NEWS: RV Quality Awards, Sales Continue to Fall, Fire in Joshua Tree, More

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

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Get 30% off your next mattress from Brooklyn Bedding at https://rvmattress.com/rvmiles with code RVMILES In this episode, we discuss the latest RV sales data showing a particular decline in more expensive units. We look at the RV Dealers Association's Quality Circle Awards, a fire has broken out at the Black Rock Campground at Joshua Tree National Park, trends in national gas prices, and more. 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 00:07 RV Sales Data Analysis01:26 RV Quality Circle Awards04:56 Sponsor Message: RV Mattress05:49 Lippert Acquires Leveltron06:37 Campspot's Growing Popularity07:14 Wildfire at Joshua Tree National Park07:54 Gasoline Price Trends08:52 Join Our Mile Marker Community09:17 McDonald's Monopoly Returns with RV Prizes

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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.
0:06.8	Welcome back, everybody. First up, RV sales data continues to bounce around a bit.
0:11.5	After July's slight rise in sales over the same month in 2024, August saw a 4.67% drop,
0:19.3	according to independent analysis from statistical surveys Surveys Inc. of new vehicle
0:24.0	registrations. That's certainly better than last August, which saw an 8% drop, but a drop is still a drop.
0:31.1	When you divide things up, though, it's clear that the more expensive units are far underperforming
0:36.0	cheaper travel trailers.
0:46.3	Motorized RVs were down over 10% in August, with Class A motorhomes bearing the brunt of it, down almost 30%. Fifth wheels and Class B motorhomes were down in the 11 to 12% range, while Class C motorhomes outperformed the market with less than half a percent drop,
0:55.3	and conventional travel trailers dropped 1.37%, basically statistically, even on the year. So the number
1:03.1	of units sold maybe down around 5% over last August, but the dollar value of those sales
1:09.3	is surely down significantly more.
1:12.2	Statistical surveys has begun tracking used RVs as well, which have seen a slight
1:16.5	increase up 1.09% year over year with used Class B motorhomes outperforming the market up over
1:24.7	11%. The RV dealership association has released its Quality
1:29.0	Circle Awards honoring 23 RV brands for achieving the highest scores in the association's 31st
1:35.7	annual dealer satisfaction index survey. These brands received at least 15 dealer responses and
1:42.2	scored 4.25 or above on a five-point scale in overall
1:46.3	dealer satisfaction in the association's survey conducted June through September. So take this
1:52.6	with a grain of salt. These were brands that dealers, the people that are trying to sell you the
1:56.8	RV think are best. Sometimes that's because they make more profit on the unit or it just
2:01.6	sells better even though it's called the Quality Circle Award. However, dealers are asked
2:06.5	to consider reliability, quality, and how responsive that manufacturer is with parts and warranty
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