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June RV Shipments show a steady decline

Let’s talk about the real numbers as far as travel trailers. Comparing June 2022 to last year, the shipments have dropped 12.8%. Here’s the complete breakdown:

A Trip Down Memory Lane

We started this journey back in 1988 after a series of very cold nights while we were tent camping. Those nights were spent in upper Michigan during the month of June, so we really never expected freezing temperatures. Tammy and… Continue Reading →

The RV Industry Tailspin has started

The June Shipments report is not in but the RV Industry Tailspin has started. As I predicted in the blog post regarding May shipments (click here to read), this seemed inevitable. Remember last year when Thor was actually sold out… Continue Reading →

Don’t leave the RV Lot before knowing these things!

Everyday new RV owners leave the Dealership lots after a very limited orientation on how their RV operates. This is why you will see so many posts on-line that start with the words “Newbee here, wondering how…”. Dealerships for the… Continue Reading →

Return to Sequoyah State Park

Welcome back to Sequoyah State Park in Hulbert, Oklahoma. While this family vacation certainly didn’t start on a high note (click here to read about the rough start), it turned out to be an amazing time. I want to start… Continue Reading →

Record May Shipments But Forecast Weakens

It may have been a record month of May for RV shipments but the forecast remains downgraded as compared to last years predictions of a record year in 2022. As I mentioned previously, the RVIA has downgraded their 2022 outlook…. Continue Reading →

Schwintek Motor Replacement

My third and hopefully last blog about our kitchen slide Schwintek motor. For the details on how we got to this point click here. My Son Jeff and Daughter In-law Corrine arrived at camp yesterday afternoon. Tammy and I went… Continue Reading →

Schwintek Motor 2

I was hoping that things would go smoothly as we set up after arriving at our campground in Oklahoma. However, it only took five minutes before our Schwintek motor failed. It became apparent quickly that the motor was completely shot…. Continue Reading →

Family Vacation Coming

When the kids were younger we always had vacations spent in our Travel Trailer. Whether it was Florida, South Dakota, or just a campground in Wisconsin; we spent a lot of time camping. A couple years ago we started talking… Continue Reading →

Hot Hot Hot

It’s hot, hot, hot, in Texas and across the country right now. Usually we get a period of transition here in Texas before the triple digit stuff, but not this year. We pretty much dove right into it. As a… Continue Reading →

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