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May 3, 2021
RV park’s request to dump wastewater into Bogue Chitto River prompts environmental concerns
A Mississippi RV park's plans to discharge up to 70,000 gallons of treated wastewater into the Bogue Chitto river is hitting rough water with environmental groups and recreational river users worried about its effects downriver in Mississippi and Louisiana. Nola.com
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May 2, 2021
The Top 10 U.S. Metros for Digital Nomads
Zillow and Yelp analyzed data from each company to create a “Digital Nomad Index,” which ranks the top U.S. metros most favorable to the lifestyle. The ranking omitted the nation’s 30 largest metro areas, in order to surface smaller and/or more unexpected markets. Nearly 11 million American workers currently describe...
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May 1, 2021
Stream It says it has received pre-orders totaling $50 million for its Tesla Cybertruck RV add-on, CyberLandr
Steam It says pre-orders of its CyberLandr topped 1,000 in just first 15 days. It added that it expects demand to reach 10,000 units in 2022. Insider
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May 1, 2021
Cities where people are buying RVs
Outdoorsy released a report detailing cities in the U.S. with the most RV sales per capita. Data used in the report included information pulled from the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census, released in 2020, as well as the RV Industry Association. Only metropolitan areas with at least 100,000...
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April 30, 2021
The COVID Outbreak on Everest Is Getting Worse
Two people with close connections to climbers and doctors currently on Everest described the scene this way: “The COVID situation is much worse than anyone knows.” Another climber posted on social media that the situation at Base Camp is “a total sh!tstorm. I had no idea what I was flying...
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April 30, 2021
Climbers Group Buys Big New Climbing Area in Tennessee
Woodcock Cove is 64 acres of undeveloped land with dozens of climbing routes in eastern Tennessee, and now it’s protected after being purchased by the Access Fund and the Southeastern Climbers Coalition. The climbing is on sandstone cliffs, including a freestanding tower 75 feet tall. Adventure Journal
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April 30, 2021
Emerald Holding Sees Steep Q1 Revenue Drop
Emerald Holding Inc. reported revenues tumbled 87% as results continue to be negatively impacted by event cancellations due to the pandemic. Emerald is actively pursuing collection of the remaining unpaid amounts of filed insurance claims for its canceled and impacted 2020 events. To date, Emerald has submitted $167 million in...
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April 30, 2021
Catch Co. Reels In $38M Series B For Fishing Platform
Catch Co., which developed a fishing brand, content and commerce platform, closed on $38 million in Series B funding to continue creating offerings for people who like to fish. Founded in 2012 as a monthly fishing tackle subscription offering for fishing lures called Mystery Tackle Box, Catch Co. now has...
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April 29, 2021
This Go-Anywhere Camping Rig Could Be the Ultimate Overlander
But while car camping may be easy to do with just about any vehicle, true overlanding requires a special sort of vehicle. So for 2021, EarthCruiser has whipped up a new pickup truck-based model: the Terranova. Gear Patrol
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April 29, 2021
Camping World Holdings Announces 8.69% Increase in Dividend to $1.00 Per Share on Annualized Basis
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) (“Camping World” or the “Company”), America’s Recreation Dealer, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend paid to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock from $0.23 per share to $0.25 per share...
