NEWS: RV Production PLUMMETS, Self-Dumping RV, Lance Campers Officially Sold

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

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This week, a dramatic decline in RV shipments reported by the RV Industry Association for May 2025, and the sale of Lance Campers to Vision Kore Inc., a move that marks Rev Group's exit from non-motorized RVs. Plus, the all-electric ⁨@PebbleLife⁩ Flow travel trailer now includes an automated one-touch waste disposal system, and New Mexico's new lifetime pass for resident veterans, offering unlimited day use and camping access to state parks. 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 Get RV Miles HOMECOMING tickets and info here: https://rvmiles.com/homecoming/\ New Mexico Veteran's Pass Info: vet.benefits@dvs.nm.gov or 1.866.433.8387 Get your $3 Mile Marker Membership 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 Introduction00:07 RV Industry's Shocking May Report01:46 Impact of Tariffs on RV Production02:08 Winnebago and Thor Industries Stock Updates03:13 Travel Fi: The Ultimate Internet Solution for Travelers04:31 REV Group Sells Lance Campers05:45 Pebble Flow "Auto Dump" 06:53 New Mexico's Lifetime Pass for Veterans08:13 Homecoming Event and Closing Remarks

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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.
0:06.3	Welcome back, everybody. First up, the RV Industry Association has reported its May shipments,
0:11.8	essentially the number of RVs produced, and it's quite shocking what happened in May.
0:17.6	For those of you that listened to this week's episode of the RV Miles podcast,
0:21.7	I discussed this a bit, but I referred to it mistakenly as April's numbers. That was wrong. It is,
0:26.5	in fact, May. Regular viewers of the show know that RV sales have been diving fairly
0:32.4	consistently since the boom in 2022, really, with a very mild recovery last year.
0:39.2	This year has started out with a lot of RVs being produced
0:42.6	compared to the number of RVs sold,
0:45.9	two different numbers that the RV industry watches closely,
0:49.1	the number of shipments, what the RV manufacturers produce,
0:52.5	and then the number of retail registrations, which are what
0:55.3	people actually buy at dealerships. But the report for May shows a dramatic drop in the number of
1:02.2	RVs produced, which may signify that any hope of that timid recovery continuing could be over.
1:09.7	The RV Industry Association's May 2025 survey
1:13.3	of manufacturers found the total RV shipments ended the month with 28,150 units, a 15.1% decrease
1:23.6	over May of 2024. That's the first year-over-year drop in six months. And it's a big one
1:30.7	with conventional travel trailers performing even worse, dropping 22.8%. Overall, motorhome
1:38.4	shipments were actually up 6.1% compared to the same month last year, but motorhomes have already been struggling hard.
1:46.6	Now, some of this may have to do with tariffs.
1:49.1	Either there are actual effects or concerns over them.
1:52.9	It's certainly possible that the early production this year outpacing sales was to get ahead of tariff effects.
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