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...crowd is increasingly plugged in. The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association found that of 7 million households with RVs, 16% access the Internet on the road. And although the majority of the nation's 16,000 RV grounds still don't offer wireless access, scores of parks--from the Kampground of America in Kissimmee, Fla., near Disney World, to Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Estes Park, Colo.--are installing the systems. KOA, which launched KOA Konnect in April, plans to offer wireless Internet access in 500 campgrounds and RV parks, charging a flat $19.95 a month, which is about average...
...seems certain Andy Dick is going to die. The first incident occurs at "the property," 80 acres of barren mountain in Topanga Canyon he has bought against the better judgment of everyone he knows. "I'm going to put up a teepee and have it be my personal KOA Kampground," he explains, hiking up a hill as the sun goes down. There are bobcats, mountain lions and rattlesnakes in the area, and Dick has become enamored of a joke about someone finding the tapes of this interview, a la The Blair Witch Project. He lies...
...that ranges from $2 to $6 per night. The fee can rise to $100 a week if the customer wants to rent a trailer, which some franchise holders offer as well. What KOA gives the franchise operator is national advertising, a toll-free telephone-reservations service, listing in its Kampground Directory and rigidly enforced standards. Minimum facilities include electrical hookups, sewage disposal, a grocery store and hot showers. KOA also gives generous amounts of advice. Sample from the operations manual: "If you don't have a flagpole, you should get one. Fly the flag proudly every day. One angle...
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