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| Above, a KOA Kampground in West Yellowstone, Montana. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Since the coronavirus hit the U.S. people have been shut-in at home and are suffering from severe cabin fever and crave getting out and travel. But at the same time, they feel that now is not the time to take a flight, go on a cruise or stay in hotels.
RV travel is a lot more appealing. Sales of RVs have skyrocketed as have rentals. But are rental RV trips safe?
The Denver Channel discusses seven safety concerns in a new article.
They begin it with:
If you’re feeling cabin fever lately but still aren’t ready to jump on an airplane, you might be inclined to opt for an RV road trip this fall or winter.
In a lot of ways, recreational vehicles mitigate a number of travel risks, like potentially sitting for hours in a metal tube near a sick passenger or walking through hallways and sharing elevators with other hotel guests. You reduce exposure to potential germs lingering in a room, and you’ll likely be able to skip restaurants in favor of cooking on your own with regularity.
RV rental company Cruise America said in an email that such concerns have led to a 50% year-over-year increase in first-time RV renters between April and August 2020. In fact, one-third of leisure travelers say a road trip will be their reentry point into travel once it’s safe to do so, according to Kampgrounds of America’s 2020 North American Camping Report.
But with so many novice RV renters comes a lot of new realizations. A spokesperson for Cruise America told us the company’s experienced a 30%-40% year-over-year increase in time spent on the phone with customers to answer questions, adding that some customers are uncertain about how to drive their vehicles and how to use campgrounds.
And some first-time RV renters are realizing that RV road trips aren’t automatically a safer bet than a more traditional vacation. Here are seven RV safety concerns you should be aware of before booking your first RV rental.
To see what they are, go here.
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