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Episode 142: The New Trends Shaping the RV Park and Campground Industry

RV Lifestyle RV Podcast

Mike Wendland

Personal Journals, Leisure, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Automotive

4.7624 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2017

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

As the demand for recreational vehicles continues to grow, the RV Park and Campground industry is working hard to add new camping sites, new pricing and new amenities. This week’s guest is Paul Bambei, the President and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds and he shares about how the campground industry plans to make your camping experience this year better than ever. Besides Paul we have lots of audience questions, feedback, RV news and tips, along with a great Off-the-Beaten-Path report. Click the player below to Listen Now or scroll down through the show note details. When you see a time code hyperlink, you can click it to jump directly to that segment of the podcast. [spp-player] Show Notes for Episode #142 May 31, 2017 of Roadtreking - The RV Podcast: JENNIFER'S TIP OF THE WEEK Jennifer There are so many hobbies and activities that fit so well with the RV Lifestyle. Some of those activities can help us stay fit, too. So we learn with a tip we received this week from listeners Jeff and Deb Spencer. [spp-timestamp time="11:42"] They share a great resource from those who like to run – a website called vacationraces.com   The group has info on boondocking, camping and RVing in beautiful wilderness areas where trail runs and races can be found. And be sure to send me your tips and suggestions for the RV lifestyle. You can use the “Leave Voicemail” link at Roadtreking.com. Just click it and then use the built-in microphone on your computer or mobile devise to record a message to me. You can do it over as many times as you want, until you are satisfied. And then you just click a button and it comes right to my email inbox. I love hearing from you! Jennifer's tip of the week is brought to you by RadPower Bikes (www.RadPowerBikes.com_… an electric bike manufacturer offering direct to consumer pricing on powerful premium electric bikes. Now with free shipping! LISTENER QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: Listener Bill wonders whether he should rent or buy. He’s new to RVing, thinks he wants to do it but asks our recommendations. We are big believers in renting. If he can’t find one at a dealer to rent – they are in high demand and dealers have limited rental fleets – we suggest he try a website called RVShare  [spp-timestamp time="15:49"] And we received a nice voice mail this week from, a listener named John who understands that Roadtreking isn’t about any specific brand…its all about the lifestyle w-no matter what size RV you have. [spp-timestamp time="22:00"] Sponsoring this part of the podcast is Van City RV in St. Louis, and their Partner Dealerships Creston RV in Kalispell, Montana, and Wagon Trail RV in Las Vegas. Bringing You the largest Inventory of class B’s from three locations. PET TIP OF THE WEEK When we travel with our pets, there are things we need to bring with us, besides their food, bedding and some toys. Just like with humans, you should have a basic pet first-aid kit on hand. [spp-timestamp time="25:20"] Keep your pet's first-aid kit in your home and take it with you if you are traveling with your pet. One way to start your kit is to buy a first-aid kit designed for people and add pet-specific items to it. Or you can also purchase a pet first-aid kit from a pet-supply store or catalog. But you can easily assemble your own kit by gathering the items suggested by the Veterinary Medical Society. They have an special first aid for pets handout . But besides the first aid kit, make sure you also bring along the phone number of your veterinarian and health paperwork for your pet, including proof of rabies-vaccination status, copies of other immunization medical records and a current photo of your pet - in case he gets lost. This part of the podcast is brought to you by Dozers Dental Chews, an all natural and healthy treat your dog will love.  INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK – Paul Bambei, Campground Association   Paul Bambei, President and CEO of the National Association of RV arks and...

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0:00.0

This is episode number 142.

0:04.0

It's time for the RV podcast.

0:06.9

Traveling North America in an RV.

0:10.5

Exploring, camping, boondocking, embracing the RV lifestyle.

0:15.7

And sharing tips and where to go and how to keep things running right.

0:20.0

Here's award-winning journalist, Mike Wendland,

0:22.9

and his network of RV reporters.

0:25.2

Hey, everybody, welcome to episode 1, 42 of the RV podcast.

0:30.6

And it does not make any difference what kind of an RV you have.

0:35.2

This is all about the RV lifestyle,

0:39.6

whether you have a Class A, a towable trailer, a Class B, a Class C motorhome, a tent, even if you're just dreaming about getting

0:45.0

out there someday, this is for you because we are going to talk about enjoying God's creation,

0:50.9

meeting fun people, and boom docking, and using, of course, the right gear and

0:55.4

technology to enhance our RV lifestyle.

0:57.9

So welcome to this episode.

1:00.6

We are honored that you chose to put us in your ears this week.

1:07.5

Well, Memorial Day, and the official start of summer is now behind us here in the U.S.

1:14.5

It really started the week before for our friends in Canada with Victoria Day.

1:19.5

And the bottom line is that everybody is on the move.

1:24.0

And we are really excited about the summer of travel awaiting us. It really gets underway for us

1:29.6

just a few hours after we finished recording this very episode of the podcast. Hey, we're going to have

1:35.1

a talk about a lot of things in this episode. Starting off with, I think, some folks that I have

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