..or it could signal that most Americans would rather develop a rash than to be cooped up in a glorified bus for weeks at a time...

RVs are so expensive to buy and operate and insure that it is cheaper to stay in a three star hotel.

You also have to store the thing.

If that's how you want to spend your money then fine. It's your money. But they are more of an ego thing. If you are trying to save money while traveling then there are far better ways to do so via the use of Air B & Bs.

The last trip I took that was just for fun involved staying in historic homes and having a staff to wait on me. I was also not beat up at the end of the day from driving a bus.