Of course we were all expecting this; January sets a new record number of RV shipments. Of course shipments don’t always equate to sales, but in this environment of back-ordered units – it probably does.

The following is from RVIA.org:

“Results for the RV Industry Association’s January 2022 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 53,290 units, an increase of 16.0% compared to the 45,930 units shipped during January 2021; this January was also the best on comparable record with shipments surpassing the January 2021 shipment total”.

So let’s take a quick look at the breakdown of shipments. I am placing these in the order of number of units shipped, not greatest percent increase over January of 2021; well address that in a minute.

As always, Travel Trailers led the towables group with 38,038 units shipped. That number is 6,265 units more than those shipped in January of 2021, that is a 19.7% increase.

Fifth Wheels came in second place in the towables category with 9453 units shipped. that number is 721 units more than those shipped in January of 2021, that is an 8.3% increase.

Pop-up Campers came in third place in the towables category with 679 units shipped. That number is 91 units more than those shipped in January of 2021, that is a 15.5% increase.

Truck Campers came in fourth place in the towables category with 379 units shipped. That number is 74 units more than those shipped in January of 2021, that is a 23.1% increase.

If we rank shipments based only on % increase we would see that Truck Campers came in first followed by Travel Trailers, Pop-ups, and lastly Fifth Wheels. I don’t recall ever seeing that order before.

Feel free to read more about the January Shipments at the RVIA by clicking here.

As I’ve talked about in many of my other posts, these kind of increases in production are not usually good for the consumer. This kind of increased production comes at a cost, and that cost means less time spent on quality. I am still reading on a daily basis of the flawed new trailers coming to consumers. If you want to protect yourself, please consider getting an RV inspection on any new or used unit you are going to purchase. To read my take on whats ahead for us in 2022 and discussion around NRVIA inspectors click here.