Families turning RV's into mobile classrooms

Families turning RV's into mobile classrooms

INCREASE IN R-VRENTALS AND SALESOVER THE SUMMER.ONE COMPANY-RVSHARE- REPORTEDMORE THAN A ONETHOUSAND PERCENTINCREASE IN R-VRENTALS.ALICIA NIEVESSHOWS US THE R-VTREND IS NOWMOVING BEYOND JUSTA SUMMER VACATIONALTERNATIVE ... SOMEARE TURNING TO IT ASA NEW WAY TOHOMESCHOOL ANDWORK DURING THISPANDEMIC.Suggested Super: RVsact as schools, workspace / Company reports1000% sales increaseRUNS= 2:13ANCHOR INTRO=THE RV INDUSTRY HASSEEN A SIGNIFICANTINCREASE IN RVRENTALS AND SALESOVER THE SUMMER.ONE COMPANY-RVSHARE- REPORTEDMORE THAN A ONETHOUSAND PERCENTINCREASE IN RVRENTALS.ALICIA NIEVES SHOWSUS THE RV TREND ISNOW MOVING BEYONDJUST A SUMMERVACATIONALTERNATIVE ... SOMEARE TURNING TO IT ASA NEW WAY TOHOMESCHOOL ANDWORK DURING THISPANDEMIC.PKG FULL=Taking to the openroad.

In an RV hasbeen one of the mostpopular ways to vacationthis summer.But soon, it may be amore common placefamilies callhome.primary orsecondary home forpeople.(Julie@5:59)"I think it is difficult forfamilies to be coopedup."Julie partridge wasalready consideringmaking the switch to RVlife before the pandemic,but after 5 months ofsocial distancing andquarantining in herhome.

She decided tofinally do it.Sell the family home, hitthe road.

To live,homeschool her kids,and work from an RV.(Julie@6:09)"obviously our camper ismuch smaller than ourhouse.

Substantiallysmaller but you have thisvast open world availableto you.

You feel lesscooped up in this camperthan you do in this 3,000sq ft house."She also feels the moveto full-time RV life thisfall.

Will also give herkids a unique educationalopportunity.(Julie@11:34)"We really want to seethe national parks.

I wantmy kids to do the parkranger program.

I want touse that as their scienceand social studiescurriculum from the road.So, we are really excitedabout those parts."The partridge family isjust one of many familieseither committing to ornewly considering RV lifein the fall, according to asurvey done by the RVrental companyRVShare,(Jon@1:15)"we have, from oursurvey seen that over30% of people areconsideringhomeschooling from theroad and over 40%ofpeople are consideringworking from the roadand that is somethingthat is new to theindustry."Jon Gray is the CEO ofRVShare.(Jon@1:00)"You have school notopening on time, youhave a lot of employersturning to work fromanywhere models for theextended future andthose things have madeit to where RV's areappealing deep into thefall."The pandemic haschanged so much in ourlives.Many people are lookingto get away from theuncertainty andcontinued concern withit.this seems to be one wayfor some to do that.(@10:44)"It is saving us money, itis teaching them lessons,it has really been kind ofrefreshing."I'm Alicia Nievesreporting.TOMORROW, FORTHE FIRST TIME INMORE THAN SEVEN