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I don’t think RVs are a good indicator. My wife and I just bought a 32’ Class A motorhome to travel around the country in the fall, since I’m forced to work remotely and the kids will be doing school remotely. If there were no pandemic, we would have never dreamed of buying one.

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Right, I agree that this is probably the fundamental reason. Just not something I'd have expected going into this crisis.

I'm glad for it, though, we're going to put ours on the market in a couple weeks after our last planned camping trip for the year, a strong market will be good for resale. Hoping it weakens a bit over the winter, though, because before next season rolls around I'll want another.

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