NEWS: Costco Sells RVs, Honda's New Travel Trailer, Starlink Changes Plans Again

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The latest RV and camping news covers the Florida RV Super Show attendance and sales performance, Honda's new modular travel trailer prototype, Costco's entry into the RV space in partnership with Camping World, updates on former CEO Marcus Limona's recent activities, changes to Starlink's mobile plan, recent fuel price trends, and more. Get free shipping on orders over $99 at Etrailer: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle-finder.aspx?etam=p0001 The video on our journalism philosophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP6Lt713tDk Get your first month of Mile Marker Membership FREE at https://rvmiles.memberful.com/checkout?plan=96363 with code RVMILES. Subscribe to the RV Miles Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RVMilesPodcast. ******************************Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmilesShop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmilesRV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglistMile Marker Membership: https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Florida RV Super Show Highlights01:25 Honda's New Travel Trailer Prototype03:55 Costco Enters the RV Market05:50 Former Camping World CEO Judgement06:58 Embezzlement Case at General RV07:40 Campground Management Trends08:04 Starlink's New Data Plans09:07 Fuel Price Update09:32 Conclusion and Sign-Off

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Epperson. This is RV Miles, and it's time for the latest in RV and camping news.
0:06.2	First up, the Florida RV Super Show has concluded in Tampa. It's an event that many use as a bit of a litmus test for the coming year of RV sales.
0:15.4	Attendance was 70,100 people, as reported by RV business, up slightly from last year's 68,000. The record set in
0:24.5	2022 was 80,000. I think the weather affects RV show attendance dramatically, so I'm not in the
0:30.8	camp of relying on attendance as a predictor of what's to come, but it does seem that most brands are
0:36.2	pretty optimistic about how sales at the show went.
0:39.6	I know it seems like brands would just pay lip service to sales at the show, but that's not been my
0:43.8	experience. The folks I talk to are often very candid about performance at shows, and I'm hearing
0:49.5	positive things about Tampa, mostly in the motorhome and high-end fifth-wheel segments,
0:53.9	but of course,
0:54.8	that's all anecdotal. The Chicago RV show also closed recently, setting a record for attendance
1:00.5	increasing by 20% compared to last year. We already have a lot of coverage of the Florida show out.
1:06.3	Our previous news episode shared all the brand overhauls and debuts that we were able to see at the show.
1:11.3	And on the RV Miles podcast, Abby and I shared our takeaways from the show.
1:14.9	It does seem to be really a sea change year for RV design with many brands overhauling from
1:20.3	the ground up. I hope you'll check that episode out as well, and there's plenty more coverage to
1:25.0	come. One of the biggest pieces of news that happened during the show wasn't from the fairgrounds
1:29.9	at all, but from auto manufacturer Honda.
1:33.0	Honda revealed that it's been working on a prototype of a travel trailer called the
1:38.0	Bay Station at the company's U.S. research and development centers in Los Angeles and
1:43.0	Ohio.
1:43.4	Designed with modularity and integrated smart technology, the base station prototype is designed
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