May 16, 2024

Outdoor Alliance data shows increasing visitors to public land while recreation funding declines

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2024)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The number of visitors to America’s public lands has steadily increased over the last 15 years, while over the same time period funding for recreation has decreased more than 20 percent at agencies like the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management,...

May 14, 2024

Mountain Hardwear Wants You to Be Sun Wise: Launches New Sun Protection Apparel and Partnership with The Skin Cancer Foundation

Richmond, Calif. [May 14, 2024] /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Mountain Hardwear, a leader in high-performance equipment and apparel for climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, and outdoor athletes, today announced new additions to its sun protection line of apparel, as well as a new partnership with The Skin Cancer Foundation. Since 1979, The...

May 7, 2024

Campers Want Trucks, Primarily Own SUVs

PORTLAND, Ore., May 7, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, has found that 45% of campers identify trucks as the most ideal vehicle for camping. SUVs ranked second as the favorite of 29% of campers, and vans/minivans came in third...

May 1, 2024

RV Rental Demand Remains Robust Headed into Summer

(Fairfax, VA) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – A sizable portion of RV dealers who also rent believe they will do more business this year when compared with 2023, according to a survey conducted this spring by the RV Rental Association (RVRA). For 2024, 41 percent of rental operators believe their rental revenue...

April 30, 2024

Majority of Campers Cancel or No-Show Reservations

PORTLAND, Ore., April 30, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, has found that less than half of campers (42.7%) used all the reservations they made in 2023. This eye-opening statistic is part of The Dyrt’s 2024 Camping Report presented by...

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 17, 2024

King Oscar and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Work to Improve the Norwegian Seafood Industry

San Diego, Calif. (April 17, 2024) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - King Oscar, the legendary Norwegian seafood producer, attended the Norwegian Seafood Summit in San Francisco this week, and worked alongside other industry stakeholders to improve the seafood industry. As part of the conference, King Oscar’s US leadership team lead by Bjørn Nordvik,...

April 16, 2024

Working from the Campsite Increases Despite Return-to-Office Push

PORTLAND, Ore., April 16, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, found that campers worked from the campsite more than ever in 2023. Results published in The Dyrt’s 2024 Camping Report presented by The All-New Toyota Tacoma indicate that 28.9% of...

April 15, 2024

Exercise may benefit heart by calming the brain, study shows

You know exercise is great for your cardiovascular health, but new research suggests that your brain has a lot to do with it. It's all about physical activity's ability to lower stress levels within the brain, explained a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. Bolstering that finding, their...

April 10, 2024

House lawmakers vote unanimously to pass the EXPLORE Act

Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2024) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Yesterday, on a voice vote, House lawmakers passed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a first-of-its-kind bipartisan package of outdoor recreation policy to improve outdoor recreation on America’s public lands and waters. The passage of this outdoor recreation policy...