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libnnc

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53. We just got back from spending a month on the road, 4,996 miles, in a 24 foot travel trailer.

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 11:49 AM

Aug 2016

Happy as little clams! I would add that in addition to folks being in a position to spend extra money RVing, the whole experience is more accessible with the availability of really helpful youtube tutorials, RV and camping message boards, etc. Lots of helpful info out there that makes it easier to enjoy the hobby and way of life.

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The highway is packed with RV's.. an improving economy for the middle class and blue collars! [View all] Peacetrain Aug 2016 OP

Obviously things cannot be bad and good for us all at the same time. Rex Aug 2016 #1

Yep!.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #2

Most of the folks I know who get those camper/5th wheels are Boomers with retirement. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #3

Lots of families here love to camp.. its a fun thing to do with the kids Peacetrain Aug 2016 #4

Same here. Rex Aug 2016 #5

Yep! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #9

I don't really think they looked ahead far enough to see what the Rex Aug 2016 #10

I think this article pretty much sums it up. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #11

Technology helped accelerate the growth. Rex Aug 2016 #14

Corporations are set up for profit, and that goal is often short-sighted. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #16

I think you are right on this. Despite the descriptor "social networking," Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #42

The only two essme Aug 2016 #37

The big motor coachs are making a big come back... Historic NY Aug 2016 #6

Those big motor coaches are unbelievable.. and so blasted expensive Peacetrain Aug 2016 #7

I feel like I'm going to get run over ripcord Aug 2016 #22

That is what we want to get!! Peacetrain Aug 2016 #24

I like mine for weekends ripcord Aug 2016 #51

I saw a couple of new Roadteks last year... Historic NY Aug 2016 #46

I don't doubt the figures. Curiously, in Texas, a lot of used auto brokers have a fleet... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #43

I was wondering when someone was going to mention the oil patch bust. Jim Beard Aug 2016 #49

Or, maybe they have met some of the people I know loyalsister Aug 2016 #8

Thank Obama for those low gas prices malaise Aug 2016 #12

I'm sure that would contribute to it as well! n/t Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #15

Good point. That is bad. scscholar Aug 2016 #17

Ahh yep.. that certainly plays into it..especially for the snow birds. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #25

Great points of discussion. Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #13

I hear that.. my younger brother Peacetrain Aug 2016 #26

It is Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #34

RV's good example. I've used car traffic on my early morning runs underpants Aug 2016 #18

Wow.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #27

Noted. I-35 through Austin has been useless for years, practical only during duck-hunting hours, Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #44

I am too old for 75 mph at night on Texas roads that have not been "stripped" in years Jim Beard Aug 2016 #50

I rarely go above 55 at night anyway. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #54

k&r for this thread. I live in boat country..lots of folks dragging boats behind big trucks Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #19

That is right.. the boats going down to the river.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #28

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2016 #20

Meth cooks PasadenaTrudy Aug 2016 #21

I think tourist traffic was up around 10% last year at Mesa Verde NP. bluedigger Aug 2016 #23

I wonder what it will be like in 5 or 6 years.. because the boomers Peacetrain Aug 2016 #29

Higher national demand for medical services too. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #30

That is true.. but also a higher demand for nurses etc.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #32

Just built another motel last year. bluedigger Aug 2016 #35

I hear that.. we are seeing the same thing locally Peacetrain Aug 2016 #41

What ever happened to camping in tents? JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #31

That's what I do. Bivy sacks too. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #33

Many 'campgrounds' do not allow tent camping. SeattleVet Aug 2016 #38

Seattle, have you looked at a tear drop yet? Peacetrain Aug 2016 #39

Really not a fan of trailering anything behind a bike. SeattleVet Aug 2016 #48

Just got back from vacation in Cape May. RVs everywhere on the ride down. JaneyVee Aug 2016 #36

Janey, hubby and I started doing a count..just out of curiosity... Peacetrain Aug 2016 #40

They're all over Norway, so it's not just an American thing Retrograde Aug 2016 #52

At some point the cognitive dissonance has real consequences for people bhikkhu Aug 2016 #45

I hear you.. when a person refuses to accept that things Peacetrain Aug 2016 #47

We just got back from spending a month on the road, 4,996 miles, in a 24 foot travel trailer. libnnc Aug 2016 #53