405. Weight Distribution Hitches, RV Industry Dive, & Renting RVs is MASSIVE

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In episode 405 of RV Miles, Jason and Abby take a closer look at RV rentals and fleet operations on Outdoorsy, featuring an interview with Brent Ward of Escape RV Rental, an approved vendor at Disney’s Fort Wilderness. Brent shares how he grew from one travel trailer to 44 units in Florida, and more than 200 across related companies, plus how deliveries, guest support, insurance, and concierge services work for both operators and renters. Also in this episode: a listener question about when a weight distribution hitch is really necessary, new RV registration data showing a 24.12% drop in sales, and an RVIA standards update that will require tire pressure monitoring systems on all RVs starting with the 2028 model year. *Get links and more in the show notes at https://RVMiles.com/405*Support RV Miles and independent RV journalism 👉 https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers*Curated, not Regurgitated. Sign up for the RV Miles Newsletter: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist/*HOMECOMING tickets are on sale for Mile Marker members and go on sale to the general public on May 1st: https//rvmiles.com/homecoming Support our Sponsors:*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*Find Liquified at https://liquifiedrv.com/ Track SSTK_MUSIC_ID 437726– Monetization ID MONETIZATION_ID AMXDXB4BX5FLHUYE 00:00 Sponsor Blue Ox00:28 Episode Preview02:55 Weight Distribution Question12:56 Sponsor etrailer13:42 Outdoorsy Summit Takeaways22:08 Interview36:55 RV Sales Slump Data43:58 TPMS Safety Standard Update47:02 Aging Eyes51:04 Lantern Press54:14 Final Wrap

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0:31.2	This week, renting RVs, whether you're thinking about renting yours out or you're thinking
0:35.8	about renting one yourself.
0:42.9	We're talking with Brent Ward, who is one of the largest RV renters on the outdoorsy platform and rents RVs out at Fort Wilderness down in Florida about renting out RVs
0:48.1	and how you can kind of create an empire of doing this into massive growth companies like outdoors
0:53.5	that you've had over the last few years.
0:55.6	Plus, we answer a question about weight distribution pitches.
0:58.6	Are they always necessary?
1:00.3	Can they actually cost them damage sometimes?
1:02.7	We're going to talk about a new regulation coming to the RV industry that's going to bring
1:06.4	tire pressure monitors to all RVs, some terrible sales numbers, and a whole lot more.
1:12.4	This is RV Miles.
1:16.4	Welcome to episode number 405 of RV Miles.
1:20.3	I'm Jason.
1:20.9	And I'm Abby, and we are two RVers who, along with our boys, have been crisscrossing North
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