Latest / MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality Podcast / MC Fireside Chats - July 27th, 2022
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- 0:51Welcome
- 0:51everybody
- 0:52to
- 0:52another
- 0:52episode
- 0:52of
- 0:52MC
- 0:53Fireside
- 0:53Chats.
- 0:53My
- 0:53name's
- 0:54Brian
- 0:54Searl
- 0:54with
- 0:54Insider
- 0:55Perks
- 0:55here
- 0:55as
- 0:55always
- 0:56with
- 0:57Carma
- 0:57from
- 0:57the
- 0:57Canadian
- 0:57Camping
- 0:58and
- 0:58RV
- 0:58council.
- 0:58It's
- 0:59the
- 0:59fourth
- 0:59week
- 0:59of
- 0:59the
- 0:59month,
- 1:00which
- 1:00means
- 1:00we're
- 1:00focusing
- 1:01on
- 1:01the
- 1:01RV
- 1:01industry
- 1:02and
- 1:02outdoor
- 1:02recreation
- 1:03for
- 1:03everyone
- 1:03here.
- 1:04We
- 1:04have
- 1:05Eleanor
- 1:05ham
- 1:05from
- 1:05the
- 1:05Canadian
- 1:06recreational
- 1:07vehicle
- 1:08dealers
- 1:08association
- 1:09with
- 1:09us,
- 1:09as
- 1:09well
- 1:09as
- 1:09Shane
- 1:10devs
- 1:10from
- 1:11CCBC
- 1:11and
- 1:11C
- 1:12V
- 1:12a,
- 1:12which
- 1:13are
- 1:14too
- 1:14many
- 1:14acronyms
- 1:14for
- 1:14me
- 1:15to
- 1:15spell
- 1:15out
- 1:15for
- 1:15you
- 1:15guys,
- 1:16but
- 1:16he's
- 1:16really
- 1:16important.
- 1:17And
- 1:17that's
- 1:17why
- 1:17he
- 1:17is
- 1:17here.
- 1:18Also
- 1:18Kurt
- 1:18joining
- 1:19us
- 1:19from
- 1:19national
- 1:19parks
- 1:19traveler,
- 1:20again,
- 1:20fresh
- 1:20back
- 1:21from
- 1:21all
- 1:21kinds
- 1:22of
- 1:22crazy,
- 1:22awesome
- 1:23trips
- 1:23that
- 1:23I
- 1:23wish
- 1:24I
- 1:24was
- 1:24taking.
- 1:25So
- 1:25he'll
- 1:25fill
- 1:25us
- 1:25in
- 1:25on
- 1:26those
- 1:26kinds
- 1:26of
- 1:26things.
- 1:26And
- 1:26what
- 1:26he's
- 1:27seen
- 1:27is
- 1:27the
- 1:27national
- 1:27park
- 1:27system
- 1:28in
- 1:28the
- 1:28United
- 1:28States,
- 1:29Susan
- 1:29Carpenter
- 1:30from
- 1:30the
- 1:30RV
- 1:30women's
- 1:31alliances
- 1:31here
- 1:31with
- 1:32us
- 1:32and
- 1:32our
- 1:33special
- 1:33guest
- 1:33rich
- 1:34sniffle
- 1:34from
- 1:34Encore
- 1:35RV.
- 1:36Who's
- 1:36gonna
- 1:36talk
- 1:36about
- 1:36some
- 1:37over
- 1:37landing
- 1:37and
- 1:37some
- 1:37other
- 1:38cool
- 1:38things
- 1:38that
- 1:38his
- 1:38company
- 1:39does.
- 1:39What
- 1:39are
- 1:40we,
- 1:40I
- 1:40think
- 1:40probably
- 1:41where
- 1:41I
- 1:41wanna
- 1:41start
- 1:42just
- 1:42to
- 1:42get
- 1:42it
- 1:42outta
- 1:43the
- 1:43way
- 1:43is
- 1:43and
- 1:43we
- 1:44talked
- 1:44about
- 1:44this
- 1:44prior
- 1:44to
- 1:45the
- 1:45show,
- 1:45starting
- 1:46Shane
- 1:46and
- 1:46Eleanor
- 1:47is
- 1:47touch
- 1:48a
- 1:48little
- 1:48bit
- 1:48on
- 1:48the
- 1:49RV
- 1:49industry,
- 1:50dealer,
- 1:51inventories,
- 1:52numbers,
- 1:52shipments,
- 1:53things
- 1:53like
- 1:54that.
- 1:54Because
- 1:55on
- 1:55the
- 1:55surface,
- 1:56if
- 1:56you
- 1:56don't
- 1:56know
- 1:57what's
- 1:57happening,
- 1:58I
- 1:58feel
- 1:58like
- 1:58it
- 1:58looks
- 1:59bad,
- 2:00but
- 2:00it's
- 2:00not
- 2:01right.
- 2:04No,
- 2:04you
- 2:04wanna
- 2:04start
- 2:05Shane
- 2:05or
- 2:06yeah,
- 2:06you
- 2:06go
- 2:06ahead
- 2:06Eller.
- 2:07Yeah.
- 2:08We're
- 2:08hearing,
- 2:08we
- 2:08are
- 2:08seeing
- 2:09some
- 2:09media
- 2:09saying
- 2:10numbers
- 2:10are
- 2:10dropping
- 2:11in
- 2:11terms
- 2:11of
- 2:12shipments,
- 2:12as
- 2:12well
- 2:13as
- 2:13as
- 2:14dealer
- 2:14inventories,
- 2:14but,
- 2:15or
- 2:15dealer
- 2:15sales.
- 2:16But
- 2:16I
- 2:16think
- 2:17that,
- 2:17realistically,
- 2:17when
- 2:18we
- 2:18look.
- 2:19We
- 2:19compare
- 2:19year,
- 2:20our
- 2:20stats
- 2:21are
- 2:21over
- 2:21a
- 2:21year
- 2:22prior.
- 2:22So
- 2:22when
- 2:22we
- 2:22look
- 2:23back
- 2:23to
- 2:232021,
- 2:24it
- 2:24was
- 2:24the
- 2:24best
- 2:25year
- 2:25ever
- 2:25in
- 2:25the
- 2:25industry.
- 2:26And
- 2:26so
- 2:27I
- 2:27think
- 2:27now
- 2:27there's
- 2:27just
- 2:28been
- 2:28a
- 2:28bit
- 2:28of
- 2:28an
- 2:28adjustment.
- 2:29Retail
- 2:29sales
- 2:30in
- 2:30Canada
- 2:31are
- 2:31down
- 2:31about
- 2:3115%
- 2:33to
- 2:33the
- 2:33end
- 2:33of
- 2:33may.
- 2:34But
- 2:34when
- 2:34we
- 2:34look
- 2:35back
- 2:35historically
- 2:36over
- 2:36the
- 2:36last
- 2:3715
- 2:38years,
- 2:38it's
- 2:38still
- 2:38one
- 2:38of
- 2:39the,
- 2:39probably
- 2:39the
- 2:39second
- 2:40best
- 2:40year
- 2:40ever.
- 2:40So
- 2:41I
- 2:41think
- 2:41just
- 2:42the
- 2:42numbers
- 2:42that
- 2:43are
- 2:43being
- 2:43reported
- 2:43tend
- 2:44to
- 2:44skew
- 2:44it,
- 2:44but
- 2:44it's
- 2:45still
- 2:45very
- 2:45strong.
- 2:46Dealers
- 2:46do
- 2:47tend
- 2:47to
- 2:48have
- 2:48restocked
- 2:49inventory.
- 2:49So
- 2:49they
- 2:50do
- 2:50are
- 2:50getting
- 2:50product
- 2:51now
- 2:51on
- 2:51their
- 2:52lots,
- 2:52which
- 2:52was
- 2:52a
- 2:52bit
- 2:53of
- 2:53an
- 2:53issue
- 2:53last
- 2:53year.
- 2:54So
- 2:54I
- 2:54think,
- 2:54ultimately
- 2:55it's
- 2:55a
- 2:55good
- 2:55time
- 2:55for
- 2:56the
- 2:56consumer
- 2:56because
- 2:57there
- 2:57is
- 2:57product
- 2:57out
- 2:58there
- 2:58that's
- 2:58available
- 2:59and
- 2:59and
- 2:59sales
- 3:00are
- 3:00still
- 3:00going
- 3:01strongly.
- 3:03Awesome.
- 3:04Shane,
- 3:04anything
- 3:04to
- 3:04add?
- 3:05Yeah.
- 3:05Yeah.
- 3:06And
- 3:06I
- 3:06agree
- 3:06with
- 3:07everything
- 3:07said,
- 3:08we're
- 3:08Canadian
- 3:09shipments
- 3:09are
- 3:09still
- 3:10are
- 3:10still
- 3:10over
- 3:11last
- 3:11year
- 3:11and
- 3:11last
- 3:12year
- 3:12was
- 3:12a
- 3:12tremendous
- 3:13year.
- 3:13We're
- 3:13up
- 3:13nearly
- 3:14a
- 3:14hundred
- 3:14percent
- 3:14over
- 3:152020
- 3:16in
- 3:16the
- 3:16us
- 3:17we're
- 3:17seeing
- 3:17the
- 3:17shipments
- 3:18numbers
- 3:19for
- 3:19sure
- 3:19go
- 3:19down,
- 3:19which
- 3:20is
- 3:20not
- 3:20necessarily
- 3:21a
- 3:21bad
- 3:21thing.
- 3:22I
- 3:22think
- 3:22it's
- 3:22best
- 3:23to
- 3:23have
- 3:23the
- 3:24shipment
- 3:24numbers
- 3:25align
- 3:25itself
- 3:26with
- 3:26as
- 3:27closely
- 3:27as
- 3:27possible
- 3:28with
- 3:28the
- 3:28retail
- 3:29numbers
- 3:29that
- 3:29we're
- 3:30seeing.
- 3:31Cause
- 3:31then
- 3:31you
- 3:31don't
- 3:31see
- 3:32a
- 3:32drastic
- 3:32buildup
- 3:33of
- 3:33inventory
- 3:34on
- 3:34dealers
- 3:35lots,
- 3:35and
- 3:36it's
- 3:36always
- 3:36good
- 3:36to
- 3:36keep
- 3:37things
- 3:37current
- 3:37and
- 3:37the
- 3:37inventory
- 3:38turns
- 3:38there.
- 3:39So
- 3:39I'm
- 3:39pleased
- 3:40that
- 3:40not
- 3:40pleased,
- 3:41but
- 3:41And
- 3:41I'm
- 3:41encouraged
- 3:42to
- 3:42see
- 3:42that
- 3:43the
- 3:43those
- 3:43numbers
- 3:43are
- 3:44gonna
- 3:44align
- 3:44themself.
- 3:45I
- 3:45did
- 3:45travel
- 3:46down
- 3:46to
- 3:46Elkhart
- 3:47on
- 3:47Monday.
- 3:48And
- 3:48I
- 3:48can
- 3:48tell
- 3:48you
- 3:49that
- 3:49going
- 3:50from
- 3:50Ontario
- 3:51down
- 3:51to
- 3:51Indiana,
- 3:52there
- 3:52were
- 3:53a
- 3:53considerable
- 3:54number
- 3:55of
- 3:55units
- 3:55that
- 3:56are
- 3:56coming
- 3:56back
- 3:56up
- 3:57north
- 3:57in
- 3:57commercial
- 3:58trucks.
- 3:58So
- 3:59they're
- 3:59on
- 3:59their
- 3:59way
- 3:59to
- 4:00be
- 4:00delivered
- 4:00to
- 4:00to
- 4:01our
- 4:01lots.
- 4:01And
- 4:02I
- 4:02think
- 4:02there's
- 4:02still
- 4:03some
- 4:03restocking
- 4:04we're
- 4:04very
- 4:04much
- 4:04right
- 4:05in
- 4:05the
- 4:05middle
- 4:05of
- 4:05our
- 4:05selling
- 4:05season
- 4:06up
- 4:06here
- 4:06in
- 4:06Canada.
- 4:07So
- 4:07it's
- 4:07great
- 4:07to
- 4:07see
- 4:08that
- 4:08the
- 4:08the
- 4:08units
- 4:09are
- 4:09starting
- 4:09to,
- 4:09come
- 4:09up
- 4:10here
- 4:10again.
- 4:10So
- 4:11is
- 4:12there
- 4:12a
- 4:12sense
- 4:12that,
- 4:13and
- 4:13obviously
- 4:14this
- 4:14is
- 4:14good
- 4:15news,
- 4:15I
- 4:15think
- 4:15from
- 4:16a,
- 4:16more
- 4:16inventory
- 4:17for
- 4:18dealers,
- 4:18more
- 4:18inventory
- 4:19for
- 4:19consumers,
- 4:19more
- 4:19choices,
- 4:20all
- 4:20those
- 4:20kinds
- 4:20of
- 4:20things.
- 4:21Is
- 4:21there
- 4:22a
- 4:22sense
- 4:22that
- 4:22even
- 4:23though
- 4:23this
- 4:23is
- 4:23slowing
- 4:24down,
- 4:24but
- 4:24not
- 4:25really
- 4:25as
- 4:25we've
- 4:26discussed,
- 4:27is
- 4:27there
- 4:27a
- 4:27sense
- 4:27of,
- 4:28is
- 4:28there
- 4:28a
- 4:28segment
- 4:29of
- 4:29RVs
- 4:30that
- 4:30are.
- 4:31Selling
- 4:31less.
- 4:33In
- 4:33other
- 4:33words,
- 4:33is
- 4:33it
- 4:33across
- 4:34the
- 4:34board,
- 4:35all
- 4:35types
- 4:35of
- 4:36manufacturers,
- 4:37model
- 4:37sizes
- 4:37that
- 4:38are
- 4:38slowing
- 4:38down,
- 4:39just
- 4:39recuperating
- 4:40and
- 4:40taking
- 4:40a
- 4:40breath
- 4:40in
- 4:402021,
- 4:41or
- 4:41is
- 4:42it
- 4:42larger
- 4:42ones
- 4:42that
- 4:43are
- 4:43slowing
- 4:43down
- 4:43because
- 4:43of
- 4:43gas
- 4:44prices?
- 4:44Or
- 4:44do
- 4:44we
- 4:44not
- 4:45know
- 4:45that
- 4:45yet?
- 4:45From
- 4:45our
- 4:45side,
- 4:46when
- 4:46I'm
- 4:46just
- 4:46looking
- 4:47at
- 4:47my
- 4:47stats
- 4:47over
- 4:47here
- 4:48right
- 4:48now,
- 4:48everything
- 4:49seems
- 4:49to
- 4:49be
- 4:49down
- 4:50about
- 4:50the
- 4:51same.
- 4:51In
- 4:51terms
- 4:52of,
- 4:52we
- 4:52said
- 4:5215%
- 4:53nationally
- 4:54and
- 4:54all
- 4:55RV
- 4:55trailers
- 4:56are
- 4:5617,
- 4:5619%
- 4:57for
- 4:57fifth
- 4:58wheels.
- 4:58One
- 4:58thing
- 4:59we're
- 4:59noticing
- 4:59is
- 4:59there
- 4:59was
- 5:00a
- 5:00huge
- 5:00surge
- 5:00in
- 5:01class
- 5:01C
- 5:01motor
- 5:02home
- 5:02sales.
- 5:03So
- 5:04that's
- 5:04interesting
- 5:05because
- 5:05that
- 5:06may
- 5:06be
- 5:06the
- 5:06rental
- 5:07fleets
- 5:07that
- 5:07are
- 5:08being
- 5:08restocked,
- 5:09right?
- 5:09It
- 5:09may
- 5:10not
- 5:10just
- 5:10be
- 5:10the
- 5:10consumers.
- 5:11So
- 5:11those
- 5:11unique,
- 5:13which
- 5:13for
- 5:13us
- 5:14is
- 5:14a
- 5:14very
- 5:15positive,
- 5:15because
- 5:16then
- 5:16it
- 5:16means
- 5:16that
- 5:16the
- 5:16rental
- 5:17industries,
- 5:18are
- 5:18seeing
- 5:19the
- 5:19tourism
- 5:19the
- 5:20tourism
- 5:20coming
- 5:20in
- 5:20from
- 5:21international
- 5:21travel,
- 5:22people
- 5:22are
- 5:22coming
- 5:23back
- 5:23to
- 5:24to
- 5:24participate
- 5:25in
- 5:25travel
- 5:26across
- 5:26Canada
- 5:26in
- 5:26their
- 5:27RV.
- 5:27So
- 5:27that's
- 5:27a
- 5:27very
- 5:28encouraging
- 5:28number
- 5:29for
- 5:29us,
- 5:29but
- 5:29overall
- 5:30it's
- 5:30pretty,
- 5:31even
- 5:31across
- 5:31the
- 5:31board.
- 5:33Cara,
- 5:33have
- 5:33you
- 5:34seen
- 5:34similar
- 5:34things?
- 5:35I
- 5:35don't
- 5:35know
- 5:35if
- 5:35you've
- 5:35had
- 5:36a
- 5:36chance
- 5:36to
- 5:36chat
- 5:36with
- 5:37Alberta.
- 5:38Specifically
- 5:38about
- 5:39these?
- 5:39Yeah,
- 5:39no,
- 5:40I
- 5:40we
- 5:40haven't
- 5:41seen,
- 5:41I
- 5:42think
- 5:42recent
- 5:43numbers
- 5:43in
- 5:43Alberta
- 5:44and
- 5:44Eleanor
- 5:45would
- 5:45have
- 5:45all
- 5:45of
- 5:46those
- 5:46if
- 5:46we
- 5:46had.
- 5:47But
- 5:47I
- 5:47think
- 5:48individually
- 5:49speaking
- 5:49with
- 5:49dealers
- 5:49that
- 5:50I
- 5:51have
- 5:51working
- 5:51relationships
- 5:52with,
- 5:52I
- 5:52think
- 5:53everyone's
- 5:54everything
- 5:55Shannon
- 5:55and
- 5:55Eleanor
- 5:55are
- 5:56saying
- 5:56is
- 5:56being
- 5:56echoed
- 5:57there
- 5:57as
- 5:57well.
- 5:57They're
- 5:57still
- 5:57seeing
- 5:58sales
- 5:59and
- 5:59things
- 5:59are
- 5:59going
- 6:00well
- 6:00in
- 6:01dealerships
- 6:01right
- 6:01now.
- 6:01So
- 6:03that's
- 6:03good.
- 6:03I
- 6:03think
- 6:03they're
- 6:04playing
- 6:04a
- 6:04bit
- 6:04of
- 6:04catch
- 6:05up
- 6:05for
- 6:05a
- 6:05little
- 6:05while.
- 6:06And
- 6:06it's
- 6:06good
- 6:06to
- 6:06see
- 6:07that,
- 6:07that
- 6:08really
- 6:08stressful
- 6:09portion
- 6:09of
- 6:09this
- 6:10maybe
- 6:10they've
- 6:10got
- 6:10a
- 6:10bit
- 6:11of
- 6:11a
- 6:11breather
- 6:11thing
- 6:12on
- 6:12that
- 6:12front
- 6:12specifically,
- 6:13but
- 6:13I
- 6:13think
- 6:14moving
- 6:14units
- 6:14across
- 6:15where
- 6:15bring
- 6:16them
- 6:16up
- 6:17with
- 6:17priority
- 6:18and
- 6:18it
- 6:18sounds
- 6:18like
- 6:18that's
- 6:19happening.
- 6:19All
- 6:19the
- 6:19great
- 6:19things.
- 6:20Line
- 6:20it
- 6:20up
- 6:20perfectly
- 6:21good.
- 6:24Good
- 6:25to
- 6:25hear.
- 6:25Okay.
- 6:25So
- 6:25a
- 6:26couple
- 6:26quick
- 6:26housekeeping
- 6:27notes
- 6:27that
- 6:27I
- 6:27forgot
- 6:27to
- 6:27mention
- 6:28at
- 6:28the
- 6:28top
- 6:28of
- 6:28the
- 6:28show.
- 6:28One
- 6:29is
- 6:29I
- 6:29always
- 6:29forget
- 6:30to
- 6:30say
- 6:30that
- 6:30our
- 6:30show
- 6:31is
- 6:31sponsored
- 6:31this
- 6:32week
- 6:32by
- 6:32camp
- 6:32spot.
- 6:33So
- 6:33if
- 6:33you're
- 6:34interested
- 6:34in
- 6:34reservation
- 6:34system
- 6:35for
- 6:35your
- 6:35Campground,
- 6:35they
- 6:35are
- 6:35a
- 6:36Campground
- 6:36management
- 6:37platform
- 6:37that
- 6:37both
- 6:38staff
- 6:38and
- 6:38guests
- 6:39love
- 6:39that's
- 6:40their
- 6:40quote.
- 6:40So
- 6:40I
- 6:40work
- 6:41with
- 6:41camp
- 6:41spot
- 6:41closely.
- 6:42We
- 6:42know
- 6:42we
- 6:42have
- 6:42a
- 6:42lot
- 6:42of
- 6:42parks
- 6:43who
- 6:43use
- 6:43their
- 6:43software
- 6:43and
- 6:44things
- 6:44like
- 6:44that.
- 6:44Super
- 6:44happy
- 6:45to
- 6:45have
- 6:45them
- 6:45as
- 6:45a
- 6:45sponsor.
- 6:46And
- 6:46then
- 6:46they
- 6:46also
- 6:47have
- 6:47the
- 6:47camp
- 6:47spot
- 6:47marketplace
- 6:48side
- 6:48too.
- 6:48Which
- 6:48is,
- 6:49as
- 6:49we
- 6:49talk
- 6:49about
- 6:49all
- 6:50these
- 6:50consumers
- 6:50buying
- 6:51RVs
- 6:51and
- 6:51having
- 6:51more
- 6:51choices
- 6:52in
- 6:52the
- 6:52lots
- 6:52and
- 6:52things
- 6:53like
- 6:53that,
- 6:53places
- 6:53like
- 6:54camp
- 6:54spots,
- 6:54marketplace
- 6:55help
- 6:55them
- 6:55find
- 6:56a
- 6:56place
- 6:56to
- 6:56camp
- 6:57in,
- 6:57I
- 6:57think
- 6:58just
- 6:58the
- 6:58us
- 6:58now,
- 6:59but
- 6:59I
- 6:59obviously
- 7:00they're
- 7:00gonna
- 7:00expand
- 7:01to
- 7:01Canada.
- 7:01I'm
- 7:02almost
- 7:02certain
- 7:02there,
- 7:03there
- 7:03are
- 7:03some
- 7:03parks
- 7:04in
- 7:04Canada
- 7:04listed
- 7:05on
- 7:05marketplace.
- 7:05I'm
- 7:06quite
- 7:06sure
- 7:06are
- 7:06there.
- 7:08okay.
- 7:08I
- 7:08could
- 7:08remember
- 7:08last
- 7:09time
- 7:09I
- 7:09looked
- 7:09so
- 7:09anyway
- 7:09camp
- 7:10spot,
- 7:10thank
- 7:10you
- 7:10for
- 7:11being
- 7:11a
- 7:11sponsor
- 7:12of
- 7:12this
- 7:12episode.
- 7:12We
- 7:12are
- 7:13very
- 7:13appreciative
- 7:14of
- 7:14that.
- 7:15And
- 7:15then
- 7:16we'll
- 7:16see
- 7:16if
- 7:16we
- 7:16can
- 7:16get
- 7:16through
- 7:16this
- 7:16whole
- 7:16show.
- 7:17I
- 7:17wanna
- 7:17talk
- 7:17to
- 7:18Kurt
- 7:18next
- 7:18about
- 7:19his
- 7:19trips
- 7:20to
- 7:20all
- 7:20the
- 7:20different
- 7:21national
- 7:21parks
- 7:21and
- 7:21what
- 7:21he's
- 7:22seen
- 7:22and
- 7:22stuff
- 7:22like
- 7:22that.
- 7:22If
- 7:23I
- 7:23happen
- 7:23to
- 7:23fade
- 7:23in
- 7:24and
- 7:24out
- 7:24and
- 7:24break
- 7:24it'll
- 7:25be
- 7:25a
- 7:25better
- 7:25show
- 7:25period.
- 7:25It'll
- 7:26take
- 7:26for
- 7:26me,
- 7:26it's
- 7:2640
- 7:27degrees,
- 7:28which
- 7:28is
- 7:28why
- 7:28I'm
- 7:29sheltered
- 7:30under
- 7:30my
- 7:30hat
- 7:30and
- 7:30sunglasses.
- 7:31And
- 7:32for
- 7:32those
- 7:32of
- 7:32you
- 7:32in
- 7:32the
- 7:32us,
- 7:33it's
- 7:33about
- 7:34a
- 7:34hundred
- 7:34ish.
- 7:35We're
- 7:35approaching
- 7:35it
- 7:36very
- 7:36quickly.
- 7:36So
- 7:37Kurt
- 7:37what's
- 7:38going
- 7:38on,
- 7:38tell
- 7:38us
- 7:38about
- 7:39some
- 7:39of
- 7:39your
- 7:39cool
- 7:39trips
- 7:40you've
- 7:40taken
- 7:40and
- 7:40what
- 7:40you've
- 7:41seen
- 7:41at
- 7:41the
- 7:41national
- 7:41parks.
- 7:41I
- 7:41took
- 7:42off
- 7:42in
- 7:42the
- 7:42late
- 7:43June.
- 7:44For
- 7:44a
- 7:44two
- 7:44week
- 7:44adventure
- 7:45and
- 7:45went
- 7:46across
- 7:46Wyoming
- 7:47through
- 7:47Nebraska,
- 7:48touched
- 7:49Iowa
- 7:49a
- 7:49bit
- 7:49and
- 7:50came
- 7:50back
- 7:50through
- 7:51Kansas
- 7:51and
- 7:52Colorado
- 7:53into
- 7:53Wyoming
- 7:53and
- 7:54then
- 7:54back
- 7:54to
- 7:54Wyoming
- 7:54back
- 7:55to
- 7:55Utah.
- 7:56So
- 7:56it
- 7:56was
- 7:56quite
- 7:56the
- 7:57long
- 7:57trip.
- 7:57Along
- 7:58the
- 7:58way,
- 7:59I
- 7:59got
- 7:59to
- 7:59visit
- 7:59four
- 7:59different
- 8:00units
- 8:00in
- 8:00the
- 8:00national
- 8:01park
- 8:01system.
- 8:02And
- 8:02there's
- 8:03two
- 8:03things
- 8:03that
- 8:04I
- 8:04guess
- 8:04I'd
- 8:04like
- 8:04to
- 8:04address.
- 8:05One
- 8:05is
- 8:06I
- 8:06saw
- 8:06a
- 8:06lot
- 8:07of
- 8:07RV
- 8:07traffic
- 8:07on
- 8:08the
- 8:08highway.
- 8:08The
- 8:08gas
- 8:09prices
- 8:09hadn't
- 8:09jumped
- 8:10up
- 8:10too
- 8:10high
- 8:11at
- 8:11that
- 8:11point.
- 8:12I
- 8:12think
- 8:12I
- 8:12was
- 8:12paying
- 8:13between
- 8:134
- 8:1423
- 8:14and
- 8:144
- 8:1579
- 8:15a
- 8:15gallon
- 8:16and
- 8:16saw
- 8:16a
- 8:16lot
- 8:16of
- 8:17fifth
- 8:17wheels
- 8:17a
- 8:17lot
- 8:18of
- 8:18trailers
- 8:18out
- 8:18there.
- 8:19So
- 8:19it,
- 8:19that
- 8:19was
- 8:20pretty
- 8:20impressive.
- 8:20I
- 8:21went
- 8:21to
- 8:21four
- 8:21units
- 8:22of
- 8:22the
- 8:22park
- 8:22system
- 8:22that
- 8:23are
- 8:23not
- 8:23your
- 8:23name,
- 8:23brand
- 8:24household
- 8:24name,
- 8:25brand
- 8:25parks.
- 8:26I
- 8:26went
- 8:26to
- 8:26Scott's
- 8:26bluff
- 8:27national
- 8:27monument
- 8:28in
- 8:28Western
- 8:28Nebraska
- 8:29went
- 8:30to
- 8:30Tallgrass
- 8:30Prairie,
- 8:31national
- 8:31historical
- 8:32park
- 8:32in
- 8:33Southeastern
- 8:33Nebraska.
- 8:35And
- 8:35then
- 8:35down
- 8:35to
- 8:36Tallgrass
- 8:36Prairie
- 8:36national
- 8:37preserve
- 8:37in
- 8:38Kansas,
- 8:38as
- 8:38well
- 8:39as
- 8:39Fort
- 8:39Lauren
- 8:39national
- 8:40historic
- 8:41site
- 8:42in
- 8:42Kansas.
- 8:43And
- 8:43each
- 8:43one
- 8:43offers
- 8:44a
- 8:44little
- 8:44different
- 8:45flavor.
- 8:45Scott's
- 8:45bluff
- 8:46is
- 8:46the
- 8:46Oregon
- 8:47trail
- 8:47went
- 8:47through.
- 8:48And,
- 8:48it
- 8:48was
- 8:48the
- 8:48end
- 8:48of
- 8:48the
- 8:49Prairie.
- 8:49And
- 8:49here
- 8:49come
- 8:49the
- 8:50Rocky
- 8:50mountains
- 8:50and
- 8:50look
- 8:51out
- 8:51for
- 8:51that.
- 8:52Homestead
- 8:52national
- 8:52historical
- 8:53park
- 8:54is
- 8:54all
- 8:54about
- 8:54the
- 8:54homestead
- 8:55act
- 8:55of
- 8:561863,
- 8:57where
- 8:57the
- 8:57federal
- 8:57government
- 8:58came
- 8:58and
- 8:58said,
- 8:58Hey,
- 8:59if
- 8:59you
- 8:59can
- 8:59go
- 8:59out
- 8:59there
- 9:00and
- 9:01team
- 9:02anywhere
- 9:02from
- 9:0240
- 9:03to
- 9:03160
- 9:03acres
- 9:04for
- 9:04five
- 9:04years
- 9:05and
- 9:05show
- 9:05that
- 9:05you've
- 9:05made
- 9:05a
- 9:05productive,
- 9:06you
- 9:06can
- 9:06have
- 9:06it
- 9:06for
- 9:07free
- 9:07tall
- 9:07grads,
- 9:08Prairie
- 9:09preserves,
- 9:09a
- 9:09remnant
- 9:10of
- 9:10the
- 9:10tall
- 9:10grass
- 9:10Prairie
- 9:11that
- 9:11once
- 9:11swept
- 9:12across
- 9:12170
- 9:13million
- 9:14acres
- 9:15of
- 9:15north
- 9:15America,
- 9:16Canada,
- 9:16and
- 9:16the
- 9:16us.
- 9:17And
- 9:17then
- 9:17Fort
- 9:18LAR
- 9:18national
- 9:18historic
- 9:19site
- 9:19is
- 9:19a
- 9:20civil
- 9:20war
- 9:20era
- 9:21Fort
- 9:21it's
- 9:22the
- 9:22best
- 9:22civil
- 9:22war
- 9:23era
- 9:23Fort
- 9:24preserved
- 9:24in
- 9:24the
- 9:24national
- 9:25park
- 9:25system.
- 9:26And
- 9:26it's
- 9:26really
- 9:27interesting
- 9:27to
- 9:27see
- 9:27how
- 9:28the
- 9:28soldiers
- 9:28lived
- 9:29and
- 9:29out
- 9:29there
- 9:29on
- 9:30the
- 9:30frontier.
- 9:31But
- 9:32what
- 9:32I
- 9:32came
- 9:32away
- 9:32with
- 9:33was
- 9:33in
- 9:34addition
- 9:34to
- 9:34the,
- 9:35that
- 9:35the
- 9:35RV
- 9:35traffic
- 9:36I
- 9:36saw
- 9:36out
- 9:36there
- 9:37on
- 9:37the
- 9:37highways
- 9:38it
- 9:38didn't
- 9:38seem
- 9:38to
- 9:38be
- 9:38slowing
- 9:39down
- 9:39at
- 9:39all,
- 9:40but
- 9:40there's
- 9:40a
- 9:40real
- 9:41concern
- 9:41in
- 9:41the
- 9:41national
- 9:42park
- 9:42system,
- 9:42the
- 9:43national
- 9:43park
- 9:43service
- 9:44that
- 9:44most
- 9:44of
- 9:44the
- 9:44visitors
- 9:45in
- 9:45the
- 9:45national
- 9:45parks
- 9:46only
- 9:46going
- 9:46to
- 9:4625
- 9:47units.
- 9:48Last
- 9:48year
- 9:48there
- 9:48was
- 9:48roughly
- 9:49300
- 9:49million
- 9:50visitors
- 9:50to
- 9:50the
- 9:51us
- 9:51national
- 9:51park
- 9:52system.
- 9:53And
- 9:53about
- 9:53150
- 9:54million,
- 9:55one
- 9:5550
- 9:56went
- 9:56to
- 9:56just
- 9:5725
- 9:57parks.
- 9:58Your
- 9:58Yellowstones,
- 9:59your
- 9:59grand
- 9:59canyon
- 10:00Jem,
- 10:00your
- 10:01blue
- 10:01Ridge
- 10:01parkways.
- 10:02And
- 10:03I
- 10:03sat
- 10:03in
- 10:03on
- 10:03a
- 10:03zoom
- 10:04presentation
- 10:04yesterday
- 10:05in
- 10:05the.
- 10:06The
- 10:06director
- 10:06of
- 10:06the
- 10:07national
- 10:07park
- 10:07service,
- 10:08Chuck
- 10:08Sams
- 10:08was
- 10:09pondering
- 10:09about
- 10:09that
- 10:10and
- 10:10trying
- 10:10to
- 10:10figure
- 10:10out,
- 10:10why
- 10:11is
- 10:11that?
- 10:12And
- 10:12one
- 10:12reason
- 10:13is
- 10:13that
- 10:13the
- 10:13national
- 10:13park
- 10:14service
- 10:14does
- 10:14not
- 10:14advertise
- 10:15these
- 10:15sites.
- 10:16Yeah.
- 10:16But
- 10:16I
- 10:16can
- 10:16tell
- 10:17you
- 10:17in
- 10:17my
- 10:17travels
- 10:18it
- 10:18was
- 10:18very
- 10:18reflective.
- 10:19There
- 10:19weren't
- 10:20a
- 10:20lot
- 10:20of
- 10:20people
- 10:20there.
- 10:21I
- 10:21had
- 10:21Fort
- 10:21Lauren
- 10:21almost
- 10:22to
- 10:22myself.
- 10:23I
- 10:23had
- 10:24Tallgrass
- 10:24Perry.
- 10:25I
- 10:25shared
- 10:25probably
- 10:25with
- 10:25about
- 10:2620
- 10:26other
- 10:26people
- 10:27homestead,
- 10:27national
- 10:28historical
- 10:28park,
- 10:29maybe
- 10:29five
- 10:30people.
- 10:30So
- 10:31on
- 10:31one,
- 10:32one
- 10:32hand
- 10:32it's
- 10:32really
- 10:32alarming.
- 10:33These
- 10:33are
- 10:33wonderful
- 10:34sites.
- 10:34They're
- 10:35poignant
- 10:35points
- 10:36in
- 10:36American
- 10:36history
- 10:38and
- 10:38in
- 10:38what
- 10:38they
- 10:38interpret
- 10:39and
- 10:39people
- 10:40are
- 10:40just
- 10:40driving
- 10:40past
- 10:41them.
- 10:41And
- 10:41I'm
- 10:41not
- 10:42sure
- 10:42why
- 10:42that
- 10:43is
- 10:43exactly
- 10:44if
- 10:44it's
- 10:44because
- 10:44the
- 10:44park
- 10:45service
- 10:45doesn't
- 10:45advertise
- 10:46them.
- 10:46If
- 10:47people,
- 10:49it
- 10:49has
- 10:49to
- 10:49what's
- 10:50that
- 10:50it
- 10:50has
- 10:51to
- 10:51be
- 10:51awareness.
- 10:51They
- 10:51just
- 10:52don't
- 10:52know
- 10:52what
- 10:52they're
- 10:53missing.
- 10:53Yeah.
- 10:54Possibly,
- 10:54the
- 10:55traveler
- 10:56promotes
- 10:56these
- 10:56parks
- 10:57a
- 10:57lot.
- 10:57We
- 10:57try
- 10:57and
- 10:57promote
- 10:58every
- 10:58unit
- 10:58in
- 10:58the
- 10:58national
- 10:59park
- 10:59system.
- 10:59Certainly
- 11:00they're
- 11:00not
- 11:00in
- 11:00the
- 11:00news
- 11:01as
- 11:01much
- 11:01as
- 11:01Yellowstone
- 11:02because
- 11:03frankly
- 11:03Yellowstone
- 11:04is
- 11:04one
- 11:04of
- 11:04the
- 11:04better
- 11:05communications
- 11:06staffs
- 11:06in
- 11:06the
- 11:07park
- 11:07system.
- 11:08I
- 11:08think
- 11:08there
- 11:08are
- 11:0812
- 11:09units
- 11:09of
- 11:09the
- 11:09national
- 11:10park
- 11:10system
- 11:10that
- 11:10have
- 11:11full-time
- 11:11communication
- 11:12staff,
- 11:1212
- 11:13out
- 11:13of
- 11:13423.
- 11:14So
- 11:14that's
- 11:15part
- 11:15of
- 11:15the
- 11:15problem
- 11:15right
- 11:15there.
- 11:16The
- 11:16individual
- 11:16parks
- 11:17just
- 11:17don't
- 11:17have
- 11:17the
- 11:17staff
- 11:18to
- 11:18tell
- 11:19people
- 11:19what
- 11:19they're
- 11:19doing.
- 11:19Back
- 11:20in
- 11:202015
- 11:21before
- 11:21the
- 11:22national
- 11:22park
- 11:22services
- 11:23Centennial
- 11:23in
- 11:232016,
- 11:25I
- 11:25had
- 11:25the
- 11:25opportunity
- 11:26to
- 11:26spend
- 11:26a
- 11:26good
- 11:26part
- 11:27of
- 11:27a
- 11:27day
- 11:27with
- 11:27the
- 11:27superintendent
- 11:28from
- 11:28glacier
- 11:28national
- 11:29park.
- 11:30And
- 11:30I
- 11:30said,
- 11:30the
- 11:31problem
- 11:31you
- 11:31guys
- 11:31have
- 11:31is
- 11:32you
- 11:32got
- 11:32all
- 11:32these
- 11:32great
- 11:32stories,
- 11:33but
- 11:34you
- 11:34don't
- 11:34have
- 11:34the
- 11:34staff
- 11:34to
- 11:35tell.
- 11:36So
- 11:36I
- 11:36think
- 11:36it
- 11:36ranges
- 11:37up
- 11:37and
- 11:37down
- 11:37the
- 11:37tire
- 11:38park
- 11:38system
- 11:38from
- 11:39Washington,
- 11:39not
- 11:39being
- 11:40able
- 11:40to
- 11:40advertise
- 11:41Congress,
- 11:41won't
- 11:41let
- 11:41them
- 11:42advertise
- 11:43to
- 11:43individual
- 11:44national
- 11:44parks.
- 11:45Don't
- 11:45have
- 11:45the
- 11:45staff
- 11:46to
- 11:46generate
- 11:46press
- 11:47releases
- 11:48to
- 11:48send
- 11:48out
- 11:48to
- 11:49the
- 11:49traveler
- 11:50and
- 11:50other
- 11:50media.
- 11:51And
- 11:51of
- 11:51course,
- 11:52it's
- 11:52probably
- 11:52been
- 11:52the
- 11:52same
- 11:52in
- 11:53Canada,
- 11:53but
- 11:53the
- 11:54journalism
- 11:54industry
- 11:54in
- 11:55the
- 11:55United
- 11:55States
- 11:55is
- 11:55not
- 11:56doing
- 11:56well.
- 11:56Since
- 11:572014,
- 11:57I
- 11:58think
- 11:58we've
- 11:58lost
- 11:58almost
- 11:592000
- 12:00daily
- 12:00newspapers
- 12:01across
- 12:01the
- 12:01country.
- 12:02Thanks
- 12:02to
- 12:03Facebook
- 12:03and
- 12:03Google
- 12:04and
- 12:04other
- 12:04online
- 12:05entities.
- 12:06And
- 12:06so
- 12:06there's
- 12:07just
- 12:07not
- 12:07that
- 12:07many
- 12:07media
- 12:08out
- 12:08there
- 12:08to
- 12:08promote
- 12:09these
- 12:09places.
- 12:10And
- 12:10one
- 12:10thing
- 12:11we're
- 12:11trying
- 12:11to
- 12:11do
- 12:11this
- 12:12year
- 12:12at
- 12:12the
- 12:12traveler
- 12:12is
- 12:13promote
- 12:13the
- 12:13smaller
- 12:14parks
- 12:14the
- 12:14Fort
- 12:15Lage,
- 12:15the
- 12:15Tallgrass
- 12:16prairies,
- 12:17and
- 12:17they
- 12:17all
- 12:17have
- 12:17wonderful
- 12:18stories
- 12:18to
- 12:18tell.
- 12:18I
- 12:18really
- 12:19enjoyed
- 12:19my
- 12:19visits
- 12:19to
- 12:20teach
- 12:20one
- 12:20and
- 12:20I'm
- 12:20enjoying
- 12:21writing
- 12:21the
- 12:21stories
- 12:22about
- 12:22them.
- 12:24Do
- 12:24you
- 12:24think
- 12:24that
- 12:25and
- 12:25maybe
- 12:25this
- 12:25is
- 12:25a
- 12:25question
- 12:26for
- 12:26rich
- 12:26who
- 12:26we're
- 12:26gonna
- 12:26bring
- 12:27in
- 12:27and
- 12:27introduce
- 12:27here
- 12:27in
- 12:27a
- 12:28second.
- 12:28Do
- 12:28you
- 12:28think
- 12:28that
- 12:29as
- 12:29consumer
- 12:29behavior
- 12:30continues
- 12:31to
- 12:32change,
- 12:33like
- 12:33we've
- 12:33seen,
- 12:34and
- 12:34we've
- 12:34touched
- 12:34on
- 12:35this
- 12:35before
- 12:35on
- 12:35the
- 12:35show,
- 12:35we've
- 12:35seen
- 12:36some
- 12:36of
- 12:36the
- 12:36retail
- 12:37shows
- 12:37that
- 12:37we've
- 12:37been
- 12:38to
- 12:38Karen
- 12:38and
- 12:38I
- 12:38went
- 12:38to
- 12:38one
- 12:38in
- 12:39Alberta
- 12:39here
- 12:39in,
- 12:39in
- 12:40Calgary
- 12:40a
- 12:40few
- 12:40months
- 12:41ago,
- 12:41or
- 12:41however
- 12:41long
- 12:42ago
- 12:42that
- 12:42was,
- 12:42but
- 12:42the
- 12:43trend
- 12:43toward
- 12:43the
- 12:43smaller
- 12:44trailers,
- 12:45do
- 12:45you,
- 12:45as
- 12:46you
- 12:46see
- 12:46that
- 12:46as
- 12:46you
- 12:46see
- 12:47the
- 12:47millennials
- 12:48wanna,
- 12:48and
- 12:49I
- 12:49don't
- 12:49know
- 12:49what
- 12:49the
- 12:49official
- 12:49definition
- 12:50of
- 12:50Overland
- 12:51is
- 12:51to
- 12:51me,
- 12:51it's
- 12:51Overland,
- 12:52which
- 12:52is
- 12:52what
- 12:52everybody
- 12:53does,
- 12:53which
- 12:53I'm
- 12:54surely
- 12:54I'm
- 12:54wrong
- 12:55about.
- 12:55But
- 12:56do
- 12:56you
- 12:56think
- 12:56as
- 12:56that
- 12:56behavior
- 12:57changes
- 12:57that
- 12:57there's
- 12:57more
- 12:58of
- 12:58an
- 12:58opportunity
- 12:59to
- 12:59make
- 12:59some
- 12:59of
- 12:59these
- 13:00smaller
- 13:00parks
- 13:00that
- 13:01don't
- 13:01have
- 13:01the
- 13:01larger
- 13:01facilities
- 13:02or
- 13:02the
- 13:03big
- 13:03private
- 13:03parks
- 13:04nearby,
- 13:04more
- 13:04accessible
- 13:05to
- 13:05people,
- 13:06and
- 13:06I
- 13:06guess
- 13:06maybe
- 13:06briefly
- 13:07to
- 13:07you
- 13:07Kurt,
- 13:07and
- 13:08then
- 13:08we'll
- 13:08have
- 13:08rich
- 13:08introduce
- 13:09himself
- 13:09and
- 13:09talk
- 13:10about
- 13:10why
- 13:10we
- 13:11have
- 13:11him
- 13:11on
- 13:11shift.
- 13:11I
- 13:11think
- 13:12you.
- 13:12You've
- 13:13gotta
- 13:13point
- 13:13there,
- 13:13Brian,
- 13:14because
- 13:14each
- 13:15of
- 13:15the
- 13:15parks
- 13:15I
- 13:15went
- 13:15to,
- 13:16they
- 13:16don't
- 13:16have
- 13:16Campground,
- 13:17you'd
- 13:17have
- 13:17to
- 13:17find
- 13:17a
- 13:17commercial
- 13:18Campground
- 13:18someplace
- 13:19else.
- 13:20But
- 13:20I
- 13:20think
- 13:21a
- 13:21larger
- 13:21part
- 13:22probably
- 13:22is
- 13:22the
- 13:23lack
- 13:23of
- 13:23awareness
- 13:24because
- 13:25I
- 13:25ran
- 13:25into
- 13:26a
- 13:26couple
- 13:26from
- 13:26Ohio
- 13:28and
- 13:28they
- 13:28were
- 13:28driving
- 13:28out
- 13:28to
- 13:29grand
- 13:29Teton
- 13:30in
- 13:30Yellowstone.
- 13:30And
- 13:30I
- 13:30ran
- 13:31into
- 13:31them
- 13:31in
- 13:31Western
- 13:32Nebraska,
- 13:33and
- 13:33they
- 13:33had
- 13:34been
- 13:34that
- 13:34route
- 13:34before.
- 13:35And
- 13:35so
- 13:35they
- 13:35knew
- 13:35about
- 13:36Scott's
- 13:36bluff.
- 13:36And
- 13:36so
- 13:37they
- 13:37wanted
- 13:37to
- 13:37stop
- 13:38along
- 13:38the
- 13:38way
- 13:38and
- 13:39just,
- 13:39revisit
- 13:39it
- 13:40and
- 13:40whatnot.
- 13:41And
- 13:41as
- 13:41the
- 13:42superintendent
- 13:42told
- 13:42me,
- 13:43we're
- 13:43not
- 13:43a
- 13:43final
- 13:44destination
- 13:45in
- 13:45a
- 13:45national
- 13:46park
- 13:46vacation,
- 13:46but
- 13:46we
- 13:47are
- 13:47a
- 13:47destination.
- 13:48And
- 13:49I
- 13:49think
- 13:49by
- 13:49raising
- 13:50the
- 13:50awareness
- 13:50of
- 13:50these
- 13:50places,
- 13:51because
- 13:52the
- 13:52bulk
- 13:52of
- 13:52the
- 13:52us
- 13:53population
- 13:53is
- 13:53on
- 13:54the
- 13:54coasts.
- 13:55And
- 13:55if
- 13:55you
- 13:55want
- 13:55to
- 13:55go
- 13:55to
- 13:55the
- 13:56Yellowstones
- 13:56or
- 13:56the
- 13:56Rocky
- 13:57mountains,
- 13:58you're
- 13:58gonna
- 13:58drive
- 13:58across
- 13:59places
- 13:59like
- 13:59Kansas
- 14:00and
- 14:00Nebraska
- 14:00and
- 14:00Oklahoma.
- 14:01And
- 14:02if
- 14:02you
- 14:02don't
- 14:02know,
- 14:02these
- 14:02parks
- 14:03exist
- 14:03out
- 14:03there,
- 14:04you're
- 14:04not
- 14:04gonna
- 14:04stop.
- 14:05You're
- 14:05not
- 14:05gonna
- 14:05divert
- 14:06to
- 14:06them.
- 14:08There
- 14:08used
- 14:08to
- 14:08be
- 14:08an
- 14:08incentive.
- 14:09Like
- 14:09you
- 14:09can
- 14:09save
- 14:10money
- 14:10on
- 14:10your
- 14:10taxes
- 14:11by
- 14:11visiting
- 14:11the
- 14:12smaller
- 14:12parks,
- 14:12but
- 14:12you
- 14:13have
- 14:13to
- 14:13pay
- 14:13more
- 14:13in
- 14:13taxes
- 14:14by
- 14:14going
- 14:14to
- 14:14grand
- 14:14canyon,
- 14:15like
- 14:16a
- 14:16scavenger
- 14:16hunt.
- 14:16You
- 14:16save
- 14:171%
- 14:17on
- 14:17your
- 14:17taxes
- 14:18for
- 14:18every
- 14:18tiny
- 14:18national
- 14:19park
- 14:19you
- 14:19visit,
- 14:20people
- 14:20would
- 14:21go
- 14:21then
- 14:21for
- 14:22sure.
- 14:23But
- 14:23correct.
- 14:24Tell
- 14:24us
- 14:24who
- 14:24you
- 14:25like,
- 14:25obviously,
- 14:25president
- 14:26Vancor
- 14:26you
- 14:26introduce
- 14:27yourself,
- 14:27tell
- 14:27us
- 14:27a
- 14:27little
- 14:27bit
- 14:27about
- 14:28you,
- 14:28your
- 14:28company.
- 14:28And
- 14:29then
- 14:29I
- 14:29think
- 14:30what
- 14:30kind
- 14:30of
- 14:30just
- 14:30want
- 14:31to
- 14:31pivot
- 14:31real
- 14:31quick
- 14:31into
- 14:32what
- 14:32you
- 14:32can
- 14:32talk
- 14:33about
- 14:33over
- 14:33landing
- 14:34specific,
- 14:35whether
- 14:35you
- 14:35have
- 14:35some
- 14:35comments
- 14:36on
- 14:36what
- 14:36Kurt
- 14:36was
- 14:36talking
- 14:37about
- 14:37with
- 14:37the
- 14:37smaller
- 14:37national
- 14:37parks
- 14:38and
- 14:38trends
- 14:38there.
- 14:38I've
- 14:38been
- 14:39in
- 14:39this
- 14:39industry
- 14:39for
- 14:40about
- 14:4022
- 14:40years,
- 14:41whether
- 14:41it
- 14:42be
- 14:42cargo
- 14:43and
- 14:43motor
- 14:43sports
- 14:44trailers,
- 14:45RVs,
- 14:45or
- 14:45the
- 14:45Marine
- 14:45industry.
- 14:46But
- 14:46recently
- 14:47about
- 14:47a
- 14:47year
- 14:48ago
- 14:48we
- 14:48launched
- 14:49this
- 14:49company
- 14:49Encore
- 14:50RV.
- 14:51And
- 14:51our
- 14:51focus
- 14:52was
- 14:52to
- 14:52be
- 14:52on
- 14:52smaller
- 14:53products
- 14:54at
- 14:54least
- 14:54outta
- 14:54the
- 14:54gate,
- 14:55because
- 14:55we
- 14:55believe
- 14:55that
- 14:56there
- 14:56might
- 14:57be
- 14:57a
- 14:57potential
- 14:57recession
- 14:58or
- 14:58slow
- 14:58down
- 14:59that
- 14:59the
- 14:59cycle's
- 14:59been
- 14:59pretty
- 15:00high
- 15:00for
- 15:00a
- 15:00while,
- 15:01since
- 15:01about
- 15:022010.
- 15:03So
- 15:03we're
- 15:03on
- 15:04a
- 15:0412
- 15:04year
- 15:04roll
- 15:05and
- 15:06that's
- 15:06not
- 15:06seen
- 15:07very
- 15:07often,
- 15:07that
- 15:07things
- 15:08continue
- 15:08to
- 15:08climb
- 15:09for
- 15:09that
- 15:09long.
- 15:09And
- 15:10having
- 15:10a
- 15:10smaller
- 15:10product.
- 15:11It
- 15:11was
- 15:11gonna
- 15:11be
- 15:11a
- 15:11little
- 15:11bit
- 15:12easier
- 15:12for
- 15:12us
- 15:12to
- 15:12set
- 15:13up
- 15:13dealers.
- 15:14And
- 15:15we
- 15:15also
- 15:15knew
- 15:15that
- 15:16this
- 15:16niche
- 15:16of
- 15:16small
- 15:17trailers
- 15:17was
- 15:17still
- 15:18substantially
- 15:18growing.
- 15:19So
- 15:20that's
- 15:20the
- 15:20reason
- 15:20we
- 15:20chose
- 15:21this
- 15:21this
- 15:22line
- 15:22of
- 15:22products
- 15:22that
- 15:22we
- 15:23manufacture.
- 15:24We
- 15:24put
- 15:24a
- 15:24little
- 15:24twist
- 15:25on
- 15:25it
- 15:25to
- 15:25make
- 15:25it
- 15:25a
- 15:25little
- 15:25bit
- 15:26different
- 15:26than
- 15:26other
- 15:26things
- 15:26that
- 15:27are
- 15:27out
- 15:27there.
- 15:27It's
- 15:27a
- 15:27hundred
- 15:28percent
- 15:28wood
- 15:28free.
- 15:29It's
- 15:29all
- 15:30composite
- 15:30materials.
- 15:31It's
- 15:31really
- 15:32designed
- 15:32and
- 15:32built
- 15:32to
- 15:33last
- 15:33a
- 15:33long
- 15:33time.
- 15:34The
- 15:34frame's
- 15:34all.
- 15:35We
- 15:35don't
- 15:35use
- 15:36steel.
- 15:36So
- 15:36we
- 15:36try
- 15:36to
- 15:37do
- 15:37things
- 15:37a
- 15:37little
- 15:37differently
- 15:38to
- 15:38attract
- 15:38people
- 15:38into
- 15:39what
- 15:39we're
- 15:39doing.
- 15:40And
- 15:41so
- 15:41far
- 15:41it's
- 15:41been
- 15:41a
- 15:41pretty
- 15:41good
- 15:41run.
- 15:42It
- 15:42was
- 15:42a
- 15:42challenging
- 15:43time
- 15:43to
- 15:43start
- 15:43a
- 15:43business
- 15:44naturally
- 15:44with
- 15:45supply
- 15:45chain
- 15:46issues.
- 15:46And
- 15:47very
- 15:47early
- 15:48on,
- 15:48we
- 15:48were
- 15:48having
- 15:48some
- 15:49real
- 15:49employee
- 15:49issues,
- 15:50finding
- 15:50the
- 15:50right
- 15:50help
- 15:51that
- 15:51we
- 15:51needed,
- 15:51but
- 15:52it's
- 15:52turned
- 15:52pretty
- 15:52well
- 15:53and
- 15:53things
- 15:53are
- 15:53going
- 15:53very
- 15:53well
- 15:54for
- 15:54us,
- 15:54but
- 15:54that
- 15:55in
- 15:55a
- 15:55nutshell
- 15:55is
- 15:55what
- 15:56my
- 15:56background
- 15:56is
- 15:59awesome.
- 15:59So
- 16:00tell
- 16:00us
- 16:00and
- 16:00I
- 16:00know
- 16:01when
- 16:01we
- 16:01scheduled
- 16:02you
- 16:02for
- 16:02the
- 16:02show,
- 16:02I
- 16:02had
- 16:03some
- 16:03stats
- 16:03pulled
- 16:04up
- 16:04in
- 16:04front
- 16:04of
- 16:04me
- 16:04here
- 16:04from
- 16:05KWA
- 16:052022
- 16:06north
- 16:06American
- 16:06Camping
- 16:07report.
- 16:07I'm
- 16:07just
- 16:07skimming
- 16:08'em
- 16:08right
- 16:08now,
- 16:08back
- 16:09here
- 16:09on
- 16:09my
- 16:09laptop,
- 16:10it
- 16:10says
- 16:1027%
- 16:11of
- 16:11campers
- 16:11took
- 16:12an
- 16:12over
- 16:12landing
- 16:12trip
- 16:13for
- 16:13the
- 16:13first
- 16:13time
- 16:13in
- 16:142021
- 16:15and
- 16:1546%
- 16:16of
- 16:16all
- 16:16campers
- 16:17want
- 16:17to
- 16:18try
- 16:18over
- 16:18landing
- 16:19this
- 16:19year.
- 16:20So
- 16:20I
- 16:20guess
- 16:20my
- 16:20first
- 16:20question
- 16:21is
- 16:21for
- 16:21those
- 16:22of
- 16:22people
- 16:22like
- 16:23me
- 16:23who
- 16:23have
- 16:23never
- 16:24owned
- 16:24an
- 16:24RV
- 16:25cuz
- 16:25I
- 16:25can't
- 16:25afford
- 16:25one.
- 16:26And
- 16:26also
- 16:26I
- 16:26like
- 16:27lakes
- 16:28and
- 16:28cabins
- 16:29too,
- 16:29but
- 16:29we
- 16:29won't
- 16:29go
- 16:29there.
- 16:30But
- 16:30anyway
- 16:30for
- 16:30those
- 16:30of
- 16:31us
- 16:31who
- 16:31don't,
- 16:31who
- 16:31aren't
- 16:32completely
- 16:32familiar
- 16:32with
- 16:33that
- 16:33term,
- 16:33what
- 16:33does
- 16:34over
- 16:34landing
- 16:34mean
- 16:35to
- 16:35you
- 16:35or
- 16:36to
- 16:36the
- 16:36industry
- 16:36rich?
- 16:37There's,
- 16:38a
- 16:38lot
- 16:38of
- 16:38people
- 16:38have
- 16:38their
- 16:38own
- 16:39view
- 16:39of,
- 16:39but
- 16:39for
- 16:39me
- 16:40it's
- 16:40it's
- 16:40that
- 16:40guy
- 16:40that
- 16:41is
- 16:41getting
- 16:41out,
- 16:41trying
- 16:41to
- 16:41get
- 16:42off
- 16:42grid.
- 16:42He's
- 16:43got
- 16:43a
- 16:43vehicle
- 16:44and,
- 16:44or
- 16:44a
- 16:44trailer.
- 16:45A
- 16:45lot
- 16:45of
- 16:45times
- 16:45it's
- 16:45just
- 16:45a
- 16:45vehicle
- 16:46that's
- 16:46over
- 16:46landing
- 16:46with
- 16:47a
- 16:47rooftop
- 16:47tent
- 16:47or
- 16:48some,
- 16:48sometimes
- 16:49even
- 16:49tent
- 16:49Camping
- 16:49out
- 16:50of
- 16:50it,
- 16:50but
- 16:50they're
- 16:50not
- 16:51going
- 16:51to
- 16:51the
- 16:51state
- 16:51park
- 16:52parks.
- 16:52So
- 16:52the
- 16:53federal
- 16:53parks
- 16:53they're
- 16:53going
- 16:53off
- 16:54into
- 16:54can
- 16:54be
- 16:55off
- 16:55often
- 16:55government
- 16:55owned
- 16:55land,
- 16:56but
- 16:56they
- 16:56don't
- 16:56wanna
- 16:56be
- 16:56in
- 16:56a
- 16:56Campground
- 16:57with
- 16:57if
- 16:57the
- 16:57other
- 16:57campers
- 16:58or
- 16:58a
- 16:58hundred
- 16:58other
- 16:58campers
- 16:59they're
- 16:59looking
- 16:59to
- 16:59get
- 17:00off
- 17:00and
- 17:00do
- 17:00their
- 17:01own
- 17:01thing
- 17:01and
- 17:01see
- 17:02the
- 17:02true
- 17:02wilderness
- 17:03that's
- 17:03out
- 17:03there.
- 17:04And
- 17:04for
- 17:04them,
- 17:04a
- 17:04lot
- 17:04of
- 17:04the
- 17:05times
- 17:05there's
- 17:05two
- 17:05types
- 17:06of
- 17:06people.
- 17:06There's
- 17:06the
- 17:06guy
- 17:07that
- 17:07builds
- 17:07up
- 17:07the.
- 17:08The
- 17:08rig,
- 17:08the
- 17:08nice
- 17:09trailer,
- 17:09the
- 17:09Jeep
- 17:10that
- 17:10he's
- 17:10gonna
- 17:10pull
- 17:11with
- 17:11or
- 17:11whatever
- 17:11it
- 17:11might
- 17:11be.
- 17:12each
- 17:12of
- 17:12those
- 17:12the
- 17:12things
- 17:13that
- 17:13they
- 17:13buy
- 17:13they'll
- 17:13add
- 17:14on
- 17:14another
- 17:1410
- 17:14or
- 17:1520
- 17:15or
- 17:15$30,000
- 17:16or
- 17:16more
- 17:17worth
- 17:17of
- 17:17accessories.
- 17:18That's
- 17:18a
- 17:18big
- 17:19thing
- 17:19that
- 17:19we
- 17:19see.
- 17:20And
- 17:20they
- 17:21may
- 17:21or
- 17:21may
- 17:21not
- 17:21ever
- 17:22really
- 17:22take
- 17:22it
- 17:22off
- 17:23road.
- 17:23They
- 17:23might
- 17:23just
- 17:24be
- 17:24on
- 17:24a
- 17:24fire
- 17:25road
- 17:25or
- 17:25on
- 17:26gravel
- 17:26or
- 17:26dirt,
- 17:27but
- 17:27they're
- 17:27not
- 17:27going
- 17:27rock
- 17:28crawling
- 17:28with
- 17:28it.
- 17:29So
- 17:29to
- 17:29speak,
- 17:29which
- 17:29a
- 17:29lot
- 17:30of
- 17:30people
- 17:30think
- 17:31over
- 17:31landing
- 17:31would
- 17:31be,
- 17:32but
- 17:32it's
- 17:32actually,
- 17:32probably
- 17:33not,
- 17:33even
- 17:33though
- 17:33it
- 17:34falls
- 17:34into
- 17:34that
- 17:34category
- 17:35as
- 17:35well.
- 17:35For
- 17:36us
- 17:36probably
- 17:37about
- 17:3785%,
- 17:3890%
- 17:39of
- 17:39our
- 17:39campers
- 17:39will
- 17:40still
- 17:40take
- 17:40this
- 17:40into
- 17:40a
- 17:41Campground.
- 17:42And
- 17:42we
- 17:43plan
- 17:43for
- 17:43that.
- 17:43That's
- 17:44why
- 17:44we
- 17:44have
- 17:44a
- 17:44microwave
- 17:45and
- 17:45an
- 17:46air
- 17:46conditioner,
- 17:46things
- 17:47that
- 17:47you
- 17:47would
- 17:47more
- 17:47need
- 17:48to
- 17:48do
- 17:48with
- 17:48either
- 17:48shore
- 17:48power
- 17:49or
- 17:49a
- 17:49generator,
- 17:50even
- 17:50a
- 17:51good
- 17:52solar
- 17:52package
- 17:52with
- 17:53lithium
- 17:54batteries
- 17:54would
- 17:54have
- 17:54a
- 17:54tough
- 17:55time,
- 17:55really
- 17:55powering
- 17:55an
- 17:56air
- 17:56conditioner
- 17:56the
- 17:56way
- 17:56most
- 17:57people
- 17:57would
- 17:57use
- 17:57it.
- 17:58A
- 17:58microwave's
- 17:58fairly
- 17:59easy
- 17:59to
- 17:59work
- 17:59though.
- 17:59But
- 18:00the
- 18:00other
- 18:00thing
- 18:01that
- 18:01we're
- 18:01finding
- 18:01is
- 18:01the
- 18:01ages,
- 18:02it's
- 18:02all
- 18:02over
- 18:03the
- 18:03place.
- 18:03While
- 18:03I
- 18:04initially
- 18:04thought
- 18:04we
- 18:04would
- 18:05sell
- 18:05to
- 18:05a
- 18:05much
- 18:05younger
- 18:06crowd,
- 18:07we've
- 18:07got
- 18:07people
- 18:07that
- 18:08are
- 18:08either
- 18:08adding
- 18:08this
- 18:09to
- 18:09their
- 18:09arsenal,
- 18:10love
- 18:10RVs.
- 18:10They
- 18:10might
- 18:10have
- 18:11a
- 18:11fifth
- 18:11wheel,
- 18:11but
- 18:12when
- 18:12the
- 18:12husband
- 18:13and
- 18:13wife
- 18:13just
- 18:13go
- 18:13out,
- 18:14they
- 18:14wanna
- 18:14go
- 18:14by
- 18:14themselves.
- 18:15They
- 18:15wanna
- 18:15try
- 18:15this
- 18:15lifestyle,
- 18:16smaller
- 18:16Camping
- 18:17cuz
- 18:17you're
- 18:17more
- 18:18in
- 18:18tune
- 18:18with
- 18:18the
- 18:18wilderness
- 18:19when
- 18:19you're
- 18:19doing
- 18:19it
- 18:19in
- 18:19a
- 18:19small
- 18:20camper,
- 18:20cuz
- 18:20you're
- 18:20just
- 18:21not
- 18:21gonna
- 18:21hang
- 18:21out
- 18:22inside
- 18:23of
- 18:23an
- 18:23adventure
- 18:23trailer.
- 18:24You're
- 18:24gonna
- 18:24be
- 18:24outside.
- 18:25And
- 18:25when
- 18:25you
- 18:25show
- 18:25up
- 18:25somewhere
- 18:26in
- 18:26fifth
- 18:26wheel,
- 18:26you've
- 18:26got
- 18:27all
- 18:27the
- 18:27conveniences
- 18:28home.
- 18:28This
- 18:28buyer's
- 18:29trying
- 18:29to
- 18:29look
- 18:29away
- 18:30from
- 18:30that
- 18:30a
- 18:30little
- 18:31bit
- 18:31and
- 18:31just
- 18:31explore
- 18:32nature
- 18:32a
- 18:32little
- 18:32bit
- 18:32more.
- 18:33But
- 18:33our
- 18:33buyer's
- 18:33been
- 18:34up
- 18:34and
- 18:34down
- 18:34all
- 18:34over
- 18:35from
- 18:36late
- 18:36twenties,
- 18:37up
- 18:37to
- 18:3765
- 18:38years
- 18:38old,
- 18:38which
- 18:38is
- 18:39very
- 18:39surprising
- 18:40for
- 18:40me.
- 18:41And
- 18:41We
- 18:41do
- 18:41have
- 18:41a
- 18:41fair
- 18:42amount
- 18:42of
- 18:42first
- 18:42time
- 18:43buyers
- 18:43as
- 18:43well,
- 18:43which
- 18:44is
- 18:44nice.
- 18:44And
- 18:44what's
- 18:44beautiful
- 18:45about
- 18:45this
- 18:45is
- 18:46you
- 18:46typically
- 18:46don't
- 18:47need
- 18:47a
- 18:47specialty
- 18:47tow
- 18:48vehicle.
- 18:48You're
- 18:48not
- 18:48gonna
- 18:48have
- 18:48to
- 18:48go
- 18:48out
- 18:49and
- 18:49buy
- 18:49a
- 18:49threequarter
- 18:49toner
- 18:50or
- 18:50a
- 18:50one
- 18:50ton
- 18:50pickup.
- 18:51You
- 18:51don't,
- 18:51you're
- 18:51not
- 18:51dealing
- 18:52with
- 18:52a
- 18:52lot
- 18:52of
- 18:52tongue
- 18:52weight.
- 18:53You've
- 18:53got
- 18:53a
- 18:53small
- 18:53vehicle
- 18:54that
- 18:54tows
- 18:54relatively
- 18:55easily
- 18:55behind
- 18:56a
- 18:56small
- 18:56SUV
- 18:57or
- 18:57a
- 18:57larger
- 18:57car.
- 18:58A,
- 18:58a
- 18:59Subaru
- 18:59can
- 18:59pull
- 18:59most
- 19:00of
- 19:00what
- 19:00we
- 19:00build.
- 19:01And
- 19:01that's,
- 19:02what's
- 19:02also
- 19:02appealing.
- 19:03You
- 19:03don't
- 19:03have
- 19:03that
- 19:03investment
- 19:04of
- 19:04a
- 19:04to
- 19:04vehicle.
- 19:06We're
- 19:06looking
- 19:06at
- 19:07it
- 19:07right
- 19:07now,
- 19:08where
- 19:08you
- 19:08were
- 19:08talking.
- 19:09So
- 19:09yeah,
- 19:09it
- 19:09looks,
- 19:09and
- 19:10since
- 19:10here's
- 19:10the
- 19:10thing,
- 19:10I
- 19:10think
- 19:11there's
- 19:11a
- 19:11you
- 19:11tell
- 19:11me
- 19:11if
- 19:12I'm
- 19:12wrong.
- 19:12Is
- 19:12there
- 19:12an
- 19:12opportunity
- 19:13here?
- 19:13We've
- 19:13talked
- 19:14about
- 19:14national
- 19:14parks
- 19:14and
- 19:15some
- 19:15of
- 19:15the
- 19:15underserved
- 19:15parks
- 19:16that
- 19:16we
- 19:16want
- 19:17to
- 19:17encourage
- 19:17people
- 19:18to
- 19:18visit,
- 19:18or
- 19:18really
- 19:19Kurt
- 19:19is
- 19:19helping
- 19:20us
- 19:20do
- 19:20through
- 19:20national
- 19:21parks,
- 19:21traveler
- 19:21and
- 19:21things
- 19:21that
- 19:22and
- 19:22obviously
- 19:22we
- 19:22know
- 19:22there
- 19:22mediums
- 19:23to
- 19:23help
- 19:23do
- 19:23that
- 19:23as
- 19:24well.
- 19:24It
- 19:24could
- 19:24just
- 19:24be
- 19:24Kurt,
- 19:25but
- 19:25are
- 19:25there
- 19:25opportunities
- 19:26for
- 19:26manufacturers
- 19:27like
- 19:28you,
- 19:28who.
- 19:29Manufacture
- 19:30these
- 19:30small
- 19:30trailers
- 19:31and
- 19:31yes,
- 19:31I
- 19:31understand
- 19:31there's
- 19:31an
- 19:31appeal
- 19:32for
- 19:32BLM
- 19:32land
- 19:33and
- 19:33to
- 19:33get
- 19:34disconnected
- 19:34and
- 19:34things
- 19:35like
- 19:35that.
- 19:35But
- 19:35for
- 19:35the
- 19:35parks
- 19:36that
- 19:36don't
- 19:36have
- 19:36campgrounds
- 19:38that
- 19:38you
- 19:38could
- 19:38theoretically
- 19:39go
- 19:39park
- 19:39on
- 19:39BLM
- 19:40land
- 19:40that's
- 19:40near
- 19:41perhaps
- 19:42one
- 19:42of
- 19:42these
- 19:43parks
- 19:43or
- 19:43is
- 19:44there
- 19:44any
- 19:44kind
- 19:44of
- 19:44cross
- 19:44promotion
- 19:45that
- 19:45could
- 19:45be
- 19:45done
- 19:45here
- 19:46between
- 19:46manufacturers
- 19:47to
- 19:47help
- 19:47maybe
- 19:47drive
- 19:48traffic
- 19:48to
- 19:48some
- 19:48of
- 19:48these
- 19:49lesser
- 19:49known,
- 19:50disconnected
- 19:50places
- 19:51from
- 19:51your
- 19:51perspective?
- 19:52Rich?
- 19:53I
- 19:53believe
- 19:54if
- 19:54there
- 19:54was
- 19:55an
- 19:55opportunity
- 19:56to
- 19:56I
- 19:57guess
- 19:57if
- 19:57we
- 19:57had
- 19:57some
- 19:58way
- 19:58to
- 19:58put
- 19:58it
- 19:58on
- 19:58our
- 19:58website
- 19:59easily
- 20:00where
- 20:00people
- 20:00could
- 20:01research
- 20:01and
- 20:01find
- 20:02places
- 20:02to
- 20:02camp
- 20:03that
- 20:03are
- 20:03along
- 20:04those
- 20:04lines,
- 20:04they
- 20:04would
- 20:04do
- 20:05that
- 20:05very
- 20:06quickly
- 20:06would
- 20:06want
- 20:07to.
- 20:07And
- 20:08I
- 20:08can
- 20:08give
- 20:08you
- 20:08an
- 20:08idea.
- 20:08You
- 20:09just,
- 20:09when
- 20:09we
- 20:10go,
- 20:10when
- 20:11I
- 20:11go
- 20:11look
- 20:11at
- 20:11a
- 20:11Campground
- 20:12that
- 20:12I'm
- 20:12gonna
- 20:12go
- 20:12to
- 20:12I
- 20:13have
- 20:13no
- 20:13idea
- 20:13how
- 20:13nice
- 20:13it
- 20:14is
- 20:14or
- 20:14how
- 20:14much
- 20:15privacy
- 20:15you
- 20:15have,
- 20:16or
- 20:16you
- 20:16stacked
- 20:16on
- 20:17top
- 20:17of
- 20:17people.
- 20:17What
- 20:17is
- 20:18it
- 20:18really
- 20:18like?
- 20:19And
- 20:19the
- 20:19last
- 20:19one
- 20:19I
- 20:19visited
- 20:20was
- 20:20up
- 20:20in
- 20:20the
- 20:21Northern.
- 20:22Again,
- 20:22up
- 20:22near
- 20:23traverse
- 20:23bay.
- 20:23It
- 20:23was
- 20:24a,
- 20:24it
- 20:24was
- 20:24an
- 20:24unbelievable
- 20:25park.
- 20:25I
- 20:25really
- 20:25liked
- 20:26it.
- 20:26They
- 20:26were
- 20:26friendly,
- 20:27was
- 20:27very
- 20:27clean.
- 20:28I
- 20:28think
- 20:28campgrounds
- 20:29have
- 20:29come
- 20:29along
- 20:30a
- 20:30long
- 20:30way
- 20:30from
- 20:30what
- 20:31a
- 20:31lot
- 20:31of
- 20:31people
- 20:31probably
- 20:31they
- 20:32are.
- 20:32The,
- 20:32all
- 20:33the
- 20:33amenities
- 20:33were
- 20:33kept
- 20:34very
- 20:34nice.
- 20:34And
- 20:35there
- 20:35was
- 20:35a
- 20:35lot
- 20:35to
- 20:35do.
- 20:36It
- 20:36was
- 20:36right
- 20:36along
- 20:37grand
- 20:37travel
- 20:38bay.
- 20:38There
- 20:38were
- 20:38lots
- 20:39of
- 20:39trails
- 20:39to
- 20:39hike,
- 20:40a
- 20:40lot
- 20:40of
- 20:40opportunities
- 20:41for
- 20:41kayaking
- 20:42and
- 20:43bicycling.
- 20:43And
- 20:44we
- 20:44really
- 20:44enjoyed
- 20:44it.
- 20:45But
- 20:46the
- 20:46new
- 20:47buyer,
- 20:47that's
- 20:47not
- 20:48done
- 20:48this
- 20:48before.
- 20:48It
- 20:49is
- 20:49exactly
- 20:49right,
- 20:50that
- 20:50they
- 20:50don't
- 20:50know
- 20:50where
- 20:50they
- 20:51can
- 20:51go
- 20:51Camping.
- 20:51They
- 20:52have
- 20:52this
- 20:52grand
- 20:53idea
- 20:53that
- 20:53they're
- 20:53gonna
- 20:53go
- 20:53on
- 20:53to
- 20:54BM
- 20:54land
- 20:54and
- 20:55be
- 20:55away
- 20:55from
- 20:55everybody.
- 20:56And,
- 20:56oh,
- 20:56we're
- 20:57gonna
- 20:57see
- 20:57a
- 20:57grizzly
- 20:57or
- 20:57something
- 20:58which
- 20:58by
- 20:58the
- 20:58way,
- 20:58our
- 20:59trailers
- 20:59aren't
- 20:59grizzly.
- 21:00And
- 21:01proof.
- 21:02Do
- 21:02you
- 21:02really
- 21:02wanna
- 21:02say
- 21:03proof
- 21:03or
- 21:03just
- 21:03resistant?
- 21:05I
- 21:05would
- 21:05say
- 21:05proof.
- 21:06They're
- 21:06not
- 21:06getting
- 21:06into
- 21:06our
- 21:07stuff.
- 21:09we
- 21:09actually
- 21:09called
- 21:10invitation
- 21:10for
- 21:10somebody
- 21:11to
- 21:11hire
- 21:11a
- 21:11grizzly
- 21:12bear
- 21:12and
- 21:12attempt
- 21:12to
- 21:12get
- 21:13into
- 21:13your
- 21:13trailer,
- 21:14put
- 21:15something
- 21:15at
- 21:15appetizing
- 21:16inside
- 21:16of
- 21:16it.
- 21:17Yeah.
- 21:17I
- 21:17believe
- 21:18that
- 21:18if
- 21:18people
- 21:18had
- 21:19a
- 21:19way
- 21:19of
- 21:19understanding
- 21:19and
- 21:20knowing
- 21:20where
- 21:20they
- 21:20could
- 21:20go
- 21:21and
- 21:22it
- 21:22was
- 21:22more
- 21:22visual
- 21:23so
- 21:23that
- 21:23when
- 21:23they
- 21:24see
- 21:24the
- 21:24Campground,
- 21:25they
- 21:25could,
- 21:25yes,
- 21:25this
- 21:25is
- 21:25what
- 21:26I'm
- 21:26looking
- 21:26to
- 21:26do.
- 21:27They
- 21:27would
- 21:27go
- 21:27do
- 21:27that.
- 21:28But
- 21:28when
- 21:28you
- 21:28just
- 21:28look
- 21:28one
- 21:29up
- 21:29you
- 21:29don't
- 21:29really
- 21:29know
- 21:30what
- 21:30it's
- 21:30like
- 21:30until
- 21:30you
- 21:30visit
- 21:31it.
- 21:31You
- 21:31can
- 21:31read
- 21:31some
- 21:32Yelp
- 21:32reviews
- 21:32or
- 21:33Google
- 21:33reviews
- 21:34and
- 21:34stuff
- 21:34and
- 21:35see
- 21:35a
- 21:35couple
- 21:35pictures
- 21:36here
- 21:36or
- 21:36there.
- 21:36But
- 21:36the
- 21:37it's
- 21:37like
- 21:38the
- 21:38one
- 21:38we
- 21:38went
- 21:38to,
- 21:38I
- 21:38didn't
- 21:39think
- 21:39it
- 21:39was
- 21:39gonna
- 21:39be
- 21:39quite
- 21:39as
- 21:40nice
- 21:40as
- 21:40it
- 21:40was.
- 21:40I,
- 21:41my
- 21:41expectations
- 21:41were
- 21:42lower,
- 21:42but
- 21:42it
- 21:42exceeded
- 21:43them.
- 21:44So
- 21:44I
- 21:44would
- 21:44just
- 21:44encourage
- 21:45people
- 21:45to
- 21:45get
- 21:45out
- 21:46and
- 21:46hit
- 21:46a
- 21:46couple
- 21:46places,
- 21:47especially
- 21:47if
- 21:47you're
- 21:47new.
- 21:48I
- 21:48think
- 21:48you're
- 21:48best
- 21:49to
- 21:49start
- 21:49your
- 21:49Camping
- 21:49in
- 21:49a
- 21:49Camping
- 21:50Campground.
- 21:50That's
- 21:51close
- 21:51by.
- 21:51So
- 21:51you
- 21:51get
- 21:52a.
- 21:52Feel
- 21:52for
- 21:52what
- 21:53you
- 21:53should
- 21:53be
- 21:53bringing
- 21:53along
- 21:53and
- 21:54you're
- 21:54always
- 21:54gonna
- 21:54find
- 21:54the
- 21:5410
- 21:55items
- 21:55you
- 21:55don't
- 21:55need
- 21:55to
- 21:55bring.
- 21:56It's
- 21:56it's,
- 21:56that's
- 21:57kind
- 21:57of
- 21:57part
- 21:57of
- 21:57the
- 21:57fun
- 21:57though,
- 21:58and
- 21:58a
- 21:58lot
- 21:58of
- 21:58our
- 21:58customers,
- 21:59they
- 21:59love
- 21:59that
- 22:00rigging
- 22:00aspect.
- 22:01They
- 22:01are
- 22:02constantly
- 22:02continually
- 22:03upgrading
- 22:03and
- 22:03modifying
- 22:04that's.
- 22:04What's
- 22:05great
- 22:05about
- 22:05the
- 22:05owners
- 22:05groups.
- 22:06I'm
- 22:06adding
- 22:06hot
- 22:07water,
- 22:07cuz
- 22:07we,
- 22:08we
- 22:08don't
- 22:08have
- 22:08hot
- 22:08water.
- 22:08I
- 22:08mean
- 22:09my
- 22:09small
- 22:09trailers
- 22:10actually
- 22:10got
- 22:1043
- 22:11gallons
- 22:11of
- 22:11fresh
- 22:11water,
- 22:12but
- 22:12no
- 22:12hot
- 22:12water.
- 22:12So
- 22:13you
- 22:13use
- 22:13a
- 22:13portable
- 22:13hot
- 22:14water
- 22:14heater.
- 22:14How
- 22:15are
- 22:15you
- 22:15attaching
- 22:15things
- 22:16to
- 22:16the
- 22:16roof?
- 22:16Things
- 22:16like
- 22:17that.
- 22:17And
- 22:17these
- 22:18groups
- 22:18are
- 22:18where
- 22:19people
- 22:19learn
- 22:19so
- 22:19much
- 22:20more
- 22:20about
- 22:20the
- 22:20product
- 22:20and
- 22:21how
- 22:21to
- 22:21camp
- 22:21and
- 22:22what
- 22:22to
- 22:22expect.
- 22:23But
- 22:23a
- 22:23hundred
- 22:23percent
- 22:23agree
- 22:24with
- 22:24you
- 22:24guys.
- 22:24If
- 22:24there
- 22:25was
- 22:25more
- 22:25of
- 22:25a
- 22:25way
- 22:25to
- 22:25get
- 22:26the
- 22:26word
- 22:26out
- 22:26as
- 22:26to
- 22:27some
- 22:27of
- 22:27these
- 22:27areas
- 22:28where
- 22:28people
- 22:28could
- 22:28go
- 22:28Camping
- 22:29it's
- 22:30probably
- 22:30exactly
- 22:30what
- 22:30they
- 22:30envision,
- 22:31but
- 22:31they
- 22:31just
- 22:32don't
- 22:32know
- 22:32about
- 22:32it.
- 22:32I
- 22:32think
- 22:33it
- 22:33would
- 22:33help
- 22:33tremendously.
- 22:35Hey
- 22:36Brian,
- 22:36can
- 22:36I
- 22:36jump
- 22:36in
- 22:36here?
- 22:37Yeah.
- 22:37Yeah,
- 22:38I
- 22:38was
- 22:38gonna
- 22:38ask
- 22:38you,
- 22:38so
- 22:38go
- 22:39ahead.
- 22:39Yep.
- 22:40Yeah.
- 22:40Yeah.
- 22:40First
- 22:41I
- 22:41was
- 22:41concerned
- 22:41about,
- 22:4265
- 22:42year
- 22:42old
- 22:43is
- 22:43the
- 22:43upper
- 22:43limit.
- 22:44I'm
- 22:44almost
- 22:4466.
- 22:45I
- 22:45think
- 22:45I'd
- 22:45check
- 22:46it
- 22:46out.
- 22:46Rich.
- 22:46On
- 22:46our
- 22:47trip
- 22:47over
- 22:47to
- 22:47Rocky
- 22:48mountain,
- 22:48the
- 22:48other
- 22:48day
- 22:49we
- 22:49went
- 22:50through
- 22:50a
- 22:50national
- 22:51forest
- 22:51and
- 22:51we
- 22:51had
- 22:52my
- 22:52buddies
- 22:52pickup
- 22:52with
- 22:53a
- 22:53camper
- 22:53on
- 22:53it
- 22:54and
- 22:54we
- 22:54just
- 22:55went
- 22:55up
- 22:55a
- 22:55forest
- 22:56road.
- 22:56We
- 22:56saw
- 22:56this
- 22:57little
- 22:57road
- 22:57dart
- 22:58off
- 22:58to
- 22:58the
- 22:58side.
- 22:58We
- 22:58drove
- 22:59up
- 22:59at
- 22:59about
- 22:59a
- 22:59hundred
- 22:59yards
- 23:00and
- 23:00camped.
- 23:01I'm
- 23:01not
- 23:01so
- 23:01sure
- 23:02you
- 23:02could
- 23:02pull
- 23:02a
- 23:02trailer
- 23:03up
- 23:03there
- 23:03because
- 23:03you
- 23:03don't
- 23:04know
- 23:04if
- 23:04there's
- 23:04gonna
- 23:04be
- 23:04space
- 23:05to
- 23:05turn
- 23:05around.
- 23:06And
- 23:06so
- 23:06that's
- 23:06something
- 23:06you
- 23:06gotta,
- 23:08how
- 23:08you
- 23:08investigate
- 23:09that
- 23:09rich
- 23:09beforehand.
- 23:10Obviously
- 23:10if
- 23:10you
- 23:10have
- 23:11an
- 23:11opportunity
- 23:11to
- 23:11scout
- 23:11it
- 23:12out
- 23:12that's
- 23:12one
- 23:12thing,
- 23:12Brian,
- 23:13going
- 23:13back
- 23:13to
- 23:13a
- 23:13couple
- 23:14shows
- 23:14ago,
- 23:14I
- 23:14think
- 23:15we
- 23:15were
- 23:15talking
- 23:15about
- 23:15campgrounds
- 23:16in
- 23:16the
- 23:16national
- 23:17park
- 23:17system
- 23:17and
- 23:17campgrounds
- 23:18in
- 23:18general
- 23:19and
- 23:20the
- 23:20park
- 23:20services
- 23:21efforts
- 23:22to
- 23:22try
- 23:22and
- 23:22envision
- 23:23the
- 23:2321st
- 23:24century
- 23:24Campground.
- 23:25I
- 23:25was
- 23:25in
- 23:25Rocky
- 23:25mountain,
- 23:26as
- 23:26I
- 23:26mentioned,
- 23:26and
- 23:27we
- 23:27saw
- 23:27a
- 23:27forest
- 23:28service
- 23:28Campground
- 23:29right
- 23:29next
- 23:29to
- 23:29the
- 23:30national
- 23:30park.
- 23:30The
- 23:30border
- 23:31was
- 23:31right
- 23:31there
- 23:31together,
- 23:33and
- 23:33they
- 23:33were
- 23:33shoehorned
- 23:34in
- 23:34there.
- 23:35And
- 23:35I
- 23:35don't
- 23:35know
- 23:35if
- 23:36that's
- 23:36Camping.
- 23:37I
- 23:37don't
- 23:37know
- 23:37how
- 23:37much
- 23:37enjoyment
- 23:38you
- 23:38get
- 23:38out
- 23:38of,
- 23:39being
- 23:39almost
- 23:39able
- 23:39to
- 23:40reach
- 23:40out
- 23:40and
- 23:41touch
- 23:41the
- 23:41RV
- 23:41or
- 23:42the
- 23:42camper
- 23:42next
- 23:43to
- 23:43you.
- 23:43We
- 23:43did
- 23:43go
- 23:44inside
- 23:44the
- 23:44national
- 23:44park
- 23:45and
- 23:45the
- 23:45national
- 23:46park
- 23:46Campground
- 23:46was
- 23:46a
- 23:46little
- 23:47bit
- 23:47better
- 23:47spaced,
- 23:48but
- 23:48I
- 23:48think
- 23:49that's
- 23:49an
- 23:49issue
- 23:50as
- 23:50more
- 23:50and
- 23:50more
- 23:51people
- 23:51head
- 23:51to
- 23:51the
- 23:51outdoors
- 23:53is
- 23:53we
- 23:53have
- 23:53to
- 23:53revisit
- 23:55how
- 23:55we
- 23:55set
- 23:55up
- 23:56Campground
- 23:56and
- 23:57what
- 23:57type
- 23:57of
- 23:57experience
- 23:58you
- 23:58want
- 23:58to
- 23:58have.
- 23:58As
- 23:58rich
- 23:59was
- 23:59mentioning,
- 23:59a
- 24:00lot
- 24:00of
- 24:00us
- 24:00want
- 24:00to
- 24:00get
- 24:00away
- 24:01from
- 24:01being
- 24:01shoehorned
- 24:02in
- 24:02and
- 24:02being
- 24:02able
- 24:02to
- 24:03experience
- 24:03the
- 24:04beauty
- 24:04of
- 24:04nature
- 24:04with
- 24:05a
- 24:05little
- 24:05elbow
- 24:05room,
- 24:05so
- 24:06to
- 24:06speak.
- 24:06And
- 24:07I'm
- 24:07not
- 24:07exactly
- 24:07sure
- 24:07how
- 24:08we
- 24:08tackle
- 24:08that
- 24:08without
- 24:09better
- 24:09better
- 24:09education
- 24:10and
- 24:11I
- 24:11guess
- 24:11more
- 24:11surveys
- 24:12on
- 24:12what
- 24:12exactly
- 24:12people
- 24:13want.
- 24:14I
- 24:14have
- 24:14an
- 24:14idea.
- 24:15Kurt,
- 24:15Eleanor,
- 24:15and
- 24:16chain,
- 24:16you
- 24:16guys
- 24:17are
- 24:17connected
- 24:17to
- 24:18the
- 24:18dealers
- 24:18and
- 24:18manufacturers,
- 24:19right?
- 24:19What
- 24:20if
- 24:20we
- 24:20just
- 24:20had
- 24:20an
- 24:21RV
- 24:21that
- 24:22pops
- 24:22out
- 24:22its
- 24:22own
- 24:23hedges,
- 24:23like
- 24:23six
- 24:24feet
- 24:24from
- 24:24each
- 24:24side,
- 24:27like
- 24:27artificial
- 24:28head,
- 24:28and
- 24:28then
- 24:29you
- 24:29can
- 24:29just
- 24:29create
- 24:29your
- 24:29own
- 24:29privacy
- 24:30wherever
- 24:30you're
- 24:30at.
- 24:30Forget
- 24:31whatever
- 24:31Campground
- 24:32we're
- 24:32just
- 24:32gonna
- 24:32just
- 24:33be
- 24:33like,
- 24:33slideouts
- 24:36there
- 24:36probably
- 24:37is
- 24:37a
- 24:37regulation
- 24:38that
- 24:38we're
- 24:38gonna
- 24:38break
- 24:38if
- 24:38we
- 24:39do
- 24:39that.
- 24:44Great
- 24:44innovation
- 24:46limitations.
- 24:47Yeah.
- 24:50I'm
- 24:50surprised
- 24:51if
- 24:51what
- 24:51you
- 24:51say
- 24:52they're
- 24:52only
- 24:5335
- 24:53year
- 24:54destinations
- 24:55are
- 24:55the
- 24:55most
- 24:55popular
- 24:56and
- 24:56you
- 24:56mentioned
- 24:5725
- 24:58and
- 24:58you
- 24:58mentioned
- 24:58that
- 24:59this
- 24:59one
- 24:59is
- 25:00wall,
- 25:00the
- 25:00wall
- 25:00RV.
- 25:01So
- 25:01they're
- 25:01still
- 25:02busy
- 25:02like
- 25:02the
- 25:03other.
- 25:04The
- 25:059
- 25:0525,
- 25:07the
- 25:07name
- 25:07brand
- 25:07ones
- 25:08are
- 25:08busy.
- 25:08And
- 25:08so
- 25:09the
- 25:09one
- 25:09you
- 25:09mentioned
- 25:09was
- 25:10a
- 25:10name
- 25:10brand
- 25:10one,
- 25:10that
- 25:11the
- 25:11one
- 25:11that
- 25:11they
- 25:11were
- 25:12jammed.
- 25:12Rocky
- 25:13mountain.
- 25:13Yeah.
- 25:13Rocky
- 25:14mountain.
- 25:14Okay.
- 25:15So
- 25:15that's
- 25:15one
- 25:15of
- 25:15the
- 25:15five,
- 25:15all
- 25:15the
- 25:15Campground
- 25:16were
- 25:17all
- 25:17the
- 25:17Campground
- 25:18were
- 25:18full.
- 25:19Okay.
- 25:20Yeah.
- 25:20I
- 25:20think
- 25:21we
- 25:21see
- 25:21the
- 25:21same
- 25:21thing
- 25:22in
- 25:22Canada.
- 25:22You've
- 25:23got
- 25:23the
- 25:23big
- 25:23national
- 25:23parks
- 25:24that
- 25:24are,
- 25:25that
- 25:25are
- 25:25well
- 25:25known,
- 25:25especially,
- 25:26where
- 25:26Cara
- 25:26is,
- 25:27Jasper
- 25:27B.
- 25:27They're
- 25:28I'm
- 25:28assuming
- 25:29they're
- 25:29pretty
- 25:29full
- 25:29right
- 25:30about
- 25:30now.
- 25:30But
- 25:30you've
- 25:30got
- 25:31other
- 25:31properties
- 25:31and,
- 25:32people
- 25:33don't
- 25:33always
- 25:34know
- 25:34and
- 25:34maybe
- 25:34that's
- 25:35something
- 25:35we
- 25:35can
- 25:35engage
- 25:36our
- 25:36go
- 25:36RV
- 25:36in
- 25:36Canada
- 25:37and
- 25:37our
- 25:37go
- 25:37RV
- 25:38team
- 25:38to,
- 25:39to
- 25:39look
- 25:39at,
- 25:40they
- 25:40do
- 25:40on
- 25:40their
- 25:40website
- 25:41have
- 25:41how
- 25:42to
- 25:42RV
- 25:42and
- 25:43information
- 25:43for
- 25:43first
- 25:44timers.
- 25:44And
- 25:44we
- 25:45talk
- 25:45a
- 25:45bit
- 25:45about
- 25:45the
- 25:45Camping
- 25:46experience,
- 25:46but
- 25:47maybe
- 25:47try
- 25:47to
- 25:48some
- 25:48more
- 25:48opportunities
- 25:49that
- 25:49are
- 25:50up
- 25:50there.
- 25:50It's
- 25:50a,
- 25:50it's
- 25:50an
- 25:50interesting
- 25:51marketing
- 25:51strategy,
- 25:52right?
- 25:52Because
- 25:52you
- 25:52always
- 25:53talk
- 25:53about,
- 25:53we,
- 25:54there's
- 25:54so
- 25:54much
- 25:54content
- 25:55out
- 25:55there
- 25:55about,
- 25:55we
- 25:55use
- 25:56bam
- 25:56and
- 25:56Jasper
- 25:56as
- 25:57an
- 25:57example,
- 25:57right?
- 25:58So
- 25:58much
- 25:58content
- 25:59about
- 25:59Jasper
- 26:00and
- 26:00why
- 26:00to
- 26:00camp
- 26:00there
- 26:00and
- 26:00why
- 26:01you
- 26:01can
- 26:01go
- 26:01hiking
- 26:01and
- 26:01what
- 26:01you
- 26:02can
- 26:02do.
- 26:02And
- 26:02same
- 26:02thing
- 26:02with
- 26:02bam,
- 26:03because
- 26:03it's
- 26:03so
- 26:04many
- 26:04people
- 26:04go
- 26:04there.
- 26:04So
- 26:05many
- 26:05people
- 26:05who
- 26:05great
- 26:05content,
- 26:06what
- 26:07you
- 26:07really
- 26:07need
- 26:07is
- 26:07to
- 26:07get
- 26:07the
- 26:08eyeballs
- 26:09of
- 26:09the
- 26:09people
- 26:09who
- 26:09are
- 26:10considering
- 26:10BA
- 26:11to
- 26:11divert
- 26:12them
- 26:12to
- 26:12the
- 26:12other
- 26:13parks.
- 26:14That's
- 26:14how
- 26:14you
- 26:14really
- 26:14need
- 26:15to
- 26:15reach
- 26:15them.
- 26:15So
- 26:15what
- 26:16we
- 26:16need
- 26:16is
- 26:16a
- 26:16video
- 26:17on
- 26:17YouTube,
- 26:17like
- 26:17why
- 26:18bam
- 26:18sucks
- 26:20or
- 26:20don't
- 26:20go
- 26:20Camping
- 26:21in
- 26:21bath
- 26:22and
- 26:22then
- 26:22people
- 26:23would
- 26:23watch
- 26:23that.
- 26:23And
- 26:24then
- 26:24they'd,
- 26:24then
- 26:24you
- 26:24could
- 26:25present
- 26:25that
- 26:25in
- 26:25that
- 26:25video.
- 26:27Why
- 26:27Brian
- 26:27put
- 26:28that
- 26:28with
- 26:28your
- 26:28hedge.
- 26:29Yeah,
- 26:30my
- 26:30head
- 26:31that
- 26:32with
- 26:32the,
- 26:32I've
- 26:32got
- 26:33a
- 26:33ton
- 26:33of
- 26:33great
- 26:33ideas.
- 26:34I'm
- 26:34not
- 26:34saying
- 26:36we
- 26:36should
- 26:36listen
- 26:37to
- 26:37anything
- 26:37I
- 26:37say,
- 26:38but
- 26:38seriously
- 26:39really
- 26:39like
- 26:39I'm
- 26:40not
- 26:40talking
- 26:40about
- 26:40insulting
- 26:41for
- 26:41honestly,
- 26:41I'm
- 26:41not
- 26:41talking
- 26:42about
- 26:42insulting
- 26:42ban
- 26:43for
- 26:43Jasper,
- 26:43but
- 26:44the
- 26:44idea
- 26:44is
- 26:44sound,
- 26:45that's
- 26:45how
- 26:45you
- 26:45reach.
- 26:46You
- 26:46don't
- 26:46want
- 26:46to
- 26:46title
- 26:47the
- 26:47video
- 26:47that
- 26:47and
- 26:47create
- 26:48that
- 26:48kind
- 26:48of
- 26:48content
- 26:48obviously.
- 26:49But
- 26:50to
- 26:50reach
- 26:50the
- 26:50people
- 26:51who
- 26:51are
- 26:51already
- 26:51aware
- 26:52of
- 26:52BA
- 26:52and
- 26:52who
- 26:52are
- 26:53researching
- 26:53those
- 26:53things
- 26:54and
- 26:54insert
- 26:54yourself
- 26:55into
- 26:55the
- 26:55conversation
- 26:56so
- 26:56that
- 26:56these
- 26:56national
- 26:57parks
- 26:58who
- 26:58are
- 26:58underserved
- 26:59are
- 26:59being
- 27:00seen,
- 27:00cuz
- 27:00people
- 27:01aren't
- 27:01Googling
- 27:01them.
- 27:01So
- 27:01you
- 27:02put
- 27:02out
- 27:02the
- 27:02content
- 27:02all
- 27:02day,
- 27:03but
- 27:03if
- 27:03they
- 27:03don't
- 27:03know
- 27:03the
- 27:03names,
- 27:04they're
- 27:04not
- 27:04finding
- 27:05it
- 27:06well.
- 27:06And,
- 27:06but
- 27:06then
- 27:06the
- 27:06other
- 27:07issue
- 27:07is
- 27:08if
- 27:08the
- 27:09few
- 27:09campgrounds
- 27:10that
- 27:10are
- 27:10available
- 27:11are
- 27:11all
- 27:11full,
- 27:12then
- 27:13you
- 27:13can
- 27:13talk
- 27:14about
- 27:14another
- 27:14location.
- 27:15All
- 27:15you
- 27:15want,
- 27:15if
- 27:15there's
- 27:15nowhere
- 27:16to
- 27:16camp
- 27:17or
- 27:17it,
- 27:17or
- 27:18if
- 27:18it's
- 27:18trying
- 27:19to
- 27:19say
- 27:19this
- 27:19kindly
- 27:20or
- 27:20if
- 27:20it's
- 27:21a
- 27:21location
- 27:22that.
- 27:22Maybe
- 27:23can't
- 27:24provide
- 27:24the
- 27:24level
- 27:25of
- 27:25service
- 27:25and
- 27:25amenities
- 27:26that
- 27:26our
- 27:26consumers,
- 27:27those
- 27:27consumers
- 27:28are
- 27:28looking
- 27:28for.
- 27:30Then
- 27:30you're
- 27:31in
- 27:31this
- 27:31conundrum
- 27:31where
- 27:33you
- 27:33can
- 27:33push
- 27:33traffic
- 27:34there,
- 27:34all
- 27:34you
- 27:34want,
- 27:35but
- 27:35if
- 27:35you
- 27:35don't
- 27:35have
- 27:35capacity
- 27:36or
- 27:36service
- 27:36level
- 27:37the
- 27:37consumers
- 27:38are
- 27:38driving
- 27:39for
- 27:39it's
- 27:39not
- 27:40gonna
- 27:40work.
- 27:40I
- 27:41think
- 27:41we
- 27:41have
- 27:42a
- 27:42bigger
- 27:42issues
- 27:43in
- 27:44not,
- 27:44maybe
- 27:45not
- 27:45sweepingly
- 27:45across
- 27:46the
- 27:46board,
- 27:46but
- 27:46in
- 27:47some
- 27:47areas
- 27:47we
- 27:47have
- 27:47a
- 27:47bigger
- 27:48issue
- 27:48where,
- 27:48we
- 27:48have
- 27:49really
- 27:49aging
- 27:49infrastructure
- 27:50in
- 27:50lots
- 27:50of
- 27:50these
- 27:51parks.
- 27:52And
- 27:52again,
- 27:52I'm
- 27:52speaking
- 27:53specifically
- 27:53for
- 27:53the
- 27:53ones
- 27:54I'm
- 27:54familiar
- 27:54with
- 27:54here
- 27:55in
- 27:55Canada,
- 27:56but
- 27:56those
- 27:56kinds
- 27:56of
- 27:56limitations,
- 27:58push
- 27:58guests
- 27:59to
- 27:59the
- 27:59parks
- 28:00that
- 28:01have
- 28:01received
- 28:02all
- 28:02the
- 28:02funding
- 28:03dollars
- 28:04to
- 28:04get
- 28:05rans
- 28:06and
- 28:06all
- 28:06of
- 28:06those
- 28:06things.
- 28:07It's
- 28:07a
- 28:07circular
- 28:09problem,
- 28:09in
- 28:09my
- 28:10opinion.
- 28:10Couple
- 28:10that
- 28:11with,
- 28:11I
- 28:11was
- 28:11talking
- 28:12with
- 28:12somebody
- 28:12from
- 28:12Alberta
- 28:13parks
- 28:14a
- 28:14couple
- 28:14of
- 28:14months
- 28:14ago
- 28:15about
- 28:16us
- 28:16doing
- 28:16a
- 28:17better
- 28:17job
- 28:17of
- 28:17partnering
- 28:18the,
- 28:19between
- 28:20the
- 28:20public
- 28:20and
- 28:20private
- 28:21sector,
- 28:21so
- 28:21that
- 28:22in
- 28:22a
- 28:22dream
- 28:22utopian
- 28:23world
- 28:23when
- 28:23so
- 28:23many
- 28:24consumers
- 28:24are
- 28:24searching
- 28:25for
- 28:25Campground
- 28:26locations
- 28:27in
- 28:27Alberta,
- 28:27their
- 28:28first
- 28:28thought
- 28:28is
- 28:28those
- 28:29national
- 28:29and
- 28:29provincial
- 28:30parks.
- 28:30and
- 28:30they're
- 28:30often
- 28:31full
- 28:31and
- 28:31fully
- 28:31booked,
- 28:32and
- 28:32it
- 28:32would
- 28:32be
- 28:32nice
- 28:33to
- 28:33see
- 28:33us
- 28:33find
- 28:34a
- 28:34solution
- 28:34that
- 28:34helps
- 28:35push
- 28:35some
- 28:35of
- 28:36that
- 28:36traffic.
- 28:36If
- 28:36this,
- 28:37if
- 28:37we
- 28:37have
- 28:37no
- 28:37sites
- 28:38in
- 28:38our
- 28:38public
- 28:38parks,
- 28:39that's
- 28:40a
- 28:40shame
- 28:40and
- 28:41sorry,
- 28:41but
- 28:42here's
- 28:43five
- 28:43private
- 28:44privately
- 28:45owned
- 28:45campgrounds
- 28:46within
- 28:46however
- 28:47many
- 28:47kilometers
- 28:48of
- 28:49the
- 28:49park.
- 28:49And,
- 28:50check
- 28:50them
- 28:50out
- 28:50for
- 28:51availability.
- 28:52There's
- 28:52better
- 28:52ways
- 28:53we
- 28:53can
- 28:53be
- 28:53serving
- 28:54a
- 28:54consumer
- 28:54broadly
- 28:55as
- 28:55an
- 28:55industry,
- 28:56in
- 28:56my
- 28:56opinion.
- 28:57Yeah,
- 28:57there
- 28:57are
- 28:58couple,
- 28:59go
- 28:59ahead.
- 28:59There
- 29:00are
- 29:00a
- 29:00couple
- 29:00internet
- 29:00sites
- 29:01that,
- 29:01that
- 29:01will
- 29:01do
- 29:02that
- 29:02for
- 29:02you.
- 29:03For
- 29:03instance,
- 29:03when
- 29:03I
- 29:03was
- 29:03going
- 29:03to
- 29:04Scott's
- 29:04bluff,
- 29:04I
- 29:04knew
- 29:04there
- 29:05wasn't
- 29:05a
- 29:05Campground
- 29:06at
- 29:06Scott's
- 29:07bluff.
- 29:07And
- 29:07so
- 29:09the
- 29:09one
- 29:09is
- 29:09hip
- 29:10camp
- 29:11and
- 29:11it's
- 29:11a
- 29:12directory
- 29:13of
- 29:13privately
- 29:13owned
- 29:14Campground.
- 29:15And
- 29:15you
- 29:15can
- 29:15put
- 29:15in
- 29:16the,
- 29:16your
- 29:16destination
- 29:17and
- 29:17it
- 29:17will
- 29:17pop
- 29:17up.
- 29:18Here's
- 29:18one.
- 29:18I
- 29:18think
- 29:18it's
- 29:19still
- 29:19spreading.
- 29:19I
- 29:19don't
- 29:19know
- 29:19if
- 29:20they
- 29:20operate
- 29:20in
- 29:20Canada.
- 29:21I
- 29:21will
- 29:22forewarn
- 29:23folks
- 29:24that
- 29:24I
- 29:24don't
- 29:24think
- 29:24that
- 29:24they
- 29:25totally
- 29:25review
- 29:26the
- 29:26members
- 29:26that
- 29:26they
- 29:27accept
- 29:27into
- 29:27their
- 29:28system
- 29:28because
- 29:29the
- 29:29Campground
- 29:29that
- 29:29I
- 29:30signed
- 29:30up
- 29:30for
- 29:30two
- 29:31nights
- 29:31was
- 29:31a
- 29:31cow
- 29:31past.
- 29:32And
- 29:32I,
- 29:32yeah,
- 29:32we
- 29:32have
- 29:33hurdles
- 29:34around
- 29:34all
- 29:35of
- 29:35that
- 29:35stuff.
- 29:35There's
- 29:36regulatory
- 29:36concerns
- 29:37for
- 29:37me
- 29:37there
- 29:38that
- 29:38there's
- 29:38lots
- 29:38of
- 29:38Bo
- 29:39docking
- 29:39situations
- 29:40that,
- 29:40maybe
- 29:41don't
- 29:41have
- 29:42licensing
- 29:42and
- 29:42things
- 29:43like
- 29:43that.
- 29:43So
- 29:44there's
- 29:45so
- 29:45many
- 29:45pieces
- 29:46to
- 29:46the
- 29:46puzzle.
- 29:46It's,
- 29:47wish
- 29:47there
- 29:47was
- 29:47a
- 29:49easy
- 29:49answer.
- 29:49No,
- 29:49and
- 29:50we
- 29:50know
- 29:50there's
- 29:50not,
- 29:50but
- 29:50that's
- 29:51why
- 29:51I
- 29:51think
- 29:51it's
- 29:52good
- 29:52to
- 29:52have
- 29:52these
- 29:52conversations
- 29:53so
- 29:53we
- 29:53can
- 29:54start
- 29:54to
- 29:54tackle
- 29:54this
- 29:55piece
- 29:55by
- 29:55piece.
- 29:55And
- 29:55we've
- 29:55talked
- 29:56about
- 29:56that
- 29:56on
- 29:56previous
- 29:57shows
- 29:57specific
- 29:58to
- 29:58cured.
- 29:58I
- 29:58know
- 29:58he
- 29:59came
- 29:59out
- 29:59with
- 29:59that
- 29:59brand
- 29:59new
- 30:00guide
- 30:00that
- 30:00tries
- 30:00to
- 30:01bridge
- 30:01the
- 30:01gap
- 30:01but
- 30:02ways
- 30:02to
- 30:02cross
- 30:03promote
- 30:03private
- 30:04public
- 30:04infrastructure
- 30:05overflow
- 30:06where
- 30:06to
- 30:06send
- 30:06those
- 30:07kinds
- 30:07of
- 30:07places.
- 30:07And
- 30:07so
- 30:08I
- 30:08think
- 30:08the
- 30:08more
- 30:08conversations
- 30:09we
- 30:09have
- 30:09with
- 30:09each
- 30:09other
- 30:10who
- 30:10are
- 30:10the
- 30:10stakeholders
- 30:11who
- 30:11can
- 30:11drive
- 30:11these
- 30:11conversations,
- 30:12the
- 30:12better
- 30:12we
- 30:12can
- 30:12figure
- 30:13out
- 30:13this
- 30:13is
- 30:13step
- 30:131,
- 30:142,
- 30:143,
- 30:144,
- 30:155,
- 30:15and
- 30:15on.
- 30:15And
- 30:15hopefully
- 30:16we
- 30:16can
- 30:16try
- 30:16to
- 30:16also
- 30:16address.
- 30:17I
- 30:17think
- 30:17some
- 30:18of,
- 30:18one
- 30:18of
- 30:18the
- 30:18biggest
- 30:19barriers
- 30:19is
- 30:20consumers
- 30:21don't
- 30:21necessarily
- 30:22understand
- 30:23the
- 30:23difference
- 30:24between
- 30:24a
- 30:24national
- 30:25park
- 30:25and
- 30:25a
- 30:25provincial
- 30:26park
- 30:26and
- 30:27a
- 30:27private
- 30:27park.
- 30:28And
- 30:28so
- 30:28there's
- 30:28this
- 30:29and
- 30:29because
- 30:30we
- 30:30don't
- 30:30have
- 30:30the
- 30:30type
- 30:31of
- 30:31tools
- 30:31and
- 30:31resources
- 30:32where
- 30:33a
- 30:33consumer
- 30:34can
- 30:34just
- 30:34go
- 30:34and
- 30:35find
- 30:35all
- 30:36the
- 30:36campgrounds
- 30:36in
- 30:36one
- 30:37place
- 30:37it's
- 30:38created
- 30:38this
- 30:38fragmented
- 30:40scenario
- 30:40where
- 30:41a
- 30:41consumer
- 30:42has
- 30:42to
- 30:42access
- 30:43multiple
- 30:43different
- 30:43resources
- 30:45to
- 30:45access
- 30:45multiple
- 30:46different
- 30:46sectors.
- 30:47And
- 30:47if
- 30:47they
- 30:48don't
- 30:48have
- 30:48that
- 30:48awareness
- 30:50here
- 30:50we
- 30:50are
- 30:51back
- 30:51at
- 30:51the
- 30:51awareness
- 30:51conversation.
- 30:52It's
- 30:52a
- 30:52hurdle
- 30:53for
- 30:53sure.
- 30:53We
- 30:54got
- 30:54a
- 30:54lot
- 30:54of
- 30:54smart
- 30:54people
- 30:54on
- 30:55this
- 30:55call
- 30:55and
- 30:55who
- 30:55are
- 30:55watching.
- 30:56So
- 30:56hopefully
- 30:57we
- 30:57can
- 30:57put
- 30:57our
- 30:57heads
- 30:57together
- 30:58and
- 30:58figure
- 30:58out
- 30:58something.
- 30:59Is
- 30:59there
- 30:59opportunities,
- 30:59do
- 30:59you
- 31:00feel
- 31:00like
- 31:00Eleanor
- 31:00and
- 31:00Shane
- 31:01from
- 31:01a
- 31:01dealer
- 31:01perspective
- 31:02to
- 31:02get
- 31:02information
- 31:03into
- 31:03consumer's
- 31:04hands,
- 31:04does
- 31:04it
- 31:04benefit
- 31:05you
- 31:05guys
- 31:06to
- 31:06do
- 31:06that?
- 31:06I
- 31:06feel
- 31:06like
- 31:06it
- 31:06would.
- 31:07Oh
- 31:07yeah,
- 31:08absolutely.
- 31:08We
- 31:08always
- 31:09encourage,
- 31:09first
- 31:09of
- 31:10all,
- 31:10our
- 31:10dealer
- 31:10members
- 31:11to
- 31:11work
- 31:11with,
- 31:12the
- 31:12Campground
- 31:13operators
- 31:13in
- 31:14their
- 31:14region,
- 31:14develop
- 31:15a
- 31:15relationship
- 31:15with
- 31:16a
- 31:16Campground
- 31:16operator
- 31:17or
- 31:17the
- 31:17Campground
- 31:18that
- 31:18are
- 31:18there
- 31:19nearby
- 31:19you.
- 31:20And
- 31:20same
- 31:20with
- 31:20the
- 31:20Campground
- 31:21operators.
- 31:21If
- 31:21you're
- 31:22near
- 31:22a
- 31:22national
- 31:22park,
- 31:23give
- 31:23them
- 31:23the
- 31:23information,
- 31:24be
- 31:24proactive
- 31:25and
- 31:25make
- 31:25sure
- 31:25that
- 31:26you
- 31:26have
- 31:26that
- 31:27information
- 31:27to
- 31:27them.
- 31:28So
- 31:28if
- 31:28they're
- 31:28full,
- 31:28they.
- 31:30give
- 31:30give
- 31:30your
- 31:30contact
- 31:31information
- 31:31out,
- 31:32for
- 31:32overflow
- 31:33dealers,
- 31:33there's
- 31:34a
- 31:34lot
- 31:34that
- 31:34goes
- 31:34on
- 31:35at
- 31:35the
- 31:35dealership
- 31:35level
- 31:35when
- 31:36someone's
- 31:36coming
- 31:36to
- 31:36pick
- 31:37up
- 31:37their
- 31:37RV.
- 31:37But
- 31:38absolutely
- 31:38on
- 31:39how
- 31:39to
- 31:39use
- 31:39it.
- 31:40If
- 31:40they
- 31:40had
- 31:40a,
- 31:41where
- 31:41to
- 31:41camp
- 31:41component
- 31:42that
- 31:42they
- 31:42could
- 31:43incorporate
- 31:43into
- 31:44the
- 31:44learning
- 31:44or
- 31:44the
- 31:45onboarding
- 31:45of
- 31:45the
- 31:46new
- 31:46consumer,
- 31:46that
- 31:47would
- 31:47be
- 31:47a
- 31:47great
- 31:47opportunity
- 31:48there.
- 31:49What
- 31:49if
- 31:49we
- 31:50incurred,
- 31:51I'm
- 31:51just
- 31:51throwing
- 31:51out
- 31:52a
- 31:52random
- 31:52suggestion
- 31:53for
- 31:53you,
- 31:53but
- 31:54what
- 31:54if
- 31:54places
- 31:54like
- 31:55the
- 31:55national
- 31:55park
- 31:55traveler
- 31:56could
- 31:56put
- 31:56together
- 31:57a
- 31:57guide,
- 31:58a
- 31:58booklet,
- 31:59one
- 31:59page,
- 32:00two
- 32:00pages,
- 32:00five
- 32:00pages,
- 32:01whatever
- 32:01that
- 32:01could
- 32:01be
- 32:03given
- 32:03to
- 32:03people
- 32:04who
- 32:04purchase
- 32:04new
- 32:04RVs?
- 32:06What
- 32:06a
- 32:06concept.
- 32:11I
- 32:11know
- 32:11you
- 32:11have
- 32:11the
- 32:11guide.
- 32:12Kurt,
- 32:12I'm
- 32:12talking
- 32:12about
- 32:13a,
- 32:13I'm
- 32:13talking
- 32:13about
- 32:14a,
- 32:14this
- 32:14is
- 32:15a
- 32:15very
- 32:15brief,
- 32:16this
- 32:16is
- 32:16underserved
- 32:17list.
- 32:18Like
- 32:18here's
- 32:19some
- 32:19alternate
- 32:19invest,
- 32:20like
- 32:20focus
- 32:20on
- 32:20this.
- 32:21Yeah
- 32:22to
- 32:22avoid
- 32:22the
- 32:22overcrowding,
- 32:23obviously
- 32:24in
- 32:24Canada
- 32:24when
- 32:24we're
- 32:24talking
- 32:25about
- 32:25this,
- 32:25but
- 32:25I,
- 32:26because
- 32:26you
- 32:26have
- 32:27your
- 32:27big
- 32:27guide,
- 32:27people
- 32:27are
- 32:27gonna
- 32:28absolutely
- 32:28reference
- 32:28that,
- 32:29but
- 32:29target
- 32:30it
- 32:30niche.
- 32:31This
- 32:31is
- 32:31what
- 32:31we
- 32:31wanna
- 32:31do.
- 32:31In
- 32:32our
- 32:32guide,
- 32:32which
- 32:32just
- 32:33came
- 32:33out
- 32:33last
- 32:33month.
- 32:34We
- 32:34look
- 32:34at
- 32:34every
- 32:35national
- 32:35park
- 32:36in
- 32:36the
- 32:36us
- 32:37that
- 32:37has
- 32:37Campground.
- 32:39So
- 32:39if
- 32:39it's
- 32:39a
- 32:40small
- 32:40park
- 32:40and
- 32:41has
- 32:41a
- 32:41Campground
- 32:41it's
- 32:41in
- 32:42that
- 32:42guide,
- 32:42if
- 32:42it
- 32:42doesn't
- 32:43have
- 32:43a
- 32:43Campground,
- 32:43it's
- 32:44not
- 32:44gonna
- 32:44be
- 32:44in
- 32:44that
- 32:44guide.
- 32:45May,
- 32:45maybe
- 32:45down
- 32:46the
- 32:46road
- 32:46with
- 32:47further
- 32:47iterations,
- 32:48we
- 32:48could,
- 32:48include
- 32:49a
- 32:49small
- 32:49park
- 32:49without
- 32:50a
- 32:50Campground
- 32:50and
- 32:51say
- 32:51where
- 32:51the
- 32:52closest
- 32:52Campground
- 32:52is,
- 32:53it's.
- 32:55it's
- 32:55a
- 32:55tough
- 32:55question.
- 32:56I'm
- 32:56not
- 32:56sure
- 32:56which
- 32:56way
- 32:57to
- 32:57go.
- 32:57If
- 32:57the
- 32:57general
- 32:58public
- 32:58doesn't
- 32:58care
- 32:59about
- 32:59the
- 32:59smaller
- 33:00units
- 33:00it's
- 33:01not
- 33:01worth
- 33:01investing
- 33:01the
- 33:02time
- 33:02in
- 33:02it.
- 33:02Then
- 33:02I'm
- 33:03working.
- 33:03Actually
- 33:04today,
- 33:04I
- 33:04was
- 33:04working
- 33:04on
- 33:05a
- 33:05survey
- 33:05to
- 33:05put
- 33:05out
- 33:05to
- 33:06our
- 33:06readership
- 33:06to
- 33:06see
- 33:07what
- 33:07the
- 33:07deal
- 33:07is,
- 33:08why
- 33:08they're
- 33:08only
- 33:08going
- 33:08to
- 33:0925
- 33:09units
- 33:09in
- 33:09the
- 33:10national
- 33:10park
- 33:10system.
- 33:11But
- 33:12we
- 33:12are
- 33:12thinking
- 33:12ahead
- 33:13to
- 33:13the
- 33:13second
- 33:13edition
- 33:14and
- 33:14what
- 33:14we
- 33:14can
- 33:14do
- 33:14to
- 33:15make
- 33:15it
- 33:15more
- 33:15responsive.
- 33:16And,
- 33:16if
- 33:16there's
- 33:17interest
- 33:17from
- 33:17the
- 33:18Canadian
- 33:18RV
- 33:18industry
- 33:19to,
- 33:19to
- 33:20include
- 33:20Canadian
- 33:20parks
- 33:21in
- 33:21that
- 33:21guide,
- 33:22I'd
- 33:22be
- 33:22happy
- 33:22to
- 33:22go
- 33:22down
- 33:22that
- 33:23road
- 33:23too.
- 33:24Is
- 33:25the
- 33:25guide
- 33:25available
- 33:26for
- 33:27purchase
- 33:27or
- 33:28is
- 33:28it
- 33:28is
- 33:28how
- 33:28do
- 33:29people
- 33:29obtain
- 33:30the
- 33:30guide?
- 33:31Yeah,
- 33:32we
- 33:32sell
- 33:32the
- 33:32guide
- 33:32for
- 33:329
- 33:3395
- 33:34and
- 33:34you
- 33:34can
- 33:34get
- 33:34it
- 33:35through
- 33:35amazon.com
- 33:36or
- 33:36you
- 33:36can
- 33:36go
- 33:36to
- 33:36the
- 33:36traveler
- 33:37website
- 33:37and
- 33:37get
- 33:38it
- 33:38directly
- 33:38there.
- 33:39But
- 33:40I
- 33:40think
- 33:40it's
- 33:40a.
- 33:41A
- 33:41great
- 33:41resource
- 33:42in
- 33:42terms
- 33:42of
- 33:42parks
- 33:43that
- 33:43have
- 33:43the
- 33:43campgrounds
- 33:44and
- 33:44Ellen,
- 33:45I
- 33:45don't
- 33:45know
- 33:45if
- 33:45you
- 33:45caught
- 33:46earlier
- 33:46shows
- 33:46where
- 33:47we
- 33:47talked
- 33:47about
- 33:47it,
- 33:47but
- 33:48it
- 33:48breaks
- 33:48down
- 33:48everything
- 33:49from
- 33:49whether
- 33:49there's
- 33:50wifi,
- 33:50to
- 33:51what
- 33:51the
- 33:51hookups
- 33:51are
- 33:51to
- 33:52how
- 33:52big
- 33:52of
- 33:52an
- 33:52RV
- 33:53will
- 33:53fit
- 33:53in
- 33:54there
- 33:54into
- 33:55that
- 33:55Campground.
- 33:55And
- 33:55that's
- 33:56just
- 33:56three
- 33:57of
- 33:57the,
- 33:58there's
- 33:58probably
- 33:5925
- 33:59or
- 33:59three
- 33:59dozen
- 34:00different
- 34:01aspects
- 34:01that
- 34:01we
- 34:01look
- 34:02like
- 34:02look
- 34:02at
- 34:02for
- 34:02each
- 34:03Campground.
- 34:03Is
- 34:04there
- 34:04a
- 34:04and
- 34:04just
- 34:04continuing
- 34:05down
- 34:05this
- 34:05path,
- 34:05not
- 34:05necessarily
- 34:06with
- 34:06national
- 34:06parks
- 34:06traveler,
- 34:07which
- 34:07is
- 34:07brainstorming
- 34:08here
- 34:08like
- 34:08Cara,
- 34:09is
- 34:09there
- 34:09an
- 34:09opportunity
- 34:10for
- 34:10RBD
- 34:10of
- 34:10Alberta
- 34:12to
- 34:12partner
- 34:13with
- 34:13somebody
- 34:13like
- 34:13national
- 34:14parks,
- 34:14traveler,
- 34:15or
- 34:15some
- 34:15other
- 34:15kind
- 34:16of
- 34:16publisher
- 34:16or
- 34:16whatever,
- 34:17to
- 34:17disseminate
- 34:17to
- 34:17dealers
- 34:18in
- 34:18specific
- 34:19regions?
- 34:19Like
- 34:19these
- 34:19are
- 34:19underserved
- 34:20areas
- 34:20of
- 34:21Alberta
- 34:21that
- 34:21you
- 34:21should
- 34:21maybe
- 34:22go
- 34:22check
- 34:22out
- 34:22or
- 34:22BC
- 34:24here
- 34:24are
- 34:24some
- 34:24private
- 34:24campgrounds
- 34:25around
- 34:25them.
- 34:26I
- 34:26will
- 34:26say
- 34:27the
- 34:27private
- 34:28Campground
- 34:28owners
- 34:28association
- 34:29of
- 34:29Alberta
- 34:29is
- 34:30already
- 34:31working
- 34:31closely
- 34:31with
- 34:31RBT
- 34:32of
- 34:32Alberta
- 34:32to
- 34:32do
- 34:33that.
- 34:33I
- 34:34have.
- 34:34Handing
- 34:34out
- 34:35literature
- 34:36and
- 34:36URLs
- 34:36and
- 34:36stuff
- 34:37to
- 34:37the
- 34:37dealers
- 34:37at
- 34:38RV
- 34:38D
- 34:38of
- 34:38Alberta
- 34:38all
- 34:38the
- 34:38time.
- 34:39we've
- 34:40started
- 34:40now
- 34:41connecting
- 34:42when
- 34:42I
- 34:42have
- 34:42Campground
- 34:43owners,
- 34:43members
- 34:44of
- 34:44the
- 34:44association.
- 34:45I've
- 34:45reached
- 34:46out
- 34:46to
- 34:46them
- 34:46and
- 34:46let
- 34:46them
- 34:46know
- 34:47that
- 34:47if
- 34:47they
- 34:47have
- 34:47availabilities
- 34:48that
- 34:48they're
- 34:48struggling
- 34:49to
- 34:49fill,
- 34:49whether
- 34:49it's
- 34:49seasonal
- 34:50or
- 34:50short
- 34:50term,
- 34:51if
- 34:51they
- 34:51send
- 34:52me
- 34:52that
- 34:52information
- 34:53I'm
- 34:53now
- 34:53disseminating
- 34:54that
- 34:54out
- 34:54to
- 34:54dealers
- 34:55as
- 34:55well.
- 34:55Typically
- 34:56around
- 34:56their
- 34:56region,
- 34:57but
- 34:57hopefully,
- 34:58I
- 34:58know
- 34:58we
- 34:58filled
- 34:59a
- 34:59couple
- 34:59seasonal
- 34:59sites
- 35:00that
- 35:00way
- 35:00this
- 35:00year
- 35:01in
- 35:01a
- 35:01couple
- 35:01of
- 35:01our
- 35:02member
- 35:02parks,
- 35:02which
- 35:02is
- 35:03great.
- 35:03I
- 35:03think
- 35:04sometimes
- 35:04that's
- 35:04a
- 35:04barrier
- 35:05to
- 35:05a
- 35:05sale
- 35:05is
- 35:06we'd
- 35:06love
- 35:06to
- 35:06get
- 35:06into
- 35:07the
- 35:07lifestyle,
- 35:07but
- 35:07we
- 35:07can't
- 35:08find
- 35:08a
- 35:08site.
- 35:08And
- 35:09so
- 35:09that's
- 35:09a
- 35:09great
- 35:09way
- 35:09for
- 35:10our
- 35:10organizations
- 35:11to
- 35:11partner
- 35:11and
- 35:11I
- 35:12think
- 35:12that's
- 35:12one
- 35:13of
- 35:13the
- 35:13biggest
- 35:13benefits
- 35:14to
- 35:14the
- 35:14type
- 35:14of
- 35:14partnership
- 35:15that
- 35:15P
- 35:15C
- 35:16O
- 35:16a
- 35:16has
- 35:16with
- 35:16RV
- 35:17D
- 35:17of
- 35:17Alberta.
- 35:17And
- 35:18hopefully
- 35:18that
- 35:18will
- 35:18just
- 35:19continue
- 35:19to
- 35:19grow
- 35:20and
- 35:20get
- 35:20more
- 35:20and
- 35:20more
- 35:21robust
- 35:21as
- 35:22we
- 35:22get
- 35:22more
- 35:22members
- 35:23and
- 35:23more
- 35:24active
- 35:24Campground
- 35:25participation.
- 35:27Yeah
- 35:27Brian,
- 35:28in
- 35:28a
- 35:28perfect
- 35:28world.
- 35:28And
- 35:29I
- 35:29can't
- 35:29believe
- 35:29after
- 35:30all
- 35:30these
- 35:30years,
- 35:31how
- 35:31long
- 35:32this
- 35:32industry's
- 35:32been
- 35:33around,
- 35:34but
- 35:34why
- 35:34can't
- 35:35we
- 35:35have
- 35:35a
- 35:36central
- 35:37site
- 35:37where
- 35:37to
- 35:37find
- 35:38availability,
- 35:39right
- 35:39now
- 35:39if
- 35:40you
- 35:40wanna
- 35:40find
- 35:40a
- 35:40site,
- 35:41you
- 35:41gotta
- 35:41call
- 35:4220
- 35:42or
- 35:4230
- 35:43individual
- 35:43campgrounds.
- 35:44And
- 35:45it's
- 35:45very
- 35:45frustrating.
- 35:46And
- 35:47I
- 35:47would
- 35:47love
- 35:47to
- 35:47see
- 35:48how
- 35:49somehow.
- 35:50The
- 35:50industry
- 35:50can
- 35:51get,
- 35:51a
- 35:51booking.com
- 35:52or
- 35:52something
- 35:52that
- 35:53can
- 35:53talk
- 35:53to
- 35:54everybody.
- 35:54And
- 35:55I
- 35:55want
- 35:55an
- 35:55availability
- 35:56near
- 35:56Subbury
- 35:57Ontario,
- 35:58and
- 35:58it
- 35:58gives
- 35:58me
- 35:59this
- 35:59park
- 35:59and
- 35:59this
- 35:59park,
- 36:00and
- 36:00somehow
- 36:01I'd
- 36:01love
- 36:01for
- 36:01us
- 36:02to
- 36:02get
- 36:02there.
- 36:02So
- 36:02the
- 36:02answer
- 36:03is
- 36:03we
- 36:03can,
- 36:04in
- 36:04certain
- 36:05instances,
- 36:05right?
- 36:05Like
- 36:06camp
- 36:06spot
- 36:06just
- 36:06release
- 36:07their
- 36:07API.
- 36:07Some
- 36:07of
- 36:07these
- 36:08other
- 36:08big
- 36:08reservation
- 36:09systems
- 36:09in
- 36:09Camping
- 36:10in
- 36:10the
- 36:10Camping
- 36:10industry
- 36:11have
- 36:11their
- 36:12own
- 36:12APIs
- 36:13that
- 36:13we
- 36:13can
- 36:14not,
- 36:14we,
- 36:14but
- 36:15someone
- 36:15could
- 36:16develop
- 36:16and
- 36:16aggregate
- 36:17to
- 36:17like
- 36:17camps
- 36:18spot,
- 36:18just
- 36:18partner
- 36:18with
- 36:19RPAs
- 36:19include
- 36:20their
- 36:20content
- 36:20on
- 36:20each
- 36:20other's
- 36:21sites,
- 36:21right?
- 36:22There
- 36:22are
- 36:22ways
- 36:22to
- 36:22do
- 36:23this.
- 36:23The
- 36:23problem
- 36:23is
- 36:23that
- 36:24it
- 36:24all
- 36:24takes
- 36:24time.
- 36:25It
- 36:25all
- 36:25takes
- 36:25money.
- 36:26And
- 36:26there
- 36:26are
- 36:26so
- 36:27many
- 36:27people
- 36:27who
- 36:27are
- 36:28trying
- 36:28to
- 36:28get
- 36:28into
- 36:29this
- 36:29space
- 36:30with
- 36:30their
- 36:30own
- 36:31marketplace
- 36:32and
- 36:32make
- 36:32a
- 36:33profit
- 36:33off
- 36:33of
- 36:33it
- 36:34that
- 36:34it's
- 36:34an
- 36:34uphill
- 36:35battle
- 36:35to
- 36:35create
- 36:36something
- 36:36that's
- 36:37altruistic
- 36:38and.
- 36:38Doesn't
- 36:39really
- 36:39want
- 36:39to
- 36:39play
- 36:40favorites
- 36:40or
- 36:40anything
- 36:41like
- 36:41that
- 36:41with
- 36:41one
- 36:41reservation
- 36:42system
- 36:42or
- 36:42another,
- 36:43or
- 36:43private
- 36:43parks
- 36:43versus
- 36:43public
- 36:44parks
- 36:44or
- 36:44whatever
- 36:45that
- 36:45you
- 36:45just
- 36:46are
- 36:46climbing
- 36:46this
- 36:46uphill
- 36:47battle
- 36:47against
- 36:47all
- 36:47these
- 36:48people
- 36:48who
- 36:48are
- 36:48throwing
- 36:48millions
- 36:49of
- 36:49dollars
- 36:49at
- 36:49advertising
- 36:50for
- 36:50their
- 36:50own
- 36:50site,
- 36:50we're
- 36:50all
- 36:51competing
- 36:51with
- 36:51each
- 36:51other.
- 36:52The
- 36:52biggest
- 36:53issue
- 36:54for
- 36:54me
- 36:54with
- 36:54that
- 36:54is
- 36:55it
- 36:55generates
- 36:56a
- 36:56significant
- 36:57amount
- 36:57of
- 36:58consumer
- 36:58disenchantment,
- 36:59where,
- 37:00I
- 37:00get
- 37:00emails
- 37:01and
- 37:01calls
- 37:02daily
- 37:03from
- 37:04campers,
- 37:04consumers
- 37:05who
- 37:05are
- 37:05like,
- 37:07I'm
- 37:07looking
- 37:07for
- 37:07site,
- 37:08I'm
- 37:08having
- 37:08a
- 37:08terrible
- 37:08time.
- 37:09I,
- 37:10can
- 37:10you
- 37:10give
- 37:11me
- 37:11any
- 37:12suggestions
- 37:13of
- 37:14this
- 37:14area?
- 37:14And
- 37:14then
- 37:15my
- 37:15answer
- 37:15always
- 37:16still
- 37:16has
- 37:16to
- 37:16be,
- 37:17you
- 37:17still
- 37:17have
- 37:18to
- 37:18get
- 37:18in
- 37:19touch
- 37:19with
- 37:19that
- 37:19park
- 37:19individually
- 37:20and
- 37:20find
- 37:21out
- 37:21about
- 37:21availability.
- 37:22And
- 37:23so
- 37:23I
- 37:23get
- 37:24that
- 37:24we're
- 37:24all
- 37:26struggling
- 37:26to
- 37:27maybe
- 37:27play
- 37:28nicely
- 37:28in
- 37:28the
- 37:28sandbox
- 37:29together,
- 37:30but
- 37:30I
- 37:31have
- 37:31concerns
- 37:31about
- 37:32the
- 37:32long-term
- 37:33impact
- 37:33of
- 37:34our
- 37:34consumers
- 37:35being
- 37:35I
- 37:35think
- 37:35it's
- 37:36creating
- 37:36this
- 37:36awareness
- 37:37issue
- 37:37or
- 37:38maybe
- 37:38not
- 37:38solely
- 37:39the
- 37:39re
- 37:39sole
- 37:40reason
- 37:40for
- 37:40it,
- 37:40but
- 37:40it's
- 37:41a
- 37:41significant
- 37:42reason
- 37:43for
- 37:43this
- 37:43awareness
- 37:44issue,
- 37:44because
- 37:46we
- 37:46don't
- 37:46have
- 37:47a
- 37:47tool
- 37:47like
- 37:47that
- 37:48available
- 37:48to,
- 37:49to
- 37:49keep
- 37:49as
- 37:49many
- 37:50campers
- 37:51Camping
- 37:51as
- 37:51we
- 37:51can,
- 37:52by
- 37:52filling
- 37:53every
- 37:53site.
- 37:53There
- 37:53is,
- 37:54we
- 37:54have
- 37:54a
- 37:54comment
- 37:54on
- 37:55Facebook.
- 37:55We
- 37:55just
- 37:55need
- 37:56more
- 37:56campgrounds,
- 37:56whether
- 37:56it
- 37:56be
- 37:57private
- 37:57or
- 37:57government
- 37:58here
- 37:58in
- 37:58Western
- 37:58Canada,
- 37:59most
- 37:59campgrounds
- 37:59are
- 38:00always
- 38:00full.
- 38:00I
- 38:00know
- 38:01of
- 38:01some
- 38:01campgrounds
- 38:02in
- 38:02Western
- 38:02Canada
- 38:03who
- 38:03have
- 38:03availability
- 38:04and
- 38:05there's
- 38:05smaller
- 38:05properties.
- 38:06They
- 38:06don't
- 38:06have
- 38:06the
- 38:07same
- 38:07type
- 38:07of
- 38:07budget
- 38:08or
- 38:08access
- 38:09to
- 38:09funds
- 38:09that
- 38:09that
- 38:09some
- 38:10of
- 38:10these
- 38:10other
- 38:10parks
- 38:10do.
- 38:11And
- 38:11how
- 38:11do
- 38:11you
- 38:12address
- 38:13those
- 38:13problems?
- 38:14It's
- 38:14a
- 38:14big,
- 38:16the
- 38:17big
- 38:17issue.
- 38:18The
- 38:18big
- 38:19Brian,
- 38:20Hey
- 38:20Brian.
- 38:20Yeah
- 38:20down
- 38:20here
- 38:21in
- 38:21the
- 38:21states,
- 38:21we've
- 38:21got
- 38:22a
- 38:22company
- 38:22that
- 38:22runs
- 38:22recreation.gov.
- 38:25I
- 38:25don't
- 38:25know
- 38:25if
- 38:25you're
- 38:25familiar
- 38:26with
- 38:26it
- 38:26at
- 38:26all,
- 38:26supposedly
- 38:27covers
- 38:28all
- 38:28the
- 38:28federal
- 38:28land,
- 38:29whether
- 38:29it's
- 38:29park
- 38:29service,
- 38:30forest
- 38:30service
- 38:30or
- 38:31BLM,
- 38:32and
- 38:33it's
- 38:33a
- 38:33nightmare
- 38:34because
- 38:35while
- 38:35it's
- 38:36supposed
- 38:36to
- 38:36level
- 38:37the
- 38:37playing
- 38:37field
- 38:38for
- 38:38everybody,
- 38:38if
- 38:38you
- 38:38don't
- 38:39have
- 38:39a
- 38:39fiber
- 38:39optic
- 38:40line
- 38:40into
- 38:40your
- 38:40computer,
- 38:41you're
- 38:41never
- 38:42gonna
- 38:42win.
- 38:42You're
- 38:43never
- 38:43gonna
- 38:43land
- 38:43a
- 38:43campsite.
- 38:44So
- 38:45I
- 38:45don't
- 38:45what
- 38:45the
- 38:45greater
- 38:46solution
- 38:46is,
- 38:46as
- 38:47opposed
- 38:47to
- 38:47maybe
- 38:47going
- 38:47to,
- 38:48to
- 38:48a
- 38:48lottery
- 38:48and
- 38:49even
- 38:49that's
- 38:49got
- 38:49problems,
- 38:50but
- 38:50is
- 38:51there
- 38:51something
- 38:51like
- 38:51that
- 38:51in
- 38:52Canada
- 38:52for
- 38:52the
- 38:52federal
- 38:53lands
- 38:53provincial
- 38:53lands?
- 38:55I
- 38:55think
- 38:55that's
- 38:56a
- 38:56better
- 38:56question.
- 38:56Parks,
- 38:56Canada,
- 38:57and
- 38:57then
- 38:57the
- 38:57individual
- 38:58provinces
- 38:58have
- 38:59their
- 38:59own
- 38:59sites.
- 39:00They
- 39:00don't,
- 39:01they
- 39:01aren't
- 39:01unified
- 39:02all
- 39:02in
- 39:02one
- 39:02place.
- 39:03But
- 39:04and
- 39:04I
- 39:04think
- 39:04that's
- 39:05can
- 39:05be
- 39:06a
- 39:06part
- 39:06of
- 39:06this
- 39:07problem
- 39:07too,
- 39:07is
- 39:08a
- 39:08lot
- 39:08of
- 39:08people
- 39:09don't
- 39:09know
- 39:09that
- 39:10B
- 39:10is
- 39:10a
- 39:10national
- 39:11park.
- 39:11And
- 39:12can
- 39:12I
- 39:12ask
- 39:13this
- 39:13as
- 39:13a
- 39:13provincial
- 39:13park?
- 39:14And
- 39:14so
- 39:16now
- 39:16you
- 39:16have
- 39:16to
- 39:16seek
- 39:17resources
- 39:18to,
- 39:18to
- 39:18visit
- 39:19those
- 39:19different
- 39:19places.
- 39:20And
- 39:20it
- 39:20does
- 39:20get
- 39:21very
- 39:21frustrating,
- 39:22especially
- 39:22when
- 39:23they
- 39:23book
- 39:23so
- 39:23far
- 39:23in
- 39:24advance
- 39:24that
- 39:25by
- 39:26the
- 39:26time
- 39:26you
- 39:27get
- 39:27that
- 39:27stuff
- 39:28sorted
- 39:28out,
- 39:28there's
- 39:28no
- 39:28sites
- 39:29left.
- 39:32Yeah.
- 39:33It's
- 39:33a
- 39:33challenge
- 39:33for
- 39:33sure.
- 39:34And
- 39:34I
- 39:34don't
- 39:34know
- 39:34what
- 39:34the
- 39:35answer
- 39:35is.
- 39:35Again,
- 39:36I
- 39:36think
- 39:36the
- 39:36only
- 39:36way
- 39:37it
- 39:37really
- 39:37honestly
- 39:38works
- 39:38is
- 39:39if
- 39:39some
- 39:39kind
- 39:39of
- 39:39non-profit
- 39:40who
- 39:40has
- 39:41no
- 39:41specific
- 39:42interest
- 39:42in
- 39:42one
- 39:43booking
- 39:43system
- 39:43over
- 39:43another
- 39:44or
- 39:44private
- 39:44versus
- 39:45per
- 39:45public,
- 39:46or
- 39:46just
- 39:46is
- 39:47an
- 39:47altruistic
- 39:47entity
- 39:48funds,
- 39:49something
- 39:49like
- 39:49this,
- 39:50but.
- 39:50Know
- 39:51where
- 39:51that
- 39:51comes
- 39:51from
- 39:51or
- 39:52how
- 39:52that
- 39:52works.
- 39:53Yeah.
- 39:54Honey,
- 39:54isn't
- 39:55gonna
- 39:55be
- 39:55cheap
- 39:56no,
- 39:56and
- 39:56again,
- 39:57it
- 39:57required,
- 39:57it
- 39:57also
- 39:58requires
- 39:58open
- 39:59access
- 39:59to
- 40:00basically
- 40:01APIs
- 40:02and
- 40:02some
- 40:03companies
- 40:03provide
- 40:04those.
- 40:04Some
- 40:04don't
- 40:04some
- 40:05provide
- 40:05certain
- 40:05information
- 40:06via
- 40:06them
- 40:06and
- 40:07the
- 40:07ability
- 40:07to
- 40:07book
- 40:07and
- 40:08some
- 40:08just
- 40:08provide
- 40:08the
- 40:09data
- 40:09and
- 40:09not
- 40:09the
- 40:10it's
- 40:10just
- 40:10a
- 40:10mess,
- 40:11Shane
- 40:11like
- 40:12you're
- 40:12right.
- 40:12Like
- 40:13it
- 40:13definitely
- 40:13needs
- 40:13solved,
- 40:15but
- 40:15there
- 40:15has
- 40:15to
- 40:15be
- 40:16a
- 40:16willingness
- 40:16among
- 40:16all
- 40:17these
- 40:17people
- 40:17that
- 40:17participate
- 40:18and
- 40:19to
- 40:19some
- 40:20participating
- 40:21in
- 40:21something
- 40:21like
- 40:21that
- 40:22cuts
- 40:23away
- 40:23the
- 40:23profit
- 40:24that
- 40:24their
- 40:25whole
- 40:25intention
- 40:26is.
- 40:26To
- 40:26make,
- 40:27which
- 40:27is
- 40:27fair.
- 40:27They
- 40:27have
- 40:28a
- 40:28right
- 40:28to
- 40:28make
- 40:28it.
- 40:29Yeah.
- 40:30And
- 40:30and
- 40:30I
- 40:31I
- 40:31echo
- 40:31Kara's
- 40:32sentiment
- 40:32about
- 40:33frustration
- 40:34from
- 40:34campers
- 40:34and
- 40:35it's
- 40:35something
- 40:35that
- 40:35we
- 40:35need
- 40:36to
- 40:36address
- 40:36as
- 40:36an
- 40:36industry.
- 40:37It's
- 40:37a
- 40:37lot,
- 40:38especially
- 40:38all
- 40:38these
- 40:38new
- 40:39one
- 40:39new
- 40:39people
- 40:39are
- 40:39getting
- 40:40into
- 40:40it.
- 40:40If
- 40:40they
- 40:40can't
- 40:41find
- 40:41a
- 40:41campsite
- 40:42they're
- 40:42gonna
- 40:43get
- 40:43out
- 40:43of
- 40:44this
- 40:44industry
- 40:44as
- 40:44quickly
- 40:45as
- 40:45they
- 40:45got
- 40:45in
- 40:45it.
- 40:45So
- 40:46I'm,
- 40:46I'm
- 40:46just
- 40:46thinking,
- 40:47we,
- 40:47we
- 40:47have
- 40:47to
- 40:47find,
- 40:48something,
- 40:49some
- 40:49sort
- 40:50of
- 40:50solution.
- 40:53Yeah.
- 40:54So
- 40:55I
- 40:55don't
- 40:55know.
- 40:55I'll
- 40:55look
- 40:55in,
- 40:56I'll
- 40:56look
- 40:56into
- 40:56it
- 40:56for
- 40:57just
- 40:57from
- 40:57a
- 40:57marketing
- 40:57standpoint,
- 40:58from
- 40:58an
- 40:58API
- 40:58perspective,
- 40:59because
- 40:59I
- 40:59need
- 40:59to
- 41:00know
- 41:00that
- 41:00for
- 41:00our
- 41:00clients
- 41:01who
- 41:01has
- 41:01it,
- 41:01who
- 41:01does
- 41:01what,
- 41:02who
- 41:02can
- 41:02do
- 41:02what?
- 41:02Just
- 41:03so
- 41:03we
- 41:03have
- 41:03the
- 41:03knowledge
- 41:03right.
- 41:04Of
- 41:04what
- 41:04companies
- 41:06could
- 41:06work,
- 41:07but
- 41:07I
- 41:07think
- 41:08it's
- 41:08gonna
- 41:08take
- 41:08some
- 41:09kind
- 41:09of
- 41:09an
- 41:09industry
- 41:10leader.
- 41:11Whether
- 41:11that's
- 41:11a
- 41:11Rover
- 41:12pass,
- 41:12whether
- 41:12that's
- 41:13a
- 41:13dirt,
- 41:13whether
- 41:13that's
- 41:13a
- 41:13camp
- 41:14spot
- 41:14marketplace,
- 41:15whether
- 41:15that's
- 41:15a
- 41:16hip
- 41:16camp
- 41:16or
- 41:17whatever.
- 41:17Recreation.gov.
- 41:18I
- 41:18think
- 41:18it's
- 41:18gonna
- 41:18just,
- 41:19I
- 41:19think
- 41:19it's
- 41:19gonna
- 41:19take
- 41:19somebody
- 41:20to
- 41:20say
- 41:20we
- 41:21can
- 41:21still
- 41:21make
- 41:21a
- 41:21profit
- 41:22while
- 41:22also
- 41:22helping.
- 41:24Yeah.
- 41:24I
- 41:24think,
- 41:24I
- 41:25wanna
- 41:25touch
- 41:26on
- 41:26the
- 41:26fact
- 41:26too,
- 41:26that
- 41:27there
- 41:28are
- 41:28so
- 41:28many
- 41:28players
- 41:28in
- 41:28the
- 41:29sandbox.
- 41:29It's
- 41:29not
- 41:29just
- 41:30our
- 41:30software
- 41:30companies.
- 41:32It,
- 41:32we
- 41:32also
- 41:33have,
- 41:34we
- 41:34have
- 41:34some
- 41:35private
- 41:35Campground
- 41:36owners
- 41:36who
- 41:36maybe
- 41:37don't
- 41:37want
- 41:37their
- 41:38park
- 41:38listed
- 41:39as
- 41:39a
- 41:39competitor
- 41:40to
- 41:41ban
- 41:41for
- 41:41national
- 41:41park
- 41:42on
- 41:42a
- 41:42site.
- 41:43And
- 41:43so
- 41:43they're
- 41:44going
- 41:44to
- 41:44communicate
- 41:45frustration
- 41:46to
- 41:46us
- 41:46about
- 41:47that.
- 41:47And
- 41:47there's
- 41:47just
- 41:48so
- 41:48many
- 41:49perspectives
- 41:50to
- 41:50manage
- 41:50to
- 41:51make
- 41:51it
- 41:51happen.
- 41:52And
- 41:52I
- 41:52think
- 41:53the
- 41:53big
- 41:53picture
- 41:54needs
- 41:54to
- 41:54remain
- 41:55the
- 41:55focus,
- 41:56this
- 41:57addressing
- 41:57this
- 41:57significant
- 41:58consumer
- 41:59need
- 41:59must
- 42:00remain
- 42:00the
- 42:00focus
- 42:01for
- 42:01it
- 42:01to
- 42:01ever
- 42:02come
- 42:02to.
- 42:02All
- 42:03good
- 42:03ideas.
- 42:04We
- 42:04just
- 42:04have
- 42:04to
- 42:04keep
- 42:04brainstorming
- 42:05with
- 42:05each
- 42:05other
- 42:05and
- 42:05moving
- 42:06forward.
- 42:06So
- 42:06I'm
- 42:06sure
- 42:07there's
- 42:07a
- 42:07way
- 42:07to
- 42:07solve
- 42:07it.
- 42:08We're
- 42:08all
- 42:09except
- 42:09for
- 42:09me
- 42:10smart
- 42:10here.
- 42:11We'll
- 42:11we'll
- 42:11keep
- 42:11pushing
- 42:11the
- 42:11conversation
- 42:12forward.
- 42:12It's
- 42:12all
- 42:12we
- 42:12can
- 42:13do.
- 42:13We've
- 42:13seen.
- 42:14And
- 42:14for
- 42:14those
- 42:14of
- 42:14you've
- 42:15been
- 42:15watching,
- 42:15we've
- 42:15seen
- 42:15Susan
- 42:15Carpenter
- 42:16pop
- 42:16in
- 42:16and
- 42:16out
- 42:16from
- 42:17the
- 42:17RV
- 42:17women's
- 42:17line.
- 42:17She's
- 42:17just
- 42:18having
- 42:18audio
- 42:18issues
- 42:18today.
- 42:19For
- 42:19some
- 42:19reason
- 42:20said
- 42:20her
- 42:20computer
- 42:20and
- 42:20stuff
- 42:21got
- 42:21upgraded.
- 42:21So
- 42:22she's
- 42:22got
- 42:22a
- 42:22lot
- 42:22of
- 42:22useful
- 42:23information
- 42:23that
- 42:23we
- 42:23were
- 42:23hoping
- 42:24to
- 42:24have
- 42:24her
- 42:25share
- 42:25with
- 42:25us
- 42:25today,
- 42:25but
- 42:25we'll
- 42:26have
- 42:26to
- 42:26hopefully
- 42:26get
- 42:27that
- 42:27from
- 42:27her
- 42:28a
- 42:28month
- 42:28from
- 42:28now
- 42:29in
- 42:29the
- 42:29next
- 42:29RV
- 42:29industry
- 42:30show
- 42:30that
- 42:30we
- 42:30have.
- 42:30But
- 42:31that's
- 42:31why
- 42:31she's
- 42:31been
- 42:31popping
- 42:32in
- 42:32and
- 42:32out
- 42:32here
- 42:32just
- 42:32in
- 42:32case
- 42:33you
- 42:33guys
- 42:33were
- 42:33curious,
- 42:34what
- 42:34else
- 42:34we
- 42:34have
- 42:35that's
- 42:35on
- 42:35come
- 42:36across
- 42:36your
- 42:36desks,
- 42:37Eleanor,
- 42:37Shane
- 42:38rich,
- 42:38anything
- 42:39Kurt
- 42:40anything
- 42:41fun?
- 42:43Yeah,
- 42:43I'm
- 42:43just
- 42:43kind,
- 42:43I'm
- 42:43just
- 42:44kind
- 42:44curious,
- 42:44Jeff
- 42:44mentioned
- 42:45the
- 42:45need
- 42:45to
- 42:45bring
- 42:46in
- 42:46more
- 42:46Campground
- 42:46across
- 42:47the
- 42:47countries
- 42:47whether
- 42:48it's
- 42:48private
- 42:48or
- 42:48government,
- 42:49what
- 42:49does
- 42:50it
- 42:50cost
- 42:50to
- 42:50launch
- 42:51a
- 42:51camp?
- 42:53He
- 42:54didn't
- 42:54find
- 42:54a
- 42:54land.
- 42:55That's
- 42:55a
- 42:55big,
- 42:56giant
- 42:56rabbit.
- 42:57Hole's
- 42:58so
- 42:58easy.
- 42:58Kurt
- 43:00Yeah.
- 43:00I
- 43:01couldn't
- 43:02cover
- 43:02it
- 43:02probably
- 43:03in
- 43:0310
- 43:03minutes.
- 43:03It's
- 43:03really
- 43:04dependent
- 43:04on
- 43:05a
- 43:05ton
- 43:05of
- 43:05variables.
- 43:06There's
- 43:06all
- 43:07kinds
- 43:07of
- 43:07regulatory
- 43:08limitation
- 43:09depends
- 43:09on
- 43:10obviously
- 43:10location
- 43:12and
- 43:12so
- 43:12many
- 43:13things.
- 43:13It's
- 43:13one
- 43:13of
- 43:14the
- 43:14most
- 43:14difficult
- 43:15questions
- 43:15to
- 43:15answer
- 43:16that
- 43:16I
- 43:16get
- 43:16often
- 43:17is
- 43:17like,
- 43:17how
- 43:18much
- 43:18does
- 43:18it
- 43:18cost
- 43:19to
- 43:19start
- 43:19a
- 43:19camera?
- 43:19I
- 43:20can't
- 43:20answer
- 43:21I
- 43:21need
- 43:22more
- 43:22details
- 43:23to
- 43:23answer
- 43:23it.
- 43:23How
- 43:23much
- 43:24money.
- 43:26Yeah,
- 43:26it's
- 43:26a
- 43:26lot.
- 43:28it's
- 43:28a
- 43:28lot,
- 43:29it's
- 43:29a
- 43:29lot.
- 43:29And
- 43:29I
- 43:30think
- 43:30we
- 43:30also
- 43:31have
- 43:31we
- 43:31have
- 43:31the
- 43:31problem
- 43:32is
- 43:32compounded
- 43:32because
- 43:33we
- 43:33have
- 43:33older
- 43:34Campground
- 43:35facing
- 43:35regulatory
- 43:36issue
- 43:37and
- 43:38limita
- 43:38new
- 43:39limitations
- 43:40on
- 43:40them
- 43:40and
- 43:41their
- 43:41operations.
- 43:42That's
- 43:42pushing
- 43:42them
- 43:43to
- 43:43either
- 43:43sell
- 43:44and
- 43:44not
- 43:44always,
- 43:45in
- 43:45a
- 43:45case
- 43:46where
- 43:46they'll
- 43:46remain
- 43:47a
- 43:47Campground
- 43:48or
- 43:48kind
- 43:48of
- 43:50walk
- 43:50away.
- 43:51And
- 43:51so
- 43:52you're
- 43:52losing
- 43:52sites
- 43:53on
- 43:53top
- 43:53of
- 43:54not
- 43:54being
- 43:54able
- 43:55to
- 43:55always
- 43:56develop
- 43:56new
- 43:56ones
- 43:57and
- 43:57it's
- 43:57a
- 43:57compounding
- 43:58problem.
- 43:58That
- 43:59is
- 43:59it's
- 43:59concerning,
- 44:00I
- 44:00think
- 44:00for
- 44:00sure.
- 44:04Yeah,
- 44:04I
- 44:04think
- 44:05just
- 44:05to,
- 44:05again,
- 44:05I
- 44:06have
- 44:06no
- 44:06development
- 44:06expertise
- 44:07in
- 44:07the
- 44:07industry
- 44:07cur,
- 44:07but
- 44:08to
- 44:08your
- 44:08it
- 44:08just
- 44:08depends
- 44:09on
- 44:09location
- 44:09and
- 44:09cost
- 44:10and
- 44:10materials
- 44:10and
- 44:10inflation
- 44:11and
- 44:11regulations
- 44:12and
- 44:13permitting,
- 44:13and
- 44:13so
- 44:14many
- 44:14different
- 44:14variables.
- 44:15How
- 44:15long
- 44:15it
- 44:15takes
- 44:16and
- 44:16how
- 44:16quick
- 44:16it
- 44:16is
- 44:16and
- 44:17that
- 44:17it's
- 44:18just,
- 44:19it
- 44:19requires
- 44:19some
- 44:20for
- 44:20sure
- 44:22commitment.
- 44:22And
- 44:22there's
- 44:23tons
- 44:23of
- 44:23issue
- 44:24with
- 44:24getting
- 44:24financing
- 44:25and
- 44:26various
- 44:27other
- 44:27hurdles
- 44:27in
- 44:28the
- 44:28way
- 44:28that,
- 44:28you
- 44:28don't
- 44:29necessarily
- 44:29have
- 44:29that
- 44:30chunk
- 44:30of
- 44:30change
- 44:30sitting
- 44:31around
- 44:32the
- 44:32whole
- 44:32process
- 44:33becomes
- 44:33a
- 44:33really
- 44:34so
- 44:34I
- 44:34was
- 44:34just
- 44:35looking
- 44:35that
- 44:35I
- 44:36knew
- 44:36I,
- 44:36I
- 44:36saw
- 44:37a
- 44:37slide
- 44:37somewhere,
- 44:37so
- 44:38I
- 44:38was
- 44:38in,
- 44:39in
- 44:40Elkhart
- 44:40at
- 44:40a
- 44:40breakfast.
- 44:41And
- 44:41according
- 44:41to
- 44:41Koa,
- 44:43adding
- 44:43a
- 44:44new
- 44:44build
- 44:44Campground
- 44:45is
- 44:45between
- 44:4645,000
- 44:47and
- 44:485,000
- 44:49a
- 44:49site.
- 44:50And
- 44:50at
- 44:51yep.
- 44:52And
- 44:52adding
- 44:52sites
- 44:53to
- 44:53an
- 44:53existing
- 44:54Campground
- 44:55is
- 44:55between
- 44:5517
- 44:56and
- 44:5618,000
- 44:57a
- 44:57site.
- 44:58Yeah.
- 44:59Those
- 44:59seem
- 45:00like
- 45:00good
- 45:00assessments
- 45:01to
- 45:01me
- 45:01in
- 45:02my
- 45:02experience.
- 45:02I,
- 45:03the
- 45:03last
- 45:03Campground
- 45:03development
- 45:04I
- 45:04personally
- 45:05did
- 45:05was.
- 45:07Oh,
- 45:07my
- 45:07gosh,
- 45:07it
- 45:08was
- 45:0810
- 45:08years
- 45:08ago.
- 45:09And
- 45:09I
- 45:09added
- 45:0930
- 45:10sites
- 45:10and
- 45:10it
- 45:10cost
- 45:11me
- 45:11$150,000.
- 45:12So
- 45:13I
- 45:13think
- 45:14there's
- 45:14a
- 45:14lot
- 45:14of
- 45:14variables
- 45:15at
- 45:15play
- 45:15and
- 45:15that
- 45:15was
- 45:1610
- 45:16years
- 45:16ago.
- 45:16It's
- 45:16definitely
- 45:17more
- 45:17than
- 45:17that
- 45:17now,
- 45:17and
- 45:17it's
- 45:18the
- 45:18problem
- 45:18is,
- 45:19these
- 45:19communities
- 45:20and
- 45:20municipality
- 45:21and
- 45:21their
- 45:21councils
- 45:22don't
- 45:22see
- 45:23the
- 45:23benefit
- 45:23they
- 45:24they
- 45:24hear
- 45:24from
- 45:25homeowners
- 45:26who
- 45:27are
- 45:27arguing
- 45:28on
- 45:28one
- 45:28side.
- 45:29But
- 45:29they
- 45:29don't
- 45:29think
- 45:30about
- 45:30the
- 45:30economic
- 45:31impact
- 45:31of
- 45:31adding
- 45:32a
- 45:32new
- 45:32Campground
- 45:32in
- 45:32their
- 45:32community.
- 45:33And
- 45:33that's
- 45:33something
- 45:34that
- 45:34our
- 45:34industry
- 45:35has
- 45:35been
- 45:35trying
- 45:36to
- 45:37help
- 45:38with
- 45:38it,
- 45:38to
- 45:38give
- 45:38those
- 45:39figures
- 45:39because
- 45:40it
- 45:40is
- 45:40a
- 45:40significant
- 45:41footprint
- 45:42economically
- 45:43for
- 45:43any
- 45:44municipality
- 45:45adding
- 45:45a
- 45:45new
- 45:45Campground,
- 45:46they
- 45:46just
- 45:46can
- 45:47I.
- 45:48yeah.
- 45:48Sorry,
- 45:48go
- 45:48ahead.
- 45:48Finish
- 45:49your
- 45:49thought,
- 45:49Shane.
- 45:49Sorry.
- 45:50No,
- 45:50it's
- 45:50just,
- 45:50it's
- 45:51a
- 45:51it's
- 45:51it's
- 45:51an
- 45:52ongoing
- 45:52process
- 45:53to,
- 45:53to
- 45:53communicate
- 45:54that.
- 45:56Can
- 45:56I
- 45:56ask
- 45:57and
- 45:57maybe
- 45:57Carrie,
- 45:57the
- 45:58answer
- 45:58to
- 45:58this
- 45:58or
- 45:58Shane
- 45:59or
- 45:59anybody
- 45:59else,
- 45:59but
- 46:00of
- 46:00that
- 46:0145
- 46:02to
- 46:02$55,000
- 46:03per
- 46:04site,
- 46:05what
- 46:05is
- 46:05the
- 46:05biggest
- 46:06chunk
- 46:06of
- 46:06that
- 46:06cost?
- 46:07Is
- 46:07it
- 46:07materials?
- 46:08Is
- 46:08it
- 46:09concrete?
- 46:09Is
- 46:09it
- 46:09laying
- 46:10all
- 46:10the
- 46:10stuff
- 46:10underneath
- 46:11it?
- 46:12Yeah,
- 46:13for
- 46:13me
- 46:14personally,
- 46:14that
- 46:15was,
- 46:15it
- 46:15was
- 46:15excavation
- 46:16cost.
- 46:17It
- 46:17was
- 46:17machine
- 46:18rental,
- 46:19it
- 46:19was
- 46:19labor.
- 46:20But
- 46:20certainly,
- 46:20electrical
- 46:21components,
- 46:21pedestals.
- 46:23I
- 46:23had
- 46:23to
- 46:23add
- 46:24power
- 46:24transformer,
- 46:25all
- 46:25of
- 46:25the
- 46:25water
- 46:26infrastructure.
- 46:27That
- 46:27stuff
- 46:27adds
- 46:28up
- 46:28real
- 46:28quick,
- 46:28but
- 46:29top
- 46:29cost
- 46:29for
- 46:30sure
- 46:30was
- 46:30excavation
- 46:32and
- 46:32labor.
- 46:33And
- 46:33I'll
- 46:33bet
- 46:33you
- 46:34there,
- 46:34including
- 46:34all
- 46:35the,
- 46:35before
- 46:36you
- 46:36even
- 46:36put
- 46:37a
- 46:37shovel
- 46:37in
- 46:37the
- 46:37ground
- 46:38costs,
- 46:39you
- 46:39need
- 46:39Moe
- 46:40studies,
- 46:40the
- 46:40permits,
- 46:41the
- 46:41lawyers.
- 46:43Yeah.
- 46:43All
- 46:43that
- 46:43stuff.
- 46:44Yes.
- 46:45That
- 46:46averaged
- 46:46over
- 46:46the
- 46:46cost
- 46:47of
- 46:47the
- 46:47offices,
- 46:48the
- 46:49shower
- 46:49houses
- 46:49and
- 46:50all
- 46:50that.
- 46:50I
- 46:50was
- 46:50at
- 46:50that
- 46:50same
- 46:51power
- 46:51breakfast,
- 46:51and
- 46:52I
- 46:52thought
- 46:5255,000
- 46:54sounded
- 46:54high.
- 46:55But
- 46:55when
- 46:55you
- 46:56averaged
- 46:56in
- 46:56everything,
- 46:57that's
- 46:57at
- 46:57that
- 46:57park
- 46:58over
- 46:58overall,
- 46:59the
- 46:59spots
- 46:59that's
- 46:59about
- 47:00what
- 47:00it
- 47:00was.
- 47:01I
- 47:01think
- 47:01they
- 47:01may
- 47:01even
- 47:02included,
- 47:02like
- 47:02it
- 47:02might
- 47:03be
- 47:03on
- 47:03an
- 47:03average
- 47:03of
- 47:03a
- 47:0475
- 47:05or
- 47:05a
- 47:05hundred
- 47:05spot
- 47:06Campground.
- 47:06I
- 47:06can't
- 47:07recall.
- 47:07But
- 47:07they
- 47:08talked
- 47:08a
- 47:08lot
- 47:08about
- 47:08the
- 47:08shortages
- 47:09because
- 47:09you've
- 47:09got
- 47:09so
- 47:10many
- 47:10new
- 47:10campers
- 47:10that
- 47:10came
- 47:11into
- 47:11this
- 47:11when
- 47:11they
- 47:11couldn't
- 47:12travel
- 47:12and
- 47:12go
- 47:12to
- 47:13hotels
- 47:14and
- 47:14fly
- 47:14people
- 47:15still
- 47:15were
- 47:15going
- 47:15to
- 47:15recreate
- 47:16and
- 47:16they
- 47:16needed
- 47:17to
- 47:17do
- 47:17it
- 47:17where
- 47:18they
- 47:18felt
- 47:18safe
- 47:19with
- 47:19just
- 47:19their
- 47:19own
- 47:19family.
- 47:20So
- 47:20Camping
- 47:21was
- 47:21one
- 47:21of
- 47:21the.
- 47:22The
- 47:23quick
- 47:23things
- 47:23that
- 47:23people
- 47:24thought
- 47:24about.
- 47:24You
- 47:24couldn't
- 47:25buy
- 47:25a
- 47:25camper
- 47:26for
- 47:26a
- 47:26while.
- 47:26You
- 47:26couldn't
- 47:27get
- 47:27a
- 47:27kayak
- 47:27or
- 47:27a
- 47:27bicycle,
- 47:29everything
- 47:29was
- 47:29sold
- 47:30out
- 47:30that
- 47:30you
- 47:30might
- 47:31possibly
- 47:31do
- 47:31during
- 47:32a
- 47:32pandemic
- 47:32when
- 47:33you
- 47:33had
- 47:33to
- 47:33stick
- 47:33around
- 47:34your
- 47:34family
- 47:34only.
- 47:35And
- 47:35when
- 47:36you
- 47:36bring
- 47:36in
- 47:36all
- 47:36these
- 47:37new
- 47:37owners,
- 47:37they
- 47:37need
- 47:38places
- 47:38to
- 47:38go.
- 47:39At
- 47:39least
- 47:40until
- 47:40they
- 47:40figure
- 47:40out
- 47:41where
- 47:41they
- 47:42can
- 47:42go,
- 47:42that's
- 47:42not
- 47:43crowded.
- 47:44But
- 47:44we
- 47:44discovered
- 47:45that
- 47:45same
- 47:45thing
- 47:45you
- 47:45were
- 47:45saying
- 47:46earlier,
- 47:46it's
- 47:47you
- 47:47call?
- 47:48And
- 47:49they
- 47:49might
- 47:49tell
- 47:50you,
- 47:50we
- 47:50only
- 47:50have
- 47:50two
- 47:50weekends
- 47:51this
- 47:51year
- 47:51left
- 47:52where
- 47:52you
- 47:52can
- 47:52fit
- 47:52yourself
- 47:53in.
- 47:54And
- 47:54we
- 47:54were
- 47:54going
- 47:55with
- 47:55a
- 47:55group
- 47:55of
- 47:55people.
- 47:55So
- 47:55it
- 47:56was
- 47:56even
- 47:56tougher
- 47:56to
- 47:56find
- 47:57campgrounds
- 47:57that
- 47:57were,
- 47:58spots
- 47:58next
- 47:58to
- 47:58each
- 47:59other,
- 47:59which
- 47:59we
- 47:59were
- 47:59fortunate
- 48:00to
- 48:00do.
- 48:00But
- 48:01it's,
- 48:01it
- 48:01is
- 48:01probably
- 48:02one
- 48:02of
- 48:02the
- 48:02biggest
- 48:02things
- 48:03because
- 48:03when
- 48:03you
- 48:04go
- 48:04by
- 48:04a
- 48:04big
- 48:05camper
- 48:05a
- 48:05travel
- 48:06trailer
- 48:06or
- 48:06fifth
- 48:06wheel,
- 48:07and
- 48:07you
- 48:07can't
- 48:07find
- 48:07a
- 48:08place
- 48:08to
- 48:08use
- 48:08it
- 48:08other
- 48:09than
- 48:09a
- 48:09Walmart
- 48:09parking
- 48:10lot,
- 48:10you're
- 48:10not
- 48:10gonna
- 48:10keep
- 48:11it
- 48:11very
- 48:11long.
- 48:12Yeah.
- 48:12When
- 48:12you
- 48:12buy
- 48:12a
- 48:13small
- 48:13camper
- 48:13like
- 48:13mine,
- 48:14if
- 48:14you
- 48:14can't
- 48:14get
- 48:14in,
- 48:15you'll
- 48:16probably
- 48:16find
- 48:16another
- 48:16place
- 48:17to
- 48:17go
- 48:17and
- 48:18you
- 48:18can
- 48:18use
- 48:19it
- 48:19still.
- 48:19So
- 48:20again,
- 48:20another
- 48:20little
- 48:20benefit
- 48:21of
- 48:21small
- 48:21campers
- 48:22and
- 48:22these
- 48:22Overland
- 48:23style
- 48:23Camping
- 48:23is
- 48:24they
- 48:24can
- 48:24go
- 48:24almost
- 48:25anywhere.
- 48:25But
- 48:26there's
- 48:26definitely
- 48:27a,
- 48:28I
- 48:28don't
- 48:28know
- 48:28if
- 48:28I
- 48:29wanna
- 48:29use
- 48:29the
- 48:29word,
- 48:29a
- 48:29loss
- 48:30of
- 48:30interest
- 48:30by
- 48:30people
- 48:31to
- 48:31put
- 48:31up
- 48:31campgrounds
- 48:32be
- 48:32because
- 48:33they
- 48:33typically
- 48:34are,
- 48:34you
- 48:35don't
- 48:35make
- 48:35a
- 48:35ton
- 48:35of
- 48:35money.
- 48:36It
- 48:36can
- 48:36be
- 48:37good
- 48:37stable
- 48:37money
- 48:37particularly
- 48:38right
- 48:38now,
- 48:38but
- 48:39it's
- 48:39a
- 48:39big
- 48:39commitment.
- 48:40Just
- 48:40if
- 48:40you
- 48:40owned
- 48:40a
- 48:40bed
- 48:41and
- 48:41breakfast
- 48:41you
- 48:41need
- 48:42to
- 48:42be
- 48:42there
- 48:42and
- 48:43you're
- 48:43committing
- 48:43your
- 48:43weekends.
- 48:44And
- 48:44oftentimes
- 48:45you're
- 48:45weeks
- 48:45to
- 48:46being
- 48:46there,
- 48:46to
- 48:46be
- 48:46able
- 48:47to
- 48:47take
- 48:47care
- 48:47of
- 48:47your
- 48:48guests
- 48:48that
- 48:48are
- 48:48there.
- 48:49And
- 48:50that,
- 48:50that
- 48:50makes
- 48:50it
- 48:51a
- 48:51challenge
- 48:51for,
- 48:52to
- 48:52find
- 48:52people
- 48:53that
- 48:53would
- 48:53be
- 48:53interested
- 48:53in
- 48:54doing
- 48:54those
- 48:54types
- 48:55of
- 48:55opening
- 48:55those
- 48:56types
- 48:56of
- 48:56businesses.
- 48:57and
- 48:57only
- 48:58thank
- 48:59for
- 48:59organizations
- 49:00like
- 49:00KWA
- 49:00that
- 49:01promote
- 49:01that
- 49:01type
- 49:01of
- 49:01stuff
- 49:02and
- 49:02help
- 49:02people
- 49:02find
- 49:03ways
- 49:03to
- 49:03afford
- 49:04to
- 49:04open
- 49:04up
- 49:04a
- 49:04Campground
- 49:05or
- 49:05help
- 49:05them
- 49:06to
- 49:06get
- 49:06started
- 49:07to
- 49:07do
- 49:07it.
- 49:07Yeah,
- 49:08no,
- 49:08I
- 49:08agree.
- 49:09Especially
- 49:09in
- 49:09an
- 49:09environment
- 49:10where
- 49:10it's
- 49:10so
- 49:11costly,
- 49:11it's
- 49:11so
- 49:12expensive.
- 49:12It's
- 49:13very
- 49:13difficult
- 49:13to
- 49:13get
- 49:14financing.
- 49:15It's
- 49:15big
- 49:15undertaking.
- 49:16It's
- 49:16it's
- 49:16definitely
- 49:17a
- 49:17lifestyle
- 49:17that
- 49:18not
- 49:18everyone's
- 49:19capable
- 49:19of
- 49:20well
- 49:20and
- 49:20financing
- 49:21is
- 49:21getting
- 49:21harder.
- 49:21Not
- 49:22harder,
- 49:22but
- 49:22more
- 49:22expensive
- 49:23now.
- 49:23So
- 49:24it's
- 49:24so
- 49:24expensive
- 49:24right
- 49:24now.
- 49:25It
- 49:25is
- 49:25yeah.
- 49:27Money
- 49:27used
- 49:27to
- 49:28feel
- 49:28pretty
- 49:28free
- 49:29and
- 49:29it's
- 49:29not
- 49:29anymore,
- 49:30to
- 49:30borrow
- 49:30it.
- 49:31It's
- 49:31it's
- 49:31escalating.
- 49:32It'll
- 49:32probably
- 49:32continue
- 49:33to
- 49:33for
- 49:33a
- 49:33little
- 49:33while
- 49:34here.
- 49:35Yeah.
- 49:35Agreed.
- 49:36We
- 49:36just
- 49:36need
- 49:37an
- 49:37army
- 49:37of
- 49:37six
- 49:38year
- 49:38olds
- 49:38with
- 49:39little
- 49:39bulldozer
- 49:40toys
- 49:41toe
- 49:41and
- 49:41save
- 49:41some
- 49:41costs
- 49:42for
- 49:42people.
- 49:43yeah.
- 49:43We
- 49:43can
- 49:43think
- 49:43of
- 49:44all
- 49:44kinds
- 49:44of
- 49:44creative
- 49:44ways
- 49:45to
- 49:45save
- 49:45expansion.
- 49:47I
- 49:47probably
- 49:47shouldn't
- 49:48say
- 49:48this
- 49:48live
- 49:49on
- 49:49a
- 49:49podcast,
- 49:49but
- 49:50my
- 49:50son
- 49:51just
- 49:51learned
- 49:51how
- 49:51to
- 49:52operate
- 49:52the
- 49:52excavator
- 49:53and
- 49:53is
- 49:53gonna
- 49:54be
- 49:54put
- 49:54to
- 49:54work
- 49:55on
- 49:55his
- 49:55dad's
- 49:56Campground
- 49:56here
- 49:57too.
- 49:57So
- 49:58some
- 49:58there's
- 49:59some
- 49:59innovators
- 50:00out
- 50:00there
- 50:00copying
- 50:00your
- 50:01ideas,
- 50:01Brian
- 50:01Is
- 50:01that
- 50:01a
- 50:02real
- 50:02excavator
- 50:02or
- 50:03is
- 50:03that
- 50:03one
- 50:03of
- 50:03the
- 50:03toy
- 50:03ones
- 50:04that
- 50:04no,
- 50:05a
- 50:05real
- 50:05one.
- 50:06One?
- 50:06Yeah.
- 50:07I'm
- 50:07I
- 50:07feel
- 50:08great
- 50:08about
- 50:08it.
- 50:08I
- 50:08would've
- 50:08been
- 50:09all
- 50:09over
- 50:09that
- 50:09when
- 50:09I
- 50:09was
- 50:10a
- 50:10kid.
- 50:10Like
- 50:10I
- 50:10just
- 50:10cuz
- 50:11that's
- 50:11how
- 50:11we
- 50:11were.
- 50:11I
- 50:11was
- 50:12entertained
- 50:12when
- 50:12I
- 50:12was
- 50:12a
- 50:12kid.
- 50:13I
- 50:13didn't
- 50:13have
- 50:13all
- 50:13the
- 50:13electronic
- 50:14stuff.
- 50:14They
- 50:14just
- 50:15said
- 50:15go
- 50:15out
- 50:15into
- 50:16the
- 50:16backyard
- 50:16and
- 50:16dig
- 50:16a
- 50:16hole.
- 50:17I
- 50:18was
- 50:18thrilled.
- 50:19So
- 50:20he's
- 50:20digging
- 50:20holes.
- 50:21Oof.
- 50:21Yeah,
- 50:22we
- 50:22just
- 50:22gotta
- 50:22get
- 50:23the
- 50:23kids
- 50:23back.
- 50:23Interested
- 50:24in
- 50:24digging
- 50:24holes.
- 50:25I
- 50:25feel
- 50:26like
- 50:26there's
- 50:26probably
- 50:26a
- 50:26regulation
- 50:27or
- 50:27something
- 50:27that
- 50:27stops
- 50:28us
- 50:28from
- 50:28really
- 50:28doing
- 50:29that.
- 50:29But
- 50:29I
- 50:29was
- 50:29just
- 50:29gonna
- 50:30say,
- 50:30yeah,
- 50:32not
- 50:33safety
- 50:33compliance
- 50:34related
- 50:35Ky
- 50:35regulations
- 50:36are
- 50:36always
- 50:37getting
- 50:37in
- 50:37the
- 50:37way,
- 50:37but,
- 50:38okay.
- 50:38Any
- 50:38final
- 50:39thoughts
- 50:39that
- 50:39we
- 50:39have
- 50:39here
- 50:40before
- 50:40we
- 50:40wrap
- 50:40up
- 50:40the
- 50:40show?
- 50:42No,
- 50:43it
- 50:43was
- 50:43a
- 50:43great
- 50:43show.
- 50:43I
- 50:43appreciate
- 50:44the
- 50:44invite
- 50:44again,
- 50:44Brian.
- 50:45Yeah,
- 50:45it's
- 50:46awesome.
- 50:46Yeah.
- 50:46Thank
- 50:46you
- 50:47very
- 50:47much
- 50:47for
- 50:47having
- 50:47us.
- 50:48Thanks
- 50:49for
- 50:49joining.
- 50:49Thank
- 50:49you
- 50:50guys.
- 50:50I
- 50:50really
- 50:50appreciate
- 50:51you
- 50:51joining
- 50:51us
- 50:51for
- 50:52another
- 50:52episode
- 50:52of
- 50:52MC
- 50:53Fireside
- 50:53Chats.
- 50:53Next
- 50:54week
- 50:54is
- 50:54the
- 50:55first
- 50:55week
- 50:56of
- 50:56the
- 50:56August
- 50:57month.
- 50:58And
- 50:58so
- 50:58we're
- 50:58gonna
- 50:58have
- 50:58an
- 50:58open
- 50:59discussion
- 50:59here
- 50:59with
- 51:00a
- 51:00few
- 51:00of
- 51:00our
- 51:00regular
- 51:01recurring
- 51:01guests
- 51:01looking
- 51:01forward
- 51:02to
- 51:02that.
- 51:02Always
- 51:02don't
- 51:03know
- 51:03what
- 51:03we're
- 51:03gonna
- 51:03talk
- 51:03about
- 51:04until
- 51:04we
- 51:04show
- 51:04until
- 51:05we
- 51:05start
- 51:05the
- 51:05show,
- 51:05but
- 51:05I'm
- 51:05sure
- 51:06it
- 51:06will
- 51:06be
- 51:06interesting.
- 51:06So
- 51:07excited
- 51:07to
- 51:07have
- 51:08all
- 51:08those
- 51:08guys
- 51:08back
- 51:09with
- 51:09us.
- 51:09We
- 51:09wanna
- 51:10thank
- 51:10our
- 51:10sponsor
- 51:10again
- 51:11for
- 51:11this
- 51:11episode,
- 51:12which
- 51:12is
- 51:12camp
- 51:13spot.
- 51:13We're
- 51:13really
- 51:13appreciative
- 51:14of
- 51:14them
- 51:14for
- 51:15sponsoring
- 51:15this
- 51:15episode.
- 51:16Again,
- 51:16if
- 51:16you're
- 51:16looking
- 51:17for
- 51:17reservation
- 51:17system
- 51:17for
- 51:17your
- 51:18Campground,
- 51:18or
- 51:18if
- 51:18you're
- 51:18a
- 51:19consumer
- 51:19talking
- 51:19about,
- 51:20RV's
- 51:20purchasing
- 51:21dealers,
- 51:21things
- 51:21like
- 51:21that
- 51:22be
- 51:22sure
- 51:22to
- 51:22check
- 51:22out
- 51:22camp
- 51:23spot's
- 51:23marketplace
- 51:24as
- 51:24well.
- 51:24And
- 51:24then
- 51:25if
- 51:25you
- 51:25want
- 51:25to
- 51:25check
- 51:25out
- 51:26our
- 51:26past
- 51:26episodes
- 51:26or
- 51:26anything
- 51:27like
- 51:27that,
- 51:27as
- 51:27a
- 51:27reminder,
- 51:28we
- 51:28are
- 51:28available
- 51:28on
- 51:29MC
- 51:29Fireside
- 51:30Chats
- 51:30dot
- 51:30com
- 51:31as
- 51:31well
- 51:31as
- 51:31on
- 51:31a
- 51:31podcast
- 51:32that
- 51:32you
- 51:32can
- 51:32listen
- 51:32to
- 51:33later,
- 51:33apple,
- 51:33Google,
- 51:34Spotify,
- 51:34all
- 51:34those
- 51:35kinds
- 51:35of
- 51:35places.
- 51:35So
- 51:36really
- 51:36appreciate
- 51:36everybody
- 51:37joining
- 51:37us
- 51:38and
- 51:38we
- 51:38will
- 51:38see
- 51:38you
- 51:38all
- 51:39next
- 51:39week.
- 51:41Thanks
- 51:41everyone.
- 51:42Thanks
- 51:42you.
- 51:43Thank
- 51:43you.