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Dexter Announces Long-Term Brand Strategy
Dexter will be launching a long-term brand strategy offering trailer and vehicle components. Wanting to reduce the complexity of the…
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ORR Pushes for Outdoor Rec Offices Across U.S.
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) recently called for governors in all 50 states to establish an Outdoor Recreation Industry Office…
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LCI Rezoning Request Approved by Goshen, Ind.
Goshen Plan Commission members voted last week to send a favorable recommendation to the Goshen City Council regarding the requested…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Fury Off-Road Tires
Meyer Distributing has added Fury Off-road to its offering in the tire and wheel segments. Fury Off-Road’s Country Hunter M/T…
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ASA Electronics Launches Voyager Website
ASA Electronics has launched VoyagerCameras.com, which will serve as a retail storefront and resource library, geared toward customers in the…
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WFCO Group Releases Energy Management Video
To support the release of the new EM-15 and EM-20 energy management switches, Arterra Distribution, the RV division of the…
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Florida to Get 195-Unit RV Park
Jackson County Commissioners in Florida recently approved a development order authorizing the establishment of a large RV campground to be…
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Alliance Coach Adds Fleetwood and American Coach
Alliance Coach RV Sales and Service has announced that Fleetwood and American Coach Class B’s have been added to its…
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Mexico to Host Next Round of NAFTA Talks
Mexico and Canada aim to finish reworking less contentious chapters of the NAFTA trade deal with the U.S. in new…
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RVIA Releases January Wholesale Shipments
RV Industry Association’s January survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 42,441, an increase of 25.3 percent from…
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VIDEO: Statistical Surveys President Scott Stropkai Talks RV Numbers
On the latest episode of In the Know, Statistical Surveys’ Scott Stropkai talks about taking the role of president and…
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Airstream to Break Ground on 750,000 Square-Foot Facility
Airstream will break ground on a new 750,000 square-foot facility. The enhanced Jackson Center expanded facility will support improved product…
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Meyer Adds Portable Propane Cooker Line
Meyer Distributing recently added the Fire Disc line of portable propane cookers. “Portability is important when it comes to enjoying…
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ASA Electronics Brings Josh Theodorovich on Board
ASA Electronics has added Josh Theodorovich to its commercial vehicle sales team. Theodorovich earned his sales experience as an account…
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Tearstock to be Held in Mackinaw City, Mich.
Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground in Mackinaw, Mich., will help host Tearstock, which runs from July 12-15. Mackinaw Mill Creek was…
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RVIA to Host 12V System Webinar
The RV Industry Association’s Standards Department will host a webinar on connectors and terminals in the 12V system at 11…
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Powerboat Registration Increases, Report
New powerboat registrations in January were up 2.9 percent in the main segments over January 2017, which had an increase…
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Patrick Industries Completes Aluminum Acquisition
Patrick Industries has completed its acquisition of the business and certain assets of Elkhart, Ind.-based Aluminum Metals Company, a manufacturer and distributor…
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RAM 1500 Interest Increases 172 Percent
Jumpstart Automotive Media, a media, insights, and marketing solutions company, has released its February shopper interest data results, showing how…
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CRVA: RV Shipments to Canada Increased 28% in 2017
The Canadian RV Association reports that the total combined RV wholesale shipments into Canada for the 12 months ending Dec.…
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NTP-STAG Parent Company Reports Strong Q4, Yearly Results
LKQ Corp., the parent company of Keystone Automotive Operations and NTP-STAG, on Thursday announced results for its fourth quarter and full…
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Investigators: RV Fridge Believed Responsible for Calif. Dealership Fire
Making light of an unfortunate situation, the marquee at Paul Everts RV Country now reads ‘fire sale red hot deals’,…
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Go RVing Partners with Sports Promoter
Go RVing has reached an agreement on a yearlong partnership with Learfield Sports, which will feature Go RVing branding at…
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Water Recirculation Shower System Available for Mobile Market
Orbital Systems’ Oas shower is now be available in a new partnership with U.S.-based firm Mobile Specialty Vehicles (MSV), a family-owned business…
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Treasury Secretary: Trump Policies Won’t Trigger Inflation
The Trump administration’s policies will raise U.S. wages without causing broader inflation, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview…
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Gallery: Jayco Celebrates 50 Years
Lloyd Jay Bontrager founded Jayco in 1968, and is considered by the RV Hall of Fame to be one of…
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Digital RV PRO March Issue is Now Online
The March issue of RV PRO is now available for readers to view online. The March issue presents a wealth…
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Aries Debuts Powered Running Boards
Aries, a manufacturer of Jeep, SUV and CUV accessories, announces the release of its all-new, U.S.A.-made ActionTrac powered running boards.…
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Flooding Prompts State of Emergency in Elkhart
ELKHART, Ind. – Crews used boats to help residents evacuate their homes in northern Indiana after rainstorms sweeping across the…
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Three-Alarm Fire Seriously Damages Fresno, Calif., Dealership
Paul Evert’s RV Country in Fresno, Calif., was seriously damaged when a fire broke out Tuesday evening, according to the…
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Company Acquires Rights to Develop Airstream-Branded Luggage
Traveler’s Choice, manufacturer and distributor of fine quality travel goods, and Airstream, manufacturer of the iconic “silver bullet” travel trailer,…
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Couple’s Investment in Florida Dealership Pays Big Dividends
Judy Bolster was a kid in the 1960s when her father moved his family from Pennsylvania to Western Massachusetts. “I…
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Garmin Acquires Swedish OE RV Supplier
Garmin has announced that it has acquired Trigentic AB, a provider of intelligent products and services in the areas of embedded…
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KOA Wins Award for North American Camping Report
Kampgrounds of America’s North American Camping Report was recognized as the Best Use of Measurement & Post Campaign Analysis recently…
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RumbleOn Secures $25 Million Floorplan Credit Line for RV Sales Online Platform
RumbleOn, an eCommerce platform that facilitates the ability of consumers and dealers to buy, sell, trade, and finance pre-owned motorcycles…
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California Luxury RV Resort Names Two to Management Team
Cava Robles, an RV resort and cottage project under development in Paso Robles, Calif., has chosen two local hospitality professionals…
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Opinion: The RV Industry and #MeToo
Each day in the media we hear new allegations of sexual harassment and assault. These accounts are far ranging, from…
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MORryde Offers Step Storage Box
MORryde is introducing the Step Storage Box. This durable, steel box allows owners of the MORryde StepAbove entry steps or…
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Webinar Covers OSHA Reporting Requirements
In 2017, certain employers were required to electronically submit their 2016 300A Form on OSHA’s ITA (Injury Tracking Application) by…
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Keystone Storage Lot Moves Forward
Keystone RV Co. is a step closer to completing plans for building a new storage lot in Goshen, Ind. The…
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RVDA Seeks Workshop Proposals
RVDA’s Convention/Expo Committee is soliciting workshop proposals for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, Nov. 5-9 at Paris Las Vegas. As the…
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Campers Inn RV Adds Winnebago
Campers Inn RV, the nation’s largest chain of family-operated RV dealerships, now carries several models of Winnebago motorhomes at its…
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Battle Creek, Mich., Show Starts March 1
The Battle Creek, Mich., RV show will be held March 1 to 4 at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.…
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Toronto Show Slated for March 1-4
The Toronto Spring Camping and RV Show is the largest consumer RV Show in Canada and the only show produced…
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Hall of Fame Looks to Retire Loan
The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s mission is to retire its entire bank loan by the end of 2018. The manufactured…
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RVshare Raises $50 Million from Tritium Partners
RVshare recently secured a $50 million commitment from Austin, Texas-based investment firm Tritium Partners, whose managing partners led the first investment in vacation…
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Grand Design Hits 50,000-Unit Milestone
Grand Design RV recently celebrated another milestone by producing more than 50,000 units before its fifth anniversary, and four months…
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Patrick Industries Completes Metal Moulding Acquisition
Patrick Industries has completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets of Madison, Tenn.-based Metal Moulding Corp. (MMC), a manufacturer of custom…
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FBI to Help CalARVC Emergency Planning Workshop
Park operators from California and across the country will participate in a day-long emergency planning workshop on Feb. 28 that…
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Lance Camper Attends Off-Road Race
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper attended the 2018 King of The Hammers off road race last week, an event held annually…
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Ally to Host Webinar on Effective Forecasting
The Ally Academy and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center are teaming up to present the second in a three-part…
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Sobel University Adds Sales Course in Atlanta, Ga.
Sobel University is adding an additional East Coast comprehensive sales course in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 27-30, which is when the…
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RV Numbers Increase at Detroit Camper & RV Show
The winter weather in Novi, Mich., might have kept crowd levels down at the 52nd Annual Detroit Camper & RV…
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Prospec Electronics Execs Get Promotions
Prospec Electronics, a market leader in high-performance outdoor audio solutions for consumers and OEMs, announced changes in its corporate structure.…
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Aluminum Tariff Supported by Commerce Department
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday recommended that President Donald Trump impose a range of tariffs and quotas on imported…
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Erwin Hymer Accounts for 32 Percent of Class B Sales
According to Statistical Surveys, Erwin Hymer Group North America landed on top of the North American market for Class B…
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LCI Acquires Glass Business Hehr International
Lippert Components has acquired substantially all of the business assets of Hehr International. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Hehr manufactures windows as well…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Silky Saw
Silky Saw has recently been added to Meyer Distributing’s line card. Silky saws are manufactured in Ono, Japan, which has been…
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ASA Electronics Awarded ISO Certification
ASA Electronics is proud to announce we have received an ISO 9001:2015 Management System certification from SRI Quality System Registrar.…
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Rear View Safety to Attend NTEA Work Truck Show
Rear View Safety will attend the 2018 NTEA Work Truck show March 7-9 in Indianapolis. The Brooklyn-based company will showcase…
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Hydralift Releases New Mini Cargo Lifts
Hydralift recently released Class B and C cargo-lifts that can hold up to 8,000 pounds and can be folded to…
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InventHelp Introduces New RV Coax Cable
InventHelp recently introduced a product that can hook up an RV’s coax cable to a power pedestal or portable satellite.…
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Horizon Global Driver Wins ‘The Clash’ Race
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Ford for Team Penske, grabbed the win in the season-opening exhibition event, known…
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Airstream Gets New CMO and COO
Airstream has promoted Mollie Hansen to the newly created post of chief marketing officer and announced that VP of sales Justin…
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Gallery: 2018’s Detroit Camper & RV Show
The Detroit Camper & RV Show took place in Novi, Mich., from Feb. 7-11, attracting a number of people. The…
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LCI Produced 2 Million Framed RV Windows in 2017
Lippert Components recently announced that the company’s framed RV window division ended the 2017 year having produced more than two…
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Indiana’s Population Too Low, Says Exec
Brian Burton, the president of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, has said that in order to fill the growing number of…
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KPA Offering Drug-Free Workplace Webinar
KPA HR consultant Gregory Arace will be hosting the “Marijuana, Opioids & Your Workforce” webinar at 1 p.m. EST on…
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SureCall Introduces Two In-Vehicle Cell Boosters
SureCall, a leader in cellular signal boosters, unveiled the Fusion2Go 3.0 and Fusion2Go 3.0 RV, its newest generation of in-vehicle cell phone…
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Pete’s RV Center Acquires Massachusetts Dealership
On Feb. 1, Vermont-based Pete’s RV Center officially assumed ownership of Macdonald’s RV Center in Plainville, Mass. A short drive from Boston…
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Lazydays and Amalie Oil Partner for Sweepstakes
Amalie Oil Company and Lazydays have partnered for the Lazydays RV Ultimate Tailgator Experience sweepstakes for the 2018 Amalie Motor…
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Winners of Keystone RV and Jellystone-Sponsored Giveaway Selected
Two winners have been selected from the National Wildlife Federation’s 13th annual Great American Campout giveaway. In 2017, RV Trader…
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CFPB Director to Limit Powers Made by Predecessor
The temporary head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced a new plan for the agency that seems to confirm the…
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Blog: Setting Expectations for F&I Operations is Crucial
Editor’s note: This blog by Jeff Wyatt, a principal at DLR Financial, is part of an ongoing series of blogs…
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Thor Announces Digital Global Joint Venture
Thor Industries has announced the formation of a 50-50 joint venture with Tourism Holdings. The joint venture, called TH2, is committed…
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Patrick Q4 Net Sales Increase 47 Percent
Patrick Industries reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, showing Q4 net sales increased $151.7…
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RVs Account for $30 Billion in Annual Economic Activity, Report
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) found that RVs accounted for $30 billion in direct annual…
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Indiana Rep. Walorski: Aluminum Tariff Could Hurt the RV Industry
President Donald Trump is gearing up for a trade fight on behalf of metal manufacturers. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) worries…
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Equalizer Systems Hires New Salesman
Equalizer Systems Division Director Jason Loose has announced the addition of Brandon Lehman to the sales team. Lehman is a…
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Keystone RV Tech Academy Sees First Graduates
Keystone RV recently recognized the first graduates of its Technical Training Academy. The three-day “fundamentals” course concluded Thursday, Feb. 8,…
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Cirrus Solutions Releases EMV Terminal
Cirrus Solutions has released its newest integration feature within its Dealer Management System in which dealers using its merchant services…
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Two Groups Unify as Outdoor Recreation Roundtable
Recreation industry leaders announced this week the formation of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a unified entity that will provide…
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Community: 50 Acts of Kindness for Jayco’s 50th Anniversary
To help kick off Jayco’s 50th anniversary celebration, the manufacturer is utilizing the 50th day of its 50th year in business to share…
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Sources: Thor to Cease Producing Livin’ Lite Branded RVs in 2018
Livin’ Lite will discontinue production on its entire line in the next several months, four dealer sources have told RV…
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Thetford President Leaves, CEO Stephane Cordeille Steps In
Thetford Corp. of America has announced that effective Feb. 13, CEO Stephane Cordeille will also assume direct general management responsibility…
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Truma to Build North American Headquarters
Truma has bought five acres of land to build a permanent headquarters in North America. The new building will be…
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National Indoor RV Centers Expands to Las Vegas
National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC) recently announced it is continuing its expansion by opening its first location in Las Vegas,…
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Government Calculates Outdoor Rec Output is $673 Billion Annually
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) welcomed the release of the first-ever government report recognizing the outdoor recreation industry as a…
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Entreprise Robert Thibert Acquires CECO
Entreprise Robert Thibert Inc., a distributor of wheels, automobile, RV and trailer parts and accessories in North America, has acquired…
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Zamp Solar Acquired by PulseTech Products
SNJ Enterprises, doing business as Zamp Solar, has been acquired by PulseTech Products Corp. Zamp Solar, located in Bend, Oregon,…
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VIDEO: House Bill Cuts Manufacturing Costs
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) recently applauded House passage of a tariff relief bill that includes provisions she authored to reduce costs…
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Go RVing Program Includes New Anniversary Posters
Go RVing announced that dealers signed up for the 2018 Go RVing Tie-In Program will receive colorful new posters celebrating…
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Community: ActsOfService.com to Connect Individuals with Local Nonprofits
ActsofService.com is expanding its mission, enabling individuals, in addition to employees of partnering businesses, to log on at any time…
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Community: Dates Set for Canada’s Camping Week
Canadian RV and Camping Week will take place on May 22-27 this year, bringing Canadians together to help raise funds for Make-A-Wish Canada.…
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Outdoorsy Raises $25 Million in Series B Funding
Outdoorsy recently announced it has raised $25 million in series B funding led by Aviva Ventures and Altos Ventures. Aviva and Altos are…
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Pharr RV’s Joins Priority RV Network
The Recreational Dealer Cooperative Association/Priority RV Network has added Pharr RV’s in Lubbock, Texas, to the world’s largest RV dealership…
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Bandits Nab Demontrond RV Forklift, Steal ATM
Thieves stole a forklift from Demontrond RV and used it to pull an outdoor ATM from the ground at a…
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Winnebago Stock in January Fell 18.3 Percent
Winnebago stock slumped 18.3 percent in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, with the major portion of the…
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TecNiq Releases Slim Surface Mount Interior Light
TecNiq recently released the E32 Surface Mounted Interior Light, which installs with hidden fasteners for a finished appearance. It delivers…
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RV Education 101 Updates Online Training Program
RV Education 101, a video and RV consumer information company, recently launched an updated RV online training program designed to…
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