It’s Time RVers Had a Real Voice With RV Manufacturers

For years, RVers have been talking among themselves about what’s wrong with today’s RVs.

Too many quality issues.
Too many poorly designed floorplans.
Too many “features” that look good on a showroom floor but fail miserably in real life.

And too often, it feels like no one in the industry is really listening.

That thought hit home this week after a listener sent us a message that stopped us in our tracks. He asked a simple but powerful question:

Why don’t RVers have a direct voice with manufacturers?

He pointed out something many of us feel. With massive consolidation among RV dealers and manufacturers, buyers have fewer real choices than ever. You walk onto a mega dealer lot and see hundreds of rigs, but when you look closely, they are often variations of the same designs, built by the same corporate parents, with the same lingering quality concerns.

For many people ready to buy, the problem is not just price, it is confidence.

They don’t see the RV they actually want.
And they are afraid to buy because of what they hear about reliability and workmanship.

That is a terrible place for any industry to be.

And it raises a bigger question.

Who Is Speaking for Real RVers?

Right now, manufacturers mainly hear from:

Dealers
Sales teams
Investors
Marketing departments

What is missing from that list?

Us.

The people who live in these RVs. The ones who discover what works and what fails after 5,000 miles of potholes, rainstorms, campground hookups, and real-world use.

Most feedback today is scattered across Facebook groups, YouTube comments, and online forums. Important points get buried in noise. Legitimate insights get lost among rants.

That is not a system designed to produce better RVs.

It is a system designed to produce frustration.

What If RVers Spoke With One Clear Voice?

Instead of endless complaints, what if we created something constructive, organized, and impossible to ignore?

Imagine a live, interactive “RVer Town Hall.”

A moderated forum where a diverse group of experienced RVers come together, not to rant, but to present clear, practical, real-world recommendations to the RV industry.

Not a shouting match.
Not a complaint fest.
A serious conversation about building better RVs.

Picture a panel of a dozen RVers:

Full-timers and part-timers
Fifth-wheel owners and motorhome owners
Retirees, families, weekend travelers

All sharing what actually matters after years on the road:

Better build quality
Smarter layouts
Easier maintenance
Real-world storage solutions
Durability over decoration
Designs that make sense for how people actually camp

If structured properly and promoted well, manufacturers would pay attention. When customers speak thoughtfully and collectively, industries listen.

That is how change happens.

We Want to Start This Conversation With You

Before we build something like this, we want to hear directly from RVers across the country.

Not just what is broken.

But what could be better.

Not angry rants.

But practical ideas.

If you had five minutes with RV executives and engineers, what would you tell them?

What designs make no sense in real life?
What features would you add or remove?
What would make you confident enough to buy new again?

This is your chance to help shape the future of RVs.

Leave Us a Voicemail or Send an Email

We are inviting RVers everywhere to share their ideas for building better RVs.

You can:

Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts by clicking the orange tab over on the right side of your screen.
Or CLICK HERE to send us an email with your suggestions

We may feature some of these ideas on the podcast and use them as the foundation for a future live RVer Town Hall with the industry.

This is not about tearing down manufacturers.

It is about helping them build RVs that truly serve the people who buy them.

Because the best RVs will not be created in boardrooms alone.

They will be created when the people who actually live the RV lifestyle are finally heard.

Let’s start that conversation together. Spread the word.