April 25, 2024

RV Shipments Up 9% Through First Quarter

Results for the RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s March 2024 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 32,243 units, an increase of 1.2% compared to the 31,869 units shipped in March 2023. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month up 5.9% from last March with...

April 23, 2024

Keynote Speaker to Focus on Creating Heroes at 2024 RVDA RV Dealers Convention/Expo

Fairfax, VA/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Best-selling author and successful marketing executive Kevin Brown is scheduled to deliver the keynote address during the opening general session of the 2024 RV Dealers Convention/Expo on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Paris Las Vegas. Brown is the author of “The Hero Effect” and “Unleashing Your Hero”....

April 23, 2024

iKamper Redefines Premium Camping with New Skycamp DLX

SEATTLE, WA, April 23, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - iKamper, the innovative roof top tent and outdoor equipment brand from the PNW, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Skycamp DLX, the latest addition to the famed Skycamp rooftop tent family. Inspired by iKamper’s passionate community of outdoor enthusiasts, known...

April 23, 2024

Free Camping! Nearly Two-Thirds of Campers Have Camped for Free

PORTLAND, Ore., April 23, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, found that nearly two-thirds (65.8%) of campers reported camping for free at least once in 2023, nearly double the rate from 2019. These results were published recently in The Dyrt’s...

April 18, 2024

Celebrate Earth Day by Planning a Truly Sustainable Outdoor Adventure

McCALL, ID (Thursday, April 18, 2024)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Outdoor enthusiasts looking to turn their good intentions into meaningful action have a new tool to offset the impacts of their camping trips and outdoor adventures. In honor of Earth Day 2024, the revolutionary Lodestar outdoor adventure app is dropping its subscription...

April 11, 2024

Kick Off Camping: Free Entry at All National Parks on April 20

National Parks Week starts on Saturday, April 20, this year, and entrance fees to all National Parks will be waived. With more than 400 National Parks across all 50 states, there are plenty of opportunities to take advantage of that free pass. And that is just to kick things off. The...

April 11, 2024

RV Dealers Association and CSI Announce Webinar on Improving RV Customer Retention

Fairfax, VA/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – RV Dealers Association (RVDA) and Customer Service Intelligence (CSI), Inc. will hold a 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, April 24, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. The webinar titled “Help Me Solve…the Mystery of Customer Retention and Improving Net Promoter Scores (NPS)” will focus on the power of customer...

April 10, 2024

Forbes: Millennials are Redefining Success With Luxury RVs

The average RV owner today is not planning retirement; at 32 years old, they are more likely planning their next “workation” spot. This age group, often bogged down by skyrocketing housing costs, interest rates and a thirst for work-life balance, is leading a seismic shift toward RV living. The RV Industry...

April 2, 2024

First-Come, First-Served Campgrounds Are Increasingly Full

PORTLAND, Ore., April 2, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, has found that first-come, first-served campgrounds are increasingly full. The Dyrt’s 2024 Camping Report presented by The All-New Toyota Tacoma revealed that campers encountered full first-come, first-served campgrounds twice as...

March 29, 2024

A wildly popular RV-rental company is pivoting to luxury ‘glamping’ — see inside its new $350-a-night tents in the Texas Hill Country

Outdoorsy is one of the US' most popular RV-rental platforms. But nine years in and almost $3 billion in sales later, it's ready to expand. The company now wants to become the go-to destination for $350-a-night luxury-tent camping or something close to it. Outdoorsy is going all-in on "glamping" — a portmanteau of "glamour"...