Is Lightship Poised to Be America’s First All-Electric RV Company?

A growing team of engineers, product designers, and Tesla alumni that make up the Silicon Valley startup, Lightship, closed on Series A funding this summer as they work toward becoming America’s first all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer. Sure, Winnebago and Airstream have revealed E-RV prototypes and concepts, but this ambitious company aims to launch its first “Lightship”…

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Nerd Wallet Reports on the Rise of RV Delivery Services

San Diego-based mom of two Audrey Patterson frequently vacations in an RV with her family. But she’s actually only driven an RV once — a brief stretch near Burbank, California — en route to Yosemite National Park for their 2021 summer vacation. The area northwest of downtown Los Angeles is a tangled web of freeways, […]

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Pathfinder Camp Resorts Forecasts Robust Winter Occupancy

VANCOUVER, BC – Pathfinder Ventures Inc. (TSXV: RV) (OTCQB: RVRVF) reports a 47% booked occupancy rate for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 combined, with the expectation of achieving 50%. The 47% booked occupancy also represents a 9% YoY increase for the company’s Pathfinder Camp Resorts, a network of branded, upscale and family-friendly RV parks and […]

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Lippert: Diversification Helping LCI Weather Soft Market

The diversification strategy implemented after the 2008-009 recession helped LCI Industries (Lippert) navigate the headwinds of the RV industry’s current soft market, company officials said Tuesday (Nov. 1). Following the company’s third quarter 2022 performance results, President & CEO Jason Lippert told investment analysts that the softened market demand was due to “overbuilding of inventory and […]

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Camping World Q3 Sees Record 14,460 Used Units Sold

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – Camping World Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CWH) America’s recreation dealer, on Nov. 1 reported results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World Holdings Inc. stated, “In this current environment, our company is focused on growing our overall used RV business, strategic and opportunistic dealership acquisitions […]

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Glamping USA Show Founder Joins ‘Camper Report Show’

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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Jayco Launches Comprehensive Line of Solar Power Systems

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – Jayco has announced the launch of its comprehensive line of solar power system packages designed to fit the lifestyle of any RVer. One of the four Overlander™ Packages can now be added to nearly all Jayco towable products, giving campers the ultimate pass to freedom.  From luxury fifth wheels to single axle […]

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RVTravel: Nudist RV Resorts More Popular Than You’d Think

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an edited excerpt from a report by Tony Barthel for RVTravel.com. Would you stay at a clothing-optional or nudist RV resort? That was a question we posed in this recent poll, and a surprising number of you said you would. In fact, based on the comments, a surprising number of people […]

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Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show Set for Jan. 22-29

With roughly 150,000 RVers from all over the U.S. and Canada expected, the Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show will return in 2023 under a 70,000-square-foot tent with exhibits, shopping, repairs, upgrades and workshops. Located in the tiny town of Quartzsite, Ariz., the town swells to what is described as the largest gathering of RVers […]

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EcoFlow, Cummins Unveil New Portable Power Stations

As the popularity of portable power stations continues to grow amongst consumers, several companies are scrambling to meet the demand. Just last week alone, both EcoFlow and Cummins separately announced new models, bringing convenient charging solutions to the campsite. These new options come with impressive battery life, plenty of charging ports, and an array of…

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Harvest Hosts Seeks ‘AleBlazer’ to Design Ultimate Ale Trail

VAIL, Colo. – Harvest Hosts, a membership program offering RVers access to unique RV camping options, today announced it is hiring its first ever AleBlazer. The company will pay the new hire to drink beer and camp out in a decked out RV, while checking out some of the coolest microbrews across the country. Harvest Hosts recently […]

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Outdoor Industry’s ‘Big Gear’ Trade Show Opens to Public

The Big Gear Show announced that it will hold its next show June 8-11, 2023, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The show will co-locate with its sister e-bike show – (e)revolution. The Big Gear Show and (e)revolution represent a new era of industry events called B2B2C, or “business to business to consumer,” and […]

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Bloomberg: Camping Boom Makes KOA Owner a Billionaire

Oscar Tang became a billionaire one campfire at a time. From Maine to Arizona, Florida to California, Tang’s fortune surged during the Covid-19 pandemic as Americans reconnected with the great outdoors in an era of social distancing, boosting revenue at his Kampgrounds of America Inc., according to Bloomberg. The Billings, Montana-based company, which the China […]

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Campground Owners Asked to Take Part in Industry Survey

Woodall’s Campground Magazine (WCM), a sister publication to RVBusiness, has launched its inaugural Outdoor Hospitality Survey which aims to gather key data from park owners/operators on some of the challenges and successes they have worked through over the past year. Sponsored by the RV Industry Association (RVIA), WCM hopes that the data will provide insight […]

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Lemonis Keynote Speaker at Miami Real Estate Weekend

MIAMI – Real Estate LIVE Events has announced in a press release that the keynote speaker for this year’s Real Estate Weekend Miami conference is Marcus Lemonis from CNBC’s The Profit and HGTV’s The Renovator. With extensive experience as an entrepreneur and real estate investor, Marcus will bring unique knowledge to guests of the conference. […]

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