Latest / MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality Podcast / MC Fireside Chats - August 24th, 2022
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- 0:51Welcome
- 0:51everybody.
- 0:52To
- 0:52another
- 0:52episode
- 0:52of
- 0:53MC
- 0:53Fireside
- 0:53Chats.
- 0:53My
- 0:54name's
- 0:54Brian
- 0:54Searl
- 0:54with
- 0:55Insider
- 0:55Perks.
- 0:55We
- 0:55are
- 0:55missing
- 0:56a
- 0:56ton
- 0:57of
- 0:57people
- 0:57today.
- 0:57There's
- 0:58apparently
- 0:58this
- 0:58huge
- 0:58secret
- 0:59RV
- 0:59industry
- 0:59event
- 1:00that
- 1:00I
- 1:00didn't
- 1:00get
- 1:00invited
- 1:01to
- 1:01Kurt
- 1:01didn't
- 1:01get
- 1:01invited
- 1:02to
- 1:02Jason
- 1:03and
- 1:03Susan.
- 1:04I
- 1:04feel
- 1:05like
- 1:05we're,
- 1:06maybe
- 1:06they
- 1:06just
- 1:06didn't
- 1:06invite
- 1:07the
- 1:07cool
- 1:07people.
- 1:07That's
- 1:07clearly
- 1:08what
- 1:08had
- 1:08to
- 1:08have
- 1:08happened.
- 1:09That's
- 1:09it,
- 1:10apparently
- 1:10there's
- 1:10some
- 1:10kind
- 1:11of
- 1:11event.
- 1:11So
- 1:11we're
- 1:11missing
- 1:11our
- 1:11normal
- 1:12Shane
- 1:12Eleanor.
- 1:13We're
- 1:13missing
- 1:14Phil
- 1:14from
- 1:14RV.
- 1:15And
- 1:15then
- 1:15we're
- 1:15also
- 1:15missing
- 1:15Kurt
- 1:15who
- 1:16has
- 1:16a
- 1:16scheduling
- 1:16conflict
- 1:16too
- 1:17from
- 1:17national
- 1:17parks
- 1:17traveler,
- 1:18but
- 1:18that's
- 1:18okay.
- 1:18We're
- 1:18gonna
- 1:18have
- 1:19an
- 1:19awesome
- 1:19show
- 1:19without
- 1:20them.
- 1:21And
- 1:21super
- 1:21excited
- 1:22to,
- 1:22to
- 1:22have
- 1:22our
- 1:22RV
- 1:22industry
- 1:23out
- 1:23direct
- 1:23focus
- 1:23show
- 1:24here
- 1:24again,
- 1:24as
- 1:24we
- 1:24do
- 1:24the
- 1:25fourth
- 1:25week
- 1:25of
- 1:25every
- 1:25month,
- 1:26we've
- 1:26got
- 1:26Susan
- 1:26Carpenter,
- 1:27our
- 1:27regular
- 1:27guests
- 1:27from
- 1:27the
- 1:27RV
- 1:28women's
- 1:28Alliance,
- 1:29and
- 1:29we've
- 1:29got
- 1:29two
- 1:29guests
- 1:30here,
- 1:30Jason
- 1:31Gaza,
- 1:31and
- 1:31Curtis,
- 1:32how
- 1:32do
- 1:32you
- 1:32pronounce
- 1:33your
- 1:33last
- 1:33name?
- 1:33Ham.
- 1:34Hamer.
- 1:35Yep.
- 1:35Hamer.
- 1:35Okay.
- 1:36So
- 1:36there's
- 1:36just
- 1:37the
- 1:37extra
- 1:37E
- 1:37is
- 1:37silent.
- 1:38So
- 1:38I'm
- 1:38gonna
- 1:39cheat
- 1:39here.
- 1:39Let
- 1:39you
- 1:39guys
- 1:39introduce
- 1:40yourself
- 1:40in
- 1:40a
- 1:40second,
- 1:40but
- 1:41I'm
- 1:41gonna
- 1:41cheat
- 1:41and
- 1:41use
- 1:41my
- 1:41little
- 1:42script
- 1:42that
- 1:42a
- 1:42Cara
- 1:43gave
- 1:43me
- 1:43and
- 1:43say
- 1:44Jason
- 1:44is
- 1:44from
- 1:44the
- 1:45UN
- 1:45hustles
- 1:45bus
- 1:45away,
- 1:45family
- 1:46of
- 1:46newly
- 1:46full-time
- 1:47RV
- 1:47years.
- 1:48And
- 1:48so
- 1:49they're
- 1:49exploring
- 1:49the
- 1:49country
- 1:49board,
- 1:50their
- 1:50bus
- 1:50conversion,
- 1:50jason
- 1:51just
- 1:51traveled
- 1:512000
- 1:52miles.
- 1:52Yeah.
- 1:52You
- 1:53were
- 1:53telling
- 1:53me
- 1:53that
- 1:53before
- 1:53he
- 1:53started
- 1:54the
- 1:54show
- 1:54from
- 1:54Orlando,
- 1:55Florida
- 1:55to
- 1:55Spokane
- 1:56Washington.
- 1:56I
- 1:57got
- 1:57corrected.
- 1:58I
- 1:58learned
- 1:58that
- 1:58as
- 1:59well.
- 1:59Yeah.
- 1:59I
- 1:59thought
- 2:00forever
- 2:00that
- 2:00it
- 2:00was
- 2:01Spokane,
- 2:01but
- 2:01it's
- 2:01Spokane.
- 2:02And
- 2:03but
- 2:03he
- 2:03is
- 2:03also
- 2:03got
- 2:0315
- 2:03years
- 2:04of
- 2:04hospitality
- 2:04experience.
- 2:05Jason,
- 2:05do
- 2:05you
- 2:05wanna
- 2:05just
- 2:05introduce
- 2:06yourself,
- 2:06tell
- 2:06us
- 2:06a
- 2:06little
- 2:06bit
- 2:07about
- 2:07your
- 2:07background
- 2:07and
- 2:07then
- 2:07we'll
- 2:08move
- 2:08on
- 2:08to
- 2:08you,
- 2:08Curtis.
- 2:10Yeah,
- 2:11I've
- 2:11spent
- 2:11about
- 2:1115
- 2:11years
- 2:12in
- 2:12the
- 2:12hospitality
- 2:13industry
- 2:13working
- 2:13for
- 2:14resorts
- 2:15casinos
- 2:16spent
- 2:16this
- 2:16last
- 2:16year
- 2:17or
- 2:17so
- 2:17getting
- 2:17outdoors
- 2:18just
- 2:18like
- 2:18everyone
- 2:19else.
- 2:19So
- 2:19I've
- 2:19ventured
- 2:19out
- 2:20on
- 2:20my
- 2:20own.
- 2:20Do
- 2:20some
- 2:20consulting
- 2:21work.
- 2:21To
- 2:22add
- 2:22add
- 2:22my
- 2:22value
- 2:23to
- 2:23the
- 2:23outdoors.
- 2:23Yeah.
- 2:24So
- 2:24I've
- 2:24got
- 2:25other
- 2:25years
- 2:25in
- 2:25auditing,
- 2:26I've
- 2:26been
- 2:26an
- 2:26internal
- 2:26audit
- 2:27manager
- 2:27for
- 2:27about
- 2:2810
- 2:28years.
- 2:28So
- 2:28I
- 2:28spend
- 2:29my
- 2:29time
- 2:29with
- 2:29compliance,
- 2:30ethics,
- 2:30SOPs
- 2:31digging
- 2:31in
- 2:32to
- 2:32the
- 2:32back
- 2:32backgrounds,
- 2:33pretty
- 2:33deep.
- 2:34Yeah,
- 2:34just
- 2:34looking
- 2:34to
- 2:34add
- 2:34my
- 2:35value
- 2:35to
- 2:35the
- 2:35outdoors
- 2:36in
- 2:36this
- 2:36booming
- 2:37RV
- 2:37world.
- 2:38Awesome.
- 2:39Super
- 2:39glad
- 2:39to
- 2:39have
- 2:39you
- 2:40here.
- 2:40I
- 2:40know
- 2:40we're
- 2:40gonna
- 2:40dive
- 2:40into
- 2:41some
- 2:41of
- 2:41the
- 2:41things
- 2:41that
- 2:41you're
- 2:41up
- 2:42to
- 2:42and
- 2:42things
- 2:42like
- 2:42that,
- 2:42but
- 2:43Curtis,
- 2:43do
- 2:43you
- 2:43wanna
- 2:43introduce
- 2:44yourself
- 2:44real
- 2:44quick?
- 2:45Sure.
- 2:45Thanks,
- 2:45Brian.
- 2:46Name's
- 2:46Kurt
- 2:47Hemler.
- 2:47I
- 2:47am
- 2:47the
- 2:47executive
- 2:48director
- 2:48of
- 2:49the
- 2:49RV
- 2:49technical
- 2:50Institute
- 2:51in
- 2:51Elkhart,
- 2:51Indiana,
- 2:51as
- 2:51well
- 2:52as
- 2:52the
- 2:52senior
- 2:52vice
- 2:52president
- 2:53of
- 2:53standards
- 2:54for
- 2:54the
- 2:54RV
- 2:54industry
- 2:55association.
- 2:56And
- 2:57my
- 2:57background
- 2:58started
- 2:58actually
- 2:59in
- 2:59the
- 2:59military
- 2:59where
- 2:59I
- 3:00was
- 3:00a
- 3:00technician
- 3:01and
- 3:01then
- 3:01moved
- 3:01into
- 3:02logistics
- 3:02for
- 3:02about
- 3:0314
- 3:03years,
- 3:04left
- 3:04that
- 3:04and
- 3:05got
- 3:05into
- 3:05the
- 3:05school
- 3:05business
- 3:06and
- 3:06predominantly
- 3:07in
- 3:07K
- 3:07through
- 3:0712.
- 3:08And
- 3:08post-secondary
- 3:09building
- 3:10trade
- 3:11and
- 3:11career
- 3:11schools
- 3:11across
- 3:12the
- 3:12country.
- 3:12And.
- 3:13About
- 3:13three
- 3:13and
- 3:14a
- 3:14half
- 3:14years
- 3:14ago,
- 3:14four
- 3:15years
- 3:15ago,
- 3:15I
- 3:15was
- 3:15contacted
- 3:16by
- 3:16the
- 3:16RV
- 3:17industry
- 3:17to,
- 3:18to
- 3:18come
- 3:18in
- 3:18and
- 3:18build
- 3:19a
- 3:19school
- 3:19to
- 3:20standardize
- 3:20and
- 3:21professionalize
- 3:22the
- 3:23career
- 3:23path
- 3:23of
- 3:24an
- 3:24RV
- 3:24technician,
- 3:25both
- 3:25mobile
- 3:26and
- 3:26at
- 3:26dealer.
- 3:28Awesome.
- 3:28Good
- 3:29to
- 3:29have
- 3:29you,
- 3:29Kurt.
- 3:29Sorry.
- 3:29I
- 3:29had
- 3:29an
- 3:30engine
- 3:30chop
- 3:30B
- 3:30there
- 3:31that
- 3:31was
- 3:31trying
- 3:31to
- 3:31attack
- 3:32me.
- 3:32That
- 3:32was
- 3:32what
- 3:32I
- 3:32was
- 3:32doing.
- 3:33So
- 3:34just
- 3:34so
- 3:34you
- 3:34guys
- 3:34know
- 3:34welcome,
- 3:35Cara.
- 3:35Glad
- 3:35to
- 3:35have
- 3:35you,
- 3:36sorry
- 3:36to
- 3:36hear
- 3:36that
- 3:36your
- 3:36computer
- 3:37crashed,
- 3:37but
- 3:38all
- 3:39the
- 3:39things
- 3:39are,
- 3:40yeah,
- 3:40everything's
- 3:41going
- 3:41wrong
- 3:41today.
- 3:41Oh
- 3:41my
- 3:42God.
- 3:43see
- 3:44me.
- 3:45I
- 3:45just
- 3:45think
- 3:45her
- 3:45everything's
- 3:46going
- 3:46today
- 3:46except
- 3:47for
- 3:47Susan's
- 3:47audio.
- 3:48Susan
- 3:49shows
- 3:49up.
- 3:49I
- 3:50love
- 3:50it.
- 3:50That's
- 3:50great.
- 3:51Great.
- 3:52Without
- 3:53some
- 3:53kind
- 3:54of
- 3:54technical,
- 3:55failure
- 3:55or
- 3:57drama
- 3:57makes
- 3:57it
- 3:57interact
- 3:58yet
- 3:58again.
- 3:59Yep.
- 4:00Yeah.
- 4:00Thanks.
- 4:01Sorry.
- 4:01I'm
- 4:01like.
- 4:01I
- 4:01think
- 4:02literally
- 4:02half
- 4:02of
- 4:02our
- 4:02audience,
- 4:03maybe
- 4:0360%
- 4:04just
- 4:04watches
- 4:05for
- 4:05the
- 4:05technical
- 4:05poop
- 4:05glitches.
- 4:06I
- 4:06feel
- 4:06like
- 4:06that's
- 4:06what's
- 4:07happening.
- 4:08Yeah.
- 4:08It's
- 4:08probably
- 4:09afterwards.
- 4:09So
- 4:09it's
- 4:09good.
- 4:10Super
- 4:11excited
- 4:11to
- 4:11again,
- 4:11be
- 4:12here.
- 4:12We're
- 4:12gonna
- 4:12dive
- 4:12into
- 4:12some
- 4:13things
- 4:13with
- 4:13Jason
- 4:13cur
- 4:14here
- 4:14in
- 4:14a
- 4:14second.
- 4:14I
- 4:14wanna
- 4:14just
- 4:15take
- 4:15a
- 4:15moment
- 4:15to
- 4:15thank
- 4:15our
- 4:15sponsor
- 4:16for
- 4:16this
- 4:16episode,
- 4:16which
- 4:16is
- 4:17camp
- 4:17spot
- 4:17software.
- 4:18If
- 4:18you
- 4:18haven't
- 4:18heard
- 4:18of
- 4:18them
- 4:18there
- 4:18can't
- 4:19be
- 4:19management
- 4:19platform,
- 4:20both
- 4:20staff
- 4:20and
- 4:20guest
- 4:21love
- 4:21to
- 4:21of
- 4:21two
- 4:21parts
- 4:22to
- 4:22the
- 4:22company,
- 4:22right?
- 4:22There's
- 4:23the
- 4:23software
- 4:23that
- 4:24I
- 4:24don't
- 4:25know,
- 4:2516,
- 4:251700
- 4:26campgrounds
- 4:26used
- 4:27to
- 4:27make
- 4:27their
- 4:27online
- 4:27reservations
- 4:28and
- 4:28all
- 4:28that
- 4:28kind
- 4:28of
- 4:28stuff
- 4:28super
- 4:29easy
- 4:29to
- 4:29use
- 4:29is
- 4:30what
- 4:30I
- 4:30keep
- 4:30hearing
- 4:30from
- 4:31people
- 4:31over
- 4:31and
- 4:31over
- 4:31again.
- 4:32And
- 4:32then
- 4:32they've
- 4:32got
- 4:32the
- 4:32new
- 4:32marketplace
- 4:33side,
- 4:34although
- 4:34it's
- 4:34what
- 4:34a
- 4:34year
- 4:35and
- 4:35a
- 4:35half
- 4:35old
- 4:35now.
- 4:35So
- 4:35maybe
- 4:36it's
- 4:36not
- 4:36new
- 4:36anymore.
- 4:37But
- 4:37super
- 4:37easy
- 4:37way.
- 4:37They've
- 4:38partnered
- 4:38with
- 4:38a
- 4:38few
- 4:38other
- 4:39companies.
- 4:39I
- 4:39think
- 4:39R
- 4:39overpass
- 4:40and
- 4:40a
- 4:40few
- 4:40other
- 4:40ones
- 4:41and
- 4:41just
- 4:41really
- 4:41a
- 4:41neat
- 4:41way
- 4:42to,
- 4:42to
- 4:42book
- 4:42your
- 4:42online
- 4:43reservations
- 4:44for
- 4:44campsite
- 4:45all
- 4:45over
- 4:46the
- 4:46country.
- 4:46So
- 4:47super
- 4:47grateful
- 4:47to
- 4:47have
- 4:48them
- 4:48as
- 4:48a
- 4:48sponsor.
- 4:48So
- 4:49let's
- 4:49dive
- 4:49into
- 4:49this.
- 4:49Where
- 4:50do
- 4:50we
- 4:50wanna
- 4:50start?
- 4:50Let's
- 4:50start.
- 4:51You
- 4:51know
- 4:51what
- 4:51Kurt,
- 4:52I
- 4:52wanna
- 4:52start
- 4:52with
- 4:52you.
- 4:53Cause
- 4:53I
- 4:54honestly
- 4:55don't
- 4:55know
- 4:55as
- 4:56much
- 4:56about
- 4:56the
- 4:56RV
- 4:56industry
- 4:57as
- 4:57I
- 4:57do
- 4:57about
- 4:58the
- 4:58Campground
- 4:58industry.
- 4:59That's
- 4:59been
- 4:59where
- 4:59I
- 4:59played
- 5:00the
- 5:00last
- 5:00decade
- 5:00plus.
- 5:01And
- 5:01so
- 5:01as
- 5:02we
- 5:02do
- 5:02these
- 5:02kind
- 5:02of
- 5:02shows,
- 5:03my
- 5:03whole
- 5:03goal
- 5:03here
- 5:04is
- 5:04to
- 5:04learn
- 5:04more
- 5:04about
- 5:04it.
- 5:05So
- 5:05tell
- 5:06me
- 5:06a
- 5:06little
- 5:06bit
- 5:06about,
- 5:06and
- 5:07for
- 5:07those
- 5:07people
- 5:07who
- 5:07are
- 5:07watching,
- 5:08who
- 5:08maybe
- 5:08don't
- 5:08know
- 5:08either,
- 5:09what
- 5:09is
- 5:09the
- 5:09RV
- 5:10technical
- 5:10Institute?
- 5:10What
- 5:10does
- 5:11it
- 5:11do?
- 5:11How
- 5:11does
- 5:11it
- 5:11function?
- 5:11Why
- 5:12does
- 5:12it
- 5:12exist?
- 5:12Sure.
- 5:13The
- 5:13RV
- 5:13technical
- 5:13Institute
- 5:14is
- 5:14located
- 5:15in
- 5:15Elkhart,
- 5:15Indiana
- 5:16for
- 5:16a
- 5:16lot
- 5:16of
- 5:16obvious
- 5:17reasons,
- 5:18being
- 5:18the
- 5:18center
- 5:18of
- 5:18the
- 5:19RV
- 5:19world.
- 5:19It
- 5:20about
- 5:20as
- 5:20I
- 5:20said,
- 5:20four
- 5:20years
- 5:21ago,
- 5:21the
- 5:22RV
- 5:22industry
- 5:23came
- 5:23together.
- 5:23When
- 5:24I
- 5:24say
- 5:24the
- 5:24RV
- 5:24industry,
- 5:25that's
- 5:25the
- 5:25manufacturers,
- 5:26the
- 5:27suppliers
- 5:27and
- 5:28dealers
- 5:28as
- 5:29well
- 5:29as
- 5:29go
- 5:29RV
- 5:30came
- 5:30together
- 5:30to
- 5:31address
- 5:32an
- 5:32issue.
- 5:33What
- 5:33we
- 5:33refer
- 5:33to
- 5:34is
- 5:35repair
- 5:35event,
- 5:36cycle
- 5:36time.
- 5:37The
- 5:37amount
- 5:37of
- 5:37time
- 5:37it
- 5:37takes
- 5:38that
- 5:38you
- 5:38drop
- 5:38a
- 5:38coach
- 5:39off
- 5:39to
- 5:39be
- 5:39repaired
- 5:40to
- 5:40when
- 5:41it's
- 5:41actually
- 5:41repaired.
- 5:42Was
- 5:42exceeding
- 5:43well
- 5:43over
- 5:43three
- 5:43to
- 5:44four
- 5:44weeks.
- 5:44As
- 5:45a
- 5:45result
- 5:45of
- 5:45that
- 5:45we
- 5:46also
- 5:46knew
- 5:46that
- 5:46there
- 5:46were,
- 5:47close
- 5:47to
- 5:4711
- 5:47million
- 5:48registered
- 5:49RV
- 5:49owners
- 5:49out
- 5:50there.
- 5:51And
- 5:51that
- 5:51RV
- 5:52repair
- 5:53was
- 5:53in
- 5:53a
- 5:53critical
- 5:53state.
- 5:54We
- 5:54were
- 5:54short
- 5:54on
- 5:55technicians.
- 5:56We
- 5:56did
- 5:56not
- 5:56really
- 5:56have
- 5:57a
- 5:57professionalized
- 5:57standardized
- 5:58program.
- 5:58And
- 5:59so
- 5:59they
- 5:59invested
- 6:0010
- 6:00million
- 6:01to
- 6:01create
- 6:01the
- 6:02RV
- 6:02technical
- 6:02Institute.
- 6:02They
- 6:03found
- 6:03me
- 6:03we've
- 6:03put
- 6:03together
- 6:04the
- 6:04team.
- 6:05And
- 6:05in
- 6:05the
- 6:05last
- 6:06three
- 6:06and
- 6:06a
- 6:06half
- 6:06years,
- 6:06we've
- 6:07been
- 6:07focused
- 6:08on
- 6:09creating
- 6:09a
- 6:09curriculum
- 6:10that
- 6:10is,
- 6:11they
- 6:11said
- 6:12standardized
- 6:12professionalized.
- 6:14It
- 6:14has
- 6:15a
- 6:15career
- 6:15path.
- 6:16It
- 6:16allows
- 6:16technicians
- 6:17to
- 6:17come
- 6:17in
- 6:17and
- 6:18be
- 6:18fully
- 6:19certified.
- 6:20And
- 6:20this
- 6:20is,
- 6:20this
- 6:21was
- 6:21new
- 6:21to
- 6:21the
- 6:21RV
- 6:22space.
- 6:22And
- 6:22so
- 6:22we've
- 6:22been
- 6:22at,
- 6:23for
- 6:23about
- 6:23three
- 6:23and
- 6:23a
- 6:23half
- 6:24years.
- 6:24And
- 6:25I
- 6:25have
- 6:25a
- 6:25team
- 6:26of
- 6:27about
- 6:2710
- 6:27or
- 6:2712
- 6:28individuals
- 6:29that
- 6:29work
- 6:30in
- 6:30Elkhart
- 6:31and
- 6:31around
- 6:31the
- 6:31area.
- 6:32Currently
- 6:33we
- 6:33have
- 6:33about
- 6:336,000
- 6:34students
- 6:35training
- 6:35across
- 6:35the
- 6:35country
- 6:36in
- 6:36the
- 6:36program
- 6:37which
- 6:38we
- 6:38do
- 6:38know
- 6:39that
- 6:39to
- 6:39improve
- 6:40that
- 6:40time,
- 6:41that
- 6:41repair
- 6:41event
- 6:41cycle
- 6:42time,
- 6:43having
- 6:43more
- 6:43technicians,
- 6:44as
- 6:44well
- 6:44as
- 6:44having
- 6:44better
- 6:45trained
- 6:45technicians
- 6:46will
- 6:46help
- 6:47to
- 6:47bring
- 6:47that
- 6:47number
- 6:47down.
- 6:48As
- 6:48well
- 6:48as
- 6:48some
- 6:48other
- 6:49variables,
- 6:49such
- 6:49as
- 6:50parts
- 6:50availability
- 6:50and
- 6:51things,
- 6:51but
- 6:51that's
- 6:51the
- 6:51RV
- 6:52technical
- 6:52Institute
- 6:54is
- 6:54there
- 6:54in
- 6:54your
- 6:55mind.
- 6:55And
- 6:55I
- 6:55have
- 6:55another
- 6:55follow
- 6:56up
- 6:56question,
- 6:56but
- 6:56just
- 6:56a
- 6:56brief
- 6:57one
- 6:57in
- 6:57your
- 6:57mind,
- 6:57that
- 6:576,000
- 6:58number
- 6:58is
- 6:58that
- 6:59satisfying?
- 6:59Would
- 6:59you
- 7:00like
- 7:00to
- 7:00see
- 7:00more?
- 7:01Is
- 7:01that,
- 7:01oh
- 7:01no.
- 7:02It's
- 7:02just
- 7:02the
- 7:02beginning,
- 7:03Brian.
- 7:03It's
- 7:03I
- 7:03am
- 7:04proud
- 7:04of
- 7:04that
- 7:04number.
- 7:05The
- 7:05reason
- 7:05why
- 7:05I'm
- 7:05proud
- 7:05of
- 7:06it
- 7:06is
- 7:06because
- 7:07we've
- 7:07only
- 7:07been
- 7:07at
- 7:07this
- 7:08three
- 7:08and
- 7:08a
- 7:08half
- 7:08years,
- 7:09and
- 7:09this
- 7:09was
- 7:10really
- 7:10created
- 7:10from
- 7:11scratch
- 7:11and
- 7:12in
- 7:12just
- 7:13a
- 7:13short
- 7:13three
- 7:13and
- 7:13a
- 7:13half
- 7:14year
- 7:14period,
- 7:15which
- 7:15some
- 7:15may
- 7:15say
- 7:16that
- 7:17is
- 7:17a
- 7:17long
- 7:17time.
- 7:18Don't
- 7:18forget.
- 7:18We
- 7:18did
- 7:19have
- 7:19this
- 7:19pandemic
- 7:19going
- 7:20on.
- 7:20Don't
- 7:20forget
- 7:21that.
- 7:21Also
- 7:22this
- 7:22was
- 7:22something
- 7:23that
- 7:23really
- 7:23had
- 7:23not
- 7:24been
- 7:24done
- 7:24in
- 7:24the
- 7:25RV
- 7:25industry,
- 7:26even
- 7:26though
- 7:26there
- 7:26was
- 7:27some
- 7:27training,
- 7:28it
- 7:28was
- 7:28a
- 7:28set
- 7:29of
- 7:29books
- 7:29and
- 7:29you
- 7:29took
- 7:29a
- 7:29test,
- 7:30the
- 7:30new
- 7:31curriculum
- 7:32allowed
- 7:32you
- 7:32to
- 7:32take
- 7:33what
- 7:33you've
- 7:33learned,
- 7:34take
- 7:35a
- 7:35test,
- 7:35but
- 7:35then
- 7:35also
- 7:36apply
- 7:36your
- 7:37knowledge
- 7:37so
- 7:37that
- 7:37we
- 7:37know
- 7:38through
- 7:38certification
- 7:39that
- 7:39the
- 7:40individual
- 7:41can
- 7:41do
- 7:41what
- 7:42they
- 7:42say
- 7:43that
- 7:43they,
- 7:43that
- 7:43they
- 7:44can
- 7:44do.
- 7:44And
- 7:44that
- 7:44hadn't
- 7:45been
- 7:45the
- 7:45case
- 7:45before.
- 7:46Do
- 7:46you
- 7:46have
- 7:46centralized
- 7:47campus
- 7:48for
- 7:48that
- 7:48portion
- 7:49of
- 7:49the,
- 7:50or
- 7:51are
- 7:51they
- 7:51doing
- 7:51that
- 7:51in
- 7:51dealerships
- 7:52with
- 7:54the,
- 7:55it
- 7:55is
- 7:56no,
- 7:57the
- 7:57answer
- 7:57to
- 7:57that
- 7:57actually,
- 7:58yes.
- 7:58To
- 7:58all
- 7:58of
- 7:58that.
- 7:59We
- 7:59do
- 7:59have
- 7:59the
- 7:59actual
- 8:00physical
- 8:00facility
- 8:01in
- 8:01Elkhart,
- 8:01Indiana.
- 8:01So
- 8:02anybody
- 8:02that's
- 8:02out
- 8:02in
- 8:02the
- 8:02area,
- 8:03please
- 8:03stop
- 8:03by.
- 8:04We
- 8:04will
- 8:04train,
- 8:05a
- 8:05few
- 8:05hundred
- 8:06individuals
- 8:07at
- 8:07that
- 8:07physical
- 8:08location
- 8:09over
- 8:09a
- 8:10year,
- 8:10time
- 8:10period.
- 8:11But
- 8:11the
- 8:12curriculum
- 8:12was
- 8:13created
- 8:13to
- 8:13actually
- 8:14be
- 8:14distributed
- 8:15across
- 8:15the
- 8:15country.
- 8:16Cause
- 8:16that's
- 8:16really
- 8:17where
- 8:17it's
- 8:17mostly
- 8:18going
- 8:18to
- 8:18be
- 8:19used
- 8:19and
- 8:19taught.
- 8:19And
- 8:19from
- 8:20my
- 8:20experience
- 8:20coming
- 8:21from
- 8:21education,
- 8:22you
- 8:22really
- 8:22have
- 8:23to
- 8:23take
- 8:23the
- 8:23education
- 8:24to
- 8:24the
- 8:24person
- 8:25these
- 8:25days.
- 8:25You,
- 8:25you
- 8:26can't
- 8:26expect
- 8:26people
- 8:26to
- 8:27pack
- 8:27up
- 8:27their
- 8:27lives
- 8:27and
- 8:27come
- 8:28to
- 8:28Elkhart,
- 8:28Indiana.
- 8:29So
- 8:30what
- 8:30we
- 8:30have
- 8:31created
- 8:31is
- 8:32what
- 8:32we
- 8:32refer
- 8:33to
- 8:33as
- 8:33learning
- 8:33partners.
- 8:34Right
- 8:34now
- 8:34we
- 8:34have
- 8:35well
- 8:35over
- 8:3530
- 8:36that
- 8:36are
- 8:36all
- 8:37across
- 8:37the
- 8:37country
- 8:37and
- 8:38learning
- 8:38partners
- 8:38are
- 8:38everything
- 8:39from
- 8:40a
- 8:40very
- 8:40large
- 8:41dealer
- 8:41group,
- 8:41such
- 8:42as
- 8:42a
- 8:42Camping
- 8:43world,
- 8:43a
- 8:43campers
- 8:44in
- 8:44a
- 8:45fun
- 8:46town,
- 8:47an
- 8:47RV
- 8:48group,
- 8:48they're
- 8:49our
- 8:49learning
- 8:49partner.
- 8:50We
- 8:50also
- 8:50have
- 8:51a
- 8:51couple
- 8:51locations
- 8:52that
- 8:52are
- 8:52correctional
- 8:53facilities
- 8:54that
- 8:54are
- 8:54giving
- 8:55second
- 8:55chance
- 8:56folks
- 8:56their
- 8:56training
- 8:57on
- 8:57the
- 8:57program.
- 8:58We
- 8:58have
- 8:58high
- 8:58schools,
- 8:59we
- 8:59have
- 8:59community
- 9:00colleges.
- 9:00So
- 9:01the
- 9:01program
- 9:01was
- 9:02developed
- 9:02to
- 9:02be
- 9:02able
- 9:03to
- 9:03be
- 9:03distributed.
- 9:04Across
- 9:05the
- 9:05country
- 9:05to
- 9:05maximize
- 9:06the
- 9:06amount
- 9:07of
- 9:07participation
- 9:08by,
- 9:09individuals
- 9:10and
- 9:10students.
- 9:10So
- 9:11that's
- 9:11how
- 9:11we're,
- 9:11of
- 9:11the
- 9:126,000
- 9:12number,
- 9:13just
- 9:13a
- 9:13small
- 9:14percentage
- 9:14that
- 9:14actually
- 9:15will
- 9:15go
- 9:15through
- 9:15an
- 9:15Elkhart,
- 9:16the
- 9:16rest
- 9:16of
- 9:16it's
- 9:16happening
- 9:18all
- 9:18across
- 9:18the
- 9:18country.
- 9:21Fabulous.
- 9:21Okay.
- 9:21So
- 9:21then
- 9:21my
- 9:21second
- 9:22question
- 9:22here
- 9:22is
- 9:23and
- 9:23I
- 9:23had
- 9:23a
- 9:23follow
- 9:23up,
- 9:23but
- 9:24it's
- 9:24just
- 9:24gonna
- 9:24have
- 9:24to
- 9:24kicked
- 9:24down
- 9:25the
- 9:25can
- 9:25cuz
- 9:25I
- 9:25want
- 9:25to
- 9:25ask
- 9:26something
- 9:26about
- 9:26what
- 9:26you
- 9:26just
- 9:26said.
- 9:27Oh,
- 9:27sorry.
- 9:27You
- 9:27can
- 9:28say
- 9:28across
- 9:28the
- 9:28country,
- 9:28is
- 9:29it
- 9:29also
- 9:30available
- 9:30or
- 9:30will
- 9:30it,
- 9:30or
- 9:31can
- 9:31it
- 9:31be
- 9:31available
- 9:31in
- 9:32Canada?
- 9:32Yes.
- 9:33Yes.
- 9:34It
- 9:34sure
- 9:34can.
- 9:34Do
- 9:34you
- 9:34know
- 9:35if
- 9:35that's
- 9:35in
- 9:35process
- 9:36Cara
- 9:37or
- 9:37is
- 9:37there
- 9:37people
- 9:38Cara
- 9:39on
- 9:39the
- 9:39board
- 9:39of
- 9:40RV
- 9:40D
- 9:40Alberta?
- 9:40So
- 9:40that's
- 9:41how
- 9:41I
- 9:41was
- 9:41moving
- 9:41it
- 9:41in.
- 9:42Yeah,
- 9:42no,
- 9:42I,
- 9:43I
- 9:43kind
- 9:43of
- 9:44shortage
- 9:45of
- 9:45techs
- 9:45up
- 9:45here
- 9:46and
- 9:46campuses
- 9:47in
- 9:47the
- 9:47program
- 9:47on
- 9:48location.
- 9:48And
- 9:48there's
- 9:48some.
- 9:49Each
- 9:49of
- 9:49the
- 9:49provinces
- 9:50has
- 9:50different
- 9:50expectations
- 9:51for
- 9:52certification
- 9:53and
- 9:53things,
- 9:53so
- 9:54different
- 9:55areas
- 9:55of
- 9:55the
- 9:55country
- 9:56and
- 9:56you
- 9:56have
- 9:57different
- 9:57levels
- 9:58of
- 9:58need.
- 9:58We
- 9:58have
- 9:59instances
- 10:00where
- 10:00there
- 10:01are
- 10:02all
- 10:02of
- 10:02the
- 10:02Eastern
- 10:03provinces
- 10:03are,
- 10:04they
- 10:04have
- 10:04to
- 10:04send
- 10:04their
- 10:05guys
- 10:05west
- 10:06to
- 10:06get
- 10:06the
- 10:06training
- 10:07in
- 10:07and,
- 10:08thing
- 10:08to
- 10:08make
- 10:09that
- 10:09expectation,
- 10:10a
- 10:10lot
- 10:10of
- 10:10them
- 10:11have,
- 10:11young
- 10:11families
- 10:13or
- 10:13things
- 10:13like
- 10:13that
- 10:13makes
- 10:13that
- 10:13a
- 10:14really
- 10:14difficult
- 10:16thing
- 10:16to
- 10:16undertake.
- 10:17And
- 10:17so
- 10:17it's
- 10:18creating
- 10:18this
- 10:18there,
- 10:20we
- 10:20have
- 10:20a
- 10:20serious
- 10:21shortage
- 10:21of
- 10:22train
- 10:22techs
- 10:23in
- 10:23the
- 10:24causing
- 10:24kind
- 10:24of
- 10:25a
- 10:25big
- 10:26bottleneck
- 10:26issue
- 10:26up
- 10:26here
- 10:27to
- 10:27I'm
- 10:28sure
- 10:28I
- 10:28imagine
- 10:29working
- 10:29closely
- 10:30with
- 10:30folks
- 10:30like
- 10:31Elham
- 10:31and.
- 10:32Whatnot
- 10:32specific
- 10:33their
- 10:34programs.
- 10:35I
- 10:35I
- 10:36would
- 10:36be
- 10:36excited
- 10:36to
- 10:36hear
- 10:36about
- 10:37it
- 10:37too,
- 10:38for
- 10:38sure.
- 10:38Yeah.
- 10:39So
- 10:39three
- 10:39weeks
- 10:40ago,
- 10:40we
- 10:41just,
- 10:41along
- 10:41with
- 10:42RV
- 10:42T
- 10:42I
- 10:42and
- 10:43Kurt
- 10:43and
- 10:43Tracy
- 10:44over
- 10:44there
- 10:44we
- 10:44did
- 10:45an
- 10:45all
- 10:45female
- 10:46class
- 10:47and
- 10:48we
- 10:48graduated
- 10:4922
- 10:50women
- 10:51came
- 10:51from
- 10:51all
- 10:51different
- 10:52segments
- 10:52from
- 10:52all
- 10:53across
- 10:53the
- 10:53country.
- 10:54They
- 10:54were
- 10:54campgrounds,
- 10:55they
- 10:55were
- 10:55suppliers,
- 10:56they
- 10:56were
- 10:57distributors.
- 10:58They
- 10:58were
- 10:58from
- 10:59dealerships.
- 10:59And
- 10:59then
- 10:59we
- 11:00had
- 11:00about
- 11:0010
- 11:00of
- 11:01them
- 11:01that
- 11:01were
- 11:01from
- 11:01outside
- 11:02the
- 11:02industry
- 11:03that
- 11:03was
- 11:03looking
- 11:04to
- 11:04get
- 11:04into
- 11:04the
- 11:05industry,
- 11:05doing
- 11:05something
- 11:06like
- 11:06that.
- 11:06It
- 11:06was
- 11:07what
- 11:07we
- 11:07call
- 11:07our
- 11:07pilot
- 11:08class
- 11:08is
- 11:09we.
- 11:09Decided
- 11:09who
- 11:10came
- 11:10and
- 11:10made
- 11:10sure
- 11:11it
- 11:11was
- 11:11well
- 11:11rounded
- 11:11because
- 11:12what
- 11:12we're
- 11:12gonna
- 11:12do
- 11:12next
- 11:13year
- 11:13is
- 11:13we're
- 11:13going
- 11:14to
- 11:14go
- 11:14with
- 11:14RV
- 11:15T
- 11:15I,
- 11:15and
- 11:15we're
- 11:15gonna
- 11:15offer
- 11:15it
- 11:15nationally
- 11:16in
- 11:16different
- 11:17locations
- 11:17throughout
- 11:18the
- 11:18country.
- 11:18And
- 11:18hopefully
- 11:19Canada,
- 11:19we
- 11:19do
- 11:19have
- 11:20Canada
- 11:20pegged
- 11:20for
- 11:21that.
- 11:21Yeah.
- 11:21Yeah.
- 11:21Where
- 11:22we
- 11:22can
- 11:22continue
- 11:22to
- 11:22do
- 11:23the
- 11:23all
- 11:23female
- 11:23class,
- 11:24because
- 11:24one
- 11:24thing
- 11:25we
- 11:26was
- 11:27when
- 11:27you
- 11:28lower
- 11:28that
- 11:28barrier
- 11:29to
- 11:29entry
- 11:29and
- 11:29make
- 11:30it
- 11:30all
- 11:30female,
- 11:31they're
- 11:31more
- 11:32apt
- 11:32to
- 11:32come
- 11:32because
- 11:33they
- 11:33it's
- 11:33a
- 11:33little
- 11:34intimidating.
- 11:35It's
- 11:35not
- 11:35like
- 11:35men
- 11:35go
- 11:35out
- 11:36and
- 11:36try
- 11:36to
- 11:36intimidate
- 11:37women,
- 11:37but
- 11:38they
- 11:38feel
- 11:38a
- 11:38little
- 11:38bit
- 11:38more
- 11:38comfortable
- 11:39when
- 11:39they're
- 11:39learning
- 11:39together.
- 11:40So
- 11:41we
- 11:41were
- 11:41really
- 11:41excited
- 11:42about
- 11:42that
- 11:42cuz
- 11:42the
- 11:42comradery
- 11:43and
- 11:43the
- 11:43excitement
- 11:44and
- 11:44everything
- 11:45that
- 11:45went
- 11:45along
- 11:45with
- 11:45it
- 11:46was
- 11:46if
- 11:47far
- 11:47exceeded
- 11:47our
- 11:47expectations.
- 11:48I
- 11:48know
- 11:49Kurt,
- 11:49you
- 11:49enjoyed
- 11:49it
- 11:50as
- 11:50well.
- 11:50Yep.
- 11:50And
- 11:51I
- 11:51will
- 11:51say
- 11:51just
- 11:51as
- 11:51far
- 11:52as
- 11:52training
- 11:52in
- 11:52Canada
- 11:53as
- 11:53well,
- 11:53there
- 11:53is,
- 11:54there's
- 11:54a
- 11:54little
- 11:55bit
- 11:55of
- 11:55differences
- 11:55in
- 11:55the
- 11:55requirements
- 11:56and
- 11:56Kara,
- 11:57you
- 11:57mentioned,
- 11:57you
- 11:57mentioned
- 11:58it
- 11:58there's.
- 11:59Providence
- 11:59variances.
- 12:00So
- 12:00our
- 12:00program
- 12:01does
- 12:01not
- 12:01necessarily
- 12:02fit
- 12:03into
- 12:04where
- 12:04there's
- 12:05other
- 12:05certain
- 12:05requirements.
- 12:06I
- 12:06will
- 12:07say
- 12:07though.
- 12:07And
- 12:07it's
- 12:08been
- 12:08going
- 12:08on
- 12:08for
- 12:08years
- 12:09that
- 12:10the
- 12:11RV,
- 12:12why
- 12:12you
- 12:12would
- 12:12want
- 12:13to
- 12:13attend
- 12:13the
- 12:13RV
- 12:14technical
- 12:14Institute
- 12:15or
- 12:15one
- 12:15of
- 12:15our
- 12:15learning
- 12:16partners
- 12:16teaching
- 12:17this
- 12:17curriculum.
- 12:18It's
- 12:18because
- 12:18it's
- 12:20directly
- 12:20created
- 12:20by
- 12:21the
- 12:21industry.
- 12:22Meaning
- 12:22the
- 12:22people
- 12:22that
- 12:23put
- 12:23'em
- 12:23together,
- 12:23the
- 12:23people
- 12:24that
- 12:24had
- 12:24the
- 12:25pieces
- 12:25parts
- 12:25to
- 12:26them
- 12:26are
- 12:27who
- 12:27went
- 12:27into
- 12:27creating
- 12:28the
- 12:28curriculum,
- 12:29which
- 12:29was
- 12:29built
- 12:30off
- 12:30of
- 12:31the
- 12:31standards
- 12:33that
- 12:33are
- 12:33built
- 12:34off
- 12:34of
- 12:34the
- 12:34safety
- 12:35to
- 12:35assure
- 12:35that
- 12:35the
- 12:35vehicles
- 12:36are
- 12:36safe
- 12:36out
- 12:36there.
- 12:37So
- 12:37it's
- 12:37important
- 12:37that
- 12:38whether
- 12:38you're
- 12:39entering
- 12:39a
- 12:39school
- 12:39to
- 12:39become
- 12:40a
- 12:40technician
- 12:40or
- 12:41doing
- 12:41it
- 12:41for
- 12:41your
- 12:41own
- 12:41knowledge
- 12:42of,
- 12:42running
- 12:42your
- 12:43own
- 12:43rig
- 12:43that
- 12:43you
- 12:43want
- 12:44to
- 12:44do
- 12:44it
- 12:44through
- 12:45the
- 12:46RV
- 12:46technical
- 12:46Institute
- 12:47or
- 12:47one
- 12:47of
- 12:47its
- 12:48affiliates
- 12:48because
- 12:49of
- 12:49the
- 12:49fact
- 12:49that
- 12:49it
- 12:49was
- 12:50built
- 12:50by
- 12:51the
- 12:51industry.
- 12:51And
- 12:51it's
- 12:51the
- 12:51only
- 12:52program.
- 12:52Out
- 12:52there
- 12:53that
- 12:53was
- 12:53built
- 12:54by
- 12:54the
- 12:54industry
- 12:55for
- 12:55the
- 12:55industry.
- 12:56and
- 12:56I
- 12:56think
- 12:56Kurt
- 12:57spinning
- 12:57off
- 12:57of
- 12:57that,
- 12:58there's
- 12:58a
- 12:58misconception
- 12:59that
- 13:00going
- 13:00into
- 13:00those
- 13:01classes
- 13:01is
- 13:02you're
- 13:02gonna
- 13:02come
- 13:02out
- 13:02and
- 13:02be
- 13:03an
- 13:03RV
- 13:03tech.
- 13:03And
- 13:04that's
- 13:04the
- 13:04career
- 13:04choice.
- 13:05I
- 13:05think,
- 13:06through
- 13:06what
- 13:07we
- 13:07realize,
- 13:07I'm
- 13:07sure
- 13:08you
- 13:08realize
- 13:08too,
- 13:09is
- 13:09we've
- 13:09got,
- 13:10people
- 13:10that
- 13:11worked
- 13:11in
- 13:11the
- 13:12OEMs
- 13:13did
- 13:13the
- 13:13course
- 13:13and
- 13:14they
- 13:14did
- 13:14it
- 13:14because
- 13:16the
- 13:16same
- 13:16with
- 13:16dealerships
- 13:17not
- 13:18working
- 13:18in
- 13:18the
- 13:19tech
- 13:19side
- 13:19their
- 13:19service
- 13:20writers
- 13:20warranty.
- 13:21And
- 13:21we
- 13:21actually
- 13:22had
- 13:22one
- 13:22that
- 13:22was
- 13:22just
- 13:23an
- 13:23operations
- 13:23manager,
- 13:24is
- 13:25they
- 13:25wanted
- 13:25to
- 13:25understand
- 13:26their
- 13:27customers
- 13:27better.
- 13:28And
- 13:28by
- 13:28understanding
- 13:29the
- 13:30RV
- 13:30better,
- 13:31they
- 13:31were
- 13:31able
- 13:31to
- 13:31service
- 13:32the
- 13:32customer
- 13:33better
- 13:33as
- 13:33well.
- 13:34Same
- 13:34with
- 13:34Campground,
- 13:35if
- 13:35they
- 13:35have
- 13:35an
- 13:35issue
- 13:36now
- 13:36they
- 13:36can
- 13:36talk
- 13:36the
- 13:37language
- 13:37a
- 13:37little
- 13:37bit
- 13:38and
- 13:38have
- 13:38a
- 13:38better,
- 13:38deeper
- 13:39understanding
- 13:39of
- 13:39what
- 13:40ticks
- 13:40an
- 13:40N
- 13:40RV.
- 13:43Good
- 13:44point.
- 13:44Okay.
- 13:44So
- 13:44I
- 13:44have
- 13:45and
- 13:45Jason,
- 13:45I
- 13:45wanna
- 13:45get
- 13:45to
- 13:46you
- 13:46in
- 13:46a
- 13:46second.
- 13:46I
- 13:46promise,
- 13:47I
- 13:47just
- 13:48wanna
- 13:48finish
- 13:48and
- 13:48wrap
- 13:49up
- 13:49this
- 13:49whole
- 13:49storyline.
- 13:50We
- 13:50want
- 13:50get
- 13:50to,
- 13:50so
- 13:51for
- 13:51those
- 13:51of
- 13:51you
- 13:52who
- 13:52are
- 13:52watching
- 13:52it,
- 13:52and
- 13:52admittedly,
- 13:53most
- 13:53of
- 13:53our
- 13:53audience
- 13:54is
- 13:54Campground
- 13:55owners,
- 13:55suppliers.
- 13:56Like
- 13:56I
- 13:56think
- 13:56we're
- 13:56growing
- 13:57in
- 13:57the
- 13:57RV
- 13:57industry,
- 13:58but
- 13:58I
- 13:58don't
- 13:58think
- 13:58we're
- 13:58at
- 13:58the
- 13:59point
- 13:59where
- 14:00we
- 14:00have,
- 14:00a
- 14:0050%
- 14:01split
- 14:01or
- 14:01something,
- 14:01or
- 14:01a
- 14:01majority
- 14:02of
- 14:02people
- 14:02who
- 14:02would
- 14:02watch
- 14:03the
- 14:03RV
- 14:03industry
- 14:03show,
- 14:04although
- 14:04that's
- 14:04probably
- 14:04my
- 14:05eventual
- 14:05goal.
- 14:06So
- 14:06for
- 14:06those
- 14:06people
- 14:06who
- 14:07own
- 14:07campgrounds
- 14:08and
- 14:08it's
- 14:08obviously
- 14:08some
- 14:08of
- 14:08them
- 14:09are
- 14:09very
- 14:09aware
- 14:10of
- 14:10the
- 14:10RV
- 14:10industry
- 14:11and
- 14:11what
- 14:11techs
- 14:12do.
- 14:12But
- 14:13for
- 14:13those
- 14:13of
- 14:13you,
- 14:13for
- 14:14those
- 14:14of
- 14:14them
- 14:14who
- 14:14aren't
- 14:15you
- 14:15just
- 14:15ask
- 14:15the
- 14:15dumb
- 14:16question
- 14:16on
- 14:16purpose,
- 14:17what
- 14:18is
- 14:18a
- 14:18tech,
- 14:19why
- 14:19are
- 14:19they
- 14:19important?
- 14:21What
- 14:21do
- 14:21they
- 14:21do?
- 14:21Why
- 14:22do
- 14:22you,
- 14:22why
- 14:22should
- 14:22everybody
- 14:23care
- 14:23about
- 14:23this?
- 14:24Sure.
- 14:25No,
- 14:25that's
- 14:25not
- 14:25a
- 14:25dumb
- 14:26question
- 14:26at
- 14:26all,
- 14:26Brian.
- 14:27Especially
- 14:27if
- 14:27you
- 14:28are
- 14:28with
- 14:29your
- 14:29family
- 14:29and
- 14:30you're
- 14:30out
- 14:30in
- 14:30the
- 14:30middle
- 14:30of
- 14:30somewhere
- 14:31and
- 14:31you're
- 14:31trying
- 14:31to
- 14:32have
- 14:32a
- 14:32good
- 14:32time.
- 14:32You're
- 14:32trying
- 14:33to
- 14:33have
- 14:33some
- 14:33family
- 14:33time
- 14:34and.
- 14:34Something
- 14:34breaks.
- 14:35A
- 14:35technician
- 14:36becomes
- 14:36very
- 14:36important
- 14:37and
- 14:37a
- 14:37certified
- 14:37one
- 14:38is
- 14:38even
- 14:38more
- 14:38critical
- 14:39because
- 14:39unfortunately
- 14:40in
- 14:40the
- 14:40RV
- 14:41space
- 14:42for
- 14:42many
- 14:42years,
- 14:43certification
- 14:43is
- 14:44not
- 14:44a
- 14:44requirement
- 14:45a
- 14:45lot
- 14:45of
- 14:45times.
- 14:46And
- 14:46it
- 14:46has
- 14:47followed
- 14:47what
- 14:48I
- 14:48would
- 14:48call
- 14:48the
- 14:48housing
- 14:48industry
- 14:49in
- 14:49that,
- 14:49if
- 14:49uncle
- 14:50Tom
- 14:50is
- 14:50a
- 14:50great
- 14:51renter,
- 14:51you
- 14:51call
- 14:51uncle
- 14:52Tom.
- 14:52It's
- 14:53not
- 14:53surveying.
- 14:53It
- 14:53doesn't
- 14:54mean
- 14:54he
- 14:54is
- 14:54not
- 14:54good,
- 14:54but
- 14:55we're
- 14:55trying
- 14:55to
- 14:55professionalize
- 14:56this.
- 14:57And
- 14:57so
- 14:57what
- 14:58a
- 14:58technician
- 14:58is
- 14:58that
- 14:59person,
- 14:59if
- 14:59you
- 14:59think
- 14:59about
- 15:00your
- 15:00house
- 15:01that
- 15:01you
- 15:01live
- 15:01in
- 15:02not
- 15:02the
- 15:02house
- 15:02that
- 15:02you
- 15:02live
- 15:02in,
- 15:03it's
- 15:03on
- 15:03wheels,
- 15:03but
- 15:03the
- 15:03house
- 15:04that
- 15:04you
- 15:04live
- 15:04on
- 15:04that
- 15:04has
- 15:04a
- 15:05foundation
- 15:05all
- 15:05the
- 15:06systems
- 15:06in
- 15:06that
- 15:06house,
- 15:07electrical,
- 15:08plumbing,
- 15:09heating,
- 15:09cooling,
- 15:10that's
- 15:10what
- 15:10a
- 15:10technician
- 15:11is
- 15:11gonna
- 15:11learn.
- 15:12They're
- 15:12gonna
- 15:12learn
- 15:12how
- 15:12those
- 15:13systems
- 15:13work.
- 15:13There's
- 15:14actually
- 15:14seven
- 15:14key.
- 15:15We
- 15:15do
- 15:15not
- 15:15teach
- 15:15the
- 15:16engine
- 15:16part
- 15:17cuz
- 15:17predominantly
- 15:17that's
- 15:18left
- 15:18for
- 15:19the
- 15:19manufacturer
- 15:20or
- 15:20also
- 15:21because
- 15:22only
- 15:22about
- 15:2210%
- 15:23of
- 15:23all
- 15:23the
- 15:23RVs
- 15:23out
- 15:24there
- 15:24are
- 15:24motorized
- 15:2590%
- 15:25are
- 15:26towed.
- 15:26So
- 15:27you're
- 15:27that
- 15:27technician's
- 15:28gonna
- 15:28understand
- 15:29all
- 15:29those
- 15:29systems
- 15:30they're
- 15:30gonna
- 15:31be
- 15:31able
- 15:31to
- 15:31come
- 15:31in
- 15:31and
- 15:31troubleshoot
- 15:32and
- 15:32diagnose.
- 15:33And
- 15:33if
- 15:34they've
- 15:34been
- 15:34certified,
- 15:35obviously
- 15:36that's
- 15:36been
- 15:37validated.
- 15:37They
- 15:37know
- 15:38how
- 15:38to
- 15:39get
- 15:39you
- 15:39back
- 15:40up
- 15:40and
- 15:40running
- 15:40something
- 15:41that
- 15:41Susan
- 15:41said.
- 15:42And
- 15:42I
- 15:42would
- 15:42definitely
- 15:42emphasize
- 15:43cuz
- 15:43I'm
- 15:43a
- 15:43technician
- 15:44trained
- 15:44as
- 15:44well
- 15:45in
- 15:45the
- 15:45air
- 15:45force.
- 15:45A
- 15:45true
- 15:46technician
- 15:46comes
- 15:47with
- 15:47certification
- 15:48and
- 15:49some
- 15:49years
- 15:50of
- 15:50scraped
- 15:51knuckles,
- 15:51busted
- 15:52up
- 15:52kneecaps,
- 15:52things
- 15:53of
- 15:53that
- 15:53nature.
- 15:53And
- 15:54time
- 15:54basically
- 15:54is
- 15:54what
- 15:55I'm
- 15:55saying.
- 15:55If
- 15:55you
- 15:55become
- 15:56an
- 15:56RV
- 15:56service
- 15:57technician,
- 15:57whether
- 15:57you're
- 15:57working
- 15:58at
- 15:58a
- 15:58dealership
- 15:59or
- 15:59you're
- 15:59working
- 16:00as
- 16:00an
- 16:00independent
- 16:01or
- 16:01mobile
- 16:01tech
- 16:01you
- 16:02wanna
- 16:02look
- 16:02for
- 16:02some
- 16:02certification
- 16:03and
- 16:04ideally
- 16:04it
- 16:04would.
- 16:04Somebody
- 16:05that
- 16:05is
- 16:06RV
- 16:06T
- 16:06I
- 16:06certified
- 16:07by
- 16:07the
- 16:07industry.
- 16:08But
- 16:08at
- 16:08the
- 16:08same
- 16:08time,
- 16:09when
- 16:09you
- 16:09come
- 16:09out
- 16:10certified,
- 16:10you're
- 16:10taking
- 16:11somebody
- 16:11that
- 16:11has
- 16:11never
- 16:12wrenched
- 16:12in
- 16:12their
- 16:12life.
- 16:13They're
- 16:13gonna
- 16:13come
- 16:14out
- 16:14and
- 16:14they're
- 16:14gonna
- 16:14be
- 16:14competent,
- 16:15but
- 16:16a
- 16:16true
- 16:16technician
- 16:16takes
- 16:17time
- 16:17and
- 16:17experience.
- 16:18And
- 16:18we're
- 16:19just,
- 16:19the
- 16:19career
- 16:19path
- 16:20that
- 16:20we've
- 16:20developed
- 16:21gives
- 16:21that
- 16:21individual
- 16:22a
- 16:22lifelong
- 16:23career
- 16:23path,
- 16:24whether,
- 16:24and
- 16:25their
- 16:25learning
- 16:25is
- 16:25gonna
- 16:26continue.
- 16:26So
- 16:26we
- 16:27teach
- 16:27the
- 16:27foundations,
- 16:28but
- 16:28as
- 16:29new
- 16:29tech
- 16:29technology
- 16:30innovation
- 16:30comes
- 16:31out,
- 16:31it's
- 16:32important
- 16:32that
- 16:32they
- 16:33continue
- 16:33that
- 16:34education
- 16:34path.
- 16:35So
- 16:35that's
- 16:35a
- 16:35technician.
- 16:36And
- 16:36they
- 16:37said
- 16:37you
- 16:37can
- 16:37find
- 16:37'em
- 16:37at
- 16:37dealers.
- 16:38You
- 16:38can
- 16:38find
- 16:38'em
- 16:38as
- 16:39mobile
- 16:39techs.
- 16:39Yeah.
- 16:40Let
- 16:40me
- 16:40ask
- 16:40you
- 16:41a
- 16:41hardball
- 16:41question,
- 16:42Kurt
- 16:42just
- 16:42put
- 16:42you
- 16:42on
- 16:43the
- 16:43spot
- 16:43for
- 16:43a
- 16:43minute.
- 16:43Why
- 16:44do
- 16:44I
- 16:44wanna
- 16:44be,
- 16:45if
- 16:45I'm
- 16:45looking
- 16:45for
- 16:45a
- 16:45new
- 16:46career,
- 16:46why
- 16:46do
- 16:46I
- 16:46wanna
- 16:46be
- 16:47an
- 16:47RV
- 16:47tech?
- 16:47There's
- 16:47so
- 16:48many
- 16:48choices.
- 16:49Oh,
- 16:50gosh,
- 16:51how
- 16:51long's
- 16:51the
- 16:51show?
- 16:52Cause
- 16:52I
- 16:52can
- 16:52go
- 16:52on
- 16:52for
- 16:52a
- 16:52long
- 16:52time,
- 16:53but
- 16:53no
- 16:53the
- 16:54biggest
- 16:54reason
- 16:54would
- 16:55be,
- 16:55I
- 16:55think
- 16:56if
- 16:56you
- 16:56wanna
- 16:56become
- 16:56a
- 16:56technician,
- 16:57here
- 16:57are
- 16:57things
- 16:57that
- 16:58you
- 16:58have
- 16:58to
- 16:58accept.
- 16:59Okay.
- 16:59The
- 16:59nice
- 16:59thing
- 16:59about
- 17:00being
- 17:00a
- 17:00technician
- 17:01is
- 17:02there
- 17:02is
- 17:02a
- 17:02mistake
- 17:03and
- 17:04it's
- 17:04just
- 17:04natural
- 17:05to
- 17:05do
- 17:05this.
- 17:05When
- 17:05you
- 17:05think
- 17:06of
- 17:06a
- 17:06technician,
- 17:06you
- 17:06immediately
- 17:06think
- 17:07of
- 17:07an
- 17:07auto
- 17:07technician.
- 17:08And
- 17:08when
- 17:08the
- 17:08reality
- 17:09is
- 17:09an
- 17:09RV
- 17:10service
- 17:10technician
- 17:11is
- 17:11more
- 17:11of
- 17:11a
- 17:11trades
- 17:13type
- 17:13position,
- 17:14cuz
- 17:14you're
- 17:14learning
- 17:15electrical,
- 17:15you're
- 17:15learning
- 17:16plumbing,
- 17:16you're
- 17:16learning
- 17:17chassis
- 17:17and
- 17:17things
- 17:18of
- 17:18that
- 17:18nature.
- 17:18If
- 17:18you're
- 17:18the
- 17:19type
- 17:19of
- 17:19person
- 17:19that
- 17:19likes
- 17:21to
- 17:21have
- 17:21to
- 17:21work
- 17:22with
- 17:22your
- 17:22hands,
- 17:22if
- 17:22you're
- 17:23the
- 17:23type
- 17:23of
- 17:23person
- 17:23that
- 17:23likes
- 17:24new
- 17:24experiences
- 17:25every
- 17:25day,
- 17:26because
- 17:26today
- 17:26might
- 17:26be
- 17:27an
- 17:27air
- 17:27conditioner
- 17:27problem,
- 17:28the
- 17:28next
- 17:28day
- 17:28might
- 17:28be
- 17:29a
- 17:29heating
- 17:30problem.
- 17:30Next
- 17:30day
- 17:30might
- 17:30be
- 17:31a
- 17:31chassis
- 17:31problem.
- 17:32If
- 17:32you're
- 17:32the
- 17:32type
- 17:33of
- 17:33person
- 17:33that
- 17:33likes
- 17:34to
- 17:34work
- 17:34independently
- 17:35or
- 17:36likes
- 17:36to
- 17:36work.
- 17:37In
- 17:37warm
- 17:38weather,
- 17:38cold
- 17:39weather
- 17:39around
- 17:39the
- 17:40country,
- 17:40around
- 17:40the
- 17:41north
- 17:41America
- 17:42be
- 17:42in
- 17:42a
- 17:42technician
- 17:43in
- 17:43a
- 17:43mobile
- 17:43capacity,
- 17:44allows
- 17:44you
- 17:44to
- 17:45take
- 17:45your
- 17:45services
- 17:45anywhere
- 17:46that
- 17:46you
- 17:46would
- 17:46want
- 17:47to
- 17:47live
- 17:47or
- 17:47be.
- 17:48You
- 17:48would
- 17:48also
- 17:48want
- 17:48to
- 17:48become
- 17:49a
- 17:49technician.
- 17:49If
- 17:51you
- 17:51have
- 17:52the
- 17:52interest
- 17:52of
- 17:53doing
- 17:53a
- 17:53side
- 17:53hustle,
- 17:54the
- 17:54big
- 17:54thing
- 17:54out
- 17:55there
- 17:55now
- 17:55is
- 17:56side
- 17:56gigs
- 17:56and
- 17:56things
- 17:57of
- 17:57that
- 17:57nature.
- 17:57We
- 17:57have
- 17:57a
- 17:57lot
- 17:58of
- 17:58people
- 17:58that
- 17:59are
- 17:59becoming
- 17:59certified
- 18:00and
- 18:00they
- 18:00work
- 18:01as
- 18:01they
- 18:01need,
- 18:01or
- 18:01they
- 18:02work
- 18:02as
- 18:02they
- 18:02want,
- 18:02or
- 18:02as
- 18:03they
- 18:03work,
- 18:03as
- 18:03they
- 18:03do
- 18:03Campground
- 18:04to
- 18:04Campground.
- 18:05The
- 18:05one
- 18:05thing
- 18:05I
- 18:05can
- 18:05assure
- 18:06you
- 18:06is
- 18:06there's
- 18:07plenty
- 18:07of
- 18:07work
- 18:07with
- 18:08as
- 18:08many
- 18:08AR
- 18:09beers
- 18:09that
- 18:09we
- 18:09have
- 18:09out
- 18:10there.
- 18:10And
- 18:10with
- 18:10the
- 18:10shortage
- 18:11that
- 18:11we
- 18:11had
- 18:11of
- 18:12technicians
- 18:13going
- 18:14into
- 18:14the
- 18:14pandemic
- 18:15we
- 18:15are
- 18:16easily
- 18:17in
- 18:17the
- 18:17same
- 18:18situation
- 18:18as
- 18:18we
- 18:18was
- 18:19when
- 18:19we
- 18:19started,
- 18:19now
- 18:20as
- 18:20things
- 18:20slow
- 18:21down
- 18:21I
- 18:21think
- 18:22we
- 18:22will
- 18:22begin
- 18:22to
- 18:22catch
- 18:22up
- 18:23and
- 18:23we're
- 18:23heavy
- 18:23into
- 18:24recruitment.
- 18:24Specifically
- 18:25targeting
- 18:25high
- 18:26schools,
- 18:26vocational
- 18:26schools
- 18:27across
- 18:27the
- 18:27country
- 18:28to
- 18:28educate
- 18:29the
- 18:30educators
- 18:30that
- 18:31there
- 18:31is
- 18:31this
- 18:31career
- 18:31path
- 18:32out
- 18:32there.
- 18:32Cause
- 18:32a
- 18:32lot
- 18:32of
- 18:33people
- 18:33don't
- 18:33think
- 18:33about
- 18:33it,
- 18:34but
- 18:35yeah,
- 18:35becoming
- 18:36a
- 18:36technician,
- 18:36it
- 18:36would
- 18:36be
- 18:37for
- 18:37all
- 18:37those
- 18:37reasons
- 18:37just
- 18:38mentioned.
- 18:38And
- 18:39there's
- 18:39probably
- 18:39more
- 18:40that
- 18:40I've
- 18:40left
- 18:40off.
- 18:40It
- 18:40doesn't
- 18:41be
- 18:41the
- 18:41big
- 18:41ones.
- 18:42And
- 18:43let
- 18:43me
- 18:43forget
- 18:43one
- 18:44big
- 18:44one,
- 18:44the
- 18:44money
- 18:46that
- 18:46you
- 18:46can
- 18:46make
- 18:46a
- 18:46lot
- 18:46of
- 18:46money.
- 18:48I
- 18:48left
- 18:48the
- 18:48important
- 18:49one
- 18:49out.
- 18:49Yeah.
- 18:49You
- 18:49we
- 18:50have
- 18:50job
- 18:50offers
- 18:52pending
- 18:52right
- 18:52now
- 18:53for
- 18:5380,
- 18:5470,
- 18:56$90,000
- 18:57of,
- 18:57in
- 18:57different
- 18:58places
- 18:58across
- 18:58the
- 18:58country
- 18:59for
- 18:59somebody
- 19:00that's
- 19:00a
- 19:00technician
- 19:01where's
- 19:0190
- 19:01get
- 19:01started.
- 19:02I
- 19:02wanna
- 19:02know
- 19:02where
- 19:02the
- 19:0390
- 19:03is.
- 19:04I
- 19:04don't,
- 19:04you
- 19:04don't
- 19:04have,
- 19:04you
- 19:04don't
- 19:05have
- 19:05to
- 19:05look
- 19:05far.
- 19:06You
- 19:06just
- 19:06you
- 19:06just
- 19:06have
- 19:07to
- 19:07geographically,
- 19:08states
- 19:08of
- 19:08Texas,
- 19:09Florida
- 19:09your
- 19:09big
- 19:10RV
- 19:10states.
- 19:11Typically
- 19:12pay
- 19:12more
- 19:12because
- 19:13there's
- 19:13more
- 19:13RVers
- 19:14and
- 19:14there's
- 19:14more
- 19:14of
- 19:14a
- 19:14shortage
- 19:15situation.
- 19:15So
- 19:16supply
- 19:16demand,
- 19:17but
- 19:17it
- 19:17doesn't
- 19:18mean
- 19:18you,
- 19:18even
- 19:18if
- 19:18you
- 19:18live
- 19:19in
- 19:19Michigan,
- 19:19for
- 19:19example,
- 19:2080,000
- 19:21to
- 19:21$9,000
- 19:22jobs
- 19:22as
- 19:23a
- 19:23technician
- 19:23is
- 19:23pretty
- 19:24easy
- 19:24to
- 19:24come
- 19:24by.
- 19:26I
- 19:26have
- 19:26so
- 19:26many
- 19:26questions
- 19:27I
- 19:27like
- 19:27to
- 19:27explore
- 19:27and
- 19:27we'll
- 19:28hopefully
- 19:28do
- 19:28that
- 19:28a
- 19:28little
- 19:28bit
- 19:28late
- 19:29on
- 19:29the
- 19:29show,
- 19:29but
- 19:29I
- 19:29wanna
- 19:29bring
- 19:30him
- 19:30Jason,
- 19:30cuz
- 19:30he's
- 19:30sitting
- 19:31there
- 19:31so
- 19:31patiently
- 19:31and
- 19:32so
- 19:32nice.
- 19:32And
- 19:32Jason,
- 19:33are
- 19:33you
- 19:33a
- 19:33certified
- 19:34bus
- 19:34technician?
- 19:35Can
- 19:36you
- 19:36repeat?
- 19:36I
- 19:36not,
- 19:37but
- 19:37piggyback
- 19:37on
- 19:38that.
- 19:38And
- 19:38like
- 19:39from
- 19:39a
- 19:39consumer
- 19:40standpoint,
- 19:41these
- 19:41RV
- 19:41techs,
- 19:42should
- 19:42feel
- 19:43and
- 19:43appreciated
- 19:44because
- 19:45travel
- 19:46full
- 19:46time,
- 19:47run
- 19:47into
- 19:47people
- 19:48on
- 19:48the
- 19:48side
- 19:48of
- 19:48the
- 19:48road
- 19:49or
- 19:49whether
- 19:49it's
- 19:49an
- 19:49RV
- 19:50shop
- 19:50and
- 19:50they
- 19:50talk
- 19:51about
- 19:51difficulties
- 19:52or
- 19:52we're
- 19:52members
- 19:53of
- 19:53a
- 19:53lot
- 19:53of
- 19:53social
- 19:54online
- 19:54groups,
- 19:55family
- 19:55full-time
- 19:56families
- 19:56that,
- 19:56they,
- 19:57my
- 19:57wife
- 19:57is
- 19:58on
- 19:58the
- 19:58phone
- 19:58constantly
- 19:59just
- 19:59talking
- 20:00with
- 20:00other
- 20:00families
- 20:00and
- 20:00just,
- 20:01Talking
- 20:01about
- 20:02their
- 20:02experience
- 20:03up,
- 20:03like
- 20:03you
- 20:03said,
- 20:03sitting
- 20:03on
- 20:03the
- 20:04other
- 20:04side
- 20:04of
- 20:04the
- 20:04road
- 20:04is
- 20:05is
- 20:05no
- 20:05fun
- 20:05at
- 20:06all.
- 20:06So
- 20:07yeah,
- 20:07it's
- 20:07we've,
- 20:07an
- 20:08RV
- 20:08tech,
- 20:09a
- 20:09good
- 20:09diesel
- 20:09mechanic.
- 20:10Those
- 20:10are
- 20:10great
- 20:11people
- 20:11to
- 20:11have
- 20:11in
- 20:12your
- 20:12your
- 20:12network,
- 20:13for
- 20:13sure.
- 20:13Jason,
- 20:13how
- 20:14do
- 20:14you
- 20:15decide
- 20:15to
- 20:16just
- 20:16pack
- 20:16up,
- 20:17convert
- 20:17a
- 20:17bus
- 20:18and
- 20:18go
- 20:18on
- 20:18the
- 20:18road?
- 20:19That's
- 20:19a
- 20:19good
- 20:19question.
- 20:19Yeah.
- 20:20Sell
- 20:20our
- 20:20house
- 20:20and
- 20:20my
- 20:21wife
- 20:21and
- 20:21I
- 20:21quit
- 20:21our
- 20:21jobs.
- 20:22Like
- 20:22I
- 20:22said,
- 20:22I
- 20:22was
- 20:23a
- 20:23daughter
- 20:24for
- 20:24resort
- 20:24casino.
- 20:24My
- 20:25wife
- 20:25was
- 20:25a
- 20:25full-time
- 20:26elementary
- 20:27education
- 20:28and
- 20:28we
- 20:29just,
- 20:29we
- 20:29had
- 20:29planned
- 20:30something,
- 20:30we
- 20:30knew
- 20:31something
- 20:31was
- 20:31coming
- 20:31and
- 20:32then
- 20:32COVID
- 20:33hit
- 20:33and
- 20:33it's
- 20:34kinda
- 20:34really
- 20:35just
- 20:35CATA
- 20:36our
- 20:36plan.
- 20:36Pretty
- 20:36adventurous.
- 20:37And
- 20:38we
- 20:38were
- 20:38sitting
- 20:38at
- 20:38home
- 20:38watching
- 20:39ML
- 20:39online,
- 20:39do
- 20:40crazy
- 20:40stuff,
- 20:40the
- 20:41world
- 20:41and
- 20:41see
- 20:42these
- 20:42beautiful
- 20:42places
- 20:43and
- 20:43meet
- 20:43these
- 20:43beautiful
- 20:43people.
- 20:44We
- 20:44definitely
- 20:45wanted
- 20:45to,
- 20:45throw
- 20:45our
- 20:45hats
- 20:46in
- 20:46the
- 20:46ring.
- 20:46Yeah,
- 20:46it's
- 20:47we're
- 20:47a
- 20:47unique
- 20:47experience.
- 20:48We
- 20:48had
- 20:49children
- 20:49young
- 20:49our
- 20:50boys,
- 20:50we
- 20:50have
- 20:50twin
- 20:51boys
- 20:51that
- 20:51graduated
- 20:52high
- 20:52school
- 20:52and
- 20:53we
- 20:53went
- 20:53off
- 20:53to
- 20:53college.
- 20:54We
- 20:54also
- 20:54have
- 20:54a
- 20:55preschool
- 20:56and
- 20:56it
- 20:56was
- 20:56heading
- 20:56into
- 20:57kindergarten.
- 20:58We
- 20:59knew
- 20:59what
- 20:59K
- 20:59through
- 20:5912
- 21:00looked
- 21:00like
- 21:00we
- 21:00sent
- 21:00the
- 21:01boys
- 21:01through
- 21:01it.
- 21:01So
- 21:01we
- 21:02said
- 21:03it's
- 21:03been
- 21:03a
- 21:03little
- 21:03bit
- 21:04different
- 21:04and
- 21:04get
- 21:05out
- 21:05and,
- 21:05see
- 21:05what
- 21:05difference
- 21:06can
- 21:06do.
- 21:06Yeah,
- 21:06it's
- 21:07been
- 21:07it's
- 21:07been
- 21:07interesting.
- 21:08It's
- 21:08been
- 21:08a
- 21:08great
- 21:08experience
- 21:09and
- 21:09we've
- 21:09only
- 21:09been
- 21:09at
- 21:09it
- 21:09for
- 21:10about,
- 21:10six
- 21:10months
- 21:10or
- 21:11so
- 21:11now.
- 21:11So
- 21:12lots.
- 21:12It's
- 21:12definitely,
- 21:13there's
- 21:13definitely
- 21:13a
- 21:13learning.
- 21:16How
- 21:16do
- 21:16you
- 21:16decide,
- 21:17like
- 21:17when
- 21:17you're
- 21:17planning
- 21:18this
- 21:18right?
- 21:18How
- 21:18did
- 21:18you
- 21:19for
- 21:19your
- 21:19family
- 21:20decide
- 21:20that
- 21:20you
- 21:20wanted
- 21:21to,
- 21:21I
- 21:21don't
- 21:21wanna
- 21:21buy
- 21:22an
- 21:22RV
- 21:23standard,
- 21:23right?
- 21:24I
- 21:24wanna
- 21:24convert
- 21:24a
- 21:24bus.
- 21:25How
- 21:25do
- 21:25you
- 21:25go
- 21:25that.
- 21:26Yeah.
- 21:26My
- 21:26wife
- 21:27she's
- 21:27she's
- 21:27pretty
- 21:28awesome.
- 21:28And
- 21:28she
- 21:29has
- 21:29a
- 21:29background
- 21:30in
- 21:30interior
- 21:30design.
- 21:31So
- 21:31being
- 21:31able
- 21:32to
- 21:32design
- 21:32the
- 21:32bus
- 21:33layout
- 21:33was
- 21:34very
- 21:34important
- 21:35to
- 21:35her.
- 21:35We've
- 21:35got
- 21:35twin
- 21:36girls,
- 21:36we've
- 21:36got
- 21:36our
- 21:37peds,
- 21:37we've
- 21:37got,
- 21:38this
- 21:38is,
- 21:38it's
- 21:38a
- 21:38beautiful
- 21:39rig
- 21:39that
- 21:39she
- 21:40designed,
- 21:40we
- 21:40reached,
- 21:41we
- 21:41put
- 21:41something
- 21:41out
- 21:42online
- 21:43and
- 21:43we
- 21:43were
- 21:43contacted
- 21:44by
- 21:44us
- 21:44conversion
- 21:45company.
- 21:45And
- 21:46they
- 21:46were
- 21:46like,
- 21:46Hey,
- 21:46we
- 21:46can
- 21:47help
- 21:47you.
- 21:48How
- 21:48serious
- 21:48are
- 21:48you?
- 21:49So
- 21:49we
- 21:49jumped
- 21:50right
- 21:50in
- 21:50and
- 21:50haven't
- 21:51looked
- 21:51back
- 21:51yet.
- 21:53Awesome.
- 21:54So
- 21:54how
- 21:54do
- 21:54you,
- 21:54was
- 21:54the
- 21:55long
- 21:55trip
- 21:55we're
- 21:55talking
- 21:56about
- 21:56taking,
- 21:56was
- 21:56that
- 21:56your
- 21:57first
- 21:57trip?
- 21:57Did
- 21:57you
- 21:57work
- 21:57up
- 21:58to
- 21:58that?
- 21:58How
- 21:58long
- 21:58did
- 21:59you
- 21:59plan
- 21:59there?
- 21:59No,
- 21:59we
- 22:00worked
- 22:00up
- 22:00to
- 22:00that,
- 22:00so
- 22:01we
- 22:01my,
- 22:01my
- 22:01family
- 22:02lives
- 22:02in
- 22:02Florida.
- 22:02So
- 22:03we
- 22:03took
- 22:03Carla
- 22:04a
- 22:04little
- 22:04back
- 22:04in
- 22:04Orlando,
- 22:05Florida
- 22:06Spokane,
- 22:07and
- 22:07that's
- 22:07where
- 22:08we
- 22:08picked
- 22:08up
- 22:08the
- 22:08bus.
- 22:09We
- 22:09stopped
- 22:09along
- 22:10the
- 22:10ways,
- 22:10spotted
- 22:11out
- 22:11some
- 22:11areas,
- 22:12did
- 22:12some
- 22:13about
- 22:13where
- 22:13we'd
- 22:13like
- 22:14to
- 22:14hit
- 22:14up
- 22:14on
- 22:14the
- 22:14back.
- 22:15So
- 22:16we
- 22:16picked
- 22:16up
- 22:16the
- 22:17bus
- 22:17and
- 22:17we
- 22:18spent
- 22:18two
- 22:18or
- 22:18three
- 22:19weeks
- 22:19in
- 22:19Spokane
- 22:19valley.
- 22:20We
- 22:20spent
- 22:20a
- 22:21month
- 22:21in
- 22:21Ida
- 22:22Bozeman,
- 22:22Montana,
- 22:23which
- 22:23was
- 22:23just
- 22:24fabulous.
- 22:24That
- 22:25was
- 22:25a
- 22:25very
- 22:25campsite
- 22:26in
- 22:26San.
- 22:27So
- 22:28just,
- 22:28yeah,
- 22:29just
- 22:29slowly
- 22:30worked
- 22:30our
- 22:30way
- 22:30back
- 22:31for
- 22:31about
- 22:31six
- 22:31weeks
- 22:31working
- 22:32our
- 22:32way
- 22:32back
- 22:32to
- 22:33pick
- 22:34up
- 22:34our
- 22:34dog.
- 22:37Awesome.
- 22:37What
- 22:38did
- 22:38you,
- 22:38what
- 22:38stands
- 22:39out
- 22:39for
- 22:39you
- 22:39on
- 22:39this
- 22:39huge
- 22:40trip
- 22:40right
- 22:40across
- 22:41the
- 22:41country?
- 22:42What
- 22:42are
- 22:42the
- 22:42give
- 22:42three
- 22:43things
- 22:43that
- 22:43you
- 22:43really
- 22:44were
- 22:44like,
- 22:44wow,
- 22:44I
- 22:44didn't
- 22:44expect
- 22:45to
- 22:45see
- 22:45that
- 22:46different.
- 22:48It
- 22:48can,
- 22:51yes.
- 22:52The
- 22:52highs
- 22:53packed
- 22:53with
- 22:53RV,
- 22:54people,
- 22:54they're
- 22:54moving.
- 22:55So
- 22:55it's
- 22:55awesome
- 22:55to
- 22:56see
- 22:56is
- 22:57really
- 22:57awesome
- 22:57to
- 22:57see
- 22:57just
- 22:57people
- 22:58moving
- 22:58into
- 22:59sites
- 22:59and
- 22:59just
- 23:00the
- 23:00community
- 23:01that's
- 23:02been
- 23:02built.
- 23:02We
- 23:02talk
- 23:03to
- 23:03a
- 23:03lot
- 23:04people
- 23:04on
- 23:04the
- 23:04Campground,
- 23:05we
- 23:05people
- 23:05on
- 23:05social
- 23:06media.
- 23:07It's
- 23:08beautiful
- 23:08to
- 23:08see,
- 23:08like
- 23:09everybody
- 23:09has
- 23:09the
- 23:09common
- 23:10ground.
- 23:10They
- 23:10just
- 23:10wanna
- 23:11just
- 23:12around,
- 23:12see
- 23:13the
- 23:13country
- 23:14and
- 23:14talk
- 23:14to
- 23:15just
- 23:15amazing
- 23:16people
- 23:16out
- 23:16there
- 23:16for
- 23:16to
- 23:17be
- 23:17able
- 23:17to
- 23:17talk
- 23:17to.
- 23:17Sure.
- 23:18Yeah,
- 23:18we
- 23:18talk
- 23:19to
- 23:19someone
- 23:20I
- 23:20mentioned
- 23:22to
- 23:22hear
- 23:22about
- 23:22something.
- 23:23Oh,
- 23:25sorry.
- 23:25I
- 23:26think
- 23:26I
- 23:26have
- 23:26a
- 23:26delay.
- 23:26No,
- 23:27you're
- 23:27good.
- 23:28I
- 23:28was
- 23:28gonna
- 23:28ask
- 23:28you
- 23:28about
- 23:29something
- 23:29we've
- 23:29been
- 23:29talking
- 23:30about
- 23:30on
- 23:30the
- 23:30show
- 23:31for
- 23:31a
- 23:31while.
- 23:31That's
- 23:32did
- 23:32with
- 23:33me
- 23:33about
- 23:33continually
- 23:34bringing
- 23:34up,
- 23:34but
- 23:34as
- 23:36what's
- 23:36the,
- 23:37your
- 23:37feelings
- 23:37about
- 23:38gas
- 23:38price
- 23:39prices,
- 23:39and
- 23:39how
- 23:39does
- 23:39that
- 23:39impact
- 23:40your
- 23:40planning
- 23:41and
- 23:41your
- 23:41trip
- 23:41to
- 23:42being
- 23:43well?
- 23:44Here
- 23:44they've
- 23:44come
- 23:44down
- 23:44a
- 23:44bit,
- 23:45but
- 23:45with
- 23:45them
- 23:45being
- 23:45hired
- 23:46and
- 23:46if
- 23:47so,
- 23:47what
- 23:47it.
- 23:48Yeah.
- 23:48Like
- 23:48I
- 23:48said
- 23:49we,
- 23:49we
- 23:49see
- 23:49a
- 23:49lot
- 23:50of
- 23:50beautiful
- 23:50smiling
- 23:50faces
- 23:51on
- 23:51the
- 23:51road
- 23:52and
- 23:52in
- 23:52can't
- 23:53don't
- 23:53really
- 23:53see
- 23:53that
- 23:54everybody's
- 23:54just
- 23:55frowning
- 23:55and
- 23:55just
- 23:56talk
- 23:57about
- 23:57it.
- 23:57We
- 23:57get
- 23:57a
- 23:57lot
- 23:58of
- 23:58people
- 23:58come
- 23:59up
- 23:59to
- 23:59me
- 23:59and
- 23:59say,
- 23:59how
- 23:59much
- 24:00do
- 24:00you
- 24:00fill
- 24:00that
- 24:00up?
- 24:01That's
- 24:01all,
- 24:01that's
- 24:02what
- 24:02everyone's
- 24:02is.
- 24:02And
- 24:03how
- 24:03long
- 24:03does
- 24:03it
- 24:03take
- 24:03to
- 24:03fill
- 24:03that?
- 24:04How
- 24:04much
- 24:04does
- 24:04it
- 24:04cost
- 24:04to
- 24:04fill
- 24:04that?
- 24:06But
- 24:06yeah,
- 24:06it's
- 24:07it's
- 24:07depressing,
- 24:07we've
- 24:08pivoted
- 24:08a
- 24:08lot
- 24:08of
- 24:08changes
- 24:09and
- 24:09you
- 24:09have
- 24:09to
- 24:09adapt
- 24:10to
- 24:10it.
- 24:10So
- 24:11we
- 24:11try
- 24:11to
- 24:11be
- 24:11really
- 24:11positive
- 24:12and
- 24:12just
- 24:12to
- 24:12be,
- 24:12totally
- 24:13transparent,
- 24:13we
- 24:13gave
- 24:14up
- 24:14alcohol,
- 24:14so
- 24:14like
- 24:15we
- 24:15can,
- 24:15I
- 24:15give
- 24:15up
- 24:15alcohol.
- 24:16So
- 24:16like
- 24:17we
- 24:17don't
- 24:17see
- 24:17the
- 24:17effects
- 24:18of
- 24:18gas
- 24:18prices.
- 24:18We
- 24:19went
- 24:19we
- 24:19flirted
- 24:20with
- 24:20being
- 24:20vegetarian
- 24:21quickly,
- 24:22poor
- 24:23Arians.
- 24:23We're
- 24:23not
- 24:23affordable
- 24:24vegetarians,
- 24:2580%,
- 24:26just
- 24:26being
- 24:27able
- 24:27to
- 24:27make
- 24:27changes
- 24:28in
- 24:28your
- 24:28lifestyle
- 24:28and
- 24:28pivot.
- 24:29You
- 24:29can
- 24:29kind
- 24:29of
- 24:29balance
- 24:30for
- 24:30sure.
- 24:31We
- 24:31just,
- 24:31so
- 24:31does
- 24:32it
- 24:32invented
- 24:33visit?
- 24:35What's
- 24:36that?
- 24:38Sorry.
- 24:39I
- 24:39said
- 24:39does,
- 24:39like
- 24:40when
- 24:40you're
- 24:40planning
- 24:41and,
- 24:41setting
- 24:41out
- 24:42a
- 24:42route,
- 24:43does
- 24:43it
- 24:43impact
- 24:44or
- 24:44how
- 24:44long
- 24:45you
- 24:45stay
- 24:46in
- 24:46a
- 24:46specific
- 24:47park
- 24:47as
- 24:48opposed
- 24:48to
- 24:48maybe
- 24:50hitting
- 24:50the
- 24:50road
- 24:50for
- 24:50longer
- 24:51periods
- 24:51of
- 24:51time
- 24:51or
- 24:51more
- 24:52often
- 24:52on
- 24:52a
- 24:52bigger
- 24:52trip?
- 24:53No
- 24:53not
- 24:53really.
- 24:54We
- 24:54set
- 24:54the
- 24:54destination
- 24:55that
- 24:55we're
- 24:55really
- 24:56interested
- 24:56in
- 24:57and
- 24:57we
- 24:57really
- 24:57spend
- 24:58a
- 24:58lot
- 24:58of
- 24:58time
- 24:59looking
- 24:59through
- 24:59all
- 25:00of
- 25:00the
- 25:00apps,
- 25:00just
- 25:01picking
- 25:01out,
- 25:01stop
- 25:02stopping
- 25:02points.
- 25:03We're
- 25:03gonna
- 25:03go
- 25:03drive
- 25:03the
- 25:04entire
- 25:04way.
- 25:04And
- 25:05I'm
- 25:05new
- 25:05to
- 25:05this
- 25:05too.
- 25:05So
- 25:06I'm
- 25:06driving
- 25:06this
- 25:0720
- 25:08something
- 25:08thousand
- 25:08pound
- 25:09vehicle
- 25:09down
- 25:09the
- 25:09road,
- 25:10my
- 25:10house
- 25:10down
- 25:10the
- 25:10road.
- 25:11So
- 25:11we're
- 25:11just
- 25:11making
- 25:12these
- 25:12little
- 25:12stops
- 25:12here
- 25:12and
- 25:13there,
- 25:13but
- 25:13that's
- 25:13an
- 25:13important
- 25:14part
- 25:14of
- 25:14our
- 25:14planning
- 25:15is
- 25:16where
- 25:16are
- 25:16we
- 25:16gonna
- 25:17go?
- 25:17Where
- 25:17are
- 25:17we
- 25:17gonna
- 25:17stop?
- 25:18We've
- 25:18stayed
- 25:18everywhere
- 25:19from
- 25:19camp.
- 25:21Cracker
- 25:22barrels
- 25:22to,
- 25:22Bozeman
- 25:23hot
- 25:23Springs,
- 25:24which
- 25:24I
- 25:24throw
- 25:24Bozeman
- 25:24out
- 25:25there.
- 25:25Cause
- 25:25it's
- 25:25beautiful
- 25:25because
- 25:26they
- 25:26got
- 25:2612
- 25:27natural
- 25:28hot
- 25:30temperatures
- 25:30ranging
- 25:3056
- 25:31to
- 25:31106
- 25:32degrees
- 25:33like
- 25:33that
- 25:34was
- 25:34refreshing,
- 25:34beats
- 25:34a
- 25:35cracker
- 25:35barrel
- 25:36day,
- 25:36but
- 25:36like
- 25:37pop
- 25:37plate
- 25:38outside
- 25:38of
- 25:39devil's
- 25:39tower
- 25:40at
- 25:40a
- 25:40little,
- 25:41we've
- 25:41say
- 25:42it
- 25:42everywhere.
- 25:43So
- 25:43it's
- 25:44gas
- 25:44prices
- 25:44don't
- 25:45really
- 25:45affect
- 25:45it.
- 25:46We're
- 25:46just
- 25:46trying
- 25:46to
- 25:47enjoy
- 25:47this.
- 25:47We
- 25:47made
- 25:48this
- 25:48decision
- 25:48and
- 25:48we're
- 25:49jumping
- 25:49full
- 25:49in,
- 25:50all
- 25:50in
- 25:50and
- 25:51trying
- 25:51to
- 25:51stay
- 25:51as
- 25:51positive
- 25:51possible.
- 25:52So
- 25:53I've
- 25:53got
- 25:53well,
- 25:54that's
- 25:54great
- 25:54news.
- 25:55Thank
- 25:55you.
- 25:56I'm
- 25:56glad.
- 25:59So
- 25:59family
- 26:00side.
- 26:00Yeah.
- 26:01So
- 26:01this
- 26:01always
- 26:01intrigues
- 26:02me.
- 26:02So
- 26:02you've
- 26:02got
- 26:03twin
- 26:03girls
- 26:03about,
- 26:04would
- 26:04you
- 26:04say
- 26:05kindergarten
- 26:05right
- 26:05now?
- 26:06So
- 26:07your
- 26:07home
- 26:08eighth
- 26:08grader
- 26:09and
- 26:09homeschool
- 26:10our
- 26:10eighth
- 26:10grader
- 26:12and
- 26:12our.
- 26:13Yeah.
- 26:13Okay.
- 26:13So
- 26:14being
- 26:15that
- 26:15you're
- 26:15traveling
- 26:16along
- 26:16with
- 26:16homeschooling
- 26:17and
- 26:17they
- 26:18get
- 26:18to
- 26:18see
- 26:19the
- 26:19places
- 26:19maybe
- 26:19they're
- 26:20even
- 26:20learning
- 26:20about.
- 26:21Explain
- 26:21that
- 26:21experience
- 26:22and
- 26:22what
- 26:22do
- 26:22you
- 26:22think
- 26:23they're
- 26:23getting
- 26:23out
- 26:23of
- 26:23that?
- 26:24Cause
- 26:24I
- 26:24find
- 26:24that
- 26:24really
- 26:24fascinating.
- 26:26How
- 26:26difficult
- 26:27is
- 26:27that?
- 26:27I'd
- 26:27say
- 26:27what
- 26:28with,
- 26:29Brian
- 26:29asked
- 26:30what
- 26:30led
- 26:30to
- 26:30this
- 26:30decision
- 26:31and
- 26:31there's
- 26:31so
- 26:32many
- 26:32factors.
- 26:33We
- 26:33even
- 26:34pinpoint
- 26:340.1
- 26:36eighth
- 26:36grade.
- 26:36Now
- 26:37she
- 26:37was
- 26:37in
- 26:37fifth
- 26:37grade
- 26:38and
- 26:38she
- 26:38had
- 26:38to
- 26:38do
- 26:39state
- 26:39right.
- 26:40Draw
- 26:40a
- 26:40state
- 26:41colored
- 26:41in,
- 26:41give
- 26:42us
- 26:42three
- 26:42facts.
- 26:43She
- 26:43drove,
- 26:43she
- 26:44chose
- 26:44Wyoming,
- 26:44drew
- 26:45a
- 26:45square
- 26:45color
- 26:46to
- 26:46brown
- 26:47put
- 26:47like
- 26:48state
- 26:48capital
- 26:49the
- 26:49size
- 26:50and
- 26:50the
- 26:50state
- 26:50bird.
- 26:50She
- 26:51got,
- 26:51she
- 26:51came
- 26:51home
- 26:51with
- 26:52an
- 26:52a,
- 26:52she
- 26:52was
- 26:52so
- 26:52excited
- 26:53and
- 26:53I
- 26:53was
- 26:53like,
- 26:53God
- 26:53that's
- 26:54sad.
- 26:54That's
- 26:54Wyoming.
- 26:55That
- 26:55kind
- 26:55of
- 26:56planted
- 26:56a
- 26:56seed
- 26:57as
- 26:57well
- 26:57to
- 26:57push
- 26:58to
- 26:58that.
- 26:58So
- 26:58like
- 26:58I
- 26:58said,
- 26:58we
- 26:58went
- 26:59through
- 26:59Wyoming,
- 26:59we.
- 27:00We
- 27:00parked
- 27:00at
- 27:01a
- 27:01Campground,
- 27:01went
- 27:02and
- 27:02walked
- 27:02up
- 27:02the
- 27:02devil's
- 27:03tower.
- 27:04And
- 27:04like
- 27:04it's
- 27:05just
- 27:05fascinating.
- 27:05We've
- 27:05got
- 27:06their
- 27:06own,
- 27:06their
- 27:06social
- 27:06studies
- 27:07books
- 27:07and
- 27:08they
- 27:08just
- 27:08learn
- 27:09if
- 27:09we're
- 27:09heading
- 27:09somewhere,
- 27:10they
- 27:10know
- 27:10where
- 27:10we're
- 27:11headed.
- 27:11And
- 27:11so
- 27:11they're
- 27:11doing
- 27:11their
- 27:12research
- 27:12and
- 27:12learning
- 27:12what
- 27:13history
- 27:13of
- 27:13the
- 27:13state
- 27:14and
- 27:14what
- 27:14they're
- 27:16and
- 27:17most
- 27:17about
- 27:17just
- 27:18interacting
- 27:18with
- 27:18people
- 27:19that
- 27:19we
- 27:19cross
- 27:19paths
- 27:20with.
- 27:20We
- 27:20saw
- 27:21a
- 27:21father
- 27:22at
- 27:22the
- 27:22base
- 27:22of
- 27:23devil's
- 27:23tower
- 27:24and
- 27:24a
- 27:2416
- 27:25year
- 27:25old
- 27:25son's
- 27:25climbing
- 27:26it.
- 27:26He's
- 27:26he
- 27:27paid
- 27:27$750
- 27:28to
- 27:28climb
- 27:29devil's
- 27:29tower.
- 27:30And
- 27:30he
- 27:30was
- 27:30paying
- 27:31he
- 27:31gave
- 27:31us
- 27:31the
- 27:31whole
- 27:32story.
- 27:32He
- 27:32was
- 27:32raising
- 27:33money
- 27:33charity,
- 27:33and,
- 27:34but
- 27:34he
- 27:34had
- 27:35to
- 27:35pay
- 27:36$50
- 27:36cuz
- 27:36he
- 27:37off
- 27:37of
- 27:37it.
- 27:38And
- 27:38it's
- 27:38just
- 27:38what?
- 27:38They're
- 27:38never
- 27:39gonna
- 27:39forget
- 27:39that.
- 27:39Like
- 27:40I,
- 27:41the
- 27:41brown
- 27:42square.
- 27:42They
- 27:43won't,
- 27:43but
- 27:43they're
- 27:43gonna,
- 27:44oh,
- 27:44I
- 27:44love
- 27:44Wyoming.
- 27:45We're
- 27:45you
- 27:45know,
- 27:45devil's
- 27:45tower
- 27:46experience
- 27:46and
- 27:47we
- 27:47saw,
- 27:47so
- 27:48it's
- 27:48just
- 27:48fascinating
- 27:49to
- 27:49see.
- 27:50And
- 27:50like
- 27:51you
- 27:51we've
- 27:52got.
- 27:53Right
- 27:53now
- 27:53we're
- 27:53doing
- 27:53a
- 27:53home
- 27:54hometown
- 27:54roots
- 27:55tour,
- 27:55right?
- 27:56Like
- 27:56COVID
- 27:57ended.
- 27:57And
- 27:58my
- 27:58parents
- 27:58live
- 27:59three
- 27:59times,
- 28:00half
- 28:01years.
- 28:01So
- 28:01we've
- 28:02been
- 28:02down
- 28:02to
- 28:02Florida
- 28:02eight
- 28:02times
- 28:03in
- 28:03the
- 28:03past
- 28:0416
- 28:05months.
- 28:05So
- 28:05like
- 28:06we're
- 28:07going
- 28:07around
- 28:07checking
- 28:08on
- 28:08family
- 28:08members
- 28:09and
- 28:09making
- 28:09sure
- 28:09everyone
- 28:10get,
- 28:10and
- 28:10Ryan
- 28:10just
- 28:11reconnect.
- 28:12We're
- 28:13gonna
- 28:13do,
- 28:13like
- 28:14we
- 28:14spend
- 28:14month
- 28:14in
- 28:14my
- 28:14wife's
- 28:15hometown.
- 28:15We're
- 28:16planning
- 28:16out,
- 28:16going
- 28:17through
- 28:17Alabama
- 28:17and
- 28:17visiting
- 28:18some
- 28:18relatives
- 28:18I
- 28:18haven't
- 28:18seen
- 28:19in
- 28:1920
- 28:19years.
- 28:19And
- 28:20learning
- 28:20all
- 28:20the
- 28:20way.
- 28:20We
- 28:21do
- 28:21full
- 28:21year
- 28:21round
- 28:22learning
- 28:22my
- 28:22wife,
- 28:22like
- 28:23I
- 28:23said,
- 28:23she's
- 28:23got
- 28:23an
- 28:23education
- 28:24background.
- 28:24So
- 28:25like
- 28:26she's
- 28:26really
- 28:26hands
- 28:27on
- 28:27and
- 28:27she's,
- 28:27I
- 28:27can't
- 28:28praise
- 28:28her
- 28:28now.
- 28:28She's
- 28:29a
- 28:29badass
- 28:29or
- 28:29everything
- 28:29she
- 28:29does,
- 28:30like
- 28:30I
- 28:30said,
- 28:31and
- 28:31she's
- 28:32design
- 28:32this
- 28:32bus
- 28:32and
- 28:32now
- 28:33she's
- 28:33kinda
- 28:33designing
- 28:33the
- 28:33education
- 28:34system
- 28:34for
- 28:36yeah.
- 28:39Amazing
- 28:40on
- 28:40there.
- 28:42That's
- 28:42good.
- 28:42I
- 28:42love
- 28:43the
- 28:43enthusiasm.
- 28:44Yeah.
- 28:45It's
- 28:45awesome.
- 28:47Oh,
- 28:48and
- 28:48you're
- 28:48right.
- 28:48And
- 28:48there's
- 28:48a
- 28:48ton
- 28:49to
- 28:49learn
- 28:49right.
- 28:49Individually.
- 28:50Like
- 28:50I
- 28:50sure
- 28:50if
- 28:50your
- 28:50kids
- 28:51went
- 28:51to
- 28:51a
- 28:51school
- 28:51in
- 28:51Wyoming,
- 28:52they
- 28:52would
- 28:52know
- 28:52more
- 28:53than
- 28:53three
- 28:53facts
- 28:53about
- 28:53Wyoming.
- 28:54But
- 28:54when
- 28:54you're
- 28:54teaching
- 28:55outside
- 28:55of
- 28:55Wyoming
- 28:55and
- 28:56most
- 28:56of
- 28:56these
- 28:56teachers
- 28:56haven't
- 28:57even
- 28:57been
- 28:57to
- 28:57Wyoming
- 28:58to
- 28:58see
- 28:58devil's
- 28:58tower
- 28:59to
- 28:59understand
- 28:59what
- 28:59it
- 28:59is
- 29:00and
- 29:00why.
- 29:00And
- 29:00you
- 29:00lose
- 29:00that
- 29:01mythological
- 29:02bear
- 29:02that
- 29:02scratches,
- 29:03all
- 29:03the
- 29:03all
- 29:04that
- 29:04stuff.
- 29:04My
- 29:04wife
- 29:05and
- 29:05I
- 29:05taught,
- 29:05we
- 29:05went
- 29:05to
- 29:05Idaho,
- 29:06went
- 29:06to
- 29:07COA.
- 29:07We
- 29:07were
- 29:07like,
- 29:08you
- 29:08know
- 29:08what?
- 29:08Idaho
- 29:09does
- 29:09not
- 29:09get
- 29:09the
- 29:09respect
- 29:10in
- 29:11middle
- 29:11school
- 29:11and
- 29:11high
- 29:11school,
- 29:12Kentucky.
- 29:12And
- 29:12I'm
- 29:12like,
- 29:13it
- 29:13taught
- 29:13us
- 29:14to
- 29:14stay
- 29:14away
- 29:14from
- 29:14Idaho.
- 29:15There's
- 29:15no
- 29:16reasons
- 29:17gorgeous.
- 29:18You're
- 29:18like,
- 29:18this
- 29:18is
- 29:18beautiful.
- 29:19I
- 29:19love
- 29:20Idaho.
- 29:21It's
- 29:22amazing.
- 29:22It
- 29:22is.
- 29:23It
- 29:23is.
- 29:25So
- 29:25I'll
- 29:25throw
- 29:25an
- 29:25interesting
- 29:26fact
- 29:26in
- 29:26there.
- 29:27You
- 29:27know
- 29:27what
- 29:27Jason
- 29:28has
- 29:28just
- 29:28told
- 29:29this
- 29:29great
- 29:29story
- 29:30of
- 29:30his
- 29:30personally,
- 29:31I've
- 29:31probably
- 29:32heard
- 29:32similar
- 29:34hundreds
- 29:34of
- 29:34times
- 29:35as
- 29:35we
- 29:35travel
- 29:35around,
- 29:35we
- 29:35talk
- 29:36to
- 29:36different.
- 29:36Folks
- 29:37that
- 29:37are
- 29:37RV.
- 29:37The
- 29:37story's
- 29:38very
- 29:38similar.
- 29:39I
- 29:39left
- 29:39this
- 29:39career,
- 29:40I'm
- 29:40doing
- 29:40this
- 29:41for
- 29:41traveling
- 29:41the
- 29:41country.
- 29:42In
- 29:42fact,
- 29:42part
- 29:43of
- 29:43our
- 29:43initiative
- 29:43is
- 29:44recruitment
- 29:44of
- 29:44new
- 29:44technicians
- 29:45into
- 29:45the
- 29:45industry
- 29:46is
- 29:46focused
- 29:47upon
- 29:48high
- 29:48schools
- 29:48and
- 29:49homeschooling
- 29:50because
- 29:50that's
- 29:50a
- 29:50story
- 29:51we're
- 29:51hearing
- 29:51a
- 29:51lot.
- 29:51And
- 29:52the
- 29:52price
- 29:52point
- 29:53that
- 29:53we
- 29:53have
- 29:53the
- 29:53education
- 29:54at
- 29:54right
- 29:54now
- 29:55to
- 29:55receive
- 29:55it
- 29:56is
- 29:56so
- 29:56reasonable
- 29:57because
- 29:57the
- 29:57industry
- 29:58is
- 29:58subsidizing
- 29:59it
- 29:59to
- 29:59help
- 29:59with
- 30:00the
- 30:00shortage
- 30:00of
- 30:00technicians
- 30:01that
- 30:01folks
- 30:02are
- 30:02jumping
- 30:02in.
- 30:02And
- 30:02they're
- 30:03using
- 30:03it
- 30:03as
- 30:03a,
- 30:04like
- 30:04I
- 30:04said,
- 30:04a
- 30:04side
- 30:05hustle
- 30:05where,
- 30:06you
- 30:06know,
- 30:06one,
- 30:07one
- 30:07parent
- 30:08might
- 30:08be
- 30:08a
- 30:08remote
- 30:09worker
- 30:09in
- 30:09it.
- 30:09The
- 30:10other
- 30:10one
- 30:10is
- 30:10a
- 30:10technician
- 30:11and
- 30:11it
- 30:12serves
- 30:12obviously,
- 30:12and
- 30:13as
- 30:13an
- 30:13income,
- 30:13but
- 30:13it
- 30:14also
- 30:14serves
- 30:14as
- 30:14a
- 30:15good
- 30:15understanding
- 30:15to
- 30:15fix
- 30:16your
- 30:16own
- 30:16R
- 30:16if
- 30:16something
- 30:16were
- 30:17to
- 30:17happen.
- 30:17But
- 30:17I
- 30:18do
- 30:18wanna
- 30:18say
- 30:18one
- 30:18thing
- 30:18about
- 30:18the
- 30:18gas
- 30:19prices,
- 30:19too.
- 30:19What
- 30:19Jason
- 30:20said
- 30:20is
- 30:20what
- 30:20we
- 30:20have
- 30:21seen
- 30:21statistically
- 30:22is
- 30:22that
- 30:22people
- 30:22don't
- 30:22stop
- 30:23RVing
- 30:23with
- 30:24gas
- 30:24prices.
- 30:25They
- 30:25might
- 30:25just
- 30:26adjust
- 30:26a
- 30:26bit
- 30:26and
- 30:27stay
- 30:27closer
- 30:27to
- 30:27home.
- 30:27Is
- 30:28the
- 30:28only
- 30:28thing
- 30:28we
- 30:28find,
- 30:29but
- 30:29we
- 30:29find
- 30:29very
- 30:30little
- 30:30impact
- 30:30into
- 30:31the
- 30:31the
- 30:31actual
- 30:31event
- 30:32of
- 30:32Camping
- 30:33RV.
- 30:33They
- 30:33still
- 30:34do
- 30:34it,
- 30:35like
- 30:35I
- 30:35said,
- 30:35just
- 30:35closer
- 30:36or
- 30:36give
- 30:36up
- 30:36alcohol
- 30:38or
- 30:38which
- 30:38what
- 30:38I
- 30:39gotta
- 30:39tell
- 30:39you,
- 30:39Jason
- 30:39man,
- 30:40that,
- 30:40that
- 30:40is
- 30:41right
- 30:41there.
- 30:41My
- 30:41friend
- 30:42that
- 30:42is,
- 30:45yeah,
- 30:45I'm
- 30:45never
- 30:45doing
- 30:46that.
- 30:46I
- 30:46like
- 30:46my
- 30:49I
- 30:49like
- 30:49chicken,
- 30:49my
- 30:49whiskey
- 30:50my
- 30:50French
- 30:50fries
- 30:51will
- 30:51go
- 30:51before
- 30:51my
- 30:51bourbon
- 30:52that's
- 30:52for
- 30:52sure.
- 30:52Yeah.
- 30:53There
- 30:53you
- 30:53go.
- 30:53No,
- 30:53it
- 30:53is
- 30:54though.
- 30:54It's
- 30:54an
- 30:54interesting,
- 30:56go
- 30:56ahead.
- 30:56Sorry,
- 30:57please.
- 30:58I
- 30:58was
- 30:58gonna
- 30:59touch
- 30:59base
- 30:59too
- 30:59on
- 31:00something
- 31:00Kurt
- 31:00said,
- 31:01working
- 31:01remotely,
- 31:02like
- 31:02the
- 31:02big
- 31:03you
- 31:03hear
- 31:04out
- 31:04there
- 31:04is
- 31:05what
- 31:05do
- 31:05you
- 31:05do
- 31:05to
- 31:05make
- 31:05money
- 31:05on
- 31:06the
- 31:06road?
- 31:06If
- 31:06you
- 31:06can
- 31:06find
- 31:07and
- 31:07promote
- 31:08ways
- 31:08to
- 31:08make
- 31:08money
- 31:09on
- 31:09the
- 31:09road
- 31:09and
- 31:09educate
- 31:10there's
- 31:10a
- 31:10lot
- 31:10of
- 31:10LinkedIn,
- 31:11there's
- 31:11some
- 31:11sites
- 31:11out
- 31:11there
- 31:12that
- 31:12really
- 31:12push
- 31:12it,
- 31:13but
- 31:13yeah
- 31:13more
- 31:13opportunity.
- 31:15That's
- 31:15that
- 31:15holds
- 31:15a
- 31:15lot
- 31:16of
- 31:16people
- 31:16back
- 31:16for
- 31:17sure.
- 31:17And
- 31:17you
- 31:17have
- 31:17a
- 31:17good
- 31:18segue
- 31:18here,
- 31:19right?
- 31:19That
- 31:19maybe
- 31:19you
- 31:20just
- 31:20built
- 31:20yourself,
- 31:21but
- 31:22so
- 31:22talk
- 31:22about
- 31:22what
- 31:22you
- 31:22do
- 31:23on
- 31:23the
- 31:23road
- 31:23for
- 31:23your
- 31:24career.
- 31:27Yeah.
- 31:27We
- 31:27we
- 31:27set
- 31:28aside
- 31:28a
- 31:28timelines.
- 31:29We,
- 31:29like
- 31:29I
- 31:29said,
- 31:29we
- 31:30knew
- 31:30something
- 31:30was
- 31:31coming,
- 31:31so
- 31:31we're,
- 31:31we're
- 31:32planners.
- 31:32I'm
- 31:32a,
- 31:32I'm
- 31:32in
- 31:32a
- 31:33very
- 31:34personally
- 31:34finance
- 31:36oriented.
- 31:36So
- 31:37we
- 31:37did
- 31:37saved
- 31:37half
- 31:38our
- 31:38income.
- 31:39Cause
- 31:40we
- 31:40knew
- 31:40something
- 31:41was
- 31:41happening.
- 31:42We
- 31:42knew
- 31:42we
- 31:42were
- 31:42gonna
- 31:43push
- 31:43to
- 31:43get
- 31:43out
- 31:43and
- 31:43do
- 31:43something.
- 31:44There
- 31:45I'll
- 31:45be
- 31:45right
- 31:45there.
- 31:46I'll
- 31:46be,
- 31:47oh,
- 31:47you
- 31:47wanna
- 31:47say
- 31:47hi,
- 31:50what's
- 31:50a
- 31:50bunch
- 31:50of
- 31:50people.
- 31:51If
- 31:51you
- 31:51hi,
- 31:51real
- 31:51quick,
- 31:54do
- 31:54you
- 31:54wanna
- 31:54say
- 31:54hi,
- 31:55you
- 31:55gotta
- 31:55hurry
- 31:55though.
- 31:56Just
- 31:56say,
- 31:56hi,
- 31:56this
- 31:56is
- 31:57my
- 31:57daughter.
- 31:58This
- 31:58is
- 31:58Daphne.
- 31:58Hi.
- 31:59So
- 31:59she
- 31:59just,
- 32:00she
- 32:00probably
- 32:00thought
- 32:01I
- 32:01was
- 32:01done.
- 32:02Say,
- 32:02all
- 32:02right,
- 32:03love
- 32:04you.
- 32:07She
- 32:07just
- 32:07wants
- 32:07a
- 32:07snack.
- 32:08Sorry.
- 32:09Buses
- 32:10off
- 32:10limits
- 32:10for
- 32:11this
- 32:11hour.
- 32:11So
- 32:12they're
- 32:12out
- 32:13running
- 32:13around
- 32:14some
- 32:16beams
- 32:16in
- 32:16Kentucky
- 32:16right
- 32:17now.
- 32:17So
- 32:17that's
- 32:17what
- 32:17they're
- 32:18up
- 32:18to,
- 32:19but
- 32:19sorry.
- 32:20I
- 32:20went
- 32:20blank
- 32:20there.
- 32:21Oh,
- 32:21what
- 32:21do
- 32:21I
- 32:21do?
- 32:21Yeah,
- 32:21we,
- 32:22we
- 32:22saved
- 32:22half
- 32:22our
- 32:22income,
- 32:23so
- 32:23we
- 32:23gave
- 32:23us
- 32:23a
- 32:23good
- 32:24travel
- 32:24period
- 32:24to
- 32:24just
- 32:25casually
- 32:25do
- 32:25some
- 32:25work.
- 32:25So
- 32:26like
- 32:26I'm
- 32:27networking
- 32:28and
- 32:29individuals
- 32:29with
- 32:29campgrounds.
- 32:30I
- 32:30spent
- 32:30all
- 32:31my
- 32:31time
- 32:31inside
- 32:32this
- 32:32office
- 32:33with
- 32:33no
- 32:33windows,
- 32:34this
- 32:34little
- 32:34box
- 32:35seven
- 32:35years,
- 32:35I
- 32:35didn't
- 32:36know
- 32:36if
- 32:36the
- 32:36sun
- 32:36was
- 32:36out
- 32:37or
- 32:37it
- 32:37was
- 32:37raining.
- 32:38Pandemic
- 32:38came
- 32:39and
- 32:39sent
- 32:39me
- 32:39home
- 32:39and
- 32:40I'm
- 32:40sitting
- 32:40down
- 32:40on
- 32:40my
- 32:40deck
- 32:40working
- 32:41and
- 32:41it
- 32:41was
- 32:41be,
- 32:42this
- 32:42is
- 32:42what
- 32:42I
- 32:42want
- 32:42to
- 32:43do.
- 32:43So
- 32:44taking
- 32:44my
- 32:44indoor
- 32:45experience
- 32:46and
- 32:46getting
- 32:46out
- 32:46into
- 32:47the
- 32:47world
- 32:47and,
- 32:47ideally
- 32:48just
- 32:48visiting
- 32:49Campground
- 32:50know
- 32:50secret
- 32:50shops,
- 32:50onsite
- 32:51reviews,
- 32:52depends
- 32:52on
- 32:52how
- 32:52deep
- 32:52you
- 32:53want
- 32:53to
- 32:53go.
- 32:53I
- 32:53do
- 32:53gap
- 32:54analysis
- 32:55and
- 32:55we
- 32:55can
- 32:56check
- 32:56your
- 32:56ops
- 32:56and
- 32:56see
- 32:56how
- 32:57well
- 32:57they're
- 32:57documented
- 32:58and
- 32:58implemented
- 32:59and
- 32:59were
- 32:59trained
- 32:59on.
- 32:59So
- 33:00I
- 33:00am
- 33:00a
- 33:01big
- 33:01believer
- 33:01in
- 33:02a
- 33:02customer
- 33:02experience,
- 33:03integration
- 33:03and
- 33:04stuff
- 33:04like
- 33:04that.
- 33:04And
- 33:04that's
- 33:05one
- 33:05thing
- 33:05I,
- 33:05people
- 33:06were
- 33:06going
- 33:06outside
- 33:06and
- 33:06these
- 33:06Campground
- 33:07are
- 33:07blowing.
- 33:08Just
- 33:08wanna
- 33:09highlight.
- 33:09I've
- 33:09seen
- 33:10some
- 33:10few
- 33:10consultants,
- 33:11you
- 33:11gotta
- 33:12address
- 33:12these
- 33:12risks
- 33:13and
- 33:13stay
- 33:13on
- 33:13top
- 33:14of
- 33:14this
- 33:14things.
- 33:14Because
- 33:15like
- 33:15Susan
- 33:15was
- 33:15bringing
- 33:16up
- 33:16the
- 33:17hiding
- 33:17and
- 33:17Yellowstone.
- 33:18Who
- 33:18knows
- 33:18what
- 33:18that
- 33:19was.
- 33:19But
- 33:19anyway,
- 33:20that's
- 33:21I
- 33:21gotta
- 33:22explain
- 33:22it
- 33:22cause
- 33:22nobody
- 33:23else
- 33:23knows
- 33:23what
- 33:23we're
- 33:23talking
- 33:24about.
- 33:29Show.
- 33:29I
- 33:29knew,
- 33:31yeah,
- 33:31it
- 33:32was
- 33:32hurts.
- 33:33It
- 33:33was
- 33:33in
- 33:33his
- 33:33newsletter.
- 33:34Unfortunately
- 33:35he's
- 33:35not
- 33:35here
- 33:35today
- 33:36to
- 33:36explain
- 33:36it,
- 33:37but
- 33:37his
- 33:37newsletter
- 33:37came
- 33:38in
- 33:38my
- 33:38inbox
- 33:38yesterday
- 33:39and
- 33:39in
- 33:39Yellowstone
- 33:40and
- 33:40one
- 33:40of
- 33:40their
- 33:40Geers
- 33:41they
- 33:41found
- 33:41a
- 33:41foot
- 33:41and
- 33:41a
- 33:42shoe.
- 33:43The
- 33:43foot
- 33:43was
- 33:43in
- 33:43the
- 33:43shoe,
- 33:44nothing
- 33:44else.
- 33:44And
- 33:45that's,
- 33:45I
- 33:45clicked
- 33:46on
- 33:46his
- 33:46link
- 33:46to
- 33:46read
- 33:47his
- 33:47newsletter
- 33:47and
- 33:47it
- 33:48didn't
- 33:48say
- 33:48it.
- 33:48They
- 33:49don't
- 33:49know
- 33:49anything
- 33:50yet,
- 33:50other
- 33:50than
- 33:51one
- 33:52of
- 33:52the
- 33:52park
- 33:52Rangers
- 33:53found
- 33:53it.
- 33:53So
- 33:54stay
- 33:54tuned
- 33:55maybe
- 33:55next
- 33:55month
- 33:56when
- 33:56he
- 33:56is
- 33:56on
- 33:56the
- 33:56show,
- 33:56we
- 33:56can
- 33:56ask
- 33:57him
- 33:57what
- 33:57ended
- 33:58up
- 33:58happening.
- 34:00You'll
- 34:00know.
- 34:00I
- 34:01think
- 34:01we
- 34:01should,
- 34:01we
- 34:02could
- 34:02extend
- 34:02the
- 34:02show
- 34:03and
- 34:03let
- 34:03everybody
- 34:03go.
- 34:04Who
- 34:04needs
- 34:04to
- 34:04go?
- 34:04And
- 34:04we
- 34:04could
- 34:05just
- 34:05do
- 34:05a
- 34:05live
- 34:05investigation
- 34:06and
- 34:06do
- 34:06it
- 34:06not
- 34:07right.
- 34:08Maybe
- 34:08check
- 34:08with
- 34:09Kevin
- 34:09bacon.
- 34:10Didn't
- 34:10he
- 34:10do
- 34:10Footloose
- 34:11back
- 34:11in
- 34:11the
- 34:11eighties.
- 34:12Maybe
- 34:12they
- 34:13finally
- 34:13found
- 34:13the
- 34:13foot
- 34:17is
- 34:17a
- 34:17good
- 34:17question
- 34:17though.
- 34:17It
- 34:17really
- 34:18is
- 34:18fascinating
- 34:18and
- 34:19we're
- 34:19not
- 34:19gonna
- 34:19obviously
- 34:19talk
- 34:20about
- 34:20it
- 34:20right
- 34:20now,
- 34:20but
- 34:20it
- 34:20is
- 34:20fascinating
- 34:21to
- 34:21like,
- 34:21how
- 34:22do
- 34:22you
- 34:22just
- 34:22get
- 34:22the
- 34:22foot?
- 34:23Cause
- 34:23the
- 34:23guys
- 34:23are,
- 34:23is
- 34:23hot,
- 34:24but
- 34:24it
- 34:24doesn't
- 34:24dissolve.
- 34:25It's
- 34:25not
- 34:25acidic.
- 34:25It
- 34:25had
- 34:26to
- 34:26just
- 34:26to
- 34:27already
- 34:27be
- 34:27disconnected.
- 34:29I
- 34:29don't,
- 34:30they
- 34:30don't,
- 34:30they
- 34:30have
- 34:30no
- 34:31idea.
- 34:31People
- 34:31have
- 34:31died
- 34:32in
- 34:32the
- 34:32Geers.
- 34:33It
- 34:33said
- 34:33that
- 34:34it
- 34:34said,
- 34:34don't
- 34:35go
- 34:35off,
- 34:37but
- 34:37then
- 34:37your
- 34:37foot
- 34:37doesn't
- 34:38fall
- 34:38off.
- 34:39Yeah.
- 34:44Jason
- 34:44continue.
- 34:46Yeah.
- 34:46Just,
- 34:47and
- 34:48just
- 34:48looking
- 34:48at,
- 34:49I'm
- 34:49trying
- 34:49to
- 34:49think
- 34:49of
- 34:49where
- 34:49I
- 34:49was
- 34:49going
- 34:50with
- 34:50that,
- 34:50but
- 34:50yeah,
- 34:50just
- 34:50service
- 34:51standards,
- 34:51service
- 34:52standards,
- 34:52I
- 34:53tune
- 34:53in
- 34:53and
- 34:53listen
- 34:54to
- 34:54you
- 34:54guys
- 34:54and
- 34:54other
- 34:55Campground
- 34:55owners
- 34:55talk
- 34:56about
- 34:56those
- 34:56service
- 34:56standards
- 34:57are
- 34:57so
- 34:57important,
- 34:58right?
- 34:58Just,
- 34:58training
- 34:59those
- 34:59individuals,
- 35:00having
- 35:00your
- 35:00SOPs
- 35:01documented
- 35:02and
- 35:02just,
- 35:02everyone
- 35:02talks
- 35:03about
- 35:03industry
- 35:03best
- 35:04practices,
- 35:04so
- 35:04that's
- 35:05important.
- 35:05And
- 35:05I
- 35:05make
- 35:05sure
- 35:06you
- 35:06always
- 35:06emphasize
- 35:07that
- 35:07these,
- 35:07owners,
- 35:09people
- 35:09talk
- 35:09about,
- 35:09I've
- 35:10saw,
- 35:10and
- 35:10I'm
- 35:10not
- 35:10good
- 35:11with
- 35:11names,
- 35:11but
- 35:11Mike
- 35:11from
- 35:12CRR,
- 35:12the
- 35:12guy
- 35:13from
- 35:13blue
- 35:13water
- 35:14is
- 35:14really
- 35:14good.
- 35:14He's,
- 35:15talking
- 35:15about
- 35:15these
- 35:16and
- 35:16I
- 35:16keep
- 35:17an
- 35:17eye
- 35:17on
- 35:17what
- 35:17they're
- 35:17posted
- 35:17and
- 35:18I,
- 35:18with
- 35:18her
- 35:18posted
- 35:18in
- 35:18their.
- 35:19And
- 35:19with
- 35:19their
- 35:20companies.
- 35:20And
- 35:21so
- 35:21it's
- 35:21it's
- 35:21awesome
- 35:22to,
- 35:22even
- 35:22though
- 35:22you're
- 35:23small
- 35:23and
- 35:23growing,
- 35:24but
- 35:24ignore
- 35:24those
- 35:25compliance
- 35:25efforts.
- 35:25Yeah.
- 35:26And
- 35:26you're
- 35:26right.
- 35:26It
- 35:26all
- 35:26comes
- 35:27down
- 35:27to
- 35:27that
- 35:27kind
- 35:27of
- 35:27best
- 35:28practice
- 35:28industry
- 35:29standard
- 35:29type
- 35:29stuff
- 35:30and
- 35:30it
- 35:30needs
- 35:30to
- 35:30exist.
- 35:31It
- 35:31probably
- 35:31starts
- 35:32at
- 35:32a
- 35:32higher
- 35:32level
- 35:32than
- 35:33don't
- 35:33let
- 35:33a
- 35:33camper
- 35:33lose
- 35:34their
- 35:34foot
- 35:34at
- 35:34your
- 35:34park.
- 35:35I
- 35:35imagine
- 35:35that's
- 35:36probably
- 35:36a
- 35:36common
- 35:36sense
- 35:37given
- 35:37thing.
- 35:38But
- 35:38so
- 35:38let's
- 35:38pivot
- 35:38here
- 35:39and
- 35:39talk
- 35:39about
- 35:39the
- 35:39interplay
- 35:39for
- 35:40a
- 35:40minute.
- 35:40And
- 35:40it
- 35:40was
- 35:40a
- 35:40question
- 35:41that
- 35:41I
- 35:41wanted
- 35:41to
- 35:41ask
- 35:41Cara,
- 35:42but
- 35:42she
- 35:42just
- 35:42jumped
- 35:43off
- 35:43here
- 35:43for
- 35:43a
- 35:43second.
- 35:43I
- 35:43think
- 35:44maybe
- 35:44she'll
- 35:44be
- 35:44back,
- 35:45but
- 35:45the
- 35:45interplay
- 35:46talk
- 35:46to
- 35:46and
- 35:46Kurt,
- 35:47maybe
- 35:47you
- 35:47have
- 35:47a
- 35:47good
- 35:47idea
- 35:48for
- 35:48this
- 35:48too,
- 35:48just
- 35:48between
- 35:49dealers
- 35:50and
- 35:50manufacturers
- 35:51and
- 35:51suppliers
- 35:52and
- 35:52associations.
- 35:53And
- 35:53then
- 35:54the
- 35:54question
- 35:54folded
- 35:55in
- 35:55there
- 35:55is
- 35:55campgrounds
- 35:56too.
- 35:56How
- 35:57do
- 35:57we
- 35:57all
- 35:57work
- 35:58together
- 35:58on
- 35:58both
- 35:59the
- 35:59tech
- 35:59side
- 35:59and
- 36:00the
- 36:00travel
- 36:00side
- 36:00and
- 36:00the
- 36:01experience
- 36:01side
- 36:01to
- 36:02make
- 36:02all
- 36:02of
- 36:02this
- 36:02better
- 36:03from
- 36:03an
- 36:03RV
- 36:03perspective?
- 36:04sure.
- 36:05Or
- 36:05the
- 36:05owner
- 36:05perspective,
- 36:06maybe,
- 36:06no
- 36:07you
- 36:07asked
- 36:07the
- 36:07same
- 36:07question
- 36:08as
- 36:08a
- 36:08person
- 36:08who
- 36:09did
- 36:09not
- 36:09grow
- 36:10up
- 36:10in
- 36:10the
- 36:10industry.
- 36:11Only
- 36:11me
- 36:11in
- 36:11the
- 36:11last
- 36:11three
- 36:11and
- 36:12a
- 36:12half
- 36:12years.
- 36:12That
- 36:12was
- 36:12the
- 36:13same
- 36:13question
- 36:14I
- 36:14was
- 36:14asking.
- 36:14When
- 36:14I
- 36:14first
- 36:15started,
- 36:15how
- 36:15do
- 36:15we
- 36:15bring
- 36:15this
- 36:16all
- 36:16together?
- 36:16Cuz
- 36:17at
- 36:17the
- 36:17end
- 36:17of
- 36:17the
- 36:17day,
- 36:18it's
- 36:18about
- 36:19having
- 36:19that
- 36:19RV
- 36:20or
- 36:20that
- 36:20consumer
- 36:20have
- 36:21the
- 36:21best
- 36:21experience.
- 36:22Last
- 36:22thing
- 36:22they
- 36:22wanna
- 36:22be
- 36:23focused
- 36:23on
- 36:23is
- 36:25a
- 36:25campsite
- 36:25worried
- 36:26about
- 36:26their
- 36:26camper
- 36:26work
- 36:27and
- 36:27their
- 36:27RV
- 36:27work
- 36:28and
- 36:28so
- 36:28forth.
- 36:28So
- 36:29I
- 36:29will
- 36:29tell
- 36:29you
- 36:29that
- 36:30as
- 36:30the
- 36:31RV
- 36:31industry
- 36:31association
- 36:32and
- 36:33my
- 36:33present
- 36:34Craig
- 36:34Kirby,
- 36:34who
- 36:35has
- 36:36spearheaded
- 36:36with
- 36:37Campground,
- 36:37we
- 36:37started
- 36:38little
- 36:38over
- 36:38a
- 36:38year
- 36:39ago.
- 36:39Just
- 36:39getting
- 36:40with
- 36:40Campground
- 36:41leadership,
- 36:41the
- 36:42different
- 36:42associations
- 36:43that
- 36:43represent
- 36:43the
- 36:43campgrounds
- 36:44from
- 36:44the
- 36:44state
- 36:45level,
- 36:45from
- 36:45the
- 36:45national
- 36:46level
- 36:46and
- 36:46trying
- 36:47to
- 36:47help
- 36:48solve,
- 36:49or
- 36:49make
- 36:49that
- 36:49experience
- 36:50better
- 36:50for
- 36:50the
- 36:50consumer.
- 36:51I
- 36:51will
- 36:51tell
- 36:51you
- 36:52this,
- 36:52we,
- 36:52we're
- 36:52a
- 36:53long
- 36:53way.
- 36:53From
- 36:54where
- 36:54it
- 36:54needs
- 36:54to
- 36:54be.
- 36:55But
- 36:55there
- 36:55is
- 36:55definitely
- 36:56an
- 36:56organized
- 36:56effort
- 36:57through
- 36:57different
- 36:57meetings,
- 36:58different
- 36:58as
- 36:59associations
- 36:59coming
- 37:00together
- 37:00to
- 37:01try
- 37:01to
- 37:01help
- 37:01solve
- 37:02some
- 37:02of
- 37:02the
- 37:02issues.
- 37:03I
- 37:03will
- 37:03tell
- 37:03you
- 37:03personally
- 37:04and
- 37:05Jason
- 37:05allude
- 37:05to
- 37:05it
- 37:05about,
- 37:06I,
- 37:06I
- 37:07find
- 37:07it,
- 37:08I
- 37:08think
- 37:08whether
- 37:08a
- 37:09Campground
- 37:09uses
- 37:09it
- 37:10as
- 37:10a
- 37:11revenue
- 37:11generator
- 37:12or
- 37:12they
- 37:12use
- 37:13it
- 37:13as
- 37:13a
- 37:13value
- 37:14add
- 37:14to
- 37:14their
- 37:15RV,
- 37:16having
- 37:16a
- 37:16certified
- 37:17technician
- 37:17on
- 37:18staff
- 37:18or
- 37:18having
- 37:18somebody
- 37:19at
- 37:19that
- 37:20Campground
- 37:20that
- 37:20they,
- 37:21that
- 37:21has
- 37:22done
- 37:22good
- 37:22business
- 37:23for
- 37:23them
- 37:23representing
- 37:24their
- 37:24Campground
- 37:24well
- 37:25is
- 37:25worth
- 37:25a
- 37:25lot
- 37:25of
- 37:25money.
- 37:26And
- 37:26I've
- 37:26actually
- 37:27been
- 37:27over
- 37:27the
- 37:27last
- 37:28year
- 37:28talking
- 37:28at
- 37:29different
- 37:29conventions,
- 37:29state
- 37:30associations
- 37:30for
- 37:31campgrounds
- 37:31making
- 37:32them
- 37:32aware
- 37:32of
- 37:32this
- 37:33resource
- 37:33that's
- 37:33out
- 37:33there.
- 37:34And
- 37:34like
- 37:34I
- 37:34said
- 37:34it's
- 37:34literally
- 37:35300
- 37:35bucks
- 37:35for
- 37:36someone
- 37:36to
- 37:36gets
- 37:36certified
- 37:37right
- 37:37now,
- 37:37which
- 37:37is
- 37:37just
- 37:38an
- 37:38unbelievable
- 37:38price.
- 37:39Yeah.
- 37:39The
- 37:39only
- 37:40part
- 37:40that's
- 37:40hard
- 37:41is
- 37:41you
- 37:41actually
- 37:41have
- 37:41to
- 37:41do
- 37:42the
- 37:42work,
- 37:42but
- 37:42you
- 37:42can
- 37:42do
- 37:42it
- 37:43online.
- 37:43You
- 37:43can
- 37:43do
- 37:43it
- 37:43in
- 37:43person
- 37:44or
- 37:45a
- 37:45hybrid
- 37:45model.
- 37:46So
- 37:47yeah,
- 37:47I
- 37:47think
- 37:47we're
- 37:48hard
- 37:48at
- 37:48it.
- 37:48We're
- 37:48gonna
- 37:49continue
- 37:49to
- 37:49be
- 37:49hard
- 37:49at
- 37:50it.
- 37:50I
- 37:50know
- 37:50my
- 37:50present
- 37:51is
- 37:52committed
- 37:52to
- 37:53the
- 37:53unification
- 37:53of
- 37:54the
- 37:54industry
- 37:54as
- 37:54a
- 37:55whole.
- 37:55And
- 37:55I
- 37:55know
- 37:55I've
- 37:55been
- 37:56a
- 37:56part
- 37:56personally
- 37:56of
- 37:57many
- 37:57meetings
- 37:57that
- 37:57had
- 37:58all
- 37:58those
- 37:58pieces
- 37:59together
- 37:59and
- 37:59I
- 37:59will
- 38:00share
- 38:00also
- 38:01my
- 38:01board
- 38:02personally,
- 38:02my
- 38:02R
- 38:02B
- 38:03T
- 38:03I
- 38:03board
- 38:03we're
- 38:04set
- 38:04up
- 38:04as
- 38:04a
- 38:04nonprofit
- 38:05is
- 38:06made
- 38:06up
- 38:06of
- 38:06suppliers,
- 38:08dealers,
- 38:08and
- 38:08manufacturers.
- 38:09So
- 38:10they're
- 38:10all
- 38:10have
- 38:10a
- 38:10voice
- 38:11and
- 38:12I'm
- 38:12actually
- 38:12asking
- 38:13to
- 38:13add
- 38:13Campground
- 38:15to
- 38:15that
- 38:15going
- 38:15forward
- 38:16cuz
- 38:16they,
- 38:16they
- 38:16haven't
- 38:17been
- 38:17apart.
- 38:17But
- 38:17I
- 38:17think
- 38:18they're
- 38:18an
- 38:18instrumental
- 38:19part
- 38:19cause
- 38:19we
- 38:20can
- 38:20build
- 38:20an
- 38:20RV.
- 38:20That's
- 38:20great.
- 38:21But
- 38:22where
- 38:22do
- 38:22they
- 38:22take
- 38:23it?
- 38:23And
- 38:23we
- 38:23need
- 38:23to
- 38:23make
- 38:23sure
- 38:23that
- 38:24everybody's
- 38:24on
- 38:24the
- 38:24same
- 38:25page.
- 38:26Yeah.
- 38:26And
- 38:26historically
- 38:27I've
- 38:27been
- 38:27in
- 38:28this
- 38:28industry
- 38:28for.
- 38:2935
- 38:30years
- 38:30now
- 38:30is
- 38:31a
- 38:31supplier
- 38:31started
- 38:32off
- 38:32in
- 38:32the
- 38:32aftermarket,
- 38:33obviously.
- 38:33And
- 38:34then,
- 38:34now
- 38:34I
- 38:34do
- 38:34aftermarket
- 38:35OEM,
- 38:36but
- 38:37growing
- 38:37up
- 38:37into
- 38:37it
- 38:37too,
- 38:38it,
- 38:38it's
- 38:38gone
- 38:39from
- 38:40this
- 38:41very,
- 38:41small,
- 38:42not
- 38:42a
- 38:42lot
- 38:42of
- 38:42people
- 38:43camped
- 38:43when
- 38:43I
- 38:43was
- 38:43growing
- 38:44up.
- 38:44You
- 38:44could
- 38:44drive
- 38:45to
- 38:45a
- 38:45Campground
- 38:46and
- 38:46pick
- 38:47your
- 38:47site.
- 38:47My
- 38:47parents
- 38:48used
- 38:48to
- 38:48drop
- 38:48me
- 38:49off
- 38:49at
- 38:49the
- 38:49site
- 38:49and
- 38:49say,
- 38:50stand
- 38:50here.
- 38:51So
- 38:51you
- 38:51save
- 38:51it.
- 38:51And
- 38:51they
- 38:51went
- 38:52back
- 38:52and
- 38:52registered
- 38:53it
- 38:53right
- 38:54now.
- 38:55You're
- 38:55making
- 38:55reservations
- 38:56six
- 38:56months
- 38:56in
- 38:56advance.
- 38:57That's
- 38:57how
- 38:57much
- 38:57is
- 38:57that's
- 38:58exploded.
- 38:58And
- 38:59speaking
- 38:59to
- 38:59what
- 39:00Kurt
- 39:00said,
- 39:01I
- 39:01think
- 39:01as
- 39:02this
- 39:02industry's
- 39:03grown,
- 39:03where
- 39:03is
- 39:04that
- 39:04need
- 39:04to
- 39:05bring
- 39:05people
- 39:05together?
- 39:06All
- 39:06the
- 39:06parts
- 39:07of
- 39:07the
- 39:07industry
- 39:07together
- 39:08has
- 39:09become
- 39:10so
- 39:10needed
- 39:11and
- 39:12RV
- 39:12I
- 39:13a
- 39:13and
- 39:13RV
- 39:13T
- 39:14I.
- 39:14Which
- 39:15is
- 39:15the
- 39:15RV
- 39:15industry
- 39:16association,
- 39:16RV
- 39:17technical
- 39:17Institute,
- 39:18for
- 39:18those
- 39:18who
- 39:19haven't
- 39:19got
- 39:19onto
- 39:19that
- 39:19yet.
- 39:20But
- 39:20they're
- 39:20really,
- 39:21they're
- 39:22steer
- 39:23spearheading
- 39:23to
- 39:23move
- 39:24that
- 39:24needle.
- 39:25And
- 39:25it's
- 39:25just
- 39:25gonna
- 39:26be
- 39:26nothing
- 39:26but
- 39:26success
- 39:27by
- 39:27doing
- 39:27that.
- 39:29And
- 39:29I'll
- 39:29add
- 39:29something
- 39:30else
- 39:30to
- 39:30that,
- 39:30that
- 39:31folks
- 39:31aren't
- 39:31aware
- 39:31of
- 39:31you
- 39:31every
- 39:32year
- 39:33RV
- 39:33industry
- 39:34association
- 39:34has
- 39:35a
- 39:35couple
- 39:35different
- 39:35pieces,
- 39:36right?
- 39:36There
- 39:36is
- 39:36the
- 39:36whole
- 39:37go
- 39:37RV
- 39:38side
- 39:38of
- 39:38the
- 39:38house.
- 39:39There
- 39:39is
- 39:40the
- 39:40RV
- 39:40technical
- 39:41Institute,
- 39:41which
- 39:41is
- 39:41really
- 39:42the
- 39:42baby
- 39:42that
- 39:42was
- 39:42just
- 39:43born
- 39:43three
- 39:43and
- 39:43a
- 39:43half
- 39:43years
- 39:44ago.
- 39:44But
- 39:45at
- 39:45the
- 39:45core
- 39:45of
- 39:46the
- 39:47RV
- 39:47industry
- 39:47association
- 39:48is
- 39:49a
- 39:49standards
- 39:49team
- 39:50that
- 39:50actually
- 39:50goes
- 39:51out
- 39:51and
- 39:51inspects
- 39:51facilities
- 39:52six
- 39:53times
- 39:53a
- 39:53year
- 39:54unannounced.
- 39:55And
- 39:55there's
- 39:55also
- 39:55a
- 39:55very
- 39:56strong
- 39:56lobbying
- 39:57group.
- 39:57That
- 39:58goes
- 39:58to
- 39:58DC
- 39:59every
- 39:59year.
- 40:00We
- 40:00call
- 40:00it
- 40:00RV's
- 40:00move
- 40:01America.
- 40:02And
- 40:02to
- 40:02give
- 40:03you
- 40:03an
- 40:03example
- 40:03of
- 40:03how
- 40:04it's
- 40:04unifying
- 40:05is
- 40:05we're
- 40:05inviting
- 40:06Campground
- 40:07folks
- 40:07also
- 40:07to
- 40:07be
- 40:07a
- 40:08part
- 40:08of
- 40:08this.
- 40:08And
- 40:09we're
- 40:09discussing
- 40:10how
- 40:11we
- 40:11can
- 40:11help
- 40:11push,
- 40:12the
- 40:12outdoor
- 40:12act,
- 40:13which
- 40:13got
- 40:13passed
- 40:14a
- 40:14few
- 40:14years
- 40:14ago.
- 40:15And
- 40:15all
- 40:15of
- 40:15this
- 40:15is
- 40:15helping
- 40:16to
- 40:16try
- 40:16to
- 40:17STR
- 40:17up,
- 40:17federal
- 40:18dollars,
- 40:18state
- 40:18dollars
- 40:19to
- 40:19build
- 40:20new
- 40:20parts,
- 40:20to
- 40:20update
- 40:21parts.
- 40:21Cuz
- 40:22for
- 40:22RV
- 40:22years
- 40:23out
- 40:23there,
- 40:23they
- 40:23know
- 40:23there's
- 40:24a
- 40:24shortage
- 40:24of
- 40:24park.
- 40:24Our
- 40:25park,
- 40:25we
- 40:25have
- 40:26not
- 40:26nearly
- 40:26enough
- 40:26parks
- 40:27to
- 40:27handle
- 40:27if
- 40:28everybody
- 40:28decides
- 40:29I'll
- 40:29just
- 40:29give
- 40:29you
- 40:29an
- 40:30idea.
- 40:31There's
- 40:31about
- 40:311.1
- 40:32million
- 40:33sites.
- 40:33I
- 40:33believe
- 40:34we
- 40:34did
- 40:34a
- 40:34whole
- 40:35survey
- 40:35about
- 40:35it
- 40:36six
- 40:36months
- 40:36ago.
- 40:37I
- 40:37think
- 40:37it
- 40:37was
- 40:37like
- 40:371.1
- 40:38million
- 40:38total.
- 40:39There's
- 40:3911
- 40:39million
- 40:39registered
- 40:40RVs.
- 40:42Hopefully
- 40:42not
- 40:42everybody
- 40:43decides
- 40:43to
- 40:43go
- 40:43Camping
- 40:44in
- 40:44the
- 40:44same
- 40:44weekend.
- 40:44So
- 40:45that
- 40:45just
- 40:45gives
- 40:45you
- 40:45an
- 40:45idea.
- 40:46We
- 40:46know
- 40:46we
- 40:46need
- 40:46more
- 40:47parts.
- 40:47So
- 40:47we're
- 40:48working
- 40:48with
- 40:48state
- 40:48local,
- 40:49federal
- 40:50working
- 40:50with
- 40:50the
- 40:50associations.
- 40:51Like
- 40:51I
- 40:51said,
- 40:52I
- 40:52promise
- 40:53you
- 40:53there's
- 40:53an
- 40:53effort
- 40:53going
- 40:54on.
- 40:54It's
- 40:54just,
- 40:55it's
- 40:55gonna
- 40:55be
- 40:56keep
- 40:56pushing
- 40:56the
- 40:57peanut
- 40:57a
- 40:57little
- 40:57bit
- 40:57more
- 40:57each
- 40:58day.
- 40:58But
- 40:58it
- 40:58is
- 40:58going
- 40:59on.
- 41:00yeah,
- 41:00we,
- 41:00for
- 41:00sure
- 41:00seen
- 41:01the
- 41:01effort
- 41:01and
- 41:01Cara,
- 41:01I
- 41:02wanna
- 41:02get
- 41:02your
- 41:02input
- 41:02on
- 41:02this.
- 41:02I'm
- 41:03glad
- 41:03you're
- 41:03back.
- 41:03Just
- 41:03the
- 41:03interplay
- 41:04between
- 41:04how
- 41:04the
- 41:05things
- 41:05work
- 41:05together.
- 41:05Cause
- 41:06it
- 41:06worked,
- 41:06it
- 41:06seems
- 41:06to
- 41:06work
- 41:06really
- 41:07well
- 41:07up
- 41:07here
- 41:07in
- 41:07Canada,
- 41:07especially.
- 41:09Yeah.
- 41:10Yeah.
- 41:10We
- 41:10have
- 41:10a
- 41:10really
- 41:11two
- 41:11our
- 41:12CVA,
- 41:12our,
- 41:13which
- 41:13is
- 41:14our
- 41:14manufacturers
- 41:14association
- 41:15and
- 41:16the
- 41:16Canadian
- 41:16camp
- 41:17in
- 41:17RV
- 41:17council
- 41:18who
- 41:18I
- 41:18worked
- 41:18for
- 41:19and
- 41:20represents
- 41:21the
- 41:21campgrounds
- 41:22in
- 41:22this
- 41:22country.
- 41:23We've
- 41:23all
- 41:23got
- 41:24a
- 41:24strategy,
- 41:25both,
- 41:26very
- 41:26similar
- 41:27to
- 41:27what's
- 41:27happening
- 41:27in
- 41:28states
- 41:29that
- 41:29Kurt
- 41:29mentioned
- 41:30where,
- 41:30our
- 41:30lobby
- 41:30efforts
- 41:31are
- 41:31unified.
- 41:32We
- 41:32make
- 41:32time
- 41:32and
- 41:32deliver
- 41:35our
- 41:35most
- 41:35important
- 41:36asks
- 41:38and
- 41:38messages,
- 41:39alleged
- 41:39representative
- 41:40as
- 41:40possible
- 41:40every
- 41:41year.
- 41:41But
- 41:41we've
- 41:41also
- 41:42got
- 41:42great
- 41:43programs
- 41:43and
- 41:43partnership,
- 41:44providing
- 41:44awesome
- 41:44number
- 41:45benefits
- 41:46and
- 41:46and
- 41:46really
- 41:47support
- 41:48supporting
- 41:48or
- 41:48kind
- 41:48of
- 41:50founders
- 41:50of
- 41:50CCR.
- 41:51VCL
- 41:52always
- 41:52talks
- 41:52about
- 41:52the
- 41:54stool
- 41:55where
- 41:55we
- 41:55have
- 41:56the
- 41:56dealer
- 41:58service
- 41:58side,
- 41:59the
- 42:00side,
- 42:00we're
- 42:00all
- 42:00very
- 42:01reliant
- 42:01on
- 42:01one
- 42:02another
- 42:02obviously.
- 42:03And
- 42:03if
- 42:03one
- 42:03ones
- 42:04strong
- 42:04and
- 42:05so
- 42:05that's
- 42:05always
- 42:06a
- 42:06good
- 42:06analogy.
- 42:06We
- 42:06talk
- 42:07about
- 42:07often
- 42:07we
- 42:08have
- 42:08such
- 42:08a
- 42:09foundation
- 42:09foundationally
- 42:10supportive
- 42:11and
- 42:11collaborative
- 42:12here.
- 42:13It's
- 42:13it's
- 42:13a
- 42:13great
- 42:13way
- 42:14to
- 42:15advance
- 42:16efforts
- 42:16for
- 42:16all
- 42:16of
- 42:17us.
- 42:17I
- 42:17think
- 42:18going
- 42:18forward,
- 42:18especially
- 42:19like
- 42:19Susan
- 42:19said
- 42:20where,
- 42:20our
- 42:20consumers
- 42:21are
- 42:21really
- 42:21changing
- 42:22demo.
- 42:23The
- 42:23way
- 42:23people
- 42:23wanna
- 42:24camp
- 42:24and
- 42:24plan
- 42:25their
- 42:25trips
- 42:25and
- 42:26all
- 42:26those
- 42:26things
- 42:26is
- 42:26really
- 42:27changing
- 42:27at
- 42:27breakneck
- 42:28speed
- 42:29and
- 42:29that
- 42:30ability
- 42:31necessary,
- 42:31I
- 42:31think,
- 42:32to
- 42:33face
- 42:33all
- 42:33that
- 42:33change
- 42:34and
- 42:34remain
- 42:35as
- 42:35adaptable
- 42:35as
- 42:36this
- 42:36industry
- 42:37is.
- 42:40So
- 42:40I
- 42:40want
- 42:40to
- 42:41thank
- 42:41you,
- 42:41Cara.
- 42:41I
- 42:41really
- 42:41appreciate
- 42:42that.
- 42:42Kurt,
- 42:42I
- 42:42wanna,
- 42:42I,
- 42:43and
- 42:43maybe
- 42:44you
- 42:44don't
- 42:44have
- 42:45the,
- 42:45research
- 42:45or
- 42:46the
- 42:46time
- 42:46I
- 42:46just
- 42:46ask
- 42:46you
- 42:47this
- 42:47question,
- 42:47how
- 42:47the
- 42:47blue,
- 42:47but
- 42:47it
- 42:47interests
- 42:48me.
- 42:48We've
- 42:48had
- 42:48in
- 42:49the
- 42:49past,
- 42:49we've
- 42:49had
- 42:49a
- 42:49gentleman
- 42:50on
- 42:50who
- 42:51are
- 42:51gonna
- 42:51do
- 42:51the
- 42:52camper
- 42:53extension
- 42:53for
- 42:53the
- 42:53cyber
- 42:54truck.
- 42:54And
- 42:54some
- 42:54of
- 42:54these
- 42:54new
- 42:55electric
- 42:55vehicle
- 42:55concepts
- 42:56that
- 42:56are
- 42:56coming
- 42:56out,
- 42:56both
- 42:56from
- 42:57the
- 42:57standard
- 42:57manufacturers
- 42:58and
- 42:58some
- 42:58new
- 42:58players
- 42:58into
- 42:59the
- 42:59industry.
- 42:59How
- 43:00does
- 43:00this
- 43:00impact
- 43:01the
- 43:01tech
- 43:01game?
- 43:02How
- 43:02does
- 43:02this
- 43:02change
- 43:03or
- 43:03does
- 43:04it.
- 43:04But
- 43:05how
- 43:05do
- 43:05you
- 43:05go
- 43:05forward
- 43:06and
- 43:06continue
- 43:07to
- 43:07train
- 43:07people
- 43:07for,
- 43:08I
- 43:08don't
- 43:08wanna
- 43:08call
- 43:08them
- 43:08legacy
- 43:09vehicles
- 43:09cuz
- 43:09they're
- 43:10not,
- 43:10they're
- 43:10gonna
- 43:10be
- 43:10continued
- 43:11to
- 43:11be
- 43:11bought
- 43:11in
- 43:11large
- 43:12numbers.
- 43:12But
- 43:12the
- 43:12different
- 43:13type
- 43:13of
- 43:13vehicles
- 43:13that
- 43:13you've
- 43:14always
- 43:14been
- 43:14training
- 43:14people
- 43:14on,
- 43:15is
- 43:15there
- 43:15a
- 43:16course
- 43:16for
- 43:16RV
- 43:16T
- 43:17I,
- 43:17where
- 43:18you
- 43:19expand
- 43:20that
- 43:20to
- 43:20include
- 43:20electric
- 43:21vehicles?
- 43:21Is
- 43:21that
- 43:22going
- 43:22by
- 43:23default
- 43:23to
- 43:23an
- 43:23auto
- 43:23dealership?
- 43:24Where
- 43:24do
- 43:24you
- 43:24see
- 43:25that
- 43:25going?
- 43:26Yep.
- 43:26Yeah,
- 43:26no
- 43:27you're
- 43:27tapping
- 43:27into
- 43:28probably
- 43:2825%
- 43:29of
- 43:29all
- 43:29the
- 43:29meetings
- 43:29I've
- 43:30had
- 43:30in
- 43:30the
- 43:30last
- 43:31year
- 43:31to
- 43:31year
- 43:31and
- 43:31a
- 43:31half
- 43:32have
- 43:32been
- 43:32wrapped
- 43:32around
- 43:33those
- 43:34exact
- 43:34topics.
- 43:35Electric
- 43:35vehicles,
- 43:36autonomous
- 43:36vehicles.
- 43:37What's
- 43:37the
- 43:37impact.
- 43:38Cuz
- 43:38remember
- 43:39as
- 43:39I
- 43:39mentioned
- 43:39earlier,
- 43:40my,
- 43:40my
- 43:40other
- 43:41role
- 43:41is
- 43:41head
- 43:42of
- 43:42standards.
- 43:42And
- 43:43so
- 43:43the
- 43:44way
- 43:44we
- 43:44create
- 43:44the
- 43:44curriculum
- 43:45is
- 43:46based
- 43:46on
- 43:47what
- 43:47the
- 43:47manufacturers
- 43:49are
- 43:49looking
- 43:49to.
- 43:49Do,
- 43:50the
- 43:50manufacturers
- 43:50are
- 43:51direct
- 43:51members,
- 43:51suppliers
- 43:52are
- 43:52direct
- 43:52members
- 43:52and.
- 43:53What
- 43:53the
- 43:53status
- 43:54team
- 43:54will
- 43:54do
- 43:54is
- 43:54we
- 43:54will
- 43:55address
- 43:55as
- 43:56new
- 43:56things
- 43:56come
- 43:56to
- 43:56market.
- 43:57And
- 43:57they
- 43:57say,
- 43:57Hey,
- 43:58we're
- 43:58looking
- 43:58to
- 43:58bring
- 43:58this
- 43:58in.
- 43:59First
- 43:59we're
- 43:59gonna
- 43:59bounce
- 43:59against
- 44:00the
- 44:00safety
- 44:00to
- 44:00make
- 44:01sure
- 44:01everything
- 44:01is
- 44:01safe.
- 44:02That
- 44:02they're
- 44:02gonna
- 44:02produce
- 44:03from
- 44:03there
- 44:03that
- 44:03goes
- 44:04into
- 44:04curriculum.
- 44:05And
- 44:05then
- 44:06curriculum
- 44:06is
- 44:06rolled
- 44:06into
- 44:07obviously
- 44:08what
- 44:08the
- 44:08technicians
- 44:09will
- 44:09learn,
- 44:10the
- 44:10way
- 44:10the
- 44:10career
- 44:10path
- 44:11is
- 44:11set
- 44:11up
- 44:12is
- 44:12that
- 44:13there's
- 44:13level
- 44:13one
- 44:14level.
- 44:15One
- 44:15is
- 44:15where
- 44:15you
- 44:16really
- 44:16learn
- 44:16all
- 44:17those
- 44:17major
- 44:17systems
- 44:18I
- 44:18told
- 44:18you
- 44:18about.
- 44:18It's
- 44:18about
- 44:19a
- 44:1940
- 44:19hour
- 44:19class,
- 44:20and
- 44:20it
- 44:20takes
- 44:20you
- 44:21through
- 44:22the
- 44:22seven
- 44:22core
- 44:22areas.
- 44:23The
- 44:24second
- 44:24or
- 44:24level
- 44:25two
- 44:25of
- 44:25the
- 44:26career
- 44:26path
- 44:27is
- 44:27where
- 44:27you
- 44:27get
- 44:27into
- 44:27diagnostics
- 44:28and
- 44:28troubleshooting.
- 44:30It's
- 44:30a
- 44:30little
- 44:30more
- 44:30extensive.
- 44:30It's
- 44:31about
- 44:31200
- 44:31more
- 44:31hours
- 44:32of
- 44:32training,
- 44:32but
- 44:32collectively
- 44:33about
- 44:34200
- 44:34hours
- 44:34to
- 44:34225
- 44:35hours
- 44:36of
- 44:36training
- 44:36you
- 44:36get
- 44:36certified
- 44:37and
- 44:37you
- 44:38are
- 44:38what
- 44:38we
- 44:38refer
- 44:38to
- 44:39as
- 44:39a,
- 44:39a
- 44:39functioning
- 44:40competent
- 44:41technician.
- 44:42Level
- 44:42three
- 44:42is
- 44:43where
- 44:44you
- 44:44get
- 44:44into
- 44:44really
- 44:45the
- 44:45specializations.
- 44:46And
- 44:46this
- 44:46is
- 44:46where
- 44:47as
- 44:47new
- 44:47technology
- 44:48comes
- 44:48out.
- 44:49And
- 44:49I'll
- 44:49give
- 44:49you
- 44:49an
- 44:49example
- 44:50of
- 44:50solar.
- 44:50Solar
- 44:51is
- 44:51a
- 44:52specific
- 44:52area
- 44:53that
- 44:53someone
- 44:53might
- 44:53specialize
- 44:54in
- 44:55and
- 44:55that's
- 44:55where
- 44:55we
- 44:56rely
- 44:56upon
- 44:56our
- 44:56members,
- 44:57our
- 44:57suppliers,
- 44:58or
- 44:58our
- 44:58manufacturers
- 44:59that
- 44:59have
- 44:59this
- 45:00new
- 45:00technology
- 45:01so
- 45:01that
- 45:01the
- 45:01technicians
- 45:03can
- 45:03get
- 45:03that
- 45:04education.
- 45:05So
- 45:05as
- 45:05the
- 45:05new
- 45:05product
- 45:06rolls
- 45:06off
- 45:06the
- 45:06line,
- 45:08depending
- 45:08on
- 45:08their
- 45:08interest
- 45:09or
- 45:10the
- 45:10dealer
- 45:10interest
- 45:11or
- 45:11the
- 45:11need
- 45:11a
- 45:11technician
- 45:12will
- 45:13specialize
- 45:14in
- 45:14that
- 45:14area.
- 45:15If
- 45:15that
- 45:16particular
- 45:17technology
- 45:18becomes,
- 45:19let's
- 45:19say
- 45:20the
- 45:20majority
- 45:21is
- 45:21being
- 45:21built
- 45:21into
- 45:22rigs
- 45:22going
- 45:23forward,
- 45:23we
- 45:24will
- 45:24weave
- 45:24that
- 45:24into
- 45:25the
- 45:25core
- 45:26techno
- 45:26education,
- 45:27which
- 45:27is
- 45:27level
- 45:27one
- 45:28and
- 45:28level
- 45:28two.
- 45:28So
- 45:29that's,
- 45:29it's
- 45:29it's
- 45:29a
- 45:29constantly
- 45:30moving
- 45:30and
- 45:30evolving
- 45:31career
- 45:31path,
- 45:32but
- 45:32it's
- 45:32really
- 45:32in
- 45:32that
- 45:33level
- 45:33three
- 45:34where.
- 45:35New
- 45:35technology,
- 45:36new
- 45:36things
- 45:37come
- 45:37into
- 45:37play,
- 45:37and
- 45:37that's
- 45:38where
- 45:38the
- 45:38technicians
- 45:39will
- 45:39go
- 45:39and
- 45:39grab
- 45:40and
- 45:40receive
- 45:40that
- 45:40education.
- 45:41But
- 45:41it
- 45:41all
- 45:41starts
- 45:42with
- 45:42the
- 45:42standards
- 45:43and
- 45:43what,
- 45:43educating
- 45:44the
- 45:44manufacturers
- 45:45what's
- 45:45going
- 45:45on
- 45:46in
- 45:46the
- 45:46industry.
- 45:46What
- 45:47are
- 45:47we
- 45:47hearing
- 45:47from
- 45:47our
- 45:48different
- 45:48state,
- 45:49from
- 45:49our
- 45:49regulatory.
- 45:50And
- 45:51and
- 45:51then
- 45:51we
- 45:51make
- 45:51sure
- 45:51it's
- 45:51safe
- 45:52and
- 45:52then
- 45:52we
- 45:52put
- 45:52it
- 45:52into
- 45:53the
- 45:53curriculum.
- 45:55Is
- 45:55there
- 45:55ever
- 45:55a
- 45:55scenario
- 45:56where
- 45:56you
- 45:56could
- 45:56see
- 45:57breaking
- 45:57that
- 45:57apart
- 45:58in
- 45:58the
- 45:58future
- 45:58to
- 45:59where
- 45:59somebody
- 45:59might
- 45:59not
- 46:00need
- 46:00to
- 46:00know
- 46:01all
- 46:01the
- 46:01things
- 46:01that
- 46:01exist
- 46:02in
- 46:02current
- 46:03RVs
- 46:03and
- 46:04maybe
- 46:04only
- 46:04could
- 46:04take
- 46:05a
- 46:05standalone
- 46:05electric
- 46:06vehicle
- 46:06course
- 46:06yeah,
- 46:07definitely.
- 46:07Definitely.
- 46:08Yeah.
- 46:08The
- 46:08level
- 46:08one
- 46:09and
- 46:09level
- 46:09two
- 46:09will
- 46:09always
- 46:10be
- 46:10like
- 46:10the
- 46:10bare
- 46:11bones
- 46:11I
- 46:11want
- 46:12to
- 46:12become
- 46:12a
- 46:12renter
- 46:13as
- 46:13we
- 46:13call.
- 46:13I
- 46:13want
- 46:13to
- 46:13be
- 46:13able
- 46:13to
- 46:14go
- 46:14in
- 46:14and
- 46:15be
- 46:15a
- 46:15competent
- 46:15technician.
- 46:16Level
- 46:16three
- 46:17will
- 46:17be
- 46:17dedicated.
- 46:17I
- 46:18have
- 46:18no
- 46:18doubts
- 46:18and
- 46:18we
- 46:18already
- 46:19see
- 46:19it.
- 46:19Some
- 46:19folks
- 46:20will
- 46:20move
- 46:20through
- 46:20level
- 46:20one
- 46:21and
- 46:21level
- 46:21two
- 46:21for,
- 46:22so
- 46:22take
- 46:22a
- 46:22high
- 46:22school,
- 46:23a
- 46:23brand
- 46:23new
- 46:23high
- 46:23school
- 46:23student
- 46:24to
- 46:24just
- 46:24graduated,
- 46:25or
- 46:25they
- 46:26might
- 46:26be
- 46:26actually
- 46:26taking
- 46:26the
- 46:26class
- 46:27while
- 46:27they're
- 46:27in
- 46:27high
- 46:27school.
- 46:28They
- 46:28become
- 46:28certified.
- 46:29They
- 46:29come
- 46:29out
- 46:30and
- 46:30they
- 46:30say,
- 46:30I
- 46:30really
- 46:30love
- 46:30this
- 46:31electric
- 46:32vehicle.
- 46:32I
- 46:32wanna
- 46:32become
- 46:32a
- 46:32specialist
- 46:33in
- 46:33that.
- 46:34They
- 46:34might
- 46:34just
- 46:35focus
- 46:35on
- 46:35all
- 46:35the
- 46:36classes
- 46:36that
- 46:36we
- 46:36bring
- 46:37to
- 46:37the
- 46:37table.
- 46:37And
- 46:38I
- 46:38could
- 46:38see
- 46:38a
- 46:38specialization
- 46:39just
- 46:39in
- 46:40that
- 46:40they
- 46:40may
- 46:40not
- 46:40wanna
- 46:40move
- 46:41to
- 46:41master
- 46:41tech.
- 46:42They
- 46:42won't,
- 46:42they
- 46:42don't
- 46:42care
- 46:43about
- 46:43getting
- 46:43into
- 46:43slide
- 46:43out.
- 46:44So
- 46:44they
- 46:44don't
- 46:44care
- 46:44about
- 46:44getting,
- 46:44that
- 46:45base
- 46:45knowledge
- 46:45was
- 46:46enough,
- 46:46but
- 46:47they
- 46:47wanna
- 46:47specialize
- 46:48in
- 46:48this.
- 46:48What
- 46:48I
- 46:48will
- 46:48say
- 46:49to
- 46:49education
- 46:49is
- 46:50it's
- 46:50always
- 46:50gonna
- 46:50be
- 46:50evolving.
- 46:51As
- 46:51technology
- 46:52comes
- 46:52out
- 46:52and
- 46:52new
- 46:52things
- 46:53are
- 46:53done,
- 46:53we're
- 46:53gonna
- 46:54make
- 46:54sure
- 46:54that
- 46:54technicians
- 46:55have
- 46:55it.
- 46:56And
- 46:56that's
- 46:56what
- 46:57I
- 46:57think
- 46:57I
- 46:57was
- 46:57going
- 46:57at.
- 46:57I
- 46:57think
- 46:58there's
- 46:58a,
- 46:58as
- 46:58we've
- 46:59discussed
- 46:59already
- 46:59on
- 46:59this
- 46:59show,
- 47:00and
- 47:00in
- 47:00another
- 47:00shows,
- 47:00many
- 47:00times,
- 47:01there's
- 47:01clearly
- 47:01a
- 47:01shortage
- 47:02of
- 47:02RV
- 47:02techs
- 47:03and
- 47:03I'm
- 47:03not
- 47:03claiming
- 47:03to
- 47:03understand
- 47:04it
- 47:04as
- 47:04much
- 47:04as
- 47:04everybody
- 47:05else
- 47:05at
- 47:05this
- 47:05table
- 47:05does.
- 47:06But
- 47:06I'm
- 47:06trying
- 47:06and
- 47:06I'm
- 47:06learning.
- 47:07And
- 47:07so
- 47:07I
- 47:07can
- 47:08imagine
- 47:08a
- 47:08scenario
- 47:08in
- 47:08the
- 47:09future
- 47:09where
- 47:09there's
- 47:10somebody
- 47:10who
- 47:10comes
- 47:10out
- 47:10of,
- 47:11you're
- 47:11just
- 47:11talking
- 47:11about
- 47:11high
- 47:11school
- 47:12or
- 47:12college
- 47:12or
- 47:12whatever,
- 47:13and
- 47:13has.
- 47:14Desire
- 47:14to
- 47:14play
- 47:15with
- 47:15circuit
- 47:15boards
- 47:16and
- 47:16gadgets,
- 47:16but
- 47:17doesn't
- 47:17want
- 47:17to
- 47:17touch
- 47:17wrenches
- 47:18And
- 47:18so
- 47:18then
- 47:18is
- 47:18there
- 47:19a
- 47:19point
- 47:19where
- 47:19they,
- 47:19maybe
- 47:20in
- 47:20the
- 47:20future
- 47:20and
- 47:20another
- 47:21is
- 47:21speculation
- 47:21can
- 47:22just
- 47:22say,
- 47:22I
- 47:22want
- 47:23to,
- 47:23I
- 47:23wanna
- 47:23focus
- 47:23on
- 47:23that
- 47:24narrow
- 47:24window
- 47:24of
- 47:24RV
- 47:25specialization
- 47:26repair.
- 47:27Yeah.
- 47:27I
- 47:27think
- 47:28there,
- 47:28there
- 47:28will
- 47:29be
- 47:29bypassing
- 47:30the
- 47:30basics.
- 47:31I
- 47:31would
- 47:31always
- 47:32strongly
- 47:33discourage
- 47:33because
- 47:34that,
- 47:34that
- 47:34has
- 47:35been,
- 47:36I
- 47:36would
- 47:36say
- 47:37where
- 47:37the
- 47:37industry
- 47:38has
- 47:38been
- 47:39over
- 47:39the
- 47:39years.
- 47:40They
- 47:40take
- 47:40somebody
- 47:41and
- 47:41they
- 47:42put
- 47:42'em
- 47:42into
- 47:42a
- 47:43technician
- 47:43job
- 47:43and
- 47:43they
- 47:43have,
- 47:44'em
- 47:44repairing
- 47:45a
- 47:45roof,
- 47:45for
- 47:45example.
- 47:46This
- 47:46person
- 47:47just
- 47:47last
- 47:48week
- 47:48may
- 47:48have
- 47:48been,
- 47:49working
- 47:49in
- 47:49some
- 47:50different
- 47:50field.
- 47:50Totally.
- 47:51And
- 47:51they
- 47:51didn't
- 47:51get
- 47:51that
- 47:52core
- 47:52solid
- 47:53based
- 47:53knowledge.
- 47:54And
- 47:54that's
- 47:54problematic
- 47:55after
- 47:55a
- 47:55while,
- 47:56unless
- 47:56maybe
- 47:56they
- 47:57got
- 47:57it
- 47:58from
- 47:58home
- 47:58or
- 47:59grandpa
- 47:59or
- 47:59grandma
- 48:00or
- 48:00somebody
- 48:00taught.
- 48:00'em
- 48:01how
- 48:01the
- 48:01ranch.
- 48:01What
- 48:01we're
- 48:01trying
- 48:02to
- 48:02do
- 48:02is
- 48:02address
- 48:03the
- 48:03larger
- 48:04masses
- 48:04of
- 48:05folks
- 48:05that
- 48:05haven't
- 48:05grown
- 48:06up
- 48:06wrenching
- 48:06like
- 48:07me
- 48:07or
- 48:07maybe
- 48:08someone
- 48:08of
- 48:08my
- 48:08age
- 48:09or
- 48:09older.
- 48:09It
- 48:09just
- 48:10has
- 48:10it's
- 48:11we
- 48:11took
- 48:11industrial
- 48:12arts.
- 48:12We
- 48:12took
- 48:12home
- 48:12EC.
- 48:13We
- 48:13took
- 48:13all
- 48:13these
- 48:13classes
- 48:14out
- 48:14of
- 48:14the
- 48:14high
- 48:14schools
- 48:15many
- 48:15years
- 48:15ago.
- 48:16And
- 48:16so
- 48:17folks
- 48:17did
- 48:17not
- 48:18learn
- 48:19what
- 48:19we
- 48:20all
- 48:20learned.
- 48:20And
- 48:20so
- 48:20we
- 48:20had
- 48:21to
- 48:21build
- 48:21it
- 48:21back
- 48:22in
- 48:22and
- 48:22that's
- 48:22why
- 48:23I'm
- 48:23saying
- 48:23the
- 48:23foundations
- 48:24will
- 48:24always
- 48:24be
- 48:24good.
- 48:25It'll
- 48:25always
- 48:25be
- 48:25there.
- 48:26Can
- 48:26somebody
- 48:26go
- 48:27directly
- 48:27into,
- 48:28let's
- 48:28say,
- 48:29like
- 48:29I
- 48:29said
- 48:30solar
- 48:30or
- 48:31EV
- 48:31yeah.
- 48:31I'm
- 48:32sure
- 48:32they
- 48:32can.
- 48:32And
- 48:33we
- 48:33will
- 48:33always
- 48:33adjust
- 48:33the
- 48:34curriculum
- 48:34to
- 48:34what
- 48:34is
- 48:35first
- 48:35safe
- 48:36and
- 48:36second
- 48:37in.
- 48:40Thank
- 48:40you.
- 48:41I
- 48:41appreciate
- 48:41it.
- 48:41I
- 48:41did
- 48:41share
- 48:42your
- 48:42link
- 48:42here
- 48:43in
- 48:43the
- 48:43social
- 48:44media
- 48:44channels
- 48:45for
- 48:45RV
- 48:45technical
- 48:45Institute.
- 48:46But
- 48:46you
- 48:46wanna
- 48:46just
- 48:46briefly
- 48:47tell
- 48:47people
- 48:47if
- 48:47you're
- 48:48interested
- 48:48in
- 48:48learning
- 48:48more
- 48:49or
- 48:49you
- 48:49wanna
- 48:49become
- 48:49obviously
- 48:50a
- 48:50tech,
- 48:51how
- 48:51they
- 48:51do
- 48:51it,
- 48:51where
- 48:52they
- 48:52go.
- 48:52Yeah,
- 48:52sure.
- 48:52Yeah.
- 48:53So
- 48:53RV
- 48:54T
- 48:54i.org
- 48:55like
- 48:55I
- 48:55said,
- 48:55we
- 48:55are,
- 48:56we're
- 48:56a
- 48:56nonprofit.
- 48:57And
- 48:57I
- 48:57will
- 48:57tell
- 48:58you
- 48:58right
- 48:58now
- 48:59does
- 48:59not
- 48:59matter
- 48:59who
- 48:59you
- 49:00are
- 49:00for
- 49:00$300,
- 49:02you
- 49:02can
- 49:02get
- 49:03involved,
- 49:03become
- 49:04a
- 49:04technician,
- 49:04become
- 49:05certified,
- 49:05or
- 49:06if
- 49:06you
- 49:06just
- 49:06choose
- 49:06to
- 49:06want
- 49:07to
- 49:07learn
- 49:07more.
- 49:07And
- 49:08if
- 49:08you've
- 49:08taken
- 49:08your
- 49:09rig
- 49:09to
- 49:10a
- 49:11dealer
- 49:11or
- 49:12to
- 49:12have
- 49:12something
- 49:13fixed
- 49:13the
- 49:13going
- 49:14rate's
- 49:14about
- 49:14150
- 49:15to
- 49:15200
- 49:15an
- 49:15hour.
- 49:16So
- 49:16in
- 49:17for
- 49:17$300,
- 49:18you
- 49:18can
- 49:18probably
- 49:18pay
- 49:19yourself
- 49:19back
- 49:19pretty
- 49:20quickly
- 49:20with
- 49:20just
- 49:20general
- 49:21knowledge.
- 49:21But
- 49:21the
- 49:21RV
- 49:22T
- 49:22i.org
- 49:23also
- 49:23I'd
- 49:23like
- 49:23to
- 49:23throw
- 49:23out
- 49:24there,
- 49:24if
- 49:24you're
- 49:24part
- 49:24of
- 49:24any
- 49:25organization,
- 49:26you're
- 49:26a
- 49:26Campground
- 49:26owner.
- 49:27You
- 49:27wanna
- 49:27see
- 49:28about
- 49:28getting
- 49:28a
- 49:28technician
- 49:29trained.
- 49:30It's
- 49:30$300
- 49:31or
- 49:32it's
- 49:32$1,200.
- 49:33And
- 49:33if
- 49:34you
- 49:34have
- 49:34a
- 49:34facility,
- 49:35we'll
- 49:35train
- 49:35everybody
- 49:35in
- 49:35that
- 49:36facility
- 49:36and
- 49:36it
- 49:37can
- 49:37be
- 49:37done
- 49:37online
- 49:38in
- 49:38person
- 49:39or
- 49:40a
- 49:40hybrid
- 49:40where
- 49:40you
- 49:40take
- 49:41some
- 49:41online
- 49:41and
- 49:42do
- 49:42some
- 49:42in
- 49:42person.
- 49:44Awesome.
- 49:45And
- 49:45thank
- 49:45you,
- 49:45Kurt.
- 49:46Jason
- 49:46don't
- 49:46wanna
- 49:46give
- 49:46you
- 49:46the
- 49:46same
- 49:46opportunity,
- 49:47just
- 49:47if
- 49:47you
- 49:48wanna
- 49:48give
- 49:48people,
- 49:48is
- 49:48there
- 49:48a
- 49:48place
- 49:49they
- 49:49can
- 49:49learn
- 49:49more
- 49:50about
- 49:50obviously
- 49:50your
- 49:50social
- 49:51media
- 49:51channels
- 49:51or
- 49:51website
- 49:52or
- 49:52anything
- 49:52like
- 49:52that?
- 49:53You
- 49:54can
- 49:54find
- 49:54us
- 49:54on
- 49:55the
- 49:55UN
- 49:55hustle
- 49:55bustle
- 49:56on
- 49:56Facebook.
- 49:57Instagram,
- 49:59my
- 50:00wife,
- 50:00just
- 50:00interacting
- 50:01with
- 50:01anyone
- 50:02that's
- 50:02interested
- 50:03in
- 50:03following
- 50:03on.
- 50:04So
- 50:05absolutely.
- 50:05Jason,
- 50:06I
- 50:06just
- 50:06need
- 50:06to
- 50:06ask,
- 50:06is
- 50:06there
- 50:07literally
- 50:07anything
- 50:08you
- 50:08do
- 50:08or
- 50:08is
- 50:08it
- 50:08all
- 50:08your
- 50:08wife?
- 50:12awesome.
- 50:13Awesome.
- 50:14She's.
- 50:17She's
- 50:17pretty
- 50:17special.
- 50:18It's
- 50:19okay.
- 50:19That's
- 50:19fine.
- 50:19You're
- 50:20just,
- 50:20she's
- 50:20my,
- 50:20yeah.
- 50:21I'm
- 50:21just
- 50:21messing
- 50:21Jason.
- 50:22That
- 50:22was
- 50:22good.
- 50:23No,
- 50:23Hey,
- 50:23I
- 50:23was,
- 50:24no,
- 50:24I
- 50:24was
- 50:25a
- 50:25part-time
- 50:25when
- 50:26she
- 50:26met
- 50:26me.
- 50:26I
- 50:26guess
- 50:26psychology
- 50:27degree
- 50:27after
- 50:27I
- 50:27met
- 50:28her.
- 50:28So
- 50:28yeah.
- 50:28She's
- 50:28awesome.
- 50:29She
- 50:30did
- 50:30it
- 50:30all.
- 50:32for
- 50:32her.
- 50:33She's
- 50:33gonna
- 50:34watch
- 50:34this.
- 50:34She's
- 50:34awesome.
- 50:35She's
- 50:36she
- 50:36can
- 50:36do
- 50:36anything.
- 50:37Awesome.
- 50:38Awesome.
- 50:39Any
- 50:39parting
- 50:39thoughts?
- 50:40Yes,
- 50:40bill,
- 50:40for
- 50:40sure.
- 50:41Like
- 50:41I
- 50:41said
- 50:41on
- 50:41the,
- 50:44got
- 50:44the
- 50:44bus
- 50:45build,
- 50:45so
- 50:46yeah.
- 50:46Yeah.
- 50:47It's
- 50:47pretty
- 50:47amazing.
- 50:48I
- 50:48did
- 50:49try
- 50:49to
- 50:49look
- 50:49it
- 50:49up.
- 50:49I'm
- 50:49using
- 50:50Firefox.
- 50:50I
- 50:50forgot
- 50:51to
- 50:51go
- 50:51back
- 50:51to
- 50:51Chrome.
- 50:52Like
- 50:52we
- 50:52told
- 50:52Susan,
- 50:52so
- 50:52it
- 50:53won't
- 50:53let
- 50:53me
- 50:53share
- 50:53the
- 50:53window.
- 50:53I
- 50:53was
- 50:54gonna
- 50:54share
- 50:54pictures
- 50:54earlier
- 50:55when
- 50:55you
- 50:55were
- 50:55talking,
- 50:55but
- 50:55definitely
- 50:55yeah,
- 50:56go
- 50:56check
- 50:56it
- 50:56out.
- 50:56It's
- 50:56really
- 50:56cool.
- 50:57Outside.
- 50:57Beautiful.
- 50:58Yeah.
- 50:59So
- 51:00any
- 51:00part
- 51:00thoughts,
- 51:01Garrett,
- 51:01anything
- 51:01else
- 51:01we
- 51:01need
- 51:02to
- 51:02cover
- 51:02or
- 51:02wrap
- 51:02up?
- 51:05Gosh,
- 51:05I
- 51:05I
- 51:06think.
- 51:06We
- 51:06probably
- 51:07we've
- 51:08got
- 51:08majority
- 51:09of
- 51:09our
- 51:09guests.
- 51:10Some
- 51:10of
- 51:10our
- 51:11guests
- 51:11today
- 51:11missing
- 51:12because
- 51:12of
- 51:12the
- 51:13an
- 51:13award
- 51:13today
- 51:14that's
- 51:14pretty
- 51:15exciting.
- 51:15I'm
- 51:16sure.
- 51:17I
- 51:17don't
- 51:17know
- 51:18if
- 51:18they've
- 51:18made
- 51:18an
- 51:19yet,
- 51:19so
- 51:20I'm
- 51:20not
- 51:20gonna
- 51:20say,
- 51:21oh,
- 51:21so
- 51:21you
- 51:21don't
- 51:21everybody
- 51:22else.
- 51:23Yeah.
- 51:24But
- 51:24stay
- 51:24tuned
- 51:25anyways.
- 51:26It's
- 51:26just
- 51:26the
- 51:26five
- 51:26of
- 51:26us.
- 51:26Yeah.
- 51:27We
- 51:27won't
- 51:27tell
- 51:27anybody
- 51:27industry
- 51:28recognition,
- 51:29right?
- 51:30Yeah.
- 51:30We
- 51:30miss
- 51:30those
- 51:31guys,
- 51:31but
- 51:31they're
- 51:31doing
- 51:32important
- 51:33stuff
- 51:33today.
- 51:33So
- 51:35next
- 51:35month
- 51:36otherwise
- 51:36yeah,
- 51:36I
- 51:37think
- 51:38today
- 51:38always
- 51:38great
- 51:38discussion.
- 51:39Sorry
- 51:40for
- 51:40my
- 51:41technical
- 51:41issues.
- 51:43never,
- 51:44can't
- 51:44be
- 51:44one
- 51:45show
- 51:45without
- 51:45it,
- 51:46but
- 51:46Anyways.
- 51:47So
- 51:48my
- 51:48first
- 51:48show
- 51:48I
- 51:48made
- 51:52any,
- 51:52technically
- 51:58we
- 51:58should
- 52:00post,
- 52:00I
- 52:00just
- 52:01won't
- 52:01up.
- 52:01Oh
- 52:02man.
- 52:02To
- 52:03home
- 52:03for
- 52:03better
- 52:04internet
- 52:04without
- 52:05security
- 52:05system,
- 52:07you
- 52:07name
- 52:07it.
- 52:07See,
- 52:08never
- 52:08fail.
- 52:09There's
- 52:09gotta
- 52:10be
- 52:10some
- 52:10hurdles
- 52:10in
- 52:10the
- 52:10back
- 52:11for
- 52:11sure.
- 52:12Other
- 52:12Camping
- 52:13too
- 52:13easy.
- 52:14We
- 52:14don't
- 52:14Thank
- 52:14you
- 52:15guys
- 52:15so
- 52:15much.
- 52:15I
- 52:15really
- 52:15appreciate
- 52:16you
- 52:16being
- 52:16here,
- 52:16Jason.
- 52:17Best
- 52:17of
- 52:17luck
- 52:17to
- 52:17you
- 52:17and
- 52:18your
- 52:18family
- 52:18on
- 52:18the
- 52:18road.
- 52:18I
- 52:18think
- 52:19there's
- 52:19probably
- 52:19just
- 52:20the
- 52:20beginning
- 52:20of
- 52:20futures.
- 52:20You're
- 52:21gonna
- 52:21have
- 52:21a
- 52:21ton
- 52:21more
- 52:21to
- 52:21come
- 52:22and
- 52:22maybe
- 52:22we
- 52:22can
- 52:22have
- 52:22you
- 52:22back
- 52:23on
- 52:23the
- 52:23show
- 52:23when
- 52:23you
- 52:23have
- 52:23a
- 52:23little
- 52:24bit
- 52:24more
- 52:24to
- 52:24share.
- 52:25Yeah.
- 52:25Kurt
- 52:25as
- 52:25always.
- 52:25Thank
- 52:26you
- 52:26for
- 52:26being
- 52:26here
- 52:26too.
- 52:27RV
- 52:27T
- 52:27I
- 52:27really,
- 52:28RV
- 52:28T
- 52:28I,
- 52:29I
- 52:29don't
- 52:29know
- 52:29if
- 52:30I
- 52:30keep
- 52:30pronouncing
- 52:30that
- 52:30wrong
- 52:31or
- 52:31it's
- 52:31my
- 52:31hairdresser
- 52:32hear
- 52:32it.
- 52:32Yep.
- 52:33I
- 52:33felt
- 52:33like
- 52:33I
- 52:33said
- 52:33a,
- 52:34but
- 52:34anyway
- 52:34Kurt
- 52:34so
- 52:35excited
- 52:35to
- 52:35have
- 52:35you
- 52:35here
- 52:35just
- 52:36to
- 52:36learn
- 52:36more
- 52:36about
- 52:36that
- 52:37tech
- 52:37issue,
- 52:37the
- 52:38industry,
- 52:38how,
- 52:38what
- 52:39you're
- 52:39doing
- 52:39to
- 52:39solve
- 52:39it
- 52:39and
- 52:40all
- 52:40that
- 52:40kind
- 52:40of
- 52:40stuff
- 52:40really
- 52:41grateful
- 52:41for
- 52:41you
- 52:41sharing
- 52:42all
- 52:42that
- 52:42with
- 52:42us.
- 52:42Susan
- 52:43is
- 52:43always
- 52:43from
- 52:43RV
- 52:43women's
- 52:44Alliance.
- 52:44It's
- 52:45what's
- 52:45the
- 52:45RV
- 52:45women's
- 52:45Alliance
- 52:46website
- 52:46again,
- 52:46so
- 52:46they
- 52:47can
- 52:47check
- 52:47that
- 52:47out.
- 52:47Obviously,
- 52:51RV
- 52:51a.org.
- 52:52Is
- 52:52there
- 52:52information
- 52:53for
- 52:54women
- 52:54who
- 52:54would
- 52:54like
- 52:54to
- 52:54become
- 52:55text
- 52:55two?
- 52:55Susan?
- 52:56Is
- 52:56there
- 52:56a
- 52:56place
- 52:56they
- 52:56can
- 52:56go?
- 52:57We're
- 52:57gonna
- 52:57be
- 52:57announcing
- 52:58that
- 52:58in
- 52:58January.
- 52:59It's
- 53:00gonna
- 53:00be,
- 53:00like
- 53:00I
- 53:00said,
- 53:01we
- 53:01did
- 53:01our
- 53:01pilot,
- 53:01so
- 53:02we're
- 53:02gonna
- 53:02do
- 53:02a
- 53:02nationwide
- 53:03one.
- 53:03So
- 53:03we'll
- 53:03be
- 53:03making
- 53:04the
- 53:04announcements
- 53:04soon.
- 53:05Once
- 53:05we
- 53:05secure
- 53:06this
- 53:06sites
- 53:06and
- 53:07stuff.
- 53:07So
- 53:07yeah.
- 53:09Be
- 53:09really
- 53:10send
- 53:10the
- 53:10announcement
- 53:11to
- 53:11Modern
- 53:11Campground
- 53:12so
- 53:12we
- 53:12can
- 53:12put
- 53:12out
- 53:12that.
- 53:12Absolutely.
- 53:13Absolutely.
- 53:15All
- 53:15right.
- 53:15And
- 53:15then
- 53:15the
- 53:15thank
- 53:16you
- 53:16as
- 53:16always
- 53:16care
- 53:16for
- 53:16joining
- 53:17us.
- 53:17So
- 53:17I
- 53:17really
- 53:17appreciate
- 53:17it.
- 53:18So
- 53:18we
- 53:18will
- 53:18be
- 53:18back
- 53:19next
- 53:19week
- 53:19with
- 53:19our,
- 53:19I
- 53:19think
- 53:19it's
- 53:20our
- 53:20open
- 53:20discussion
- 53:20show.
- 53:21Maybe
- 53:21it's
- 53:21a
- 53:21fifth
- 53:21week.
- 53:22I
- 53:22don't
- 53:22know
- 53:22how
- 53:22many
- 53:22days
- 53:22are
- 53:22in
- 53:23August.
- 53:23It's
- 53:24summer.
- 53:24It's
- 53:24a
- 53:24fifth
- 53:25week.
- 53:25It's
- 53:25terribly
- 53:26boring.
- 53:26Probably
- 53:27just
- 53:27be
- 53:27me
- 53:27and
- 53:27Cara.
- 53:27We'll
- 53:28see.
- 53:28I'm
- 53:28sure
- 53:28card
- 53:28has
- 53:30for
- 53:30us,
- 53:31but
- 53:31super
- 53:31we're
- 53:32excited.
- 53:32Thank
- 53:32you
- 53:32guys
- 53:32so
- 53:32much
- 53:33and
- 53:33we
- 53:33will
- 53:33see
- 53:33you
- 53:33next
- 53:34week.
- 53:34Take
- 53:34care
- 53:34guys.
- 53:35Thank
- 53:35you.
- 53:36Thank
- 53:36you.
- 53:36Every.