Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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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...
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September 22, 2021
Renting Out Your Van, Trailer, or RV: Big Money or Big Pain?
Peer-to-peer RV rental companies can net you big money, but there are costs. Did you realize that your Airstream could be netting you $40,000 a year? Peer-to-peer (P2P) RV rental companies promise just that, and the competition to become the Airbnb of RVs is red-hot. Can you really pull in that...
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September 22, 2021
Camping World Partners With Major League Baseball
Camping World said its Good Sam services segment has entered into an agreement with Major League Baseball to be the presenting partner for the 2021 American League Division Series (ALDS) and the 2021 National League Division Series (NLDS). SGBMedia
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September 21, 2021
World’s largest tree wrapped in fire-resistant blanket as California blaze creeps closer
As flames crept closer to California’s cherished sequoia trees firefighters took an unusual step to protect them, wrapping the giant bases in fire-resistant blankets. The KNP Complex fire – which consists of two lightning-sparked blazes burning together – forced the evacuation of the park this week. The Guardian
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September 21, 2021
2021 Hershey RV Show Draws 61,320, 2nd Best Ever
Hosted by the Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) Sept. 15-19 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. – and officially titled “America’s Largest RV Show” – attendance for the five-day event was 61,320. It’s only the second time the show has drawn over 60,000 and is second only to...
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September 20, 2021
‘Tourist tax:’ Oregon State Park campsites to cost 25% more for out-of-state RV travelers
Senate Bill 794 imposes a 25% surcharge on non-residents who camp in RV sites at 56 campgrounds from the Oregon Coast to the Wallowa Mountains. The fees apply to everything from small pop-up trailers to Airstreams to motorhomes. Statesman Journal
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September 20, 2021
Backpacker brings aboard new gear editor
Benjamin Tepler—a Vermont-based journalist whose work has appeared in various national publications, including Outside, Food & Wine, and Sunset—has joined the staff of Backpacker (owned by OBJ’s parent company) as assistant gear editor. OBJ
