High fuel prices not stopping Florida RV snowbirds
High fuel prices have not stopped Florida snowbirds from traveling with their recreational vehicles, according to an article in Florida Today. Snowbirds have been buying and storing their RVs in Florida and using other transportation -- either cars or airlines -- to travel from up North, said David Kelly, director of marketing for Florida RV Trade Association. It's a trend the industry has seen since about 2005.
Florida's gasoline prices averaged about $2.19 per gallon on Feb. 4, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge report. Sunday (April 15), they were at $2.89 for regular unleaded and $2.99 for diesel.
"If gas goes up to $6 per gallon, we may question (traveling)," said Ken Dykstra, 67, whose Newmar RV runs on diesel and averages about eight or nine miles per gallon. "We're not happy about it, but there's nothing we can do about it."
posted by Chuck Woodbury at
4/16/2007 07:18:00 AM
1 Comments:
I think the title of the article should have read "High fuel prices is stopping Florida RV snowbirds." How sad it is to see all those motorized RVs parked for the summer and used only in the winter as nothing more than trailers. The excitement of traveling and seeing this great country is fast disappearing for all except the wealthy. I wonder if that makes the oil companies happy.
By
Don, at 8:53 AM, May 19, 2007
Post a Comment
<< Home