A recent survey was taken of over 2,000 RVers. 78% thought RVing was the cheapest way to travel compared to renting a hotel room. High fuel prices is having an effect and most said they would take shorter trips, travel less miles and stay in places for longer times. 94% said, overall, they thought they used less energy living in an RV compared to living in a house.
Solar power:
A large proportion of RVs - much higher than the proportion of houses - use solar power and more and more RV manufacturers are incorporating energy saving features into their RVs.
The RVing industry is growing and changing:
?The leading edge of the baby boom generation has just entered their prime retirement ages, and the number that retires will accelerate over the next decade,? said Dr. Richard Curtin, Director of Surveys at the University of Michigan. ?Moreover, the RV industry has been successful in attracting younger buyers.? They also predict:
- There will be a change toward more energy-efficient RVs
- There will be a change toward more age-friendly features
- There will be a change toward more upscale destination campgrounds
RVs are getting better:
RVs are rising in popularity. RV manufacturers however, have to compete not only for new business, but also repeat business, and for customers who will recommend their RV to friends and family. And so even though RVing is becoming more popular, it's becoming more about market share, competitiveness and continuous improvement. This will inevitably lead to better and better RVs, with more carefully chosen and more reliable components.
There is an increase in competitiveness in all manufacturing industries because of:
- Improvements in manufacturing methods
- Rapid advances in technology
- Globalization
Because of this, manufacturers are having to find new ways to design, produce, sell and deliver their products - and this can only benefit RV'ers and the environment in the long run.
Reducing Formaldehyde in RVs:
There are many benefits to owning and RV but one problem the industry is having is reducing the amount of formaldehyde in the interior of RVs. Many RV manufacturers have realized this is an issue and are starting to incorporate different types of materials that don't release formaldehyde gases. Everybody is talking about using, ?GREEN? materials and the RV industry is starting to take notice. Newer models today release less formaldehyde gas as compared to older models. It's getting better but the industry still has a ways to go in this area.
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The environment is something of a hot topic at the moment, with growing pressures both politically and socially to act up to our responsibilities to the planet and its ongoing conservation. After decades, even centuries of pollution and mindless resource depletion, we are now at a stage where far more caution must be exercised in the way we live our lives. Of course business and commerce can't simply halt for the sake of the planet, and hence the process of recycling resources has become more and more prominent over the last few years, particularly in the scrap metal trade which has been buoyed as a result. In this article we'll look at why scrap metal recycling is good for the environment and why it should be encouraged at any cost.
Scrap metal starts out life as any other metal material. It is built for a purpose and is often reserved for that specific use, be it in building or construction, machinery, technology or agriculture, where it will remain forever more in an ideal world. However, what happens when that machine breaks down, or the building is demolished to make way for some newer construction project? The metal from there becomes scrap, unwanted and many look to simply get rid of it out of their hands, usually by visiting a scrap metal dealer who will buy different bits of metal for money. So what's the big idea about recycling then?
When people think of recycling, they tend to think of some chemical or mechanised process whereby a recycling plant takes some old and turns it in to something completely new, suitable for reuse ad ready for sale. We also tend to think of this as an environmentally friendly practice, but we're never really told why. In fact, recycling can be the process of melting scrap metals for resale, but it can also be put under the heading of what your average scrap dealer will do when he sells a piece of metal on to someone else. Recycling can be defined as reusing in any sense of the word, which is environmentally friendly for one key reason ? the more scrap metal reintroduced into circulation, the less metal that has to be manufactured.
Manufacturing metal is by its very nature environmentally intensive, creating toxic fumes and a certain amount of wastage that's anything but kind to the planet. As we cut down the amount of manufacturing going on we cut out some of the pollution and waste that wreaks havoc on the earth, yet we fill in the void created by recycled scrap metal. With scrap metal just as usable as fresh metal and far less environmentally taxing, it makes sense to promote the trade and use of scrap in manufacturing processes, rather than to continually produce more and more fresh material at the expense of the environment. For this reason, recycling scrap metal is both cost effective for the buyer, and environmentally friendly all round.
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