Andy Zipser

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RV park expansions ignite land use disputes: Towns clash over camping evolution

Once upon a time, “camping” meant a tent and fire ring, and “campground” meant a bunch of tents and fire rings, plus—possibly—a communal bathhouse...

RV industry’s optimism clouded by short-seller interest and lingering post-pandemic woes. So what lies ahead?

Representatives of RV manufacturers and campground owners keep radiating good cheer about the upcoming season, paying extravagant notice to every uptick in sales and...

The hollow promise behind RV ‘Quality Assurance’ badges: Nothing but a ‘tax stamp’

Buy a manufactured RV, and chances are that somewhere in a prominent location near the main entrance you’ll see a badge that looks much...

The Dyrt’s 2024 report reveals surprising new trends and wake-up calls for campground owners

Overworked though it might be, the parable about six blind men describing an elephant—each varying wildly from his companions, depending on what his hands...

Why are so many tourists stupid?

OPINION There’s an undeniably smug pleasure many of us take in observing others’ failings or stupid behavior, and indeed, it’s hard not to feel superior...

RV repair delays soar despite sales slump. Industry grapples with bottlenecks

Last summer I reported on a possible silver lining to the gray cloud of plunging RV sales: The decline in high-margin sales meant dealers had...

RV industry’s rosy predictions for 2024 are ‘wishful thinking’

OPINION Easing into various seasonal celebrations, and from there into year’s end, various RV industry representatives have been spewing predictions for 2024 that are short...

RV parks face price hikes as new database enables real-time competitive pricing by campground owners

Campground rates keep going up, driven by increased demand and industry gentrification, the predictable result of RV parks getting acquired by investors whose only...

KOA takes a holistic view of glamping

It’s been a couple of months since KOA released its latest annual report on North American camping and, as usual, subsequent industry coverage was faithfully upbeat....

With RV sales plummeting, repair wait times are shorter

As shipments of new RVs stagnate at a hair above 30,000 a month, posting a near-50% decline year-to-date over 2022, the dealers who sell...

RV park industry comes up short in disaster planning

Just ahead of hurricane season, which officially kicked off June 1, the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds held a webinar/campfire session for...

The RV industry scrambles for survival: Are camping’s glory days over?

Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, camping and RV industry cheerleaders were cranking out comparisons and forecasts to support their contention that the industry’s...