million units of the patented HEROCLIP® worldwide. With the completion of the acquisition, the versatile, trail ready HEROCLIP® strengthens the fast-growing line of GEAR AID® Adventure Tools™. Outdoor Industry
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January 21, 2022
How Could a Trail Fit for a Toddler Be the Site of a Deadly Disaster?
According to the CAIC report of the incident, the slab of snow that killed Overseen, Nash, and Valerie was about 370 feet wide, ten feet deep, and 100 vertical feet long. It broke free from a snowfield on a slope that was between 35 and 38 degrees—that’s the pitch of an...
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January 20, 2022
The battle for Outdoor Retailer’s future is on
Outdoor Retailer's contract with the City of Denver is set to expire at the end of 2022. Utah—the trade show's former home—and other states are fighting for a chance to host the event in years to come. Outside
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January 20, 2022
Nation Wide Products Acquires RV Air
Texas-based Nation Wide Products, which makes AC and HVAC-related products, has acquired RV Air, makers of RV air conditioner filter replacements that capture dust, pollen, mold spores, pet dander and other allergens. RV Air filters feature 40 layers of unwoven polyester, each sprayed with an anti-microbial tackifier to capture particles as small...
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January 20, 2022
RV resort worth $18 million coming to Jefferson County
A 207 acre RV resort worth $18 million, Forest Grove RV Resort is coming to Dandridge in the fall of 2022. Forest Grove will have 500 spots for RV’s, 100 rental cabins, 4 bath houses, and an indoor café. There also are plans for a water park, a catch and...
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January 20, 2022
The battle for Outdoor Retailer’s future is on
For the last five years, Outdoor Retailer has been a veritable cash cow for Colorado. The semiannual trade show reportedly brings more than $110 million to the state every year. At the end of 2022, the show’s contract with the City of Denver is expiring, and Colorado’s top politicians are...
