there's a big shift coming for RV living in 2021 and if you don't prepare or understand what that
shift is now you may just find yourself wanting to give up on RV life in the coming year in 2021 so
stay tuned because in this video we're going to talk about what that shift is and what you need to
be doing right now to prepare for rv life in the coming year we are Charity Ben Dakota and Trinity
we decided we didn't want to wait for a life of adventure so in 2017 we bought our first rv and
set off to live a life of travel in the USA we've visited over 38 states in three years and have
many more to go follow along to learn all the best places to see rv and travel tips and much more
so there is a shift that is going to take place in the coming year for RVer and what that is
is it's going to get really really busy out there in the coming year with things like travel
restrictions on international travel less people feeling comfortable taking flights you're going to
see a huge uptick in RVing and in RV living in the year 2021. so in this video we are going to give
you six tips on what you need to be doing right now to prepare yourself for RV living in 2021
so tip number one is advanced planning now we also want to talk about contingency planning
so more on that in just a minute but if RVing has been a fly by the seat of your pants just
go wherever the wind blows a sort of lifestyle for you you're probably gonna find that in 2021
that doesn't work as well as it used to campgrounds are going to be filling up more
than they ever have before there's going to be so many more RVs that are going to be out on the road
than ever before and so it's going to require a little bit of advanced planning this year
to be able to enjoy RVing so to speak and so one of the things that we have found when it comes
to planning in advance is to think about anchor points so say for instance maybe you want to see
southern California so pick an anchor point in that area and then make some reservations in that
area and then use that as your anchor point or maybe your home base if you will for the time you
plan on being there to be able to branch out into the different areas that you want to go check out
so tip number two you're going to want to have a backup or a contingency plan in place just in case
plan a doesn't quite work out and one of the great things that you can put in your contingency plan
is you know is there an alternate place to stay so this is where some resources like hip camp
or boondockers welcome harvest hosts may come in handy in 2021 because it's an alternative place
to stay if those boondocking sites are full or if those campgrounds end up being full you're going
to want to find a resource or a place that isn't going to be as populated also another thing to
think about is if you're planning on going from say point a to point b and point c think about
something that could be an alternative plan if for some reason a particular state or a particular
area goes under some sort of restriction or some sort of lock down so this actually happened to us
twice in 2020 where we had made reservations to stay at the grand canyon and those reservations
got cancelled on us because the grand canyon was closed so we alternatively stayed in page Arizona
because we still were going from point a to point c point b being grand canyon
so we just were able to adjust that but still stay on our trip route that we wanted to take
and then another contingency plan that we put in place this year was we had reservations in Canada
and those of course got canceled too with the border seeing closed and so we ended up visiting
Idaho which was not on our original list but it was a contingency plan and we had a really great
time there and saw some really great country and we're able to finish the rest of our trip
and see the other places that we had so having that contingency plan having kind of maybe that
plan b or that plan c this year is going to be critical to being able to just enjoy RV life
tip number three so you're going to want to become a little more handy this year in 2021
because RV mobile techs are gonna be a little bit harder to come by there's gonna be a higher demand
for mobile techs and the availability just won't be there like it was before so learn to become a
little more handy just like I have this last year learn how to fix things yourself look on youtube
find tutorials on how to fix certain things find out what certain trouble codes are and
and how to actually resolve the problem the reason that you want to do this is just because you need
to be able to be a little bit more self-reliant in a way if you do have an issue and after three
years of RV living we can tell you something's going to come up especially if you have a drivable
even a towable really every time that you're moving that down the highway it's like your home's
experiencing an earthquake every time that you move like what seven or eight on the richter scale
but something's going to come loose something's going to break some sort of wire is going to come
unseated at some point a quick little tip we've had two instances where we found out that the end
result was a fuse issue so what I will always say because we didn't learn the first time is
always check your fuses know where your fuses are and check those first another great resource
is at RVIA where they actually have an online tech school so if that is something that is up your
alley or something that you're willing to do it's a great education to get and you're just setting
yourself up to be a little bit more self-reliant if and when something happens with your rig
so tip number four you're going to want to have a cost or budget projection
in place and we'll talk about this more in a future video but we just know that with supply
and demand that is always what has driven pricing and so with the increased demand and maybe not a
plentiful supply with things like campgrounds we're definitely expecting that some of those
campgrounds are going to start costing more as well as fuel prices are always kind of iffy
but before you set out on the road you always want to make sure that you've got just something laid
out to where you're not out on the road and then putting yourself in a bind financially
because you didn't do some advanced planning or budgeting when it came to cost projection
tip number five if you are planning on purchasing an RV they're going to be a little harder to come
by these days so you want to be ready to make that decision fairly quickly which means that you
might not want to take too much time to sleep on it or any of those types of things in delaying a
purchasing decision with a potential seller just because chances are you're not going to be the
only one in line to purchase that so that also means that it would really be best to have cash
on hand to be able to make that type of purchase now this is just a side note that we personally
don't feel like that it is wisdom to finance recreational vehicles that
are a second home or a toy or yeah anything that depreciates in value fast right so a depreciating
asset such as a car a motorhome a boat anything with wheels if it has wheels or if it has a motor
it's going to go down in value so personally we just don't feel like that it's wisdom to finance
those types of purchases we prefer to save and pay outright for those types of purchases
but that also sets you up to be able to make a very quick purchasing decision it also
puts you in a great position with a potential seller to be able to close that deal quickly
because you don't have to wait on any sort of financing decision from a financial institution
so if you're planning on purchasing an RV in 2021 be ready to do it quick
number six if you plan on renting an RV book it now yeah there's lots of great places to check for
RV rentals too so options like RVecy
Outdoorsy RV share rvamerica.com there's the RV America
there is the El monte we'll put links below for some of these resources for you if you're
considering renting an RV in 2021 but with the demand and short supply
it's something that you want to do now like this week so if you plan on renting make sure that you
start looking for what you want to rent and get that deposit and reservation in now and that's
it those are our predictions for 2021 and also several tips to help you make the most out of
RV life in the coming year as well thank you so much for watching if you found this video helpful
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planning yet for 2021 do you have those plans in place do you have any reservations made yet
or are you still trying to do the research we would love to hear from you below
and make sure that you tune in next week where we're going to go over tips on how we trip plan
how we cost project and we're going to be bringing you some helpful resources to be able to help you
in your trip planning and in your cost projections as well so hit that subscribe button make sure
that you stay tuned for next week's video as well tip number four you're going to want to well
there's the elmante um I call it elante yeah