How long have you had your current RV?

[Sinton4616]

I was watching videos today on RV buying. One interesting comment was "the average person keeps their RV for 2.5 years." Struck me as kind of odd since we had our for 10+ years before a hurricane destroyed it.

So, how long have you had your current RV?

[Mickeyfan0805]

D.E.Bishop wrote:
Those figures prove exactly what most of us already know, a targeted survey is biased by the targeted group. Who was the targeted group you ask, probably folks buying an RV at a dealership. The folks conducting the study needed as large a group as possible in a confined space. Walking around a campground would not meet their needs and would give answers they don't want.

My assumption was that this was based on sales data and not individual surveys. You are right that the source of the data (if there even is any) would have a big impact on its reliability. I would read sales data one way but customer input entirely differently. Then again, this could be something some salesperson read on the internet somewhere with no viable backing at all!

[Ron3rd]

A lot of folks discover RV'ing is not really for them, or circumstances dictate that they rarely use it, so they end up selling after a couple years.

Our first trailer we had for 14 years. Sold it to a friend and bought a bigger trailer which we've had for about 5 years, so we've been in the game about 19 years.

[wa8yxm]

May 2005 13 years and change Bought it NEW I did. only 2nd new vehicle I'e ever owned.

[pasusan]

We've had our trailer for 12 years and our B for 2.

We've bought everything we own gently used and take great care to keep them like new. That even goes for our home which is 123 years old.

Our RVs have always been stored inside which is a big reason they still look new.

[camper19709]

Current motorhome 12 years.
Previous motorhome 10 years.

[doxiemom11]

Purchased in 2010 and still going strong. It was 10 yrs old when we bought it, so 18 yrs old now. Will be around for a long time yet.

[GTO66]

Truck camper for 13 years but not sure how many more years I want to climb around the hitch and into a truck camper with a basement compartment. Sure has been a cheap way to RV.

[doc_brown]

My current rv was ordered from the factory in 2004. It is my first and only rv. Bought one that I thought would be quality and last for years.

[bobsallyh]

Since October 2003 and it is titled as a 2004.

[Oldmaple]

17 years. Bought our first in 1994, then our current one in 2001 since we had added a couple of kids. Probably keep it for a few more years until we buy our "retirement" rv.

[All_I_could_aff]

I’m generally the “final owner” of anything I buy

[paddykernahan]

Tent 7 years
Pop-up #1 25 years
Pop-up #2 6 years
Class B+/C- 2 years (Hopefully lasts longer than I do).

[tatest]

14 years.

Looking at the post that followed mine, I am still using a tent I bought in 1973, so 45 years on that one. That was before synthetic fabrics and backpacking tents, everything was treated canvas or treated "duck," heavy to carry but lasts forever. $50 tent back then was equivalent to a $500 "outfitter" tent today.

[discovery4us]

first FW 6 years.
Second FW TH 6 years.
TC mixed in with the FW's for 11 years. (should have never sold the TC 😞 )
Current MH 7 years.

[D_E_Bishop]

Those figures prove exactly what most of us already know, a targeted survey is biased by the targeted group. Who was the targeted group you ask, probably folks buying an RV at a dealership. The folks conducting the study needed as large a group as possible in a confined space. Walking around a campground would not meet their needs and would give answers they don't want.

A survey with the same questions asked of this group would be just as biased, only the results would be totally different.

I think that many of those buyers were buying their second RV after having bought what they thought they wanted or to just see if they liked the life style. Most of us on the other hand love the life style and research what we buy.