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Post Info TOPIC: Tips for flexible full-timing in campgrounds?


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Tips for flexible full-timing in campgrounds?


Hi,

We want to start full-timing, but want to also stay fairly mobile (i.e., don't necessarily want to just stay put in one location all season)

That said, it'd be nice to be able to stay longer if we feel like it

Have looked into ThousandTrails, but because of the 2 week at a time limit, I'm curious to know if there are any alternatives to this

Thanks! :)



-- Edited by ddcrvd on Wednesday 4th of February 2015 11:17:48 AM

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Not sure what you are trying to get at. Fulltiming means freedom to do it your way. We spend the winter in Mesa in one site, the spring, summer, fall we spend traveling staying from overnight to a month depending upon where we are and what we want to do. Sometimes we use TT parks, sometimes ROD/AOR/C2C, etc., sometimes monthly in a park near my mother. You just pick what will work best for you at anytime. Find a place to really like, go in and see what they can do in terms of specials to extend your stay. New area, stay for a day or two and check out what is available, then decide to stay longer or move on. Just because you have a park membership doesn't mean you can't stay in other places.

Barb


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We go fulltime in June, 2015 with no plans to stay anywhere for a season. Mobility to us is the difference between fulltiming in an RV and living in a trailer park. Like Barb said, you do it how you want to.

Jodee

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Ok thanks – we'll get the hang of it (new to RVing in general)

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There are clubs like Passport America, Recreation USA and Happy Camper that specialize in discounts for short term stays. Escapees is a good club to look into too.

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Most RV Parks allow for long term (yearly) or shorter term (monthly) stays in addition to the weekly and overnight stays.

There are local and state governments that limit the stay at some parks. Usually on the park website there will be a rules and regulations page explaining stay limits if any. It's found in the rates/reservations section on most of the websites.



-- Edited by The Bear II on Wednesday 4th of February 2015 03:00:02 PM

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@Sushidog: Thanks for this shortlist

@The Bear II: I've seen this at a few of the parks I have checked out online.

I feel like we may want to start with a club for year 1 before branching out into the wide world of smaller private CGs!



-- Edited by ddcrvd on Wednesday 4th of February 2015 06:00:48 PM

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There are so many ways to remain flexible. We don't tend to make reservations at all, and like to mix up our stays between a few days, a couple weeks or a month+. About the only time we make reservations in advance is over popular holiday weekends in trendy spots, or when we absolutely know we need to be in a location at a certain time (work obligation, family event, etc.)

Otherwise.. we're footloose and fancy free. Just this morning we woke up and said 'let's just say here another day'.

We do this with a combination of boondocking on public lands (2 week stay limits, no reservations need.. and free, aside from the whole being self contained thing), Passport America 50% off parks when we need to flush/fill tanks in-between, stays in state/county/city parks (usually easy to snag last minute during the week.. varies on weekends), etc. Snagging several days in a row at a location is usually not too much of a problem, except in the most popular parks.

Last year we averaged at $13/night staying in a variety of places - and that was without much boondocking at all.

Recommend not signing on to any major park systems that require a big upfront fee until you know if they're your style, and in the locations you want to be. They can indeed be a cost saving way to go, but they have to suit you too. There's so much variety out there :)

Here's our guide to finding campgrounds: www.technomadia.com/2014/10/guide-to-finding-rv-parks-campgrounds-and-boondocking/



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Here's a question that might help ddcrvd, as well as many others.

With regards to the various campground programs like Coast to Coast, Thousand Trail, etc., where are the majority of their campgrounds located?

I ask that because if many are mostly in places close to metropolitan areas or more in more rural areas, one "club" might have more appeal than the others to the wants and needs of the various RV'ers.

Anyone wanting to join a campground program really need to look at locations of each one's sites.  They wouldn't be much good if there were no campgrounds where one wanted to go.

Terry



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Thanks again people, I'm receiving this advice!

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