Is Glamping Forcing RVers Out? Plus Used RV Prices Drop and New TPMS Rule
RV Podcast - Stories From The Road
Mike Wendland
4.5 • 704 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Is glamping quietly pushing RVers out of campgrounds?
That is the question we are tackling in this week’s RV Lifestyle Podcast News Edition, and the answer may change how you plan your next trip.
Across North America, more campgrounds are replacing traditional RV sites with cabins, yurts, and high-end glamping units. It is changing availability, pricing, and even the overall camping experience. We break down what is really happening and what it means for RVers.
But that is just one of the big stories this week.
We also cover a major shift in the RV market and a new safety requirement that is long overdue.
Here is what is in this episode:
00:00 Welcome and our journalism standards
01:06 Campground reservation workshop invite
02:11 TPMS will be required on all towable RVs by 2028
05:52 Why morning light matters more than ever after 60
10:04 Used RV prices are dropping, what it means for buyers and sellers
13:26 Is glamping forcing RVers out of campgrounds?
19:37 Wrap up and key takeaways
19:54 RV Trip Planning Dashboard and resources
If you are an RVer, a future buyer, or someone planning trips this season, this episode will help you understand where things are heading and how to stay ahead of the changes.
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As always, every story is sourced and verified. Full show notes are available at RVPodcast.com.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning and welcome to the RV Lifestyle Podcast Monday News Edition. I'm Mike Wundland. |
| 0:05.5 | And before we get into the news, let me tell you a little bit about what this episode is about |
| 0:10.4 | and what it isn't. I spent more than 30 years as a professional journalist. I covered breaking |
| 0:15.6 | news, politics, consumer protection, you name it. I won 18 Emmys doing it, |
| 0:21.1 | so when I tell you a story, |
| 0:23.0 | it comes with the same standards |
| 0:24.7 | I held myself to in my entire career. |
| 0:27.3 | Verified sources, no rumors, |
| 0:29.6 | no speculation, no making things up. |
| 0:32.1 | Every story you hear on the Monday News edition is sourced. |
| 0:35.5 | Everyone, you'll find it at the end |
| 0:36.9 | of the transcript and the show notes, |
| 0:38.9 | and every source, every link, every reference listed for you so that you can follow the trail as I did. |
| 0:45.4 | If you want to check my work, go right ahead. That's the idea here. All right, we cover a number of stories every Monday. |
| 0:51.4 | Stories that matter to you as an RV owner, a future RV buyer, |
| 0:55.7 | or somebody who just loves this lifestyle. We talk about safety and industry news, campgrounds, |
| 1:00.7 | the economy, consumer issues, the stuff that affects your life on the road. And I want to |
| 1:06.6 | tell you about something that's happening this Thursday. This Thursday, April 16th, at 7 p.m. |
| 1:12.6 | Eastern, I'm hosting a live workshop, how to get campground reservations without the stress. |
| 1:18.2 | If you've ever lost a campsite at a state park because you were 30 seconds too slow hitting that |
| 1:24.5 | refresh button or you watched a campground bookup six months out before |
| 1:29.2 | you even knew you wanted to go there you know exactly why we're doing this one we're going to walk |
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