What we LOVE/HATE about RV Travel and Camping

RV Travel and Camping is very rewarding. And sometimes very challenging. It is filled with surprises, both good and bad. And in Episode 379 of the RV Podcast, we share them all.

The topic stems from a very lively discussion about this over on our Facebook RV Lifestyle Group when readers were asked to fill in the blank… “As much as I Love the outdoors, I can’t stand…”

This episode of the podcast was recorded at the Florida State Fairgrounds, on the eve of the 2022 Florida RV Supershow, which we will be covering this week.

On the drive down, we recorded lots of the LOVE/HATE moments we experienced. We also share lots of responses from our followers on the topic.

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RV Travel and Camping feedback from our community

Fulltime RVers are frustrated by so many overcrowded campgrounds

We heard lots of feedback this week about some important RV industry issues.

A YouTube follower of our RV Lifestyle Channel named John said the lack of available camping spots is causing him to rethink his plans to buy an RV. He writes:

"It really feels like we need to give up on camping for a while. We looked at new rigs this weekend. But, after thinking about it, we definitely aren't interested now, and may never be. We can't even get reservations at the campgrounds near our home in Central Florida, where we have camped for several years with no problems. What's the point of buying if you really can't use them?

"It's really a shame that there just aren't areas where we can camp right now. Oh, and making reservations 1 year plus in advance, especially with the crazy weather we have been having, I don't think is realistic for most people. I think we will be checking hotel/cottage rental opportunities for the foreseeable future, and our RV will stay parked in the yard. We just can't get spots to camp. It really is disappointing."

John wasn't the only one reaching out about this issue. We've been hearing about it a lot lately.

The lack of RV inventory is another common problem

Even though there sure seem to be a lot of new RVs at the Supershow in Tampa this week, another major source of frustration we're hearing about out has to do with the lack of inventory. We received this note from a follower called Iggy Konrad:

"In Nov. of 2020, we sold our 42’ class A to attend to an elderly parent who needed care rather than letting it sit for who knows how long. We thought that we would not have a problem replacing it when the time came to begin RVing again. Wrong.

Our plan was to downsize to a Class B or small C. We have narrowed our search to 4 RV’s however, none will be available until late 2022 or 2023.

"One nationwide RV dealer, headquartered in Michigan, would take our order but required a $10k non-refundable deposit. No way!

"Needless to say it looks as if we’ll not be RVing in 2022. Sadly, we may just pack it in and stop RVing. We have owned an RV lot in Titusville, Florida which we recently put a used fiver on and build an executive suite so that may be our RVing for...