National Parks: Travel’s Next Frontier in Racial Equality

As a Black immigrant woman, I often find that national parks can be lonely places. I grew up in Jamaica and moved to D.C. in 1999 to attend Howard University. On trips to America’s parks, I was curious and concerned about not seeing others who look like me, writes Kerry-Ann Hamilton in The Washington Post. […]

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Bob Sanford Retires from Airstream Inc. After 53-Year Career

Jackson Center, Ohio-based Airstream, Inc., maker of the iconic “silver bullet” fleet of Airstream travel trailers and best-in-class touring coaches, today announced that one of Airstream’s longest-tenured associates, Bob Sanford, has retired after 53 of employment. The company’s Research & Development Manager for 40 years, Sanford officially retired on Sept. 11. In over half a […]

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Shyft Group CEO Named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Finalist

Ernst & Young LLP has named Daryl Adams, president and chief executive officer of The Shyft Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SHYF), parent company of Spartan RV Chassis, as a finalist for its 2020 Entrepreneur Of The Year award for the Michigan and Northwest Ohio region, according to a release. The Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors […]

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Boy Battling Illness Gets His Wish: A New Keystone Camper

Marcos Vigil didn’t care that a bunch of adults tricked him. All he knew was that he is now the proud owner of a brand-new camper — an 18-foot Keystone Hideout, according to reporting by the Santa Fe New Mexican. The nearly 9-year-old Española, New Mexico, boy, who was born with gastroschisis, a birth defect […]

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RVWA Webinar: What’s All the Buzz About ‘Drab To Fab’?

As part of its Coffee, Lunch & Learn series, join the RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) for a virtual meeting at noon ET, Friday, Sept. 25, to learn about the organization’s “Drab to Fab” project. Who doesn’t love to see a well-loved RV go through a transformation from “seen better days DRAB to off the charts […]

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Tragedy Led to Tenn. Law Requiring CO Detectors in RV Rentals

Nine years ago today (Sept. 18), Jim Wall, Tim Stone, Allison Bagwell-Wyatt, Jon and Katy Over died in their sleep in Clarksville, Tenn., when fumes from a generator seeped into their rented RV, according to a report at ClarksvilleNow.com. The RV’s carbon monoxide detector, which could have prevented the deaths, was found to have no […]

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Idaho RV Park Opens Additional Spaces for Wildfire Refugees

The KOA Journey RV Park in Meridian, Idaho, is opening 38 additional spaces in the overflow parking lot that belongs to Expo Idaho, according to a report by Boise, Idaho-based KTVB. The spots will be used to accommodate refugees from the wildfires along the West Coast. The spaces have been opened in the overflow parking […]

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BundutecUSA Launches New ‘Roadrunner’ Truck Camper

BundutecUSA, quality maker of truck campers, portable trailers and roof-top tents, just released a new hard-side truck camper called the Roadrunner, according to a report on TruckCamperAdventure.com. With a dry weight of only 2,450 pounds, the camper is a perfect match for today’s one-ton truck, yet is loaded with the amenities and creature comforts most […]

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Camping World’s Special Quarterly Dividend Jumps 75%

Camping World Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CWH), America’s leading RV and outdoor retailer, today (Sept. 18) announced that its board of directors has approved a 75% increase in the company’s quarterly special dividend paid to holders of the company’s Class A Common Stock from $0.08 per share to $0.14 per share, an increase of $0.06 per share […]

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