January 5, 2022

Big Rig Media Offers Complimentary Marketing Evaluation to RV Parks and Resorts

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Big Rig Media, the recognized leader in providing high-growth modern marketing solutions to the outdoor hospitality industry and specializing in RV parks and resorts, is offering a consultation session free of charge to evaluate current marketing efforts, planned efforts for 2022, and to offer recommendations for the...

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

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...

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...

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....

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.;...

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...

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

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

December 25, 2021

Thor works to dominate EV RVing

While the possibility of smaller electric-powered motorhomes moves closer to reality, travel trailers are a different story. But industry gorilla Thor is making a move to dominate EV RVing in the towable market. Now Thor has announced it has signed on the dotted line with with ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF),...