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Our Story

Our story starts with you, the campers and outdoor enthusiasts. We started in 1966 with one small store in Beech Bend Park outside of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

What began as a way to fulfill campers’ requests for supplies has continued to build over the decades into the largest outdoor lifestyle retailer with hundreds of locations and tens of thousands of employees.

Our mission has not changed. We’re here to be your hometown outdoor outfitter.

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Our Brands

As the leader of the outdoor lifestyle industry, our goal is to make RV ownership and the outdoors as fun, comfortable, safe, and carefree as possible. We want you to build memories that last a lifetime, and we work towards that end every day at more than 190 locations nationwide.

What started with the single brand of Camping World now encompasses such well-known names as Overton’s, The House, and, of course, Good Sam. Camping may be where things began, but today we outfit our customers for boating and water sports, fishing, biking, and winter sports and more.

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Meet Our Team

Our team members across the enterprise make the RV lifestyle fun and easy. With their continuous support, we are able to provide consistent service, new product offerings, and endless resources to our customers.

A career at Camping World is more than a job; it is the opportunity to make a difference in the outdoor space. Each person brings a unique perspective and talent to our business, contributing to Camping World’s overall passion and commitment to the RV community.

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Meet Our CEO

Marcus Lemonis is living the American Dream through hard work, determination, passion, and compassion. Born in war-torn Beirut, Lebanon, in 1973, Marcus showed an entrepreneurial spirit at an early age.

Family friend and former Chrysler CEO, Lee Iacocca, advised him to go into the camping and RV business, and Marcus hasn't looked back.

Many know him as the "business turnaround king" and star of CNBC's prime time reality series The Profit, where he lends his expertise to struggling small businesses around the country, judging and improving them with the "3P" principle: People. Process. Product. Lemonis is known for his tenacity, shrewdness, and determination. But his most significant business success to date is as the Chairman and CEO of Camping World, the nation's largest RV and outdoor retailer, and Good Sam, the world's largest RV owner's organization. Marcus proudly leads over 14,000 employees in 42 states and considers his staff family.

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Our Hiring Process

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