The camping industry is going to be hit hard

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"China locked down their country hard for approx. 2-3 months. How this lockdown affected their economy remains to be seen. But, one thing's for sure, China's Covid-19 stats are in stark contrast to those in the US. The Covid-19 death rate in the US (as of yesterday) is approx. 30 times higher per capita than China. China is clearly on the downside of their "curve", while the US is still trying to flatten it. Our death rate will continue to get even worse, while China's (barring further outbreaks) will only get better. Very sobering contrast."

You REALLY believe aNYTHING Communist China is claiming???????

MSNBC, right???

No, I don't. However, there's enough evidence from reputable 3rd party sources in China (not MSNBC) to make me believe these numbers are relatively accurate. If you have any hard evidence to the contrary, please feel free to substantiate.

Bottom line, social distancing and sheltering-in place saves lives. Whether these lives saved are worth the economic impact to our country is certainly open to debate. Got to ask: How do you place a specific dollar value on a human life?

bgum wrote:
Well JAC make sure everything is fixed. BEFORE. You sign on the dotted line. Hope you are able to enjoy 0.

Yup, not our first rodeo :)

JAC1982 wrote:
I realize our situation is unique though. We're very lucky that we haven't been negatively affected by any of this (other than going a little stir crazy in the house).

I think that's probably true for most of us but there is certainly a lot of excitement online. Who knew we had so many epidemiologists, economists and statisticians in the RV community? Enjoy the new 5er!

"China locked down their country hard for approx. 2-3 months. How this lockdown affected their economy remains to be seen. But, one thing's for sure, China's Covid-19 stats are in stark contrast to those in the US. The Covid-19 death rate in the US (as of yesterday) is approx. 30 times higher per capita than China. China is clearly on the downside of their "curve", while the US is still trying to flatten it. Our death rate will continue to get even worse, while China's (barring further outbreaks) will only get better. Very sobering contrast."

You REALLY believe aNYTHING Communist China is claiming???????

MSNBC, right???

"I am sure that if done properly , there is no reason we can not phase back to normalcy starting sooner than later, s long as we do it smartly. We will spring back faster than most think...."

Completely agree!!!

Well JAC make sure everything is fixed. BEFORE. You sign on the dotted line. Hope you are able to enjoy 0.

We are getting a screaming deal on our trade for a new 5th wheel. We visited the dealer a few days before the lockdown happened here in CO, and at the time, the deal was just "OK". A few days later when lockdown was imminent, they called us back and sweetened the pot. We're supposed to go pick it up Wednesday, we'll see if that still happens. We've done everything via phone/email, the last thing to do is the PDI which we can do without contact with other humans. We both are still working from home with no real threat of losing our jobs. Besides, the new 5er is nice enough that we could live in it if the poo really hit the fan :)

I realize our situation is unique though. We're very lucky that we haven't been negatively affected by any of this (other than going a little stir crazy in the house).

China locked down their country hard for approx. 2-3 months. How this lockdown affected their economy remains to be seen. But, one thing's for sure, China's Covid-19 stats are in stark contrast to those in the US. The Covid-19 death rate in the US (as of yesterday) is approx. 30 times higher per capita than China. China is clearly on the downside of their "curve", while the US is still trying to flatten it. Our death rate will continue to get even worse, while China's (barring further outbreaks) will only get better. Very sobering contrast.

For those who propose we open up the economy (reduce social distancing and sheltering-in-place) while we're just starting to flatten the curve should let the disparity of the above death rates sink in a bit more.

On a side-note, China manufactures a large percentage of US consumer products, not to mention many of the sub-components used in auto, trucks, RV's, etc. that are "made" in the US. It'll be interesting to see if China's lockdown (and subsequent drop in economic activity) affects the US supply chain in the coming months.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

schlep1967 wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out how so many people will be destitute after this. Unemployment will pay many more than they are making now. They will get the state's unemployment amount plus $600 federal money. And they will sit at home and smile instead of taking one of the many jobs available right now. Heck, why take a pay cut to go to work?
Yes, I understand the small business OWNERS can't collect unemployment. The Government is working on that.

As for the RV Industry, the current inventory is in place and not dwindling. And nobody is currently making new units. So when parts of the country start opening up the inventory will start reducing. If the RV manufacturers are smart they will hold off on opening up their factories until the old inventory starts to drop. Then they will have a surge of orders to get them through the winter.

I am ahead in savings since this all happened. Retirement is the same, Social security is the same, I am spending WAYYYYY less money without going anywhere except for food and Prescriptions they still cost the same.

Its amazing just how much money you can save by staying in and doing nothing...

even online shopping is cheaper.. Think about it, MOST go into a store and window shop, they usually come out with much more than they actually need. And eating in everynight has shown just how much we can spend just in dining....

We are chomping at the bit to get on with our lives...

I am sure that if done properly , there is no reason we can not phase back to normalcy starting sooner than later, s long as we do it smartly. We will spring back faster than most think....

I'd be fine if national forests and campgrounds are opened back up. Our reservations are for small federal forest campground dry camping so we would have no problem keeping a safe distance from other people and have masks etc.

Only risk is potential kid carriers cutting through campsites.

The RV industry should start a 'Safe Camping' campaign with training to allow camping to open back up. 'The Profit' could be involved.

Some campgrounds have sites tightly packed together so those places should occupy only every other site.