• VACATION ABROAD? - Many Americans like to take a vacation abroad but the dollar is weak and fuel costs - and therefore transportation costs - are high

• STAY CLOSE TO HOME? - One solution is RV travel - within a fairly short distance from home.  But why use a gas-guzzling RV?  Because it's still cheaper than flying and staying in hotels ...

• RECESSION? - Bloomberg News predicted this in November 2007: "As the U.S. housing slump worsens, gasoline prices rise and consumer confidence wanes, RV sales are forecast to slide this year and next"

• RV PARKS DOING GOOD BUSINESS! - Many campgrounds are having better than normal traffic.  This is mainly the result of people staying closer to home as we commented above and according to the RVIA, RV rentals of motorhomes are up about18%

• A PENT-UP DEMAND FOR RVs? - The RVIA says it's optimistic and sees evidence that there is a lot of pent-up demand for the vehicles which an upswing in the economy would bring out.  "The history of the RV industry has been cyclical," they say. "It tends to mirror the overall economy. In the long-term, people will save money by traveling in an RV."  But maybe we really need to change the RVs ...

• WE NEED BIG CHANGES WITH RVs , greener and more fuel efficient - RoTi readers constantly tell us this, - particularly with luxury coaches, class A, class B, and class C - and this industry also needs "to improve its readiness for upcoming change" ..

A pent-up demand for RVs?.  What do you think?  Add your comments below ..