How are the RV parks faring?
Arrived here at Totonaks RV PArk in San Carlos yesterday. Was very surprised to see how empty it was. We are here at this time for the past 3 years and have never seen it so empty of RV's Maybe it i...
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moisheh wrote:
I cannot speak for Baja but RVing on the mainland has been in decline for at least 8 years. And it will continue to decline. Almot should have stated that RVing in Mexico has lost it's luster ( mainland).
Yes, this is what I meant - RV-ing is in decline in Mexico. We are talking about Mexico here, this is what this section of the forum is for.
4x4Dodger: you see what you want to see.
US economy has picked up over the last 12-18 months but it's not growing at the moment and most projections for US GDP are pointing to decline now:
http://knoema.com/qhswwkc/us-gdp-growth-forecast-2015-2019-and-up-to-2060-data-and-charts
Gas prices in Mexico were cheaper than in the US and Canada for many years, now they are the same or higher.
When Mex govt withdrew gas subsidy in January 2015, the prices for most goods and services have gone up. And they have been going up all the time, inflation in Mexico is high.
Expensive properties (and other developments) do not attract more people in RV, and do not make living here more affordable either.
"People buying waterfront properties since Roma times"? "Has no effect on Rv-ing"? You must've skipped those history classes in grade school. Nobody was buying waterfront properties in Baja in Roman times. This is a recent. And it does have effect on RV-ing here.
