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J Riechman


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Once again our thoughts turn south.  We are thinking of heading to south Texas for the winter.  Anyone have any thoughts as to how the drought will affect RVers.  Should we reconsider?  I just want to be warm - can't handle the cold weather due to health.



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Most winter Texans congregate along the coast with the majority centered in the Rio Grande Valley. I don't believe the drought has affected that area as badly as the rest of the state.

Winters can be windy there, but the days are nice and warm.

Have a great winter,

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The "Valley" is the warmest spot in TX in the winter. Lots of parks, from budget to upscale. Lots to do. Some people hate it, and some people love it.

If you are looking for an upscale rental try Retama Village. If you have questions about Retama you can ask here, or email me.



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Thanks, we will be looking for budget to medium priced as we are both disabled. Can't wait, we were heading for Texas last year but my brother and his wife went along with their rig and they wanted to go to Florida so we turned left instead of right. We are gonna try again this year. I have heard it is not as expensive as Florida and just as much fun. We currently live in southern Illinois and homeschool our son. I am really looking forward to climbing back in the motorhome for a few months.

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Greetings from Buena Vista Colorado. We in the past have wintered in South Texas, (Mission TX) there are over 500 RV parks in Texas as Jack said Retama Villiage is a high in RV resort very, very nice have been there and know several who own sites there. The price ranges do range to very expensive to low cost in the RGV.. We did like being called Winter Texans, the people in RGV really are nice.. We now winter in Florida, and finally found a RV park which fit our budget. We have found if you get to the middle of the State there are parks that fits most RVer's budget. The closer you get to the water the more expensive. We will be at our winter site on Nov. 1st and return to homebase in April.. We were there last year and the weather in Jan and Feb was great, short legged paints and Tee shirts. Good Luck with your choice.. And you can buy almost any type of housing there, tons and tons of houses for sale... But thats true all over the lower 48. Happy Trails....

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There are bans on burning and water conservation policies just about everywhere in the state, but it still comes out of the faucet as usual. Without having had any rain, the landscape has pretty much browned out everywhere.

 

It’s true that many winter in what we call the Valley, but you might want to look into somewhere in the San Antonio or Corpus Christi area. The weather there will be nice too and save another half-day drive all the way to the valley. Worse case scenario is that if you don’t like the Alamo, great BBQ, or Texas (heaven forbid) you can still turn left and head to FL on I-10.

 

I was in Buena Vista last month to do some rafting. Had a great time. If you do decide to winter here, do us a favor. Dip a couple buckets in the Arkansas River and bring it with you. wink

 

 

 

 

 



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