Winter Camping Extends Season to Year-Round Activity

BILLINGS, Mont. – The KOA Monthly Research Report – October Edition projects that 8.2 million households are planning to camp this winter. This is a sizeable increase over the 6.9 million households that winter camped in 2021, a growth of 19% in just one year. The increase in winter camping builds on the overall popularity of […]

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Lippert’s Customer Experience Team to Host Consumer Rally

ELKHART, Ind. — Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert), will host its second annual consumer rally, the “Lippert Getaway,” Oct. 25-30, at Pine Mountain RV Resort in Pine Mountain, Ga., according to a company release. For six days, Lippert will invite members of its consumer-focus group, the “Lippert Scouts” to take part in various activities around the resort, […]

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RVIA: September Wholesale Shipments at 28K, Off 48.5%

Results for the RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) September 2022 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 28,333 units, a decrease of (-48.5%) compared to the 55,014 units shipped in September 2021. Through September, RV shipments are down (-8.2%) compared to the same point last year with 415,594 wholesale shipments. “This […]

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RV Registrations in Germany Strong Despite Challenges

In the period from January to September, a total of 78,011 new leisure vehicles were registered in Germany. This is the third-best result in the history of the industry for this period, according to reporting by the European RV trade website AboutCampBtoB.com. Although this means that new registrations are around 13.6 percent down from the […]

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RV Retailer Opens Exclusive Airstream Dealership in Texas

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – RV Retailer, LLC (RVR) announced the grand opening of a new dedicated Airstream dealership facility in the Austin, Texas market. This is the first of a two-phase project that will deliver two stand-alone facilities in the Austin market, with over 50,000 square feet of sales and service space including 46 service […]

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Open House Debut: Puma ‘Pause’ from Forest River Inc.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This recurring feature takes a look at some of the products the RVBusiness team viewed during the recent Elkhart RV Open House. The Puma “Pause” extreme overland trailer from Forest River’s Palomino RV division is, quite frankly, new, different and groundbreaking. Available in two models – the 26-foot Hiatus XC20.2 and Hiatus XC20.3, […]

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Latest ‘Rootless Living’ Magazine Celebrates Anniversary

EDITOR’S NOTE: The November/December issue of Rootless Living, a consumer-facing nomadic lifestyle magazine, has just been published. Here’s what Publisher Demian Ross and Chief Editor Nikki Kirk have to say about this issue: AS I WRITE this, we have just hit our three-year mark for Rootless Living magazine, and what an amazing adventure it has been. Some of […]

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RVWA Spotlight: Introducing April Cumming of Outdoorsy

EDITOR’S NOTE: Several times a month RVBusiness will post an “RVWA Spotlight,” which will highlight a member of the RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) in each instance. Provided by RVWA, the member spotlight series interviews many of the women who make up the RV industry, highlighting how they got into the industry, what they currently do, and advice for other women. […]

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Report: NHTSA Releases its Latest Rundown of RV Recalls

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the latest list of RV recalls compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Per strict NHTSA protocols, manufacturers will next notify its dealer partners of the recall notice. Each notice will include details of the affected vehicles as well as the appropriate remedy. Storyteller Overland (Storyteller) is recalling […]

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‘Camper Report Show’ Interviews Alliance RV’s Ryan Brady

The “Camper Report Show” is a weekly feature of Camper Report, which is part of the RV LIFE family of RVing websites that provide RV forums, RV trip planning tools and mobile apps, and one of the largest campground databases around. Co-hosted by Bob Zagami and John DiPietro – RV industry veterans in their own right – the Camper Report Show has partnered with RVBusiness by […]

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Video: National ARVC Previews Nov. 7-10 Conference in Fla.

In last week’s episode of “WCM’s Park Update,” David Basler, vice president of membership and marketing at the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (National ARVC), and Susan Motley, National ARVC’s senior director of education and events, discussed National ARVC’s upcoming Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo (OHCE) in Orlando, Fla. Taking place from Nov. […]

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Dealers Find ‘Valuable Opportunities’ at Gulf Stream Coach

NAPPANEE, Ind. – In spite of frequent showers and unseasonably cool temperatures, Gulf Stream Coach enjoyed high dealer interest and brisk sales activity at its display during the RV industry’s annual Open House held Sept. 26-29. “We were gratified with our dealers’ overwhelmingly positive responses to the products we showcased at the Open House,” said […]

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Jayco Partners with Lippert on SEMA Show Concept RV

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – Jayco has announced a collaboration build with Lippert on a concept RV for the upcoming Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show. The Jayco Baja Sur concept travel trailer will appear in the Lippert booth 58095 in the SEMA West Hall Trucks, SUV and Off Road exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center […]

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Camping World to Announce Q3 Fiscal Earnings on Nov. 1

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – Camping World Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CWH) announced that its financial results for the third quarter fiscal 2022 will be released after the market closes on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. The company will host a conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 to discuss the financial results. Investors and […]

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KZ RV ‘Sets New Standard’ with Boondocker Solar System

SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. – KZ Recreational Vehicles has recently unveiled their new industry-leading solar package, available for the luxury and toy hauler lines Durango, Durango Gold, Venom, and Venom V-Series. The eight-panel package sets a new standard for boondocking in luxury. The solar package includes eight 220W solar panels, equaling 1,760 watts of solar power, a […]

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Automotive Group Lithia & Driveway Buys Airstream Adventures

MEDFORD, Ore. – Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) on Thursday (Oct. 20) announced it has acquired Airstream Adventures, the largest Airstream dealer group in the nation for the iconic “silver bullet” Airstream travel trailer. Airstream Adventures is headquartered in Portland, Oregon with locations throughout the Pacific Northwest and Northern California in key markets including Portland, […]

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Australia’s Camplify Buys European RV Rental Firm PaulCamper

Camplify, a Sydney, Australia-based peer-to-peer RV rental platform, is acquiring Germany-based PaulCamper for is A$47.6 million ($29.5 million US), according to a release. Camplify is also raising A$8.5 million to fund growth efforts including expansion of its insurance business. Camplify operates in Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Spain. The acquisition adds operations in Germany […]

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Electrified Vehicle Sales Hit Record, Reports Kelley Blue Book

ATLANTA – Sales of electrified vehicles hit a record in Q3 2022, as one of the hottest segments in the U.S. automotive market continues to make waves throughout the industry, according to Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. More than 200,000 electrified vehicles were sold in the three-month span of Q3 – a first – […]

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RVWA Members Give Back to Care Camps, Boys & Girls Club

The RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) Board made a commitment to include community service aspects to their events for 2022, a commitment that was put into action during last month’s Elkhart Open House. During the RVWA Breakfast on Sept. 27, attendees were asked to write a note of inspiration to Care Camps Campers as part of […]

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Go RVing Canada Launches Inspiring ‘Gift of Canada’ Campaign

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following update was issued by Go RVing Canada as part of its Quarterly Newsletter to stakeholders. What’s Happening at Go RVing Canada After the completion of successful campaigns throughout the summer and fall, there is undoubtedly a strong appetite for how-to content and RV travel inspiration, what else did we learn from […]

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