RVing Lovers Continue to Hit the Road
There was an article in my local paper this past week about RVs. The title of the article was “RVing Stays With You ‘for Life.’” It was very interesting to me because I would have thought that NO ONE was “RVing” these days with the gas prices the way that they have been the past few months. Well, I guess I’m wrong. According to this article, there are still RV lovers out there and despite the high gas prices, they continue to travel this way. Some live in their Rvs year-round, so obviously they have no choice but to use them, but others are buying and renting them as well. Even though many are buying and renting RVs, there is still a significant decline in sales this year. According to a new report by Robert W. Baird & Co, the U.S. demand for motor homes plummeted 51 percent in June, compared to last year. June is usually the biggest month for RV sales.
Many people are travelling fewer miles to their vacation destinations these days. They are still travelling but maybe only 100 miles away to campgrounds instead of a 1000 miles to a campground in another state. An interesting fact is that Fishing Bridge Recreational Vehicle Park in Yellowstone National was packed with RVs and camping equipment this summer. Many people will tow their smaller vehicles behind their RVs, so that they can use those vehicles to drive around once they are at their destination. Another option for many people is that they are getting a TrailManor, which is a lightweight travel trailer that users tow behind their vehicles. They are more fuel efficient getting somewhere between 15-24 miles per gallon compared to the bigger RVs that are getting between 8-10 miles per gallon.
Many people feel that it will not cost them any more money to travel with their RVs, then pay for an airline ticket, stay in a hotel, and eat at restaurants. They may be right. Also, it seems as though there aren’t nearly as many new RV owners, but the ones that have owned RVs for any length of time, love it and are sticking with them despite the price. I guess if I owned an RV, I would probably feel the same way. To many, these are their homes. Growing up, I always wanted to go on a trip in an RV, and maybe if the gas prices go down, I’ll get that opportunity.