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A graduate of Franconia College in Social Psychology, Renee has worked as Travel Editor for Charlotte Magazine and has written three travel guidebooks for Countryman Press among other writing assignments. She enjoys food and camping.The Buzz speaks with the Head of Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Vans to discuss the direction they have headed when it comes to new models, such as the third-generation Sprinter. To give RV designers the widest selection of options, the third-generation Sprinter offers three different bodies, three wheelbases, three powertrains - front-wheel, rear-wheel and 4X4.
Current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls affect several popular recreational vehicle brands and tow vehicles, including a massive recall of a half-million GM trucks.
AutoCamp, the largest private owner and purchaser of Airstreams in the world, will be the exclusive lodging partner of Airstream, as it develops its trademark outdoor lodging properties across North America.
The quarterly RVIA-commissioned forecast, RV RoadSigns, projects that RV shipments through the end of 2019 will be down 16.9 percent from 2018 totals, as actual numbers dip to 402,100 units from 483,700 last year.
Goldwin, a Japanese manufacturer of high-tech outdoor apparel, announced the opening of the brand’s first retail flagship store outside of Japan, in San Francisco’s Jackson Square, the design center of that city.
Forbes interviewed Airstream CEO Bob Wheeler on the future of the iconic brand. Wheeler told the magazine he is ready to experiment with new model styles, without Airstream's signature aluminum shell and rivets, to make the company’s vehicles more appealing to younger buyers.
Prominent members of the outdoor recreation industry from Maine’s non-profit, private and public sectors participated in a forum titled, Celebrating and Cultivating Maine’s Outdoor Recreation Economy, to discuss the importance of the outdoor economy to the state and its future.
Located on Greene Street in the SoHo neighborhood, the Norrøna store will feature the company’s year-round outerwear, including apparel for mountaineering, hiking and downhill skiing.
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) reports on what it describes as a tax “avalanche” that hit American outdoor businesses in September due to the trade war with China.
New Atlas reports that, shortly after Elon Musk’s introduction of the futuristic Cybertruck, an electrified pickup apparently inspired by a James Bond movie, Musk confirmed that a camper is in the planning stages as well.