@carpediem I remember 20 or 30 years ago New York did something similar - it was either RVs or boats - people still bought them. they just went to the neighboring states.
yeah it will hurt/kill those in-state business and lose jobs.
and really - how many people take major trips with them?
I'd say most of them spend more time in a driveway or parking lot than on the road.
@Pretzel I hiked pass a whole community of RV people on the Great Appalachian Passage a few years back. I was in the woods for a few days and them bam- giant luxury RV park.
It was massive, unexplainable, I didn't understand what I was seeing. They did allow me to buy a shower session (they had a rate for Hikers and Bikers on the trail) and I accidently bought a pint of coffee creamer (half and half) and drank it all thinking it was milk. I only realized my mistake after. Nice gift shop.
Now as someone who stays in a van, I'm utterly without comorehension as to why someone would want a RV. I have a few stealth camping apps, and most people are in cars or vans, but it's funny seeing people leave posts screaming they can't find a single spot in Pittsburgh for a RV to park for free, and one guy was trapped paying $100 a night for his RV just to visit the city within range of the bus system.
It's really not worth it, unless you are really into RV parks. I guess I technically could do that, but I would get bored within a few hours of that novelty. I would have to have a van with me too in order to explore, since you can't park a RV hardly anywhere, and if I traveled too far from the RV and had to stay the night in the van, I would seriously question why bither having the RV in the first place? It's just a big house on wheels. Great if you have a family in a hurricane zone- escape in that, but otherwise I'm like nope.
@Pretzel I wouldn't either unless I had Bill Gates sort of money. It doesn't seem remotely freeing to me.
My grand father used to visit with his vietnamese wife me as a kid, she would dye eggs for easter. I remember he had a big blue cargo van, with shag carpeting in the back and a single small cabinet not even installed to anything- he would just move it around when using it. They literally could go anywhere in that. Cost the amount of a cargo van, and he could camp in it when prospecting for gold, or move stuff in it.
