The coronavirus pandemic has meant changes of all kinds in how we live our lives. That includes vacationing.
Lots of people don’t want to get on a plane, train or bus. That may be what’s behind a big increase in the sales of RVs and boats.
The Vice President and General Manager of RV Solutions in Kearny Mesa (Calif.), Matt Leffingwell, has been in the RV business for 25 years. He said he’s never seen anything like this.
“We’ve literally had a wait as many as six people deep today, on a Friday. On the weekends, it can get pretty hectic,” Leffingwell said.
That scenario is playing itself out at RV dealerships across the country. Sales were already doing well. Figures from the RV Industry Association show a nearly 11 percent jump from June of 2019. But they’ve really taken off since the pandemic hit.
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“It’s not just the vacation, but even just traveling. (People are) going to go back and stay in New York for a month to visit family. They don’t want to fly. And how else do you do it?” said Leffingwell.
