369. RV Today's Demian Ross on Texas Floods, RV Design, and Two Truths and a Lie

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🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Join Jason with special guest co-host publisher of RV Today Magazine, Damien Ross. In this episode, we discuss the devastating floods in Texas and their impact on the RV community, Damien's recent move to Elkhart, Indiana, and updates about RV Today Magazine. We also have some fun with a game of 'Two Truths and a Lie' RV edition, and delve into the complexities of RV manufacturing, including RVs designed by social media influencers. *Become an RV Miles Mile Marker member and get your first month for $3 *Get your FREE weekly Road Signs Newsletter at https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist/ *Get all the details about Homecoming 2025 here: https://rvmiles.com/homecoming/ Support our Sponsors:*https://liquifiedrv.com * Harvest Hosts: Save 15% on a Harvest Hosts membership with MILES at https://harvesthosts.com *Check out all Blue Ox has to offer at https://BlueOx.com *Find all the RV parts and gear you need at etrailer: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle-finder.aspx?etam=p0001 *Use code RVMILES15 to get 15% off Travelfi here: https://travlfi.com/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Ad+Read&utm_campaign=RV+Miles+YouTube+Ad+Read 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview02:27 Texas Floods and RV Community Impact05:43 Damien's Move to Elkhart and RV Today Magazine Updates11:32 Challenges and Insights in RV Manufacturing20:54 RV Today Magazine's Success and Future Plans29:16 Innovations and Trends in the RV Industry33:55 Prototyping and Design Challenges35:48 Consumer Knowledge and Trends47:06 Two Truths and a Lie: RV Edition59:16 Closing Remarks and Announcements Track SSTK_MUSIC_ID 437726– Monetization ID MONETIZATION_ID AMXDXB4BX5FLHUYE.

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0:00.0	This week, join me as I catch up with my good friend and publisher of RV Today magazine,
0:04.6	Damien Ross. In this episode, we talk about the devastating floods in Texas and their impact
0:09.4	on the RV community. Damien's recent move to the RV capital of the world, Elkhart,
0:13.7	Indiana, and the latest updates with RV Today magazine. We also dive into a fun game of two
0:19.0	truths and a lie RV edition and discuss the intricacies of RV manufacturing, including RVs designed by social media influencers.
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1:40.4	Welcome to episode number 369 of RV Miles.
1:41.1	I'm Jason.
1:43.5	I'm coming to you from Charlottesville, Virginia. My oldest son is at a film camp these two weeks, so Abby and the other boys are back home. So Abby has the week off. She'll be back next week. But today we have, as a consolation, my favorite fill-in host, Mr. Damien Ross, the publisher of RV Today magazine, good friend of the show and good friend in real life.
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