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10-14-2020, 03:53 PM
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#81
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4 Rivet Member
2007 25' Safari FB SE
2017 30' Flying Cloud
Highland
, California
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 433
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smithcreek
Where are all these new campers and their trailers? I just took a trip from RI to VA and back. On the way there I only saw 8-10 RVs in total, though I might have missed a few. Still, that's nothing compared to the normal August when the roads are full of them. Is everyone camping close to home? Staying off the highways? It was weird.
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Interesting observation.
Where we live in California the freeway daily commuter traffic is way down. Last month we took the AS on a mini trip from CA to near Bisbee AZ. Noticed traffic still way down. Few RV's on the road. Campgrounds along the way maybe 50% full, most less than that. I attributed most, but not all, of the emptiness to seasonal declines in folks camping because of kids are back in schools (some places) and upcoming holidays. However, how the parks are managed have dramatically changed over the last 4 months. Nobody in park offices anymore. Have to call and reserve, because offices are closed. In fact, most of the permanent RV sites are now vacant. Where did they go? Oh. I know, maybe they are hiding out with the new AS owners.
It will be interesting to see if the "snow birds" return this year to the southern states or stay home.
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10-15-2020, 08:10 AM
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#82
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2 Rivet Member
2019 30' Classic
2015 25' Flying Cloud
Chicago
, Illinois
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zapper
Interesting observation.
It will be interesting to see if the "snow birds" return this year to the southern states or stay home.
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Not only have they already begun returning to Florida, many snowbirds say they’re staying permanently.
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10-15-2020, 08:25 AM
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#83
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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If there is one easy lesson from this pandemic IMO, it may be . . .
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" . . . predicting the future is an effort with limited returns . . . "
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10-15-2020, 10:48 AM
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#84
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2 Rivet Member
2021 20' Basecamp
DFW
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Safetyfirst
Not only have they already begun returning to Florida, many snowbirds say they’re staying permanently.
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Summer will cure that for many.
But if you can't see you kids, grandkids, or friends there is not a lot of reason to go 'home'.
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10-15-2020, 10:54 AM
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#85
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Silver Star
1970 23' Safari
Victoria
, British Columbia
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 352
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the problem for many is that you cant drive over the Canada-US border. Some people here in BC just tried to go to their house in Mexico and US customs told them go home....when they turned around and went thru Canada customs they were told to go into 14 day quarantine even though they never did get into the states!
The only way canadian snowbird are coming at the moment is if they fly.
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10-15-2020, 10:59 AM
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#86
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Rivet Master
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Miami
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,138
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For the past 15 years, I have been able to escape Miami in the summer, mostly working in Yellowstone.
This year, we stayed home. I had completely forgotten what Miami was like in the summer. The heat and humidity are horrendous — and the bugs, the bugs...
And you get to sweat out the times when there are 5 named storms.
I guess I am a snowbird now. I will head north next summer if the coast is clear. I believe I won’t be alone.
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Sorta new (usually dirty) Nissan Titan XD (hardly paid for)
Middle-aged Safari SE
Young, lovely bride
Dismissive cat
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10-15-2020, 11:23 AM
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#87
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4 Rivet Member
Here and There
, West Coast
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 434
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daquenzer
The money is coming from the BEST economy in our lifetimes, EVERYONE's income is up.
Let's keep it going, rising tide raises all boats, now you see it's true
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56% of the people say they are better off since 2016. The people that have done badly during this pandemic are people that make less than 40,000 a year; espeically those in the entertainment area. I know I’ve had one of the best years ever. I am a real estate appraiser and I’ve not seen anything like it in 23 years.[/QUOTE]
My 2 cents - Comment - not all believe the economy and the stock market are the same thing. We all have our own economy. Fact - Borrowing is very cheap right now. Observation - Result of Covid we had a sudden drop in the market and high unemployment. Prediction was a V shaped recovery. The shut down started to end and many jobs came back, we started back up and the bottom of the V formed. But some of the startup faltered and others were left behind. At the moment we have a K. I've read a number of trailers have become shelters from fire or flood, some have become offices, some have become mother-in-law suites, some classrooms, and others have yet to be delivered. Some have been delivered but there isn't a TV or an equipped vehicle to tow yet. The ability to be independent and be mobile has a strong appeal. The next 36 months will be interesting. Maybe we will know sometime in the future and say, "well that was obvious, why didn't I see it at the time"?
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10-16-2020, 07:47 AM
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#88
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Half a Rivet Short
2017 30' Classic
2022 Interstate 24X
Carlisle
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 15,746
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Hi
At least according to an email I just got, the state parks in Montana saw a record number of visits this year .....
Bob
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10-16-2020, 08:12 AM
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#89
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,618
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We are currently on a 2 week trip in Southern Arizona. 4 of the 5 campgrounds are az state parks. They have all been full every night. The other stop was Lazy Days in Tucson which was about 50%.
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Richard
Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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10-17-2020, 08:33 PM
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#90
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Rivets?
1992 29' Excella
2010 22' Interstate
Van By The River
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,363
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Record numbers of RVs on the road. Some campgrounds full with no reservations available for months.
Back to the OP's comment on will there be a glut in a few years... my guess is yes. The selling may have already begun - see the post below:
https://www.airforums.com/forums/f53...ml#post2422907
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Lucius and Danielle
1992 29' Excella Classic / 2010 Interstate
2005 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 8.1L
2018 GMC Sierra K1500 SLT, 6.2L, Max Trailering
Got a cooped-up feeling, gotta get out of town, got those Airstream campin' blues...
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10-17-2020, 09:39 PM
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#91
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Rivet Master
2015 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2013 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2012 20' Flying Cloud
Small Town
, *** Big Sky Country ***Western Montana
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 2,860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uncle_bob
Hi
At least according to an email I just got, the state parks in Montana saw a record number of visits this year .....
Bob
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We can attest to that ... it appears many folks with much higher incomes than we have around here have decided that this is the time to shop and buy property in MT ... gads they are annoying with their big town manners on the roads. The roads are FULL of out of state RVs.
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2015 25' Eddie Bauer Int'l FBQ / 2023 Ford Lightning ER
2022 Ford F350 6.2 V-8; equalizer hitch + Shocker air hitch
Honda Eu3200; AIR# 44105; formerly WBCCI 2015.1
Terminal Aluminitis; 2-people w/ 3+ dogs
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10-18-2020, 04:34 AM
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#92
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Rivet Master
2016 16' Sport
Miami
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,596
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Can’t stand those big towners. Manners and all.
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10-18-2020, 05:08 AM
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#93
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Rivet Master
2013 20' Flying Cloud
Westerly
, Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 654
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daquenzer
RV’s are crazy in my area. Could be the East Coast. I think people are staying put in their home states quite a bit. Interesting observation though.
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As an update to my previous observation, I still see very few RVs on the road compared to a normal camping season. But, the state campgrounds in the NE are FULL every weekend. For every person/family that bought an RV this year I'll bet twenty bought a tent and sleeping bag. I saw it coming back in April/May. I wonder how all those new trailer owners feel when they can't find a campsite?
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10-18-2020, 04:39 PM
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#94
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4 Rivet Member
2007 25' Safari FB SE
2017 30' Flying Cloud
Highland
, California
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 433
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smithcreek
As an update to my previous observation, I still see very few RVs on the road compared to a normal camping season. But, the state campgrounds in the NE are FULL every weekend.
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This is a little off topic so forgive.
So RV road travel is down, but weekend state campgrounds are full in NE? Locals traveling to the state Pks.? What's the RV traffic like on Friday and Sunday afternoons? They've got to travel to and from somewhere. Right?
We are going to be traveling to Austin TX in late November early December this year. I am going to pay attention to RV traffic volumes during the week; weekends and RV park densities along the way. Usually when we travel to Texas this time of the year is a mixed bag due to weather. It will be difficult to to ascertain small changes, but large differences should be apparent. Maybe we'll see where the new mystery AS owners are going or not.
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10-18-2020, 07:37 PM
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#95
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1 Rivet Member
2018 25' International
Covington
, Ohio
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 15
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Full Campgrounds
We spent 20 nights in the Michigan UP in September. We stayed mostly in state parks, county parks and a few nights in independent parks. All campgrounds were full or nearly so. We didn’t make reservations more than one day ahead and several times we got the last spot available. We didn’t find our experiences to be especially restrictive, as most offices were open, as well as restroom facilities. We had a great time!
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10-19-2020, 04:54 AM
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#96
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2 Rivet Member
2019 30' Classic
2015 25' Flying Cloud
Chicago
, Illinois
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 25
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Moving to Montana
Quote:
Originally Posted by mefly2
We can attest to that ... it appears many folks with much higher incomes than we have around here have decided that this is the time to shop and buy property in MT ... gads they are annoying with their big town manners on the roads. The roads are FULL of out of state RVs.
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Friends in Montana are telling us that California people are buying homes, after only seeing them online, and moving up to live full time. The locals figure some number of them will only make it through one or two winters and leave if they can't afford to maintain two places. Hopefully, the ones who stay will remember why they left California and not try to recreate it. Tourist areas, like Big Sky, are more used to them. Away from there....not so much. We're seeing the same in Florida. While summers are hot and humid, it's not as tough to deal with as blowing snow and black ice on the roads.
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10-19-2020, 07:57 AM
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#97
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3 Rivet Member
2021 25' Globetrotter
Cleveland
, Ohio
Join Date: May 2020
Posts: 158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Safetyfirst
Friends in Montana are telling us that California people are buying homes, after only seeing them online, and moving up to live full time. The locals figure some number of them will only make it through one or two winters and leave if they can't afford to maintain two places. Hopefully, the ones who stay will remember why they left California and not try to recreate it. Tourist areas, like Big Sky, are more used to them. Away from there....not so much. We're seeing the same in Florida. While summers are hot and humid, it's not as tough to deal with as blowing snow and black ice on the roads.
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People have been fleeing to Texas from California for the last several years. Numerous attempts to put new property tax laws in place. The state is now 3% away from turning blue. This should be an indicator.
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10-20-2020, 07:49 AM
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#98
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Half a Rivet Short
2017 30' Classic
2022 Interstate 24X
Carlisle
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 15,746
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Hi
An underlying driver to all of this is that there are still a big chunk of people hitting "retirement age" ( however you define that ). They may be 45, they may be 75, but they have decided it's time to quit working at whatever they have been doing. At that point, you look around and decide where you *want* to live.
Over the last 4 decades, > 90% of all new US jobs have been created in 5 large cities. That's a bit scary, but that's what the data shows. A *lot* of people live in those cities simply because "that's where the job is". Once freed of the connection to the job, they get to make a choice.
Once you look at taxes and property costs ( no need to get into the rest of the cost of living stuff ...) ... would *you* decide to stay in one of those urban areas? .... probably not.
Do you grab an RV and go "full time"? Some do. Do you buy a second / third house and hop between them? Some do that. Do you move out and live full time in a new house? That's an option as well. Indeed, there are a percentage that stay put and live where they always have lived.
Lots of choices and lots of drivers .....
Bob
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06-08-2023, 06:23 AM
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#99
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New Member
Lake Oswego
, Oregon
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grisban
With Airstream posting record sales for May, June, July, and probably August I'm wondering if in about two years we'll see a huge glut of Airstreams for sale.
Thoughts?
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So it's three years later now. I just checked my local Airstream website and looked at their inventory. They have pages and pages and pages of used Airstreams. Most are 2020, 2021, and 2022. Time to go shopping!
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06-08-2023, 06:28 AM
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#100
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Site Team
2009 25' FB International
2018 27' Globetrotter
Tavares
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,726
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grisban
So it's three years later now. I just checked my local Airstream website and looked at their inventory. They have pages and pages and pages of used Airstreams. Most are 2020, 2021, and 2022. Time to go shopping!
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Indeed it appears as though the time is right to go shopping. Let us know which one you pick.
And welcome to the forum!
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