Travel / Thursday, 20-Nov-2025

RV Mogul Buying Up Local Outdoor Gear Stores

RV Mogul Buying Up Local Outdoor Gear Stores

The CEO of Chicagoland's Camping World looks to merge his RV empire with the outdoor recreation market.

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Marcus Lemonis, CEO of the Lincolnshire-based Camping World RV chain and Good Sam RV Travel Club, bought Erehwon Mountain Outfitters this month. The Arlington Heights-based outdoor retail shop joins Uncle Dan’s, a small Chicago outdoor chain that Lemonis bought last October. Sources say the acquisitions will help Lemonis market his RVs to the outdoor recreation market.

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