All - Glad we are out of RV'ing period. Would not now ever even if I had cash, buy another one under the present circumstances. I suggest you check out, the thousands of ships "stuck" off the Shanghai port, as China has closed the city for their "zero COVID" policy, nothing leaving or entering the port period. (See link below and move map to China) Since a bunch of "rv stuff comes out of China still today, factories are going to shut down/close for no parts, and a host of other companies are/will be in the same boat, pun intended. One report I saw, says this will not affect us until summer, because some limited inventory is being worked through. We were ordering a new refer for the house, and the lead time was two months. Decided to sell house and buy another one, it has 3 refers so all kinds of choices, but these supply issues are only going to get worse. Went to jeep dealer couple weeks ago, 5 new cars on the lot, ford dealer next door, same situation. That is what happens when you export your Manfacturing to another country, they get to tell you how things work, instead of you being in charge.
November 2021 was a record month for people quitting their jobs and not finding another one, just "taking a break", that may be changing now, but inflation/interest rates on the rise, companies being squeezed from labor costs/material costs, suspect severe depression about the end of Summer. So Newmar won't have to worry about quality, they may however have to worry about being in business.
We have a great BBQ place here, they do not advertise, word of mouth, people come up from FL to eat there. We went about month ago, and ouch, 30+ for rack of ribs and 2 slides, I told lady at register, you should be careful not to price yourselves out of business, as that is tops, I will personally pay. We have been going there for 5 years, when we started, the priced was 12 or so. Other restaurants are facing the same situation, labor/food costs/costs of doing business, knowing all you are rich, but I have a limit on what I will personally pay for fuel, and eating out. Both levels were hit in March, since has come down, wait, oil WTI topped 106+ today, Brent 111+, so it's going back up. One news item, saw on TV, on fellow in CA, filled up his tank and paid 106+ for the fuel, that was pickup. Glad I am not pulling up to the pump needing 100 gallons of diesel. Get ready, the crash is coming, you better have an exit plan.
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). You certainly can’t take it with you so we are going to make the most of the great rving experience.
