NAMPA, Idaho — Rising gas prices are pushing up the cost of driving and car camping, but higher prices at the pump are not necessarily keeping road warriors parked.
At Happy Camper RV in Nampa, sales representative Corey Kerensky said Canyon County families are not yet scrapping plans for family trips.
"I just think if you're a camper and you love to take an RV out and enjoy the time with your family, I don't think that the $15 a tank is gonna, you know, deter you from that," Kerensky said.
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In more than two decades of selling RVs, Kerensky has watched gas prices rise and fall without seeing demand disappear for campers.
"Until we see gas at, you know, 10 bucks a gallon, I don't think it's gonna, I think that that price of joy is gonna be, it's just going be there," Kerensky said.
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That same mindset also shows up with car enthusiasts. At Race Club Boise, owner Adam LaBarbera said drivers feel the difference, especially if their cars take premium fuel, but the experience still reigns supreme.
"The joy is so much more than the added cost," LaBarbera said, "Maybe they don't do as many or, or go as far, but still, there's so much more [to be] gained for these types of enthusiasts than I think that it really costs," LaBarbera said.
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For now, both Kerensky and LaBarbera said the trips and the drives are still happening.
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