RV News: Ember’s New Lightweight Towable, RVers are Getting Younger, and More

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It’s Friday, which means we’re back for another round-up of all the latest news from the RV industry. There were more than a few interesting announcements this week, so let’s dive right in.

Ember Launches New Lightweight SPARK Travel Trailer: We’re big fans of Ember RV here at RV.com, and this week the company gave us yet another reason to love it. The brand announced a new addition to its E-Series line of lightweight travel trailers by adding the SPARK LE 12RK to the line-up. This model is the smallest in the Ember catalog, coming in five feet shorter than any other model. But don’t let its size fool you; this rig still exhibits the same high build quality we’ve come to expect, along with plenty of great features. Those include a 200W solar package, two beds, an 18,000-BTU furnace, and an 8,000-BTU air conditioner, and a rear kitchen accessible through a cargo door. Check it out at emberrv.com.

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KOA Partners with Interactive Mapmaker: If you’ll be camping at a KOA in the near future, it’s about to get a lot easier to find your campsite. This week, Kampgrounds of America announced that it is partnering with CampMap to create interactive digital maps of its campgrounds. The new maps, which are expected to go live in late March, will also allow RVers to select an exact site and book it directly, making it easier than ever to get the exact campsite you want. Expect the rollout to be complete ahead of the busy summer camping season.
RVing is America’s Favorite Way to Camp: Last week we shared the first of what will likely be many bits of information to come out of The Dyrt’s 2025 Camping Report. In that preliminary data, we learned that more and more people are going camping, including a surprising number of first-timers. This week, we also learned that of the 81.1 million people who camped in 2024, 53.4% say they preferred camping in some type of RV. Furthermore, 49.6% of respondents indicated they own a camping trailer, 32.6% said they own some kind of an RV, while 20.3% say they have a camper van. Those are promising numbers all around indeed.

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RVers Continue to Get Younger: While we’re on the subject of data from the RV space, this week Go RVing published its 2025 RV Owners Demographic Profile Study, following up on its original report from 2021. According to the findings, the average RVer continues to get younger, with the median age now sitting at 49, down from 53 just four years ago. The report also says that 46% of all owners now fall between the ages of 35 and 54, which is also up significantly. Finally, the RV market is also becoming more diverse. In 2021, 85% of all buyers were Caucasian. Now, that number has fallen to 73%. GO RViing members can read the full report here.
New Service Looks to Provide “RV Help” When You Need It: A new website called RV Help is looking to be your one-stop-shop for finding RV techs, inspectors, and service providers. The site is compiling a database of contacts across the country, with the goal of making it easier for RVers to find someone to help repair their vehicles while on the road and at home. As of now, the site includes more than 1,500 mobile service technicians and inspectors, of whom 500 have already logged in to verify and claim their credentials. The goal is for that number to climb to more than a thousand by summer. Check out—and bookmark—the website here.

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Garmin Updates SERV Control Panel: Garmin’s SERV is a smart control system for your RV. It adds touchscreen controls to a host of functionality, including lights, power, music, security cameras, and more. This week, the company updated the system with the new SERV+ option, which adds digital input and output channels, allowing owners to monitor their systems without the need for installing an external module. The system comes in 7″ and 10″ tablet sizes, both of which can be mounted in portrait or landscape modes. Find out more here.
Camping World Expands into 44th State: Camping World continues to spread across the US. This week, the RV dealership and accessories retailer announced the acquisition of three Hitch RV locations in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. That marks the company’s first foray into Delaware, which means it now operates in 44 states across the country.

And that’s all for this week. We’ll be back next Friday with another rundown of the most interesting and informative stories from the RV and camping industries. See you then!

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