NEWS: Will Lippert Merger Kill RV Competition? BLM Closing Boondocking, ANOTHER Ford Recall, More

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Get 30% off your next mattress at https://rvmattress.com/rvmiles with code RVMILES at checkout Lippert Components and Patrick Industries are in talks about a potential merger that could reshape RV manufacturing. The Bureau of Land Management is moving toward banning dispersed camping across nearly 14,000 acres near Zion National Park, replacing much of it with two proposed campgrounds totaling 230 sites. Ford recalls about 1.4 million 2015–2017 F-150s for a transmission range sensor issue and RAM recalls 65,000 2025–2026 pickups for an instrument panel software error. Fuel prices dipped amid Middle East developments, and several states announced gas tax holidays, while the EPA is issuing another E15 summer waiver. An Arkansas RV lot arson investigation, ⁨Blu Tech's new Waterstop leak shutoff system, and KOA's 2026 camping report showing shifting demographics and glamping growth. ******************************Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmilesShop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmilesRV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglistMile Marker Membership: https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers Tickets for HOMECOMING go on sale for Mile Marker members on April 1st and for the general public on May 1st. Learn more at: https://RVMiles.com/homecoming 00:00 Headlines and Intro00:25 New Studio Update01:06 Lippert Patrick Merger Talk03:28 Zion Area Dispersed Ban05:43 Sponsor RV Mattress06:34 Ford and Ram Recalls08:18 Fuel Prices and E1510:26 Arkansas RV Lot Arson11:19 WaterStop Leak Device12:36 KOA Camping Report13:20 Podcast and Community Wrap

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0:00.0	This week, the two largest suppliers of RV components, Lippert and Patrick Industries, are considering merging.
0:07.8	A proposed shutdown of 14,000 acres of boondocking land in Utah, a major recall of Ford and RAM trucks, and a new device aimed at stopping water leaks in RVs.
0:18.5	All that and more. I'm Jason Epperson. This is RV Miles, and it's time for the latest in RV and camping news.
0:25.7	Welcome back, everybody.
0:26.9	If you're watching on YouTube and not listening on the podcast feed, you're getting your
0:30.4	first real peek at our new set that we've been working on for quite some time here in the studio
0:35.5	in downtown Rock Island, Illinois.
0:37.0	We'll be hopefully
0:37.9	kind of debuting the whole thing this weekend on the next episode of the podcast but this is what
0:43.6	you get for now i'm very excited about being able to use this and uh thanks so much for your support
0:48.7	over the years this really helped us build the content machine that we're striving to create here
0:52.4	a place that we can really quickly
0:54.3	record and get the latest news out to you and so much more of all the different types of
0:59.6	content that we aim to make here, whether it's on RV Miles over on the Parkography channel.
1:04.4	So again, many, many thanks. First up, two of the biggest names in RV components say they're
1:09.9	discussing a possible merger.
1:11.8	You've certainly heard of the first company Lippert components who have parts in nearly every
1:16.2	RV that's made. Lippert makes most of the trailer chassis on the market. They make suspensions,
1:21.8	leveling systems, appliances, awnings, furniture, so much more. They have brands like Furion,
1:27.1	Kurt, Salera, Thomas Payne, Greystone,
1:29.5	Happy Jack, Everchill. There are a $3 billion public corporation trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
1:35.2	The other company you might not have heard of, Patrick Industries. Patrick is actually the more
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