{"id":807599,"date":"2020-05-19T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=383559"},"modified":"2020-05-19T11:22:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:22:00","slug":"people-are-turning-to-rvs-to-save-their-summer-travel-plans-from-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/people-are-turning-to-rvs-to-save-their-summer-travel-plans-from-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"People are turning to RVs to save their summer travel plans from coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"43.15512465374\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-19-at-11.21.16-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-19-at-11.21.16-AM.png 643w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-19-at-11.21.16-AM-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Rows of campers, RVs and tents lined the shores of a busy Jackson Lake State Park on May 17, 2020. The state park had opened some of its campgrounds earlier in the week after being shut down most of the spring to help curb the spread of coronavirus.<\/strong><br \/><em>Eric Lubbers \/ The Colorado Sun<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Matt and Mary FaJohn planned to take their two young boys to Iceland in March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that got canceled,\u201d Matt FaJohn said as he packed up a new, two-bed camper trailer he bought last week with their refunded vacation money. \u201cSo we decided we would do more camping around Colorado this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>North Denver\u2019s FaJohns are among thousands of travelers turning to RVs and campers as the tourism industry tentatively steps into a new way to holiday. RV makers, suppliers and campground hosts are reporting a wave of first-timers who changed gears because they\u2019re reluctant to get on planes or visit resorts and hotels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our way of social distancing. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one with this idea,\u201d said FaJohn, whose new camper is built for off-road adventures beyond established campgrounds. \u201cThe guy at the dealer on Federal, he was like \u2018Honestly, there\u2019s zero haggling to do on these things right now. People are coming out of the woodwork.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/koa.uberflip.com\/i\/1245639-koa-2020-north-american-camping-report-special-report-camping-and-covid-19-may-11-2020\/0?m4=\" target=\"_blank\">survey of 4,000 U.S. and Canadian residents<\/a>&nbsp;released last week by the world\u2019s largest network of private campgrounds, Kampgrounds of America, Inc., showed the pandemic sparking interest in camping, especially among first-timers and younger generations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2020\/05\/19\/rv-sales-campsites-booming-coronavirus-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Colorado Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The&nbsp;Colorado&nbsp;Sun&nbsp;is a reader-supported news organization dedicated to covering the people, places and policies that matter in&nbsp;Colorado. 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