A group of 127 outdoor businesses – from Fortune 500 companies to mom and pop shops – including specialty retailers, apparel, gear and vehicle manufacturers, outfitters and guides, campground and marina operators, and more sent a letter to House leadership on Monday urging swift passage of the landmark, bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), according […]
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As a sales executive, Earl B. Hunter Jr. traveled a lot, away from his wife and his two young children. That was until his son, Dillon, who was 7 at the time, confronted him. “He said, ‘Dad, you keep telling me you’re going to take me to Mt. Rushmore, and yet you haven’t taken me. […]
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Road trips, camping and RVing are coming back in a big way this summer as the pandemic forces people to consider more socially distanced methods of traveling, writes Zoe Baillargeon for a report on The Manual.com. But while hitting the road, you may see a new, growing breed of home-on-wheels roaming down the highway or pulling […]
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The motorhome seems like a great idea until you have to actually drive it somewhere. As it turns out, the car and the house don’t have enough in common to be the best fit, writes Peter Holderith at TheDrive.com. But what about a house and a helicopter – what is the latter if not an […]
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As new-vehicle inventory at dealerships wanes across the U.S., more shoppers are turning to used cars, leading to record-high auction prices as dealers scramble to replenish their stocks, according to a report today (July 13) by Automotive News. For the wholesale market, it marks a quick snap back from a steep decline in the spring. And […]
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The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) recently released findings from its Second Adventure Business Impact Monitor Survey: COVID-19. Fielded to adventure industry constituents from May 14-31, 2020, and answered by 274 unique organizations, the report paints a picture of compounding losses and slow business resumption expectations for the adventure travel industry. Amid the upheaval, optimism is also […]
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NewAir Appliances is launching a new product that brings the most talked about ice on the internet, nugget or “Sonic” ice, to the home or RV, according to a press release. Nugget ice has typically been reserved for commercial businesses, like the fast-food chain Sonic, which serves nugget ice by the cup. Instead of going […]
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The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • Forest River Inc. is recalling two 2016 Amera-Lite Cargo Van trailers, model ALD612SA. The thickness of the steel tubes used to manufacture the trailer’s drawbars may be insufficient for the vehicle’s Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). […]
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Airstream Inc., the Jackson Center, Ohio-based maker of the iconic “silver bullet” fleet of Airstream travel trailers and best-in-class touring coaches, today (July 13) announced its top dealer rankings based on retail units sold between May 13, 2019 and June 30, 2020. Airstream Adventures Northwest, with locations near Portland, Seattle, Boise, and San Francisco, was […]
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As 90-degree heat beat down on the Mounds State Park campground, many campers retreated to their air-conditioned RVs, but others braved the weather, a sign of the recent boom in the camping industry in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Jim Meyer in the Anderson (Ind,) Herald Bulletin. Boy Scout Troop 230 ventured on […]
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