Possible frame weld broken on new Montana
Hi guys. Our new Montana was delivered in April and last week while unhitching the unit at home, I noticed the side- nose wall of the camper had broken the silicon bead at the bottom. Once I put the w...
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They sure do love to throw those numbers out there. The Industry in general and RVIA, throw them out like they are setting all these sales records, when in fact they're not. The only records they are breaking is yearly numbers. Look at it over time.
In the 8 years From 2007 through 2016, Recession/post recession, The RV Industry shipped @ 2,428,800 units.
In the 8 years prior, 2001 through 2008, they shipped @ 2,624,000 units. The economy took a fairly good hit during the beginning of this time period also.
It does not look like any records are being set to me other than yearly numbers, and backs up Greg Gerber's claims in his RV death spiral article that despite reported records being broken there are still only 9,000,000 registered RV's in the US, and that number has remained constant for years.
The RV Industry is about as cyclic as they come. Just wait for the next uptick in oil prices and watch what happens.
In the 8 years From 2007 through 2016, Recession/post recession, The RV Industry shipped @ 2,428,800 units.
In the 8 years prior, 2001 through 2008, they shipped @ 2,624,000 units. The economy took a fairly good hit during the beginning of this time period also.
It does not look like any records are being set to me other than yearly numbers, and backs up Greg Gerber's claims in his RV death spiral article that despite reported records being broken there are still only 9,000,000 registered RV's in the US, and that number has remained constant for years.
The RV Industry is about as cyclic as they come. Just wait for the next uptick in oil prices and watch what happens.
