Author: Jason Epperson

The changing work environment, new technology, RV values, and the dream of affordable, socially-distant travel after the pandemic may all be about to converge to build the third boom in full-time RV owners – perhaps as soon as late this year. RV Miles Editor Jason Epperson shares his thoughts.

RV product retailers Camping World and Gander RV announced Thursday evening several changes in...

“This isn’t about tourism. This is about public safety. California has over 1,100 private campgrounds and RV parks that collectively have over 100,000 campsites, many of which are used by full-timer RVers. These parks, which provide water, electricity, sewer and, in most cases, LP gas services, cannot be allowed to close for health and safety reasons because many of the people staying at these parks are sheltering in place and have no place else to go.”

Campgrounds are seeing an uptick in reservation requests from traveling nurses, many of whom use their RVs as their self-contained home while they are on temporary assignment at hospitals and other medical facilities across the country.