Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through RV Travel's website.
At the beginning of the year, economists were forecasting that the 20% downturn in RV sales indicated an imminent recession. That was true in 2007 and 2009. When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit, however, and the economy crashed, RV sales soared. People who still had a job or discretionary dollars realized that RVs provided a safe haven for traveling, social distancing and a home away from home for essential workers.