Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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September 29, 2021
RV Industry Association Convenes Meeting Of Campground And RV Industry Leaders To Build Unity Around Growing And Enhancing Campgrounds And Consumer Experiences
The RV Industry Association convened a meeting of select leaders from the RV and campground industries to discuss how through working together across industries they can find common ground and synergies to significantly improve the consumer's camping and RVing experiences. The meeting, held outside Denver, CO, was a kick-off for...
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September 29, 2021
30,000 people flock to Overland Expo West to geek out on vehicle-based outdoor recreation
It didn’t matter if they pulled up in a Subaru hatchback, a Prius, a converted Sprinter van, or a $300,000 EarthRoamer, attendees of Overland Expo West were part of one community. Set in Flagstaff, the second of three consumer-facing events this year drew an estimated 30,000 people to geek out...
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September 29, 2021
ClearAngel Invests $10,000 in Ready-to-Eat Camping Food Provider Campfare
Clearco, the world’s largest e-commerce investor revolutionizing the way founders grow their businesses, today announced that its ClearAngel program is funding Campfare, the source for chef-quality, fully-hydrated, ready-to-eat camping meals. ClearAngel gives early-stage founders access to revenue share capital, data-driven advice, and Clearco’s extensive network of apps, agencies, and investors....
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September 28, 2021
Outdoorsy Starts RV Loan Product with ‘Lead Bank’
Outdoorsy, a global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, announced the launch of its partnership with Lead Bank to bring innovative RV-focused lending solutions to the U.S., making a deeper push into offering financial services that support RV, motorhome, trailer, and overlander vehicle owners. Woodall's Campground Magazine
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September 28, 2021
RV industry records best shipment numbers for any August
The RVIA revealed that a survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 52,819 units, an increase of 33.8% compared to the 39,489 units shipped during August 2020. The 52,819 shipments recorded last month set a new record for August and is the second most units...
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September 28, 2021
Black Book: Wholesale RV Values Cooling Off as Fall Approaches
“For the first time in several months, one of the major RV market segments has declined in value: Motorhomes dropped seven percent, falling for the first time since February, and while towables once again increased, it was by under one percent, their smallest gain since last November,” said Eric Lawrence...
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September 28, 2021
Thor Industries 4Q Sales, Earnings Grow on Strong RV Demand
Thor Industries Inc. on Tuesday beat analysts' expectations for its fiscal fourth-quarter profit, posting year-over-year sales gains as demand for recreational vehicles remand strong. The Elkhart, Ind.-based RV maker logged earnings of $4.12 a share, a rise from $2.14 a share a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet were forecasting...
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September 25, 2021
NYC tourists duped by illegal vans touted on Airbnb as cheap places to ‘glamp’
Cops this week seized seven illegally documented vans that have been used for at least two years as cut-rate Airbnb rentals, authorities said. In a series of since-removed posts on the app, the vans were touted as a very down to Earth way for tourists to experience the mean streets...
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September 23, 2021
VW Says It Still Won’t Sell Camper Vans in America Despite RV Craze. Here’s Why
Why won't VW entrust its eggs to the camper van basket by offering the California in the States, or spearhead its EV transition with a pop-top ID.Buzz? And now that everyone in America seems to have been driven camper-crazy by COVID, has VW's hesitance blown an opportunity? The Drive
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September 22, 2021
Charges laid in multi-million dollar B.C. RV site scam
Calgary police have charged two men in a multi-million dollar fraud investigation linked to the B.C. East Kootenay region. Detectives say between 2014 and 2017, a 61-year-old man sold fake RV park sites as the owner and operator of Sweetwater Resort, a land development project on the shores of Lake...