Month: May 2017

(May 12, 2017) -- A proposal that encourages 100 freedom campers to park and sleep outside four Taupo learning facilities has been criticised by the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board [TMTB] and the Ministry of Education.

(May 12, 2017) -- Just days before the IndyCar Grand Prix, campers have already claimed their spot inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track.

(May 12, 2017) -- Aaron-Lee Soparlo, who is the park's business manager, said they opened their campground for seasonal campers to move in on May 1, and many campers have set up their sites already.

A six-person panel that included two RV OEMs, two suppliers and two dealers touched on customer service and other hot-button issues, anchoring the second half of Thursday’s (May 11) RV Industry Power Breakfast at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. In front of an audience numbering over 850 as well as those watching […]

(May 12, 2017) -- Zach Hansen and Tessa McCardell who live together in Laramie, Wyoming, launched Hansen Adventure Works to manufacture diminutive campers.

(May 12, 2017) -- The Sierra Nevada Unit of the WBCCI Airstream Owners Club will host a camping rally from noon on May 18 to noon on May 21 at the North Eagle Campground.

(May 12, 2017) -- A record 330 million people visited a U.S. National Park in 2016, and while it’s great news that people want to explore the outdoors, it means that hiking trails and scenic drives are likely to reach capacity this year-- especially during the peak summer months.

Ocala, Fla.-based America Choice RV is reporting that the company hit an all-time high for sales during the first four months of 2017, according to a press release. The dealership, with four locations in Florida, sold over 500 RVs during the period, representing a 74% year-over-year increase and outpacing the industry’s reported 10% growth. In addition, […]

The Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) has teamed up with one of the most popular and successful tourism campaigns in recent history — Pure Michigan — to help explain Michigan’s “Lake Effect.” “Being the top organization for camping and RVing in the state, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to partner with […]

The fate of the Gander Mountain store at WaterWalk in Wichita, Kan., may be up in the air, but the chain’s fate in the city isn’t. “We’ll come to Wichita one way or the other,” says Marcus Lemonis, the chairman and CEO of Camping World Inc. which purchased Gander Mountain out of bankruptcy. According to a report […]