March 2, 2021

Harvest Hosts raises $37 million to give RV campers cool places to stay

Harvest Hosts has raised $37 million in funding for its membership program that lets RV campers stay overnight in wineries and other cool places. Stripes led the investment in the Vail, Colorado-based company, which has seen a surge during the pandemic as more people take vacations using recreational vehicles. Venture Beat  

March 2, 2021

Camping World Holdings Announces Deal to Acquire EZ Living RV in Illinois

The facility, located at 800 EZ Street in Braidwood, just off I-55 south of Joliet, will transition to the Camping World brand and open in late March. This will be the company’s sixth location in the state of Illinois. The SuperCenter will include a wide range of new and used...

March 2, 2021

RV Shipments Projected to Reach Record High in 2021

The latest projection shows total 2021 RV shipments ranging between 523,139 and 543,572 units with the most likely year-end total being 533,356 units. That total would represent a 23.9% increase over the 2020 year-end total of 430,412 units. It would also be a 5.7% gain over the current comparable record high of 504,600 units...

March 2, 2021

South Australian Manufacturer Powers Towards Factory of the Future with AMGC

Australian electronic manufacturer REDARC to deploy Industry 4.0 Smart factory technology Adoption of new technologies and training programs to drive export growth and skilled jobs for the Australian manufacturer Project to serve as a case study on adoption of Industry 4.0 practices and processes via AMGC’s Manufacturing Academy learning portal...

March 1, 2021

Couple with child found camping on edge of ‘extremely perilous’ 280ft cliff

The family was warned by the coastguard and spoken to by the police after witness reported tent ‘dangerously close’ to the cliff edge “dangerously close” to a sheer 280ft drop. Independent

March 1, 2021

What I Learned From My First Family RV Trip

The allure of an RV vacation has never been greater. But, as one mom found on a circuit through Maine, actually making it happen takes some careful planning. Travel+Leisure

March 1, 2021

Rollick Secures $8.5M in Funding

Rollick, which operates the GoRollick Powersports, RV, and Boat Buying Program Marketplace, has closed $8.5M in funding. The current round brings the total capital invested in the company to $22M. RV Pro

March 1, 2021

Camping World Holdings Announces Deal to Acquire Triple A R.V. Center in Medford, OR

With this addition, the company will have six locations in Oregon. Camping World Holdings also owns and operates a second location south of Medford under its Gander RV & Outdoors brand, America’s second largest RV and outdoor dealer network behind Camping World. Business Wire  

March 1, 2021

Why the RV Boom Has Been Good for Equity LifeStyle Properties

While many vacation resort communities saw profits plummet due to the pandemic, Equity LifeStyle enjoyed an unpredicted early surge in bookings for its portfolio of RV resorts and campgrounds, reporting a 15% increase in core transient business in the fourth quarter of 2020. million acres

February 28, 2021

In the hard-to-find camp: Airstream popularity grows during pandemic

Airstream of Spokane owners Nick and Karyn Dietz are experiencing a boom in demand with only one travel trailer available, a Caravel on the showroom floor, compared with 40 available early last year. The Spokesman-Review