Stone's Camping World

History

Harry rented a 1,000 sq. ft. building in Collingswood NJ, marking the beginning of Apache Camping Center. It was quite a struggle for Harry working midnight to 8:00 a.m. at AT&T and operating a new camping business with little sleep. Working on a very limited budget and unable to afford a lift truck, Harry came up with the solution to unload the delivery truck by tying the crate to a tree, pulling the delivery truck forward and hoping the un-assembled trailer was not damaged inside the crate. Brilliant idea! In 1962, a larger facility was needed and the business was moved to Gibbsboro, NJ and the first indoor trailer showroom on the East Coast was born. Another move was to take place, so in 1965 Apache Camping Center moved to Berlin, NJ and changed the name to Stone's Camping World. A new 4200 sq. ft. building was erected on Route 73, at which time Harry decided that this