RVing Is Now Trendy and That "Stinks"

Above, The Beast at Petrified Forest National Park in 2019. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The old saying goes, "The more, the merrier!"

Well, that doesn't seem to sit very well with some, especially those oldtimer RVers who lament the time when campgrounds weren't crowded and RVing wasn't cool. 

Now RVing is considered "cool" and the safest mode for traveling. 

Chuck Woodbury, publisher of RV Travel, says this new post-pandemic reality "stinks". 

Here's what he had to say and starts with:

In 1981, Barbara Mandrell recorded a song titled “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” For those of you new to RVing, there was a time when RVing wasn’t cool. In fact, 10 years ago it wasn’t cool. It was still “Grandma and Grandpa’s Playhouse” (popular bumper sticker for a few decades). It was for old people. If you were 20, 30 or 40, it was for your parents or grandparents.

The pandemic has changed that. The only safe way to travel now is by RV. For anyone accustomed to hopping a plane to Europe every summer, or booking a cruise in the Caribbean, hitting the road with an RV and exploring the USA sounds a lot better than sitting at home. Europe can wait. Even if you’re 25, RVing is okay. It’s hip! Everybody wants to do it.

But this coolness has come with a huge price – crowding. RV parks are packed. Good luck finding a spot in a National Park campground without reserving it a year ahead. Some National Parks now require a reservation to just drive through the front gate!

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