Maybe it's the stock market

[Fogbelly]

Maybe the tremendous rise in the stock market is fueling the demand for rvs.......

Many of those who made consistent contributions to 401ks
are now enjoying the kind of retirement that was once reserved for public employees.

[Dutch Star Don]

I see it differently.....people had money to spend, but there was no place to spend it. Two years in a row, we've had to cancel an Alaska cruise. We booked it again for 2022 and many of the cruises for July/August (prime season) were almost sold out. So people are trying to spend their money.

Just like everyone else, people just want to get out of their houses and go somewhere, anywhere and escape Covid for a few days or few weeks. Their only option is to go camping.

The campgrounds will be crowded until at least 2024 and reservations will be hard to get. If Covid goes away by the end of 2021, you'll see camping ease up in 2022 and people will start dumping their Covid RV impulse purchase in 2023 or 2024 when they realize they're not using them and they're expensive to store and maintain. There will be some converts that realize they liked camping and add to the crowds in the RV parks.

There have been some new RV parks popping up, but I don't see a huge increase in parks due to lack of land and the knowledge that when RVing slows down, it'll be tough to stay in business, like the last RV slump.

[RoadEyePie]

I certainly don't see any "lack of land" so I doubt it's a factor in anything.

[Dutch Star Don]

Originally Posted by RoadEyePie

I certainly don't see any "lack of land" so I doubt it's a factor in anything.

Lack of land where people want to go. Obviously, you can build something in the Sahara Desert, but I don't want to camp there!

[SomeDay]

Land in general isn't the issue, it's all about being in the right location.

The trouble is the RV parks that were in high demand/high population areas eg: San Diego, and the likes, the land value became worth more to develop into condos and residential or otherwise so that's why we tend to lose more CG's it's felt over the past couple decades than we've gained particularly in higher traffic/demand areas.

As for high demand in RVs today, I feel and see it the same way DS Don does. People are COVID frustrated, and looking for ways to get something outside the mundane "stay at home orders". Some will discover they've enjoyed RVing/Camping and stick with it somewhat and others will when allowed start booking their Caribbean, European, all inclusive and cruise vacations. The latter I'm anticipating due to demand for the prices to go through the roof.

The folks that made the highest killing in their retirement (401's) investments at the front end were typically the Baby Boomers, especially in the 80's. Just a general savings account was giving double digits back then and it didn't take the historically referenced 7 years to double your investment during that time, whilst still investing conservatively.

[runamuck]

the panic over the virus has fueled sales of all outdoor activity gear. every time we went camping last year the campsites were usually full in every park. kayaks and boats and jet skis all in short supply and here in the DFW area every pool builder has a waiting list. folks gave up public events for family stuff. we had 5 or 6 big family cookouts and took more trips with the travel trailer than usual to get out of the house. a lot of the campers we came across were staying long term and working online from their rv while their kids had more room to roam.

[Old-Biscuit]

Stock Market Rise...nah

Stock Market Decline WILL affect the RV Market........flooding the used market

[Astasoftride]

Don’t forget that many went from required to work in the office to now work from home. We certainly would be traveling if both of us could work from home.

Kids were not required to be at school as well. They can also school from home.

This released a lot of folks to be on the road.