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Welcome to episode 219 of the RV Miles podcast. I'm Jason.

I'm Abby and we are two full-time travelers who have been on the road since 2016 with our three boys, Chris Crossing North America. Here at RV Miles, we discuss all things RV and outdoors from news to travel destinations, our national parks and so much more.

More RVs were built in the month of October this year than any month ever.

So we're diving right into the news. That's what we're doing.

7,971 RVs were built in the month of October and shipped off to RV dealerships and customers who had pre-ordered them as of who there are still a lot of.

Still waiting. 58,000 that's a lot.

That year to date over 510,000 RVs have been shipped. That is huge. That's up 47% over last year, which was already a big year.

And one up 100% for Class B camper vans. That is like the big story in the RV industry is that everybody wants a Class B van and the manufacturers cannot get them from Ford, Ram and Mercedes.

Well, you know, like Bill Marsad, everybody's just trying to live that van life right now. So clearly it's reflected in the sales.

So all of that means that RV dealership inventories are beginning to build back up and they're more used RVs out there too, as there are this time of year every year.

So don't get all excited that everybody's getting off the road because you're seeing more used RVs that RV dealerships.

That happens every time this year and it is great to see that inventory being built back up for dealerships because it's good for consumers that we have more options out there to choose from.

Well, as you talked about in last week's news video, the RVIA is saying that 72 million of us will be camping in 2022.

So there might be some inventory now, but 72 million people might be looking for an RV in a few months.

Yes, about 61 million people were expected to RV this year from the same survey when it was taken last year.

Now when it's taken this year, they're saying 72 million for next year.

The survey is also showing that 5% of people who travel heavily will be RVing less, but about 12% will be RVing more.

So do not expect next year to be any more open in the campgrounds than this year has been.

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