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Recreational vehicle sales increase during COVID-19 pandemic

ALPENA, Mich. — Last week we showed you how sales for RV’s have skyrocketed during the COVID–19 pandemic because people were trading in their hotel stays.

Today we show you another recreational vehicle that is seeing an increase in sales.

Since the COVID–19 pandemic, people have had to get creative with how they spend their time.

Sports Unlimited employee Jimmy Kriniak said sales have always been good on these but he definitely saw an increase in a younger demographic during the pandemic.

A Greenbush resident said now became the perfect time to own one of these and since purchasing the side–by–side, she and her husband ride the trails in Oscoda near the Air Force base as well as riding the power lines.

Rules and guidelines for driving one of these differs in each county but locally they are pretty lenient.

Kriniak tells us the basic model for one of these is approximately $12,000.00.

If you’re looking for the one with bells and whistles, that will run you about $26,000.00.