Office Space Expenses

$0

$7,000

Employee & Freelancer Expenses

$151

$352

Website Costs

$223

$7,215

Business Formation Fees

$5,600

$20,400

Equipment & Supply Expenses

$63

$200

Retail Business Expenses

$1,250

$11,650

Inventory Expenses

$350

$14,750

Software Expenses

$162

$3,094

Advertising & Marketing Costs

$75

$4,786

Specific Industry Expenses

$0

$500

Total Startup Costs

$7,874

$69,947

Recreation.gov

recreation.gov

14,325

Reserve America

reserveamerica.com

19,127

Camping World

campingworld.com

20,611

Hipcamp

hipcamp.com

30,813

KOA - Camping, Campgrounds & Campsites

koa.com

42,296

Campendium

campendium.com

44,542

Sports Basement

shop.sportsbasement.com

82,187

Lazydays RV

lazydays.com

91,243

NEMO Equipment

nemoequipment.com

107,854

Campground Reviews

campgroundreviews.com

111,015

Coachmen RV

coachmenrv.com

113,498

Flexibility

You can put as much time into the business as you'd like. If you like the work and have some initial experience, you can start small and manage all aspects of the business on your own.

Meaningful business connections

You never know who you will meet as a camping brand. This could be the start of an incredible business opportunity!

High customer retention rates

Once a customer invests in your product, they've invested their time and energy to utilize your product/service which is highly valuable to them. Typically, your product or service becomes indispensable to your customer.

Easy to encourage "impulse buy"

In the camping brand, you have a much higher chance of encouraging your customers to buy on impulse - you can easily alter the price, placement, packaging, and promotional value to influence the decision of your buyer.

Control of workload

With starting a camping brand, you have the unique ability to choose how little or how much you want to work. You also have the freedom to decide which projects you want to work on, and can turn down the ones that do not interest you.

Unlimited income potential

With starting a camping brand there is no cap as to how much income you can make. The stronger your business skills and the more energy/time you put into your career, the more you'll make.

Motivation of employees

If you plan to have a sales/content team on board, finding creative ways to motivate them can be a challenge. It's important that you're able to offer great incentives and a good work environment for your employees.

Longer Sales Process

A camping brand can be a big time and money investment for your customer, so it's important you plan and predict a longer conversion funnel and stay in communication with potential customers.

Low margins

The gross margins for your camping brand are typically around 28%, which can make it more challenging to incur new expenses and maintain profitability.

High employee turnover

In the camping brand, employee turnover is often high, which can be quite costly and time consuming for your business. It's important to try and avoid this as much as possible by offering competitive pay, benefits, and a positive work environment.

Taxes

As a camping brand, you typically pay self-employment taxes which can be quite high. It's important to understand what you will be paying in taxes each year so you can determine if the work you're taking on is worth it.

Niche Market

A niche business is not necessarily a bad thing, in fact, it can be the key to your success. However, it can be more challenging and time consuming to find the perfect niche market and target audience.