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Camping World began in 1966 with a small store in Beech Bend Park , an Amusement Park outside of Bowling Green which billed its Campground as the world's largest. Campers at the park were requesting a store where they could buy supplies, so David Garvin — son of the park's owner — took out a loan and opened the store. Garvin amassed a large customer list as the years went by, which proved to be a windfall later when he added a mail-order division to the company. That division thrived, fueling the company's growth for years to come. In 1997 , Garvin sold the company to the current owners, Affinity Group, Inc., of Ventura, California . Garvin remains on the company's board of directors. In 2005 , Garvin announced plans for a huge development near Franklin, Kentucky called " Garvin's ." The development, described by Garvin as "a combination of Disney World , Camping World and Bass Pro Shops ," will feature a large Camping World store with RV 250 service bays; a five-story, 650,000 Square Foot (60,000 M &2) permanent RV trade show and exhibition area; a "free range" campground with dry-camping sites; a camping Museum ; and much more. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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