Camping/Hiking

2/17/2025 |  Notre Dame moves up to No. 1 in AP poll for first time since 2019 after UCLA suffers 1st loss (Associated Press (AP)) Notre Dame is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, ascending to the top spot Monday for the first time since 2019.
The Fighting Irish replaced UCLA, which lost its first game of the season last week, falling to rival USC, 71-60. Notre Dame was last No. 1 on Jan. 21, 2019.
“It’s definitely an honor to be the nation’s top team, but we are just focused on getting better every day,“ Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said.
The Irish, who received 16 first-place votes from a 30-member national media panel, beat No. 11 Duke 64-49 on Monday night.

2/12/2025 |  Report: Despite Inflation, Americans Camped the Same or More in 2024 (SGB UPDATE) The Dyrt reports that of 81.1 million Americans who went camping in 2024, four out of five (79.6 percent) either camped the same amount or more despite high inflation. These statistics are from the company’s newly released 2025 Camping Report, in which it looked at the latest trends, topics and figures for the U.S. camping industry.
In this year’s annual report, The Dyrt compiled the results from surveys it conducted with three groups, including thousands of members of The Dyrt camper community, a representative sample of U.S. residents and camping property managers across all 50 states.

2/11/2025 |  EXEC: Fenix Outdoor Sees Credit Issues and Weather Impact Q4 (SGB UPDATE) Fenix Outdoor International AG, the parent of Fjällräven, Royal Robbins, Hanwag, and Fenix Outdoor brands, reported that the 2024 fourth quarter started promising, but a delay in winter weather meant it slowed down before improving again towards the latter part of the quarter.
“We did run into a shortage of some winter merchandise due to more conservative purchasing because of the large inventory last year,” said Martin Nordin, chairman of the Board at Fenix Outdoor International AG, in a letter to investors. “We then did not anticipate the decrease of winter goods in inventory during Q1 2024, due to the cold weather and the higher-than-expected demand in the Nordics.”

2/3/2025 |  Johnson Outdoors Swings to Fiscal Q1 Loss as Sales Fall 22 Percent (SGB UPDATE) Johnson Outdoors Inc., parent of the Jetboil, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Old Town, and ScubaPro brands, among others, reported total company net sales in the first quarter declined 22 percent to $107.6 million in the first fiscal quarter ending December 27, 2024, compared to $138.6 million in the prior-year first Q1 period.
The company’s first fiscal quarter typically generates the lowest sales and profits due to the lead-up to the primary selling season.

• Fishing revenue decreased 25 percent to $82.5 million, reportedly due to a continued challenging market and competitive dynamics as well as a strong sell-in of new products in the prior year quarter.
• Camping & Watercraft Recreation sales were down 12 percent to $9.5 million, primarily due to general declines in consumer demand.
• Diving sales decreased 10 percent to $15.7 million, driven by softening market demand across all geographic regions.

2/3/2025 |  Camping World Closes on Purchase of Three Hitch RV Locations (SGB UPDATE) Camping World Holdings, Inc. has closed on the asset purchase of Hitch RV, with three locations in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Upon completing particular facility renovations, the company intends to open these locations throughout the first quarter.
Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World, commented, “The acquisition of Hitch RV represents our first location in Delaware, marking the entrance into our 44th state.