This week's RV news is big. A congressional hearing reveals what really happened when the Grand Canyon burned. A potential mega-merger could reshape every RV on the road. Bears are attacking hikers at the most visited park in America. And the national parks are opening - with some major changes you need to know before you go.

In this episode:

• The Dragon Bravo Fire scandal: did the NPS let it burn on purpose? Congress wants answers.
• Fire season is already here - Southeast RVers, there are campfire bans in effect RIGHT NOW
• Patrick Industries and Lippert in merger talks - the two companies inside your RV want to combine
• Bears attacked six hikers at Great Smoky Mountains in two weekends - here is what not to do
• Grand Canyon North Rim reopens May 15 after the most destructive fire in park history
• Glacier National Park drops its reservation system for 2026 - finally
• Acadia, Yellowstone updates - and an RV height warning Acadia visitors must hear

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