February 15, 2022

REI, Patagonia, and More Will Boycott if Outdoor Retailer Returns to Utah

Last fall, Spencer Cox, Utah’s governor, released a video practically begging Outdoor Retailer, by far the biggest industry trade show, to return to Salt Lake City. You may remember, OR left SLC a few years ago in response to Utah’s support for the shrinking of national monuments in the state....

February 14, 2022

Outdoor Industry Leaders to Emerald Expositions: We Won’t Participate in a Utah Trade Show

BEND, Ore. (February 14, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The Conservation Alliance, along with 24 outdoor industry companies, are urging Emerald Expositions (“Emerald”) not to move the industry’s Outdoor Retailer trade show to Utah, stating that they will not support or attend a trade show event in the state as long...

February 14, 2022

Peak Toolworks Acquires Elkhart’s Tooling Concepts

Peak Toolworks has completed its acquisition of Tooling Concepts in Elkhart, Ind. The company said the acquisition will strengthen its presence in the Midwest while adding to Peak’s 12 locations across the U.S. and Canada. The addition of an Elkhart plant creates a new opportunity to serve Peak’s customers engaged...

February 14, 2022

Swedish travel tech startup raises funding for campsite marketplace

Swedish startup company Acamp has raised €2.5 million for its travel tech platform dedicated to helping camping enthusiasts easily find amazing places to camp. The funding was led by Spintop Ventures, with participation from LRF Ventures as well as existing investor Centripetal Capital. Camping Trade World  

February 14, 2022

You Need to Start Booking Summer Campsites Now

It’s February, which means you better start reserving campsites for August now. We have a few tips for you. Outside Online

February 14, 2022

Huge News in Camp Comfort: Mosquitos Are Attracted to Certain Colors

You probably know that mosquitoes are primarily attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale. Or if you didn’t know that, well, that’s why the little buggers follow you around. We can’t smell it, but they can, as you sit there at camp, exhaling, basically emitting the mosquito version of the...

February 13, 2022

Keystone RV units destroyed by fire

An estimated 12 to 16 RV units were destroyed in a fire just outside a Keystone RV plant in southeast Goshen early Sunday afternoon. Goshen Fire Department Assistant Chief Anthony Powell said that fire crews were out checking an alarm when the call for the fire came in. Yahoo News

February 11, 2022

Feds Pledge $1.5B for State Outdoor Recreation Initiatives

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today (Feb. 11) announced a record $1.5 billion in annual funding through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program to support state and local outdoor recreational opportunities, and wildlife and habitat conservation efforts. The WSFR Program contains two funding sources: the Sport Fish Restoration...

February 9, 2022

Cummins’ Latest Acquisition Advances Zero Emissions Efforts

Cummins Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS), a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., and a supplier of engine braking, cylinder deactivation, start and stop and thermal management technologies. The agreement brings the addition of new technologies to provide growth opportunities for Cummins’ current and future...

February 8, 2022

GM’s EV truck production plans will increase sixfold, report says

General Motors plans to increase production of electric trucks and Cadillac SUVs this year by more than six times the previously planned output. CEO Mary Barra told investors the automaker intended to accelerate EV production, aiming to deliver 400,000 EVs in North America during 2022 and 2023. Autonews