This Is The #1 Threat To RV Travel In 2024
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- 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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For someone who calls herself The Grateful glamper you sure do have a bunch of negative videos. You don't seem very grateful at all.
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 tuned..........😊👍
Sounds lovely!
Very nice! Best wishes for great success.
50’ apart makes the expense significantly more for you the owner but for us, we thank you.
Can I get your contact info id like to talk to you about getting a spot.
Love this!! Bought land in North Georgia and are working on developing something like this here 🌞✌️
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.
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 :-)
My friend bought a campground 3 years ago for $975,000. He just sold it last month for $4.5 Mil
Wow! 😯
good idea to sell it for retirement money
That’s AWESOME! I’d love to own a campground some day and be able to run it hands on.
that is the problem Corporations are buying these up and increasing the fees and reducing the seasonal campsites, I know one near me increased the prices to the point we don't want to go back. time to move on.
dont lie
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.
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.
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.
Thanks for watching
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.
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.
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.
Wisconsin also lovely state parks.
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.
Too many "RV Parks" are just parking lots.
The RV Industry is making/selling tens of thousands of RV's each year, but nobody is making tens of thousands of Camping Sites...
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.
So true, thanks for the comment and for watching
love your channel. You guys are so down to earth and give alot of information that we appreciate!💞
Thanks so much!
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.
Very true, thanks for the comment and for watching
And the County Government will come up with all sorts if insane bullshit. Texas has an 87 page instruction manual.
You'd think I was wanting to build a fricking space shuttle launch.
I finally said, Piss on it.
Atlas SHRUGGED
Something I noticed last summer while on my 6 week adventure More ppl are living in their rigs and working. Not bc they desire this lifestyle but out of necessity. They take up the travelers sites full time. I noticed some RV parks are 3/4 full of these rigs. Personally I find that undesirable to stay at these parks so now I must pay more $$$$ to pull away from those parks. Higher costs for me now. Pretty much $55 a night stay now as a norm.
I'd rather see more RV parks, than those dumb Storage unit facilities popping up everywhere. Gah they're such an eye sore....
Close your eyes when driving by.
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.
Bought a new starcraft starstream 24qb in '07, lived and worked in most states with that rig for 7 years renovating Lowes/Walmart. It was an experience but I'm glad it's over.
Full timing was hard back then, would not want to do that today. These days I do a few motorcycle tours a year to get my travel fix then it's back home. Home sweet Home.
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.
Very true! Thanks for watching
Another great video in the series of videos you produce. Thanks so much great work and excellent videos.
Glad you like them!
I think I would rather have a very small set up and boondock.
It’s what I do. Subaru Outback tow vehicle, small Jayco trailer. Currently 400 watts solar (going to add 200 more), 3000w pure sine inverter. 20’ trailer has 30lb propane tank, 30 gallon freshwater tank, 20lb grey & black water tanks. Full bath, tankless hot water heater. Carry a 2500w generator in case of crummy weather. Our longest trip so far boondocking only has been five days, but could do longer if we wished. We like being home on weekends, though, so go out during the week.
stop making the sites so cramped I don't go camping to to do the same thing I do at home house 5 to 10 feet away and hear the noise. looking for land to camp on with select crowd.
We have a resort and campground opening up in this year in our area. It’s located near the Scenic Riverways in the MO Ozarks. Great place for kayakers, hikers, etc. The keyed gated resort is called Rockin Bell River Resort and they have a website for more info. Not affiliated but as a fellow camping enthusiast it’s nice to see more options available. Happy travels!
Blessings, Linda
Thanks for the info! 💙
better make sure your rig is ten yrs or newer, right grateful glamper?
Thanks so much for your video I really enjoyed it .
Glad you enjoyed it!
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.
For me the biggest issue right now is increased complexity of getting INTO National Parks.. Lottery ticket systems and timed tickets make a spontaneous trip out west into Disneyworld 2.0.. I am not driving THAT far hoping to get into a park.
New channel here! Thank you for giving us someone to watch and learn from!
You are so welcome!
The number of glamping seems to be going up. Camp ground with limited services still tend to be easy to grab. I suppose the problem is for those who want power to run their AC, and fridges, and to have pools rather then people who want to camp to get away.
I have to wonder what Florida’s new law that gives residents priority over non-residents in reservations at those campgrounds. I also think that most campgrounds should adopt the same policy of COE reservations and that they can’t be made but 6 months out at the earliest.
I remember road tripping in the late seventies. No rv, maybe a tent or just pillows and blankets. A cooler of course with groceries and beverages. Using the sink for a quick bath in one of those restrooms around the back of a gas station. And don't forget the 870 pump!
i have no mortgage on my home or bills, should i sell my home and buy an rv, NOT!. Im glad i traveled and worked through all of North America from 1974 to 2003 when life was better without all the restrictions and far cheaper then today.
We’re hitting the road for 4yrs & aren’t selling our paid for house-no way are we doing that! Granted we’d have gotten more than enough to pay for our travels very cushyly, but then we’d come back to having to buy again.
I rented my home to someone responsible but our deal was that I kept the detached garage to store my stuff and use if necessary but I understand most people don't have a detached garage
Some ideas here aren’t very factual, but not a bad video over all. Maybe this is geared more towards western or northern parts with campgrounds? Thankfully we travel mostly in the south.
My wife and I have been RV vacationers for over a decade, we never really had a difficult time finding a campground for the weekend with a few days notice and in many cases, just dropping in.
However since that 2020 season we struggled to find campsites every single weekend for 2 years, were often forced to settle for sites we didn't like, and were forced to live elbow to elbow with strangers as many of our favorite campgrounds reduced their site sizes to make more sites from the same space, many cut all their trees as well.
So last year we took the plunge and bought a 1/4 acre lot to plop our trailer on in a community thats designed for people who want a quiet disconnected vacation without the crowds.
We got lucky though, I know availability is very low on property like that now.
Yes it’s what I’m looking to buy
Do you know if Arvie has availability information for long-term or extended stay in RV campgrounds? Thanks!
Not as of yet, but they are working on adding that as option in the near future.
Thanks for your perspective on this. I doubt you will see this being so far down on your list, but no biggie. We are full-time RVers in Canada. We spend the summers on our property in Alberta and spend the winters in British Columbia close to the US border. We have seen absolutely nothing about what we are hearing from friends in the US. Our wintertime campground was FULL last year, and on the way here we just barely got an overnight spot in Banff. This year? We were the only ones staying in the campground in Banff, and our winter campground only has 11 spots out of 41 rented. What we are hearing is that a lot of the people that got RVs during the pandemic decided it is not exactly how they wanted to go, and are off to Costa Rica or the Dominican like they used to pre-travel-restrictions. This probably only applies to Canada, as it is harder to find a winter spot that you don't still get blasted with snow and cold sometimes, so people go WAY south. I feel super bad for our campground managers...they get paid based on the number of guests staying here. I just wanted to bring up a bit of a different perspective. I will know more from personal experience about this issue this fall, when I go to Pittsburgh to visit my family.
Thanks for sharing your experience
Well said! We seem to only have to really plan ahead & reserve somewhat ahead of time in the S/E of the country. We can still wing it further West. We’ve been enjoying the Florida State Parks in the panhandle and have been reserving 2-4 weeks ahead of time. Weirdly, we still see a lot of empty sites…
Thanks for the comment and for watching
maybe the panhandle in FL is a new retirement destination too... outside of the mass retirement area in most of Florida
@@lrobie123 it’s definitely a snowbird area. It’s not as warm as further south, but we’ve been enjoying it. The beaches are gorgeous!
Are you going to the Eclipse this year 2024? We will be heading out the first of April starting from Utah and taking our first long trip with our trailer. We will be traveling gor 3 weeks. Everthing is all booked, wish us luck. Love watching your channel, we have learned so much!
I hate the early bookers. My job does not allow me to plan that far ahead and those early bookers have really put a hurting on me being able to use my RV at all. I usually end up settling for the third best or worse just to be able to get to go at all. I will jave to try that booking service maybe.
Very interesting thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
all the local parks here and in East Tennessee that I know of are full of full timers that have no house and do not travel. Cheaper than rent on a house.
Interesting! Thanks for the comment
What part of East Tennessee?
KOA has priced me out of their campgrounds!
Thankfully we mostly boondock.
Really don’t like crowded RV parks.
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.
Hah! That would be great BUT there are MANY large areas, especially in the east where there is ZERO legal boondocking.
Nevada!!
Ssshhhh, lol
Depends on your rig
Because boogie man! Everywhere not in a park is slab city to many folks.
So far we have not noticed an issue of not finding a campground available. Our plans have been liquid in the past 3 years.
6:02 Why would the service at campgrounds be worse if more people are booking? When you make a reservation, you pay ahead of time. My expectation is that they can work on the park before season starts, when they are collecting $$$ w/o having to do anything.
Campgrounds struggle to keep up with maintenance, have enough staff, etc.
Unfortunately , in the PNW, many campgrounds are extremely limited because of the “full timers”. People pick prime spots and live full time often taking up a few spots and leave few spots for visitors. 😢
I own a deeded campsite. We are allowed to full time. Only spot in the state. My property value for a 1/8 acre campsite has quadrupled since prior to covid.
I haven't sold, but may regret that one day if the bubble bursts
Great video! Any tips on what to find to do in certain areas? Having difficulty on what to find to do in Alabama in November (when we're driving through it lol)
I use trip advisor and Google to find things to do/see in certain areas.
oh my. automated RV booking. Now the last minute RV campsite schedulers have little chance to get last minute reservations. It's a tough world....
Awesome Information!
We have an American Fifth Wheel over here in the UK, and we are a rarity but our parks are pretty good, but their pitches tend to be too short.
But that aside, I'd like to ask if the USA campsites have the concept of a 'firebreak'? Where there is a set distance between campers, so if there is a fire the unit next door wouldn't be impacted (well that's the theory).
We have it here in the UK and the main problem we find is that because our door is on the 'opposite' side to most UK campers, we aren't allowed on site unless we have the 'odd' pitch at the corner of the park.
RVIE for all lower 48 state campgrounds? Plus Alaska
Florida State Parks are booking 11 months out. We had to use Arvie.
It's difficult to predict what the demand will be 5 or 10 years from now. I don't know what the ROI is for a campground but surely that plays a big part also. And what's with mega corps buying up RV space then jacking up pricing?
2:25 " . . . didn't go back , , , fell in love". For many going to the RV life is a one-way door. With rising rents home prices, it can be hard to going bock to brick n mortar.
My husband got called back to work in the office after 3 years of working remote so our RV time is over. So sad.
It's happening all over too - people who worked remote during Covid are being asked to return.
Perfect time to explore Canada. The high US dollar will go farther.
Plus the danger factor from how our country has changed the last 3 1/2 years.
How ever. Your information is needed.
I get the impression as a full timer you expect preferential treatment.
so now you are pitching a bot service to snatch the camp sites first.
not sure I agree with or support your choice.
As technology evolves not everyone embraces the changes. Thanks for watching
Very entitled.
Well I mean that's cool and all, but some of us aren't just dropping everything we have, buying RV's, and living the dream life. Some of us can't find homes and are forced into living in an RV just to stay off the streets. Luckily I live in a place that has open KOA's year round, because going into the mountains this time of year to use BLM spots for 2 weeks, is not even a thing due to snow.
Doesn’t matter how glamorous your rig is. You have to lug it everywhere and accommodate it. And it’s STILL camping out.
Campgrounds are full of rules and pricey . Then there’s the cost of FUEL - geez, try California for super high costs , I had to turn around.
This winter, the Rv park I’m staying over the winter had huge amounts of cancellations. The economy is not great and I m not sure it’s Popularity or necessity that your Trending shows . Some have had to move out of renting home or apartments because it’s become insanely overpriced
Plenty of spots here in Tennessee and Mississippi.
And Nevada
Thank you for sharing this information
Thanks for watching!
Definitly more campers on the road since covid but the sales have dropped considerably or at least the production. During the pandemic and slightly after manufacturers in Goshen couldn’t make them fast enough. Now their lots are full as sellers are not taking on as much inventory. I wouldn’t travel and availability to normalize for at least a decade.
forgot to mention Barking dogs that Suxs
Signed up for Arvie, but it doesn't list any Campgrounds in Yellowstone.
All campgrounds in park managed by Xanterra I believe. They don’t need Arvie
Our biggest expense has become fuel costs. We have a smaller rig, but our fuel costs is 30 cents a mile.
I'm a Florida resident and it's almost impossible to find anything to camp at. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. thank you.
Winter is harder but seriously this is how/why we started using Arvie to pick up cancellations
I agree with you 100 Percent. living in tampa and to find anything in the winter you are either paying top dollar or not camping@@GratefulGlamper
What are you going to do when gas isnt available
Also a person can only travel so many miles per week
I don't care where I stay as long as it's safe from the cities I'll never pay more than 30 bucks a night
Those points are not really "Threat". Those are more like inconvenience.
Many popular sites are always overcrowded. But some RV parks are almost empty.
Real threat is so many people have become RV homeless because the price of rent become so high in some area.
We brought our first RV in our mid 20s, we upgraded due to many camp grounds not allowing older models. So we got a 2022 c class and then had problems getting campsites due to being full. So we had to purchase our own. We’re millennials with kids from kindergarten to high school. We don’t do full time, we are part timers. But I believe families especially that are part time should be able to get campsites.
Agreed!
Why should I a single woman be shuttle to the back of the line just because you have children or anyone else. First come, first served.
We use arve is amazing. And the owner personally emailed me to make sure I was happy. That was simply amazing to us. We have spread the word about they're service to every ever we meet !!!!!!!!!!! Customer for life from Arve. !!!!!!!! Less glamping and more camping . Lol. Disneyland is for the glampers ??? 😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😂
many cities and states refuse to allow new rv parks to be built as they don't get as much money in taxes and many of they people who are in rv's are low income ---often refered to as trailer trash which leads to the age rule of your rig ----nothing over 10 years just wait til the crash happens and you see people losing their homes and have no where else to go----gonna get interesting FYI IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY
The age rule is almost always waived if you send photos of the exterior of your camper in advance, to show that it's not an eye sore. We were worried about it buying an 11 year old rig but haven't been refused anywhere with a ten year rule yet.
They are already raising the prices to equal the price of renting a stick and brick .
Anyone have experience with hipcamp? Might help with some of the crowding out there. I dunno, I'm not out of the rat race yet. :(
Yes, we just recently stayed at a Hipcamp!
TOOO DAM EXPENSIVE
TOMBSTONE WE ARE OPEN FOR RVS 24/7/365 9 Parks
Nice!
I recently bought a ranch and the seller agreed to remove all personal property before close of escrow. What did I find? A 34 foot motor home and two trailers! I told the seller if she did not remove her junk ASAP I would bill her $10,000 to have it towed to the junk yard. She gave me the pink slip and ownership docs and I gave it away to some homeless people looking for free stuff. I do not understand why so many people are living in Motor Homes? Is it the lack of property taxes? When you drive anywhere near a large city all you will see are tents, shopping carts with blue tarps and trailers, Motor homes, junk cars, trash and needles. What a mess. I see people who want free rent, free meals, free healthcare and free clean up services all paid by others. There is a change in my community. No parking signs for trucks, RV's and street parking limits of one hour. My former public street is now private. Today it is a one mile long driveway for homeowners only. In some areas, homeowners are buying back the public streets and making them private and inaccessible. In my area we bought the former public lake, so it is not private. Public access is restricted. Why? To prevent vagrants, homeless, thieves and criminals. The first thing we noticed was no more trash on the roads, no more graffiti and no more crime. So far, four local streets are owned by the homeowners and all sidewalks have been removed to discourage trespassers. Some now have gates blocking trespassers and private street lighting. Boon docking is discouraged here. It would be good if honest vacationers in Motor Homes would encourage the losers "camping" along side them to remove their trash.
i rved for 40 years and stayed away from koa hate them
How come?
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#1 threat is high fuel and food prices
"Rising trend"? I thought since COVID ended, RV living was declining.
Not at all…
Fuel prices.
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Over the years I Use KOA less and less. Why? I know what I paid for a site in 2007 and what they ask for the same site now. Same with Encore and Sun Outdoors. Big rip offs.
We have been Rving over 30 years and have always avoided kOA as they seem to consistently be the most expensive in any area.
2007 was 17 years years ago, fyi. Prices changed significantly from 1987-2004 as well (also 17 years.)
Did the price of your rv, car and food remain the same as in 2007?
Music too loud. And some what irritating.
Thanks for the feedback
First to comment!!! Yeah!!! if you call this a comment. LOL
We can call it a comment! :)
@@GratefulGlamper , I love the videos. Keep them coming!!
Expensive.
KUTGW
Thanks!
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I think RVing is very limiting, you can only visit the US and Canada, the world has so much more to offer!! so many cultures/places all over the world, SouthAmerica alone in my opinion has way more sights than NorthAmerica
World travel is next on our list! Thanks for the comment and for watching
@@GratefulGlamper Recommend Paraguay, its tax free!!
You’re not wrong but there is so much to see here in ‘Murica that it’s not like you’re stuck going to the same old place year in and year out.
We’ve planed out a 4yr travel plan, 6mos. In Canada & 6 mos in US, and we won’t cover everything that is available to see in either country. After the 4yrs we’re planning on international travel. Drive while we can then fly.
So many Americans focus on international travel but don't ever go see what's in their own backyard. There are incredible sights and cultures with an array of climates and terrains. My grandparents traveled full time for ekeven years and still came out with a long list of places they never got to see within the US that they had hoped to get to after full timing. Sadly it never happened but those years traveling were the best and happiest of their life. My partner traveled full time for two years and mostly only managed to see the major national parks, and a few beaches in that time. The U.S. is hardly a place to feel 'stuck' in.
We're heading out in a month for a few years of full time travel so that I can have these experiences I've primarily been on the sidelines from.
I've been to other countries more than I've traveled the US.
I'm sure you have a great video here, but it is unwatchable with all the loud, thumping noisy "music" interludes. It completely ruins my ability to hear what you are saying. Most youtubers have learned years ago to drop the noisy music nonsense from their videos. I made it to 1:50 and had to quit. Thumbs down!
You never said anything about boondocking.
I absolutely did mention boondocking at 7:46 - maybe you didn’t watch the whole video?
@@GratefulGlamper sorry, I did watch it
That vocal fry needs some abatement
Another huge change/threat is climate change that has brought us extreme temperatures and smoky skies over huge sections of NA during summer.