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RV Sales Spike in New Hampshire
When recreational vehicle manufacturers closed plants in March and April because of coronavirus, it appeared the industry was headed for…
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Craig Kirby: Industry Making Great Strides Despite Adversity
The following letter was issued by RVIA President Craig Kirby on the eve of the Fourth of July weekend. Good…
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Go RVing’s New Campaign Reaches Millions
Go RVing’s new campaign, “Go On A Real Vacation,” has reached nearly 264 million people through advertising on social media…
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Luxury Travel on the Highways
Monaco and the French Riviera are out, and travel to Yosemite and Shenandoah are in. Elite travelers, with coronavirus travel…
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Demand Outstrips Supply for Luxury Motorhomes
Dominik Eggenschwiler runs Adventures on Wheels in Middletown, N.J., supplying motorhomes to customers in the tri-state area. And business is…
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RVIA Cancels California RV Show
The RV Industry Association has canceled the 2020 California RV Show, scheduled for Oct. 2 to Oct. 11 at the…
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Indiana Gov. Announces ‘Stage 4.5’ Reopening
July Fourth was projected to be Indiana’s Independence Day from many of the restrictions the state imposed to keep the…
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ARVC to Host Virtual OHCE Event This Year
The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (ARVC) said Wednesday that its 2020 Outdoor Hospitality Conference & Expo (OHCE)…
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Blacksford RV Rental Hopes to Disrupt Industry
Bozeman, Mont.-based Blacksford is a new RV rental business offering fully-stocked Mercedes-Benz Sprinter overland adventure vehicles from Winnebago with an…
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June Hiring Surpassed Expectations
The U.S. economy regained millions more jobs in June from May, as regions across the country eased social distancing restrictions…
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House Sends $1.5T Infrastructure Bill to Senate
The Democratic-led House of Representatives approved a massive infrastructure bill Wednesday, sending it to the Senate before lawmakers headed home…
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SBA Appoints New Members to Advisory Board
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza has appointed six new members to the National Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board. The…
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Jellystone Park Prepares for July Fourth Camping Boom
Cincinnati-based Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts expect to be sold out this holiday weekend. Certain locations, however, still have room…
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Report: 2.4M Workers Rehired in June
The numbers: Private-sector employers added 2.37 million jobs in June, Automatic Data Processing Inc. reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Econoday…
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May Boat Registrations Drop 9%
New boat registrations declined 12% year-to-date and 9% year-over-year in the main powerboat categories, according to preliminary data from Statistical…
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Hoosier Business Can Apply for Manufacturing Readiness Grants
Applications for Indiana’s Manufacturing Readiness Grant program, which Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) first announced…
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RV Aftermarket Conference Cancelled
The RV Industry Association and the Aftermarket Conference Task Force announced their decision Monday to pull the plug on the…
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Girl Camper Magazine Launches
Janine Pettit, founder of GirlCamper.com, the largest multi-media site for female campers in the country, announces the launch of both…
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Supreme Court Rules President Can Fire CFPB Director
The president has broad authority to dismiss the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Supreme Court ruled Monday…
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Over 36M Americans to Road Trip for July 4
According to travel data company Arrivalist, 36.8 million Americans are expected to take road trips over the coming Fourth of…
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St. Louis RV Dealers Seeing Strong Demand
As waves of new RV owners roll across the nation, St. Louis RV dealers are racing to meet demand. The…
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Black Folks Camp Too Brings New Prospects to Dealers
People who have met Earl B. Hunter Jr. would call him a “hundred percenter.” He is all-in on whatever task…
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Go RVing’s GORV! Campaign Unveiled After COVID Delay
Go RVing was all set to go big with its brand-new advertising campaign on April 1. According to its creators,…
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Care Camps Selling Fine Art Posters to Offset Expenses
Shawn and Lisa Peterson are big supporters of the outdoor industry charity, Care Camps, which helps kids who are battling…
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Jobless Claims: Another 1.5M File Unemployment
More than three months into the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S., countless Americans are still unemployed. According to the U.S.…
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U.S. Economy Shrank at 5% Annual Rate in the First Quarter
The U.S. economy shrank at an even faster pace than initially estimated in the first three months of this year…
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uCamp20 Event Goes Virtual
Sugarcreek, Ohio-based nuCamp RV, a major manufacturer of campers and teardrop trailers, is going virtual with its fourth annual uCamp…
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KOA Convention Will Go Virtual in November
Kampgrounds of America – better known as KOA — goes virtual with its 2020 International Convention in November. The event…
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U.S. Poised to Again Put Tariff on Canadian Aluminum
The Trump administration is considering re-imposing tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada and an announcement could come by the end…
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RVIA Board to Require Vehicle Length Labels
The RV Industry Association’s board of directors said that starting Jan. 1, 2021, as a condition of RVIA membership, all…
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2019 RV Industry Profile Now Available
The RV Industry Association has released its 2019 industry profile, which provides a detailed look at RV production and shipment…
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KOA Partners with Careington to Create KOA Health +
Kampgrounds of America is partnering with Careington International Corp. to create KOA Health +, a health benefit provided to KOA’s…
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RVIA Urges House Passage of GAOA
A week after the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, the landmark legislation now comes before…
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Arizona RV, Boat Dealers Seeing Sales Uptick
The demand for RVs seems to have skyrocketed in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., while the supply has plummeted – and…
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ARVC Re-Launches GoCampingAmerica.com
The Denver-based National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds today announced the debut of a redesigned GoCampingAmerica.com, the organization’s consumer-facing…
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German Government Gives OK to 2020 Caravan Salon
Messe Düsseldorf and the Caravaning Industrie Verband (CIVD) announces that, thanks to voting at the conference of the German federal…
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SBA Rolls Out Access Tool for Small Businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a dedicated online tool for small businesses and nonprofits to be matched with Community…
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RVs Spike in Popularity Due to COVID-19
Flying might be taking a nosedive in popularity due to COVID-19, but RVs are on the upswing. Since the pandemic…
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Report: Strong Momentum in Boating Industry
New data from the National Marine Manufacturers Association showed a leap in manufacturing activity in May. Seasonally adjusted wholesale shipments…
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Fed’s Disaster Loan Program Accepting Non-Farm Applicants
The Small Business Administration is reopening its Economic Injury Disaster Loan and EIDL advance grant portal to a broader array…
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Analysis: An RV Boom Won’t Save the Economy
It happened again! Just as in 1990, 2000 and 2007, a decline in recreational-vehicle shipments preceded a recession. Of course,…
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Mike Molino Scholarship Deadline Fast Approaching
The application deadline for the Mike Molino RV Learning Center College Scholarship Program is Tuesday, July 7, according to the…
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KPA COVID-19 Related Webinars Offered
Business software and consulting firm KPA, an associate member of the RV Dealers Association, offers many webinars to dealers and…
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Jobless Claims Dip, But Layoffs Continue
Initial jobless claims filed the traditional way through state unemployment offices fell slightly in the seven days ended June 13,…
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Specialty Vehicles and RVs Provide Invaluable Service During COVID-19 Pandemic
As hospitals and medical centers continue to use mobile medical vehicles to provide frontline support, many other service applications are…
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Senate Passes Outdoors Act
Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, allocating billions to support outdoor recreation in two separate ways.…
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Brunswick Names Gwillim CFO
Mettwa, Ill.-based Brunswick Corp. appoints Ryan Gwillim as its senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Gwillim succeeds…
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Indiana Works to Expand Access to Small Business Recovery Resources
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday provided updates on the state’s efforts to support Indiana small businesses and entrepreneurs, announcing…
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Lucas joins RVillage Management
Industry veteran Mark Lucas has joined RVillage as its business development manager to grow the organization with consumers and industry…
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Forest River Optimistic on REV Group Shuttle Bus Purchase
While the short-term outlook for the shuttle bus business is cloudy because of the coronavirus pandemic, Forest River is bullish…
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Senate to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422) as early as today, according…
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Black Book: RV Market ‘On Fire’
Black Book reports that the average selling price for motorized RV units in May was $47,220, which is up $10,750…
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RVTI’s Next Level 1 Training Set for June 23
Due to the overwhelming interest in the RV Technical Institute’s new online Level 1 training, a third session has been…
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Retail Sales Up Nearly 18% in May
The May retail sales report peeled back the curtain on the health of the U.S. consumer amid one of the…
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RV Rentals on Track to Dominate Fourth of July Plans
With RV travel on the rise, Austin, Texas-based peer-to-peer RV rental company RVshare predicts a record-breaking holiday weekend. Bookings on…
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Vice President Mike Pence to Visit Iowa
On Tuesday, June 16th, Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Iowa. There, the vice president and former state governor will…
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PPP Webinar on Wednesday
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) portion of the recent CARES Act was aimed at helping small and mid-sized businesses by…
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MRAA Issues Statement on Racism
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is calling the killing of George Floyd “an unjust, unfair and deplorable act…
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Elkhart Officials Alarmed at COVID-19 Increases
For nearly two months, Elkhart County managed to stay relatively unscathed by the novel coronavirus, despite a number of risk…
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Go RVing Campaign Drives Website Traffic
Go RVing says that its website traffic has gone up 170 percent since the launch of its brand-new campaign, Go…
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Barletta Boat Expanding in Elkhart County
Bristol, Ind.-based pontoon boat maker Barletta Boat Co. says it will expand its operations in Elkhart County and nearly double…
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KOA Tour Nets 22M Impressions
The May 27th Kampgrounds of America Satellite Media Tour netted a record 22 million media impressions in just two weeks.…
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FMCA Plans Tucson Expo
After being forced to cancel its March 2020 event in Tucson, Arizona, FMCA RV Club has made plans for a…
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World Bank’s Dour Forecast
The World Bank is forecasting a 5.2 percent decline in Gross Domestic Product in 2020, following 2.4 percent growth in…
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Report: Canadian RV Industry’s Impact on the Economy
A new report says that the Canadian RV industry generates more than 67,000 jobs and nearly $5 billion for that…
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Outdoorsy Reports May Statistics
Austin, Texas-based RV rental company Outdoorsy has shared some of its website numbers from the month of May with RV…
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Go RVing Ad Receives ‘Silver Telly’
Go RVing has been awarded a Silver Telly for its “Stubborn Camper” digital ad in the Online Commercials Travel/Tourism Category.…
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ORVDA Launches Summer Ad Campaign
The Ontario Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (ORVDA) is launching a six-week strategic marketing campaign, “There’s a Better Way to Travel.…
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Jobless Numbers Continue Slow Decline
On the heels of the blowout May jobs report, market participants got another update on how the U.S. Labor Market…
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RVshare Reports Jump in Rentals
Austin, Texas-based RVshare, a peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace, reports that its bookings have nearly tripled since last year and are…
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Economists Alarmed at Drop in Prices
U.S. consumer prices declined for the second-straight month in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Tuesday. Prices fell…
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Outdoor Industry Letter to Senate Leadership
With the U.S. Senate poised to vote on the Great American Outdoors Act (s. 3422) within a matter of days,…
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ORR Survey: The Specter of COVID-19 Still Looms Large
An updated Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) member survey, in partnership with the Oregon State University Outdoor Recreation Economy Initiative, finds…
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Lazydays Signs Deal with Motility
Tampa, Fla.-based Lazydays has reached a long-term strategic agreement with Orlando, Fla.-based Motility Software Solutions, a provider of software geared…
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Votes Coming Soon for GAOA
Chris Bornemann, director of federal affairs for the RV Industry Association, is keeping a close eye on the nation’s capital…
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Four RV Stocks to Tap the Boom
Zack’s Equity Research wrote a lengthy piece for Yahoo Finance that talked about the RV industry in general and then…
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House Introduces Great American Outdoors Act
Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey joined with a bipartisan group of members late last week to introduce the Great…
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RVIA Notes from Recent ‘Back to Camping’ Discussion
The RV Industry Association monitored a recent “Back to Camping” discussion and posted this report on its website. “The industry…
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SBA and Treasury Release PPP Statement
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement today following the enactment of…
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Video: Mercedes Sprinter Turns 25
Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis this year. First popularized as a light commercial transport…
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Exclusive: Ga. Couple Take Rallies into Their Own Hands
Full-time RVers, one of the big things that Eric and Tami Johnson, co-owners of TechnoRV in Semmes, Ala., have missed…
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U.S. Economy Adds 2.5M Jobs in May
The May jobs report showed an unexpected rise in the number of non-farm payrolls in the economy and a drop…
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Congress Passes PPP Deadline Extension
Business owners who received a forgivable loan through the Paycheck Protection Program are getting more leeway on how to spend…
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Go RVing’s Radio Campaign Begins
A brand-new radio ad hit the radio airwaves this week as a part of Go RVing’s new “Go on a…
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Campgrounds Open – Some Come with an Asterisk
In a report issued by the RV Industry Association on Wednesday, the organization noted that only two states out of…
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OHIO RV Sales Spike (Ohio TV pickup)
COVID-19 has left most travel and tourist industries like airlines, hotels and resorts struggling for business. But one is doing…
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Yahoo: Another 1.88M Americans File Jobless Claims
The state of employment in the U.S. took centerstage Thursday when the U.S. Labor Department released its weekly jobless claims…
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RV Life with Jaguars’ Gardner Minshew
Before Gardner Minshew put his nose to the grindstone this offseason to develop ability to lead the Jaguars on and…
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Camping World Pulls Out of Hershey Show
Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, said in a Facebook posting in early June that his company would not be…
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Job Loss in May Not as Bad as Feared
Companies trimmed another 2.76 million workers in May as the coronavirus pandemic continued to slice through the U.S. economy, according…
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‘Buying Frenzy’ for Marine Dealers
Marine dealer sentiment shot to their highest levels since 2018, with the outlook on current conditions measuring 76, versus 19…
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N.Y. Post: People are Renting RVs in Droves
Meet some happy campers. Sales professional Bennett Prescott, 36, and his family usually spend summers adventuring far from their home…
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Grim Numbers for Elkhart Economy
More grim news about the nation’s economy Thursday followed earlier reports this week about staggering unemployment in Elkhart County, Ind.…
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Report: Elkhart Co. Could Be Next Hotspot
Elkhart County, Ind., leaders, as well as the city, say they’re alarmed after recent New York Times data calls Elkhart one of…
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Iowa RV Sales Boom; Seen as ‘Safe’ Option for Travel
The pandemic has made us rethink a lot of things, such as what we do for fun or ways to…
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COVID-19 Effect in Wyoming is Hit and Miss
In an unprecedented time of global change, whole sectors of industry in Wyoming, the U.S. and the world have taken…
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Oklahoma Man Renovating RVs For The Homeless
A Del City, Okla., man is working to help rebuild the lives of those that need it. According to a…
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Survey: RV Travel Tops in U.S. Consumer Confidence
The RVIA says that according to a recent Ipsos research poll examining consumer travel choices in light of COVID-19, RV…
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Go RVing Releases New Promo Video
Go RVing has released another in a series of what it’s calling “brand anthem” videos, which the organization describes as…
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Rental Groups Honor ‘Rock Stars’
Inspired by the spirit of the RV community and how it has stepped up to assist those on the front…
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