RV sales are declining also. Maybe there is a correlation?
You know what's really sad?
Every time I go into the Indianapolis, Indiana location Camping World, I always take a moment to talk to some of the employees, including the salesmen. There's almost always someone standing around. I'll start a conversation over something RV related and they will begin to chime in.
Now, I will begin to manipulate the conversation, which always leads to the question: "Have you ever heard of the internet forum site, RV dot net or OpenRoads?" And every single person I ask that question to, and I'm talking every Camping World I've ever been in, from Sturges SD, to Georgia, the answer is always a resounding, "No."
And then I tell them they should, it's their company's web site forums. And then I suggest the next time they get on a computer they look up RV.net and start reading.
Now, if Camping World won't even advertise or promote their own services, and their own employees don't even know RV.net exists, then how does other RV enthusiasts ever know.
Maybe if Camping World would let their customers know this web site exists, and the portals are Camping World, Good Sam, Coast-to-Coast, and MotorHome magazine, maybe participation would increase.
I'm just saying Camping World? Why not educate your employees?