This Is The #1 Threat To RV Travel In 2024

We break down why now this year (2024), we see 4 factors threatening RV life & travel as we know it. But most importantly some important solutions you NEED to know regarding how to navigate these factors and changes so you and the rest of us who love this lifestyle can sail smoothly throughout the next year and the years to come.

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[edensfamilyadventures]

For these reasons we are building an RV Resort here in Pottsville, AR. The sites are 50' apart with full utilities, campsite store, shower suites, laundry facilities, and a walking trail around the stocked small 11 acre lake with catch & release fishing. Hoping to be completed by mid summer. Stay

[bobkopf]

A little over a year ago my son and daughter in law sold their house and bought an RV and live in their RV full time. They both work remotely, they spend winters in the southern states and summers in the northern states. They love their new life style.

[highdesertrob]

We never have a problem finding campgrounds, National Forests, RV parks, casino’s, etc. We are retired and travel for 3 or 4 months at a time in our motorhome every year and then go home for 3 or 4 months. Our plan is no plan, and we don’t have trouble finding a place to stay. The only time we make a reservation is if there is a major holiday coming up and then we’ll book the weekend a week in advance. We just wing it since we never really know where we’ll be or how long we’ll stay….. depends on how the fishing is :-)

[jimp]

My friend bought a campground 3 years ago for $975, 000. He just sold it last month for $4.5 Mil

[mikeh]

We have just returned from a 3 week, 7, 500 mile, San Francisco to Boston RV vacation. ( July 8 - July 30, 2024) Never once did we make advance reservations. Never once did we have a problem finding a campsite in a RV resort. As a note: Niagara Falls is very impressive from both the American and Candian sides.

[gdt]

We're retired and of course on the "fixed" income and we're being pushed out of the RV travel/camping lifestyle by not just over crowding of campgrounds or shortage of campground sites but by the prices of campsites. As these corporations buy up the mom and pop campgrounds and yes improve them they also have a bottom line to improve for investors. In some cases prices have tripled for a campsite and the reservation deposit requirements are full payment up front which could be many months in advance, we can't afford to put out thousands of dollars on paid in full advance reservations so camping now is becoming only for the affluent who can afford the prices and deposits. We'll probably just sell here shortly as our relatively new RV has been sitting for months with no place to go, it will mark the end of 50 years of Camping/RVing.

[nitanice]

I lived in an RV park outside of Tampa for a year from 2019 through 2020 wanting to opt out of the skyrocketing housing costs. Many around me had years before been pushed to the margins finding it the only affordable option. Some were tourists, traveling medical staff or folks who traveled for work at power plants across the country. With flood insurance about $6K a year for the most modest homes, many in Florida are opting for RVs, so that's another pressure. Many corporations opt to buy up RV parks in Florida because of folks who are unable to even move like retirees and sex offenders. Another pressure. And lastly where I was abutted new home communities buying up undeveloped land. Developers wanted the land for McMansions near to a city and were driving RV parks out. I think housing costs are affecting RVers more than you know. But great video.

[chrisstinnett]

One of our greatest frustrations is finding a campground advertising 85 sites--only to discover that 79 of them are residentials (parked an RV and will never move it). No wonder we have trouble reserving a spot! And sometimes (not always) when we get the spot, we discover that too many of the residentials have broken down grills, cars on blocks, teetering decks, bad skirting, and generally trashy sites. The bathhouses are infrequently used, so infrequently cleaned or repaired. Owners won't bother their bread-and-butter, so nothing gets better.

[bgrider-jvsy]

Retired in January and spent almost 2 months on the road in Arizona and Nevada. I found my self spending hours each day searching websites for campsites and cancellations. Eventually I became very discouraged and went back home. I appreciate your video because I did not know of that app/website that would help find and book sites. Thank you.

[pgithens]

I've probably commented here about this before, but one of my biggest gripes with most campgrounds . . especially private or big-business owned, is that most have done NOTHING to improve their facilities despite overwhelming demand. Never in history has there been a better time to make capital investments and use the influx of cash to improve or expand. The exception has been a lot of State Parks . . or at least Pennsylvania State Parks. Not only are they adding full hookups to existing facilities but some are adding on entire new camping loops.

[hampter]

Baffles me that RV parks are so popular, it always seemed to defeat the purpose of having an RV. I always thought boondocking was the standard.

[peterpiper]

LOL!! Who in his/her right mind likes to 'geek out' when you have the opportunity to leave all that behind? My friends and I all love the opportunity to get away from electronics and live the life when we take to the road for traveling and camping out. There's nothing better than getting back to the open road, boondocking and living free on the land with not a care in the world.

[larryadelberg]

Add the reluctance of many areas to build RV parks, the capacity issue will only resolve when people start exiting the RV experience. Someone tried to build a new park in our area and the county residents fought it aggressively.

[HeatherNeese-ou]

Rv life is how I'm going to live the rest of my life after my kids are grown no house no apartment no rent no bills gonna boondock with solar panels ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[danbaxley]

I own a new RV -- good for me, as many RV Camp spots no longer allow anything over than 10 years. But, bad for me, figuring all of the money spent and everyone in town is out in the woods or on the coast, sucking the life out of "getting away". More peace staying at home. When it rains, my wife and i go out and sit in our 2-year-old RV and have hot chocolate. An occasional sleepover in our motorhome, driveway, parking spot -- no charge, and actually, more peace and quiet than other places. Lucky, we are old and retired and enjoyed the coast and the great outdoors, without all of the people that have swamped the open spaces, not so open anymore. We have seen it, however, in times past, when the excitement dies out, the glut of RV sales -- usually when the money runs out -- but this seems to be hanging on a bit longer. We will see. For now my favorite parking spot in along side my house.

[karenwalters]

We have traveled for 40 years in our rv’s. We always made reservations in Jan for the entire year. Even then we didn’t want to get stuck with 4 kids and no campground to stay in. We traveled every summer for several weeks. Reservations in advance let us pick our sites. We also made reservations for where we would stay overnight along the way. Hopping back on the freeway was crucial time saver. We could then make reservations for attractions we wanted to see. Nothing worse than going t see something and you needed tickets 9 months ago.

[tom]

We snowbird on the AL coast until Easter. On Jan 2, we made a 90 day reservation for Northern MI. We made a reservation in TX for next winter ('25) already. So the answer is, YES. You must plan ahead.

[peterpiper]

Why book ANYTHING? Just go boondocking and forget about all the hassle. Why would you want to book a spot where you'll be within inches of another camper anyway? May as well stay home.

[davidg.johnson]

And Campground pri es keep going up, especially the amusement park like KOA campgrounds.
I prefer dru camping (boondocking) as I put solar panels on my RV. Federal Forests and BLM land have enormous number of free campsites!

[Dave-swdm]

All you big rigs can have the commercial campgrounds. I'll stick to the older state parks that can't accommodate 30' and longer rigs.