RV Mfg's Missing a new market segment

rhagfo wrote:
To all that suggest a hybrid, I would not consider a hybrid a practical unit for full timing.

Many of us would probably agree BUT the OP offered no qualifications in his original post, saying simply -

"After full timing for two years now and meeting and talking to hundreds of other fellow travelers one thing is apparent to me.

The RV Manufacturers are missing or unaware of a significant market segment that wants and buys RV's

I am talking about the many many people who travel together that are not married or a couple (of either or both sexes)that do not sleep together and need two bedrooms or at least two separate and private sleeping areas."

RVIA (Recreational Vehicle Industry Association) currently estimates there are approximately 9 million RV owning households in the US. Some of course will be singles, some will be couples, a few may even be those "platonic friends" the OP is referring to, but the overwhelming majority are families with 1 or in most cases several kids. So - lets be conservative and say an average of just 3 people per recreational vehicle household, which in turn means ~ 27 million people involved in RVing. The OP said he talked to "hundreds of other fellow travelers" so although "hundreds" could mean anything from 101 to 999 let's be generous and assume 999. This percentage calculator tells us these 999 opinions in favour of this idea that the RV industry is missing a "significant" market for trailers with 2 separate bedrooms represents just 0.00369999% of those 27 million people. :R Seriously? :h ... if that tiny result is all he has to support his argument no wonder the RV industry isn't interested in offering dual bedroom models! :S

And FWIW, no one is "attacking" the OP's viewpoint but merely using common sense to point out just how illogical his argument is. :R