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Switching gears: Reno startup rolls out ultra-light camping trailer trailer

November 13, 2020 by NCET Member

by Kaleb Roebel, NNBW

The Boony Stomper, a lightweight camping trailer created by Reno-based startup Sunnyside OffRoad, is pulled over rocky terrain by a UTV.
Photo: Sunnyside OffRoad

For decades, Jon Whipple and Darrel Weaver spent their professional lives climbing the corporate ladder into executive roles, where their work settings ranged from big offices to bigger conference rooms.

These days, however, if you’re looking for Whipple and Weaver, you won’t find them in any office — at home or otherwise — or wearing any business attire.

Since July, the duo can be found in tees and jeans, hunkered inside a 2,200-square-foot manufacturing facility in South Reno, working on a startup company they hope can help revolutionize the motorsports industry.

‘I WANT TO RECREATE RECREATING’

An outdoor enthusiast, Whipple spent much of his downtime roving across Nevada’s vast landscape and mountainous terrain in side-by-side UTVs on lengthy hunting trips with his father and friends.

Read entire article in the NNBW: https://www.nnbw.com/news/switching-gears-reno-startup-rolls-out-ultra-light-camping-trailer-trailer/

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