Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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March 3, 2022
New Mich. Bill Targets Frivolous Campground Lawsuits
House Bill 5862 would provide an owner or employee of a private campground immunity from civil liability for physical harm or property damage resulting from an inherent risk of camping. The bill details examples of inherent risks, such as features of the natural world, lack of lighting, weather, campfires, wildlife,...
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March 3, 2022
REI Employees Successfully Vote to Unionize
It was an overwhelming “yes.” In an 88-14 vote, employees at the Manhattan REI voted to approve a union. It’s the first REI to do so, and follows on the heels of chains like Starbucks seeing similar union drives in the service and retail sector. Adventure Journal
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March 2, 2022
Dometic Grows Marine Presence with Treeline Acquisition
Dometic has entered into an agreement to acquire Treeline Capital LLC, a leading provider of value-adding engineered Service & Aftermarket products and Mobile Power Solutions for the North American Marine market under the CDI Electronics and Balmar brands, according to a release. RV Business
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March 1, 2022
More National Parks are Requiring Time Entry Passes
RVers and camping enthusiasts who plan to visit some of the nation’s most popular national parks this summer may need to reserve more than their campsites. Campers who do not already have a reservation for a campsite or rental accommodation will need to reserve a “timed-entry” pass through recreation.gov simply to drive...
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March 1, 2022
New RV shipments now projected to slow as year progresses
The RV Industry Association is still bullish on the number of units it will sell in 2022. It pulled back a bit from early projections that it would again top 600,000 shipped units. The group’s latest projects show the industry might just miss the 600,000 benchmark it surpassed in 2021....
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March 1, 2022
Jeep Will Fully Electrify First Model in 2023, ‘Every SUV Segment’ by 2025
Jeep is set to go electric in a big way. Barely a year after rolling out its first plug-in hybrid, the Wrangler 4xe, it will add a plug-in hybrid version of the new Grand Cherokee later this year, with company officials hinting that a Wagoneer 4xe is also in the...
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February 28, 2022
Longtime St. Augustine Ocean Grove RV Resort sold to hotel investors Key International
Key International — the development parent company of Embassy Suites — has purchased the Ocean Grove RV Resort for a sale price of $15.1 million, in cooperation with partners Wexford Real Estate Investors. St. Augustine Record
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February 28, 2022
‘The shine came off once I bought it’: RV sales surged due to COVID, and not everyone is thrilled
A large number of Americans became RV owners during the pandemic. Many are happy with their purchase and the sales show no sign of slowing, but there are some owners who note that rising travel costs and growing crowds have made RV travel more difficult. USA Today
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February 28, 2022
Solar-loaded Ford PHEV camper van powers low-emission adventures
Scotland's Campervan Co was one of the first companies out there to specialize in hybrid camper vans, and now it's expanding its lineup with the all-new Eco Evolution. Still in the prototype stages, the new camper skips the small, secondhand Japanese vans central to Campervan Co's other mini-RVs in favor of a...
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February 27, 2022
Nissan partnered with a camper van maker to create a tiny home on wheels available in Germany this summer — see inside
Nissan's European arm announced its partnership with European camper van maker Dethleffs to turn the Nissan Primstar van into a tiny home on wheels, the Seaside by Dethleffs. Nissan will be rolling out its latest build to some dealerships in Germany as soon as this summer. Insider
