Construction workers on US data centre projects are renting long-term pitches at RV parks and buying travel trailers, supporting the RV industry during a downturn. Amana RV Park & Event Center in Iowa, which has 450 pitches and usually hosts up to 60 long-term campers, has taken in workers from as far as Oregon and Washington after Google and QTS began building data centres nearby. US wholesale RV shipments fell 13.7% through September compared with the same period last year. At Clear Creek RVs in Abilene, Texas, data centre workers now account for about half of sales, up from 15% to 20% before the buildout. A smaller travel trailer can cost around $20,000, with loan payments of $400 a month or less.