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2011 FMCA RV
show - Perry, GA
"Expected to draw
about 2,800 motor homes
and as many as 10,000
visitors - despite the
rise in gas prices the
RV industry has seen
positive signs recently"
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3/16/2011 -
The following extract from an article is
by, and reproduced from, By RYAN
GILCHREST, macon.com -
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full story
The Family Motor Coaching Association
made its seventh trip to Perry, Georgia,
this week, its first since 2009. The
event is expected to draw about 2,800
motor homes and as many as 10,000
visitors by the time it draws to a close
Thursday evening, according to an FMCA
spokesperson.
“There are probably six to seven hundred
volunteers, and they can come from all
around the country,” said Robbin Gould,
editor of Family Motor Coaching magazine
and spokeswoman for FMCA. “We have a
parking and layout crew, that when
coaches first come in, they measure out
the spaces, they get them in the spots
they are going to stay in for the week.
They generally come to all the
conventions. You have some of the
security crew, they’re here at all of
them.”
Gould said many of the volunteers at
this week’s event come from FMCA’s
Southeast Area group. Many of the
regional crew are working seminars,
security and doors to the various halls.
And while there are ancillary benefits
-- clothing store volunteers Tom and
Sandra Horn from Gurley, Ala., exulted
in their luck at a prime location when
they arrived late last week -- Gould
believes the spirit of giving is built
into the crowd.
“They get to come in early, and they
generally probably get a better spot.
But I don’t think they really do it just
for that. They want to be here,” Gould
said. “I think a lot of them have come
from backgrounds where they volunteered
at their church, or for their kid’s
school. ... So what’s a few hours
driving a shuttle?”
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Gas
prices, economy take a toll
There is, however, a price to be paid. The
cost of the traveling roadshow can be high.
With gas prices trending up, it just costs
more to get to the rally than in the past.
According to fuel prices tracked by national
auto club AAA, as of Tuesday afternoon the
average price of a gallon of regular gas in
the United States had risen 76.6 cents over
the past year. A gallon of diesel was up
just over a dollar.
Jessica Brady, a spokeswoman for AAA Auto
Club South, said gas prices have dropped
slightly over the past week due to the
aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in
Japan, the world’s third-largest oil
consumer.
“We expect to see demand drop drastically at
a time when the U.S. is already seeing lower
demand,” Brady said.
Nevertheless, gas prices are likely to
continue to creep higher as the weather
warms.
“We haven’t seen the spring or summer yet,
when demand typically heats up, and we’re
entering that at a time when gas is already
high,” Brady said. “It is likely when we get
to that time, we’ll see prices increase.”
Rex Gambill, Internet sales manager for
Mid-State RV Center in Byron, said the
industry standard for a Class A
diesel-powered RV -- the ones that look like
tour buses -- is 10 or 11 mpg, while a
smaller Class C diesel RV could range as
high as 15 to 18 miles to the gallon. Diesel
RV engines are generally more fuel efficient
than those that run on regular gas, Gambill
said.
Regardless of the mileage, the reality of
rising costs was not lost on those at FMCA
on Monday.
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“I think in terms of the very
recent gas price increase, we don’t
really know how that’s going to shake
up, but the whole RV industry did take a
definite downturn, and RV groups, such
as ours, were affected,” Gould said. “It
seems like as the economy started
picking up, so did the RV industry.”
Gould said sales reports from winter RV
shows were positive.
“I think all that pent-up energy of the
last couple of years, people didn’t buy
and they’re ready to buy,” Gould said.
“Here, we’re seeing exhibitors are
bringing more of their RVs to display
and to show. So, hopefully, that will
translate to more sales.”
Gould said the cost of owning and
operating an RV was more likely to
affect the types of trips owners make,
staying closer to home rather than
driving cross-country. She pointed out
that, after the initial investment, the
cost of taking a trip in a motor home
was not necessarily more expensive than
other modes of travel.
“Once you have the investment in
a coach, you really can save money,”
Gould said. “Airfare is so high these
days, too, and that’s going up. Hotels
are going up. Everything is going up.
It’s not just the RV prices. So you make
your choice to do this, and it’s all
good.” |
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