248. The Amana Colonies and Inflation’s Effect on RVing

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🗓️ 28 August 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This week, we journey to the Amana Colonies along I-80 in Iowa for some old-fashioned crafts, shopping, and food! We also share some information on how inflation is affecting travel plans. We wrote a book! Pre-ordered our National Park Journal for Kids ages 6-9 on Amazon today for only $9.99: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1685394477?maas=maas_adg_2783358EB9FED180A107AAC11500D118_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas Get your RV Miles Merchandise here: https://merch.rvmiles.com Join the RV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist/ Support our Sponsors: *Visit L.L. Bean to find your next great piece of gear: https://llbean.com*Check out all Blue Ox has to offer at https://BlueOx.com* Save 10% on an Otzi Grill with promo code RVMILES: https://www.otzigear.com/* Learn more about Woodlands at Buffalo River at https://myRVland.land Looking for more deals on RV memberships or gear? Check out: https://rvmiles.com/category/deals/ Find the weekly RV and Camping News videos at the RV Miles YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RVMiles Leave RV Miles a 5-star review on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Let's go shopping! Support RV Miles every time you shop Amazon: https://Amazon.com/shop/RVMiles. Join the RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmiles

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0:00.0	This week, our trip to the Amanda Colonies in Iowa and how is inflation impacting American travel?
0:08.0	This is the RV Miles podcast.
0:13.6	This summer, LL Bean invites you to simply step outside and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.
0:18.8	We'll be your guide with tips and advice to get more out of every moment outdoors.
0:23.6	Here's one. On your next camping trip, turn a headlamp into a lantern in five seconds.
0:28.8	Strap the headlamp around an empty clear water bottle or milk jug and turn it on.
0:34.0	The soft white light will brighten up a tent.
0:36.5	For more fun ideas, easy how-tos and inspiring stories, visit LL Bean.com-slash-guide.
0:59.8	Welcome to episode number 248 of RV Miles. I'm Jason.
1:04.5	I'm Abby and we are two full-time travelers who, along with our three boys,
1:09.4	Jack Ethan and Henry have been criss-crossing North America on one epic road trip since 2016.
1:15.6	Here at RV Miles, we talk all things RV and outdoors from industry news to travel destinations,
1:20.8	our national parks, and so much more.
1:23.2	I wanted to kick off the show today with a survey from the folks at Passport Photo
1:28.8	Online. They sent us over a press release on this and it's a survey of a thousand Americans
1:34.8	that they did that is about the effects of inflation on American travel. Obviously, inflation
1:41.0	has been going up for some time now and it's going to impact travel in certain ways.
1:47.5	But it's not always as obvious as you might think, so instead of it being people cutting
1:53.5	travel in general across the board, maybe they're making different choices about travel.
1:58.9	They put this survey together and I thought it had some interesting findings.
2:04.0	So first of all, 72% of vacationers are likely or very likely to further cut back on travel in 2022
2:12.9	and beyond if inflation persists and costs continue to rise. 85% of Americans had to seek
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