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The roots of today's crisis trace back to a pandemic-fueled boom that built an unsustainable bubble around the R-vees market. In 2020 and 2021, a combination of government stimulus, remote work, and travel restrictions ignited a surge in recreational vehicle demand. Assembly lines in 2021 rolled out over 600,000 units—the highest volume ever recorded—accompanied by skyrocketing prices and waitlists stretching up to six months.