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Just what we need another rv dealer monopoly this time camping world! Usually nothing good comes out of monopolies!

@forester057

Жыл бұрын

Usually? Name one where anything good happened for the consumer? Competition always makes things better for the consumer. No exceptions I can think of.

@garretlewis4103

Жыл бұрын

We went to a Camping World one time. You noticed I said 1 time. The experience was not good. They basically wanted your “first born” to look at the RVs.

@inthesun3884

Жыл бұрын

Last year in our area 2 major RV dealers were bought out by corporations.

@user-xv3bt6wb6k

Жыл бұрын

@@garretlewis4103I won’t go back to camping world. The experience was awful and they harassed me for months. I kept blocking phone numbers until I guess they ran out. Don’t need that again

@garretlewis4103

Жыл бұрын

@@user-xv3bt6wb6k I get you and am right there with you.

If there's a more insane thought than the prospect of trusting a dealer to deliver a new trouble-free RV to your door after you purchased it online, it's participating in that concept from a Camping World dealership. Not in a million years, maybe 2 million actually. Heck it's not even prudent to buy a new RV at a dealership nowadays without paying an independent 3rd party inspection service before handing over the money.

@RVMiles

Жыл бұрын

Can't disagree with any of that.

@robe8591

Жыл бұрын

Damn right, they part fools from their money at every opportunity.

*Yeah. Buckle up. Major dealer consolidation on the horizon. Same thing that happened with auto and hotel industries.*

The thought of 100 more Camping Worlds will give me nightmares tonight. Never never never ever will I do any form of business with them again. I'm smart enough to learn from my mistakes.

I would never do business with Camping World!

Things aren’t getting better for campsites in the NE. Not only is it nearly impossible to get a site but the prices are thru the roof. Lake George NY had sites going for between $109 to $175 per night for full hookups. Camping is becoming unaffordable for us regular folks.

@williamw1907

Жыл бұрын

You can get a hotel for that

@johnpossible6292

Жыл бұрын

@@williamw1907 yes i agree.. check it out for yourself if you want . It was Lake George RV either park or resort and check out the rates . Unless i read it wrong it was 175 per night. No way am I paying that much for water and electricity and a sewer hookup for 1 night

@timothyberlinski2299

7 ай бұрын

Yeah thanks to covid when everybody sold their hoises for RVs, just another way to take advantage of a crisis. Realistically RV sites should NOT be more than $60 a night including electric

KOA charges a lot for a dinky site can't imagine the cost of a site that big. Thanks for your video!

All the RV lots that we drove past on our last two major vacations had lots of inventory on their lots!

Thanks for all your reports. We avoid KOA. It’s not just the price, but the feeling that I’m just in a parking lot with a bit of grass in between RV’s. So no to the new larger sites. We are more likely to boondock & our latest RV is a 32 year old Leisure Travel van that we have completely upgraded to function without hookups including solar, dc to dc charger, lithium ion battery and dc fridge.

@roundpeg3239

Жыл бұрын

Wait... you get grass in between? I've only ever got decayed rail road ties

@tomko3227

11 ай бұрын

Why campgrounds while in RV? I use truck stops, rest areas, and forests.....

My response to the KOA Signature site: dispersed camping. Funny, that’s what I always say when someone mentions KOA.

Always love your news roundup. Keep it up! Bigger, more expensive, sites? We have been camping for decades. There was a time when we loved all the activities at a Jellystone or KOA. Kids are now grown so we look more for a quiet, off grid experience. We still use KOA but only if we have to. The way rates are going, soon we wont be able to afford a KOA stay!

Camping world wanted $3000 is dealers fees and to get the camper ready. Expensive.

I guess either way, that bison was doomed. Bummer, the guy was trying to be a decent human being. It would be very difficult to ignore an animal in distress, if you have any conscience.

From my experience, the problem with the RV industry are the Dealers. Most don’t know squat about the product they sell & service, even warranty work, is a pain in the posterior on several levels. Until manufacturers hold dealers accountable for the lack of customer service & crappy, if any, repair to the product, it’s not going to change.

@johnmackey3937

Жыл бұрын

The rv shouldn't come from the factory crappy to begin with! Dealers should complain about repairs being needed on delivery.

@OpenCarryUSMC

Жыл бұрын

The manufacturers are the beginning of the problem chain. They were whipping crappy workmanship and taking in the bucks figuring dealerships could handle any complaints and many might miss the warranty period. They were wrong since the supply chain couldn’t keep up with higher demand at both ends and other reasons as well.

@lindahardy8713

Жыл бұрын

@@OpenCarryUSMC I agree that QC sucks in manufacturing. But even with good QC, stuff happens & dealers are too often clueless or don’t give a crap. Like when the dealer tells me “yep your solar isn’t working & we don’t know how to fix it, and they hard wire the lithium batteries to the chassis alternator… it goes in & on. And it’s not just me… same experience for others in the owners group I belong to.

@OpenCarryUSMC

Жыл бұрын

@@lindahardy8713 Yep. And when you multiply those issues by the massive (but short term) increase in sales....industry disaster. With consumers paying a big chunk of that price.

what is needed is a rv bill of rights. I have heard of many new rvs that the heater, hot water, awnings etc are defective the first few weeks of ownership. The cost of these units should insure quality and we are not getting it.

Watched the video that Josh posted the other day,very informative. Thanks for another great video. Ps. Haircut looks good.

KOA is already way too expensive.

@Patrick_Ross

Жыл бұрын

And a living nightmare, from the videos I’ve watched. Why anyone would pay good money to be sandwiched in between other RVs and dealing with barking dogs and screaming kids is beyond me.

@Volunteersunrise

Жыл бұрын

L it awning to awning parking lot camping.

@tenkaraintheiowadriftless

Жыл бұрын

These are analogous to the luxury boxes at a sports stadium. The cost is irrelevant to the “one percenters” and corporate royalty and KOA knows it.

No. We would not pay extra for a larger site. We are full-time RVers and watch our budget. However, we do appreciate not seeing or smelling our neighbors sewer at our front door. Which has happened while camping in California!

Good information. And NO for paying for a larger site.

Jason and Abby, thanks for another great update

I’m glad I saw this. If I see a struggling bison calf I will definitely let it drown to save them the trouble of having to kill it.

We won’t give camping world a dime after going to the local dealership where we used to pay $5 to dump our tanks. Camping World bought them and when we went to dump they wouldn’t let us dump unless we bought a Good Sams membership. NOT ONE DIME As for the Good Samaritan getting screwed over for help the bison calf that’s BS.

Great information, thank you Jason.

@RVMiles

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I usually travel with 2 of my sisters, spouses and all our kids. It’s a big group. If they got regular sites and we split the cost of the larger site, I’d 100% consider it for sure!

Thank you Jason for this information news from the bisson to the vultures and the Keystone and Camping World and KOA. I might want to try the bigger lot to camping in fir KOA. Thank you again Jason.

I wouldn’t pay for a premium site unless I absolutely had to. We are full time and if I want a big site, I’ll go boondock somewhere. I don’t mind the tight RV spaces since we’re not in an RV park for the park, we’re there for the location around or near the park, or stopping for a night on our way somewhere else. Another great option for larger, often more private sites is a State park. They usually don’t have sewer and often just electric, but the sites are much larger, usually somewhere green, cheaper and quieter. I could see paying the premium price for a big site that allows more than one rig or more than the normal number of people staying at them. I could see it also for those who don’t do this often and are there to enjoy the park itself.

Just wait until a manufacturer goes under, the dealership goes under, and the new rv's are repo'ed by banks. Seen it in 2009.

The Everglades has a vulture issue also. There were signs in some of the parking lots warning they may attack your vehicle. They also had tarps you could borrow to cover your windows and wipers while visiting those area parking lots. Weird!

I cringe everytime is see someone getting ready to buy from camping world. Camping World dealerships are the worst dealers on this planet.

So… basically an evil empire is looking to expand, and the vocabulary word of the day is brought to you by Parks Police: Touron. Great video.

Just reading where these people picked up what they thought was an abandon baby elk. Put it in the car and brought it to the West Yellowstone police department. When asked what they did with it, they said when they took it out of the car it ran off into the forest. No word if they went looking for it.

The only way I would book a signature site is if it allowed 3-5 families to share the space. Like a small family/friends Reunion. Many parks offer Buddy sites where 2 rv can put the awnings facing each other and create shared space.

@Patrick_Ross

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of a signature site, specifically that some RVers will pay extra to be located away from the crowded and noisy masses? Not that I’d ever book one, or even stay in a KOA campground. Sounds like hell on earth!😁

@skoffco

Жыл бұрын

@@Patrick_Ross I agree hell on earth is exactly what it will be! Just what I want to do is go camping at a playground😩

2 Northwest giant RV companies were bought by a bigger corporation. So now there’s few independents where I live in the PACNW. Smaller area but these companies had locations all over.

With all the animal rescue organizations out there, they probably could've placed the calf somewhere. This man has a heart and was trying to do something to save the calf. Not like the idiots who keep approaching bison to pet them or take a selfie.

@BloomByCC

Жыл бұрын

I just don’t understand euthanizing this calf, rescue was an option for sure.

@dawnie3029

Жыл бұрын

Many of you are asking why Yellowstone would euthanize a bison calf instead of caring for it or sending it to a sanctuary. Federal and state regulations prohibit the transport of bison out of Yellowstone unless those bison are going to meat processing or scientific research facilities. We now have a quarantine facility so bison can go through the months-long testing protocols for brucellosis and, if negative, be used to start conservation herds elsewhere. However, the use of quarantine for a newborn calf that's abandoned and unable to care for itself is not a good candidate for quarantine. This is a conversation that's difficult to have on social media. But it's important to understand that national parks are very different than animal sanctuaries or zoos. We made the choice we did not because we are lazy, uncaring, or inexpert in our understanding of bison biology. We made the choice we did because national parks preserve natural processes. By this we mean undomesticated wildlife and the ecosystems they both depend on and contribute to. Every day in national parks, some animals die so that others may live. In fact, as many as 25% of the bison calves born this spring will die, but those deaths will benefit other animals by feeding everything from bears and wolves to birds and insects. Allowing this cycle of life to play out aligns most closely with the stewardship responsibility entrusted to us by the American people. Unfortunately, the calf's behavior on roads and around people was hazardous, so rangers had to intervene: but the calf’s body was left on the landscape. We provide this explanation not because we want everyone to agree with us, but because we believe that problem solving starts with difficult conversations. When these conversations arise, it's important that you continue to speak freely, and with the assumption that everyone, including the person who handled the bison was operating with the best intentions. Situations like this one are challenging, but they also offer a space for all of us to engage in deeper conversations about the meaning of wild places as we move forward into the 151st year of Yellowstone. In all of this, there's one takeaway we really want to underscore: please give animals room to roam. Stay at least 100 yards away from wolves and bears, and at least 25 yards away from all other animals. Help us make it socially unacceptable to do anything else.

@filomenaregan1537

Жыл бұрын

@@dawnie3029 thank you

@barbaradowney4207

Жыл бұрын

@@dawnie3029 Thank you so much for that information. Totally makes sense. I only wish visitors would know and follow the rules of our National Parks.

@randyphillips559

Жыл бұрын

@@barbaradowney4207 Because it's much nicer to watch a calf starve to death than to actually attempt to help save one!

One of our RV trips every year is a splurge trip where we don't care how much we spend. Yes, I'd use the premium site. Most of our trips are boondocking around Nevada, Utah and California where we don't spend that much.

Lemonis is like the PacMan amoeba. He just gobbles up everything because he wants to be the only dealer selling RVs.

Going to hold onto our 1966 Serro Scotty for as long as possible!! Have already owned it a number of years. Very low tech....which is what camping is all about.

@kriscampbell2327

Жыл бұрын

I owned a Serro Scotty and sold it to a guy around 1987 or so. He was going to use it as a hunting shack on land he owned. I've occasionally wondered what happened to it. It was built like a tank. Incredibly solid and sturdy. I'm sure it is still around somewhere. It was solid as a rock. We couldn't fully stand up in it. The guy who bought it was probably 5'5" or 5'6". He looked right at home standing in it. I hope it brought him happiness.

No way would I pay KOA for an enlarged site. I actually avoid KOAs because I have found them, on average, more expensive and poorly maintained than numerous other campgrounds.

*If* we had a large number of family or friends camping at a KOA, I'd consider getting one of their large Glamping sites. For myself, wife and 2 kids...oh heck NO! We have a KOA stay this weekend and the campsite I booked is just a plain pull through with 35 amp svc, etc...I didn't bother to opt for the sites that have the firepit and patio that are a few spaces away

I love your weekly News show

The guy who helped the calf up the bank should probably have been given a friendly explanation why he should not have done that (I could see myself doing the same thing even after this new info). The bimbette with the selfy on the other hand.... at least she gets to be the poster child with all the notoriety due her.

Thanks for the reminder about the Solar Eclipse.

Regarding the KOA signature promotion- is this more about exclusivity than about having a bigger site? One thing that I love about camping is the class barrier is usually broken. You can have a single mom who works at Walmart camping near a CEO of a large company. And often their kids are playing Marco Polo together at the pool. If this “favorable site” becomes more popular we could start having an “us and them” camping area- the haves and the have nots. But again, I probably am not the clientele KOA is reaching out to in this- I’m more of a boondocker in a national forest person.

The answer to what's attracting the vultures to vehicles is probably the same thing that's caused rodent attraction to vehicles to skyrocket. My mechanic told me many rubber and plastic parts manufacturers have incorporated PEANUT OIL in their processes! This is a FAVORITE of rodents and it's causing all kinds of destruction. Feathered creatures love to eat seeds. Peanuts are actually seeds, not nuts. So, I strongly suspect that's what's now drawing the vultures to vehicles.

Camping World of all places...who in the world is supporting them? Everyone I know, (including myself), has a horror story to tell. I have no plans of ever going back.

KOA's are usually just a rest overnight stop for us. Most are close to the highway. There's no real standard. Some are nice and some are terrible.

Leave wild annimals alone!

Camping world. Lemonis , oh yeah I remember his comments. He can go take a long walk of a short pier.

Camping World has a terrible rep with most of the people I've known who've gotten an rv there. Especially if you need warranty work. One CW kept their RV until it passed warranty on a repair and then refused to fix it because it was out of warranty. The manufacturer did a "good faith" complete repair much quicker than the 4 months it sat at CW. The manufacturers that are good, need to vet their sellers and punish when they pull nonsense like that. I got mine from a local deal after checking them out. CW put a higher MSRP on the same unit and had it on sale for a couple of thousand more than our dealer who had a lesser MRSP on it.... BUYER BEWARE.

Don't EVER buy a covid built trailer. Quality control and standard equipment were thrown out the window because the industry was pumping them out as fast as they could and the shortage of parts led to a lot of scaling down of standard items. Less windows. D/C fridges only and smaller. Smaller A/C units. Nothing but trouble if you buy one.

@forester057

Жыл бұрын

DC fridge is the best anyway. Works even when not level. Did I mention it works?

Interesting 😮, I'm looking into the mattresses. Booyah 👊🏽 😁 👍🏽 🇺🇸

4:24 I think they’re just having fun!

No, I would not pay for those huge spots, but I am a solo.

In all fairness I know a few places here that just need to go out of business. Some of their reps don't listen and they're not very helpful and management does nothing to fix the issues.

In New Zealand, we have an even worse problem with our alpine parrot, the Kea, as it causes heaps of damage to vehicles, as well as other things. Look for vids using the words 'Kea bird car' and you'll see them in action.

Comment about KOAs. I prefer state and national parks to KOA because they give so much room! We were just at Pfeiffer Big Sur campgrounds and we loved it! Our local RV-only campgrounds are packed together like sardines. You feel like you are in a parking lot. If I could find a KOA with an environment similar to Pfeiffer Big Sur I would jump on it. There are times I do want hookups.

Not sure how to make contact. Just heard that airstream layer offf 150 people and Justin Hymphries just resigned. What’s the scope.

Vultures are after the brine, salt residue left on the rubber seals and crevices.... Especially in the midwest and north... MO

@Patrick_Ross

Жыл бұрын

Then the lesson seems to be to frequently clean any rubber parts they can get to.

@gregprince2523

Жыл бұрын

@@Patrick_Ross Unless you want your rubbers chewed up

Sorry the prices especially in Canada are insane won't get ripped off.

Should have a variety of sites both small and big and privacy too.

So are the vultures from Camping World?

I guess the "vultures" can stay away and the dealerships can enjoy their greedy ways all alone.

I thought the production lines from 2019 to 2022 were shoddy trying to keep up with demand.

A flock of vultures is a committee? That's freakin awesome.

Good video. It’s so sad about the new bison, however it’s about survival of the fittest. Again, so sad. 😩

Quickly checked in Marcus Lemonis. He’s currently CEO of 4 companies including Camping World, and Gander RV. So he’s only part time for each of these companies, and making something like $20,000,000/year from them combined. Mind boggling how a part time employee could be worth that much, and yet be that focussed on any one company in particular.

Wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction...I'm exploring the idea of buying a used, probably late 90s, C class RV later this year and would like to attempt to live/travel in it for a year (all of 2024). I don't know much about what to look for to avoid getting stuck with a bad RV, so if there's some type of forum (not Facebook; never got into that) where I can ask questions and learn the ins and outs of buying/owning/fixing a RV I would appreciate it. I've tried watching several channels here on YT, but have not found any videos that cover specifically what I'm trying to learn...thanks.

As to the Vultures and vehicles, showed what I believe to be a Ford pickup. Don't mean to start anything, however if I recall correctly "Found On Road Dead" comes to mind and they are Vultures?

So how low should we low ball them?

I’d definitely do the KOA special site

Just say no to Camping World!

Well the closest Camping World to me was in Redlands CA. And they just closed it?? Soooo

Vultures? You mean like Camping World Rv sales? !

I would and will pay extra for a larger KOA signature site.

interesting that Camping World is expanding considering how financially strapped they were pre-pandemic. There were rumors of bankruptcy

@timothyberlinski2299

7 ай бұрын

Its cause all these places are too damn greedy instead of trying to get new customers. I am looking to buy a used class and trade mine in and they won't come up 8k on my trade when they will still make probably $40k between the 2 RVs

Camping fees are already more than enough, a lot of parks don’t have a dog run

Vultures always eat rubber in the Everglades. Is this a new behavior in Indiana? 🤔

Bird bird bird is the word. Car covers would help indeed,

Definitely would pay for "premium" sites at a campground, the best campsites are free and definitely not in a KOA

I don’t blame that guy for trying to help the calf of the bisson. It’s just sad that that they had to kill it because it wandered off from its mother. Can’t believe the vultures though.

I live in Evergaldes NP. There are signs EVERYWHERE that say "it is illegal to feed or disturb the wildlife, up to $5000 fine." Some yo yo drove a DRONE across an osprey nest and got caught (by my co. adn the NPS.) he got three great "take home prizes" 1. An INSTANT $500 fine. 2. A FREE RIDE all 38 miles POUT of the park. The ranger drove the guy's car, he sat in the back. 3. ONE YEAR BAN on entering ANY National APrk, ANYWHERE in the US or beyond. ANYWHERE. these peopel DO NOT PLAY...then again, they have NOTHING else to do!

Decided not to purchase anything camper or motorhome , used or new. After 2 years of researching and looking in person at the quality , production, warrantees and sales , this is one of the most horrible purchases a person could make. I ll leave it at there needs to be a serious oversight committee on the quality and safety of these overpriced death traps

“Fire experience?” Yeah

Prices are still stupid

Black vultures have a terrible sense of smell? I don’t know if they’re related to turkey vultures that we have down here in Texas when I buried my 15 year old dog the vultures were around, when I went out the next day there was one standing on his grave. That guy could smell him from 2 feet under the ground. I find that very hard to believe that Rey headed vultures any different

As to the KOA thing, no . If I wanted to camp in my backyard I would, but that's not camping,

I would pay extra for an expanded campsite.

I'e buy an RV but parking is a constant headache.

Kea (parrots) in New Zealand do the same thing as the Black Vultures.

I’d pay for the large site now, but after I retire probably no. That little thing called a fixed income…

No way just KOA to grab more cash they already thieves so they want more. Sad

Can anyone say “monopoly”? CampingWorld is not an organization with which I would want to do business.

wtf does the bison calf have to do with anything

I'll never buy an RV from Camping World or give a dime to Lemonis.

They should have adopted out that calf to someone.

campworld will flame out.....remember Sears[insert tears/moans here]

The interest rates are too high for the average person

Yellowstone has more than its fair share of dummies that can’t help themselves but to mess with wildlife. It just reenforces my feelings of them

I go camping to get away from people hence why I think koa campgrounds are for city people