Pandemic Supercharged The Rise of RV Living

Above, The Beast on the Keene Ranch near the Tehachapi Loop. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Anyone who follows this blog to any significant degree will know that the pandemic has been a godsend to the RV industry. People are finding that RVing is one of the safest, if not the safest, mode of traveling.

Axios has an article on just how good the RV industry is today. There's also some downsides as well, and they also go into those too.

They begin with:

 RV — or recreational vehicle — sales have been steadily rising for the last decade. But the numbers were supercharged by the pandemic.

The big picture: Many Americans are taking advantage of newfound work flexibility and pivoting to van life. It slashes costs, takes "glamping" to a new level, and truly embodies the "work-from-anywhere" philosophy.

By the numbers: As of March 2021, 11.2 million U.S. households owned RVs, according to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association. That's up 26% since 2011.

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