Andy Zipser

Andy Zipser
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Are campgrounds and subdivisions becoming one and the same?

OPINION I t’s gotten to the point where the notion of a “campground” is becoming indistinguishable from that of a subdivision. True, the housing units at...

Great job numbers, but not for RVers

The jobs numbers out on Friday resulted in great giddiness in some quarters and foreboding in others. Giddiness because January’s 3.4% unemployment rate is...

KOA amps up the camping con game

OPINION It’s mid-winter in New York, but the temperature was unseasonably hot when the Saugerties town planning board held a public hearing recently on a...

As wildlife moves into urban areas, people and pets at greater risk

My recent post about the one-year anniversary of the Marshall fire in Colorado cited a U.S. Fire Administration report, issued last June, that raised the alarm...

Winnebago’s ‘Heli-Campers’ give insight into the future of RV design

Given that many, many RV owners still think an electricity-powered RV is the stuff of science fiction, it’s perhaps surprising that a decidedly more...

Electric vehicle growth has RV industry befuddled!

A pair of webinars this past week, one hosted by the RV Industry Association (RVIA) and one by the National Association of RV Parks...

New campers not very interested in “camping”

  "The new campers are 'looking for hotel-type amenities' " By Andy Zipser If there’s one trend that has many veteran campground and RV park owners shaking...

Biggest RV park conventions ignore the elephant in the room

OPINION Private campground owners from around the country have descended on Orlando, Florida, for a fortnight of the year’s biggest annual conventions, hosted by the...

No room for RVs in gentrifying parks

As RV parks and campgrounds become increasingly folded into the cultural mainstream, it’s perhaps inevitable that they start resembling the larger society, warts and...

Van-life mantra: ‘Tune out, drive off’

These days, the LSD-driven urge of another age to “turn on, tune in, drop out” is being replaced, to a significant degree, by the...

Indianapolis newspaper report blasts RV manufacturing industry

By Andy Zipser Okay, class. Today we have a pop quiz—but don’t panic! There’s only one question, and the answer is multiple-choice, so you have...

Trailer parks a risky refuge for RVers

As the U.S. housing crisis continues unabated, forcing growing numbers of low-income people into RVs as their housing of last resort, the question of...