Another month of record-breaking retail sales for the RV industry, it's been a rough few days

over at General Motors. Fourth of July weekend saw campgrounds bursting at the seams, RV community

events returned, and Arizona's National Forest open back up. It's time for the latest in RV

and camping news. I'm Jason Eperson and welcome to the RV Miles News Roundup where we provide you

with all the latest news and information about RVs camping and road trip travel.

US oil broke $76.98 a barrel on Tuesday. It's highest level in six years as OPEC, Russia,

and their allies again failed to agree on a production increase.

Demand for gasoline is at its highest since 2019, causing prices to rise to an average of $3.14

for a gallon of gasoline in the United States. According to AAA, that's up from $3.05 a month ago,

and they expect prices to increase another 10-20 cents through the end of August.

OPEC is keeping production low, and Russia and the United States are trying to mediate a deal to

raise output. Experts say price wars are almost always short-lived, and that OPEC members generally

agree that production should increase, but in the meantime, consumers lose out.

For the 12th month in a row, the RV industry has set a retail sales record for that

respective month, according to statistical surveys Inc. 65,303 new RVs were registered in North

America in May of 2021, breaking the previous May record of about 3,000 fewer set in 2018.

When will sales let up? We'll check out our video on the predicted used RV glut for some detailed

thoughts. This episode is sponsored by the Togo RV app. If you're looking for route navigation

on your phone that takes into account the length and height of your RV,

look no further than the Togo RV app, which also includes checklist, maintenance reminders,

and recall alerts for your specific RV, and a lot more. The app is free, but a $39 per year Togo

RV plus membership gives you full access to the navigation features, and you get our village

...