Well, I never really thought a bunch about gas milage 'till it got to be well above $3 a gallon. I get 8 mpg towing my Jayco 308FBS with my '07 Tundra through the hills into the rim country where it's much cooler in the hot summers here. It's well over 100 miles to most of the campgrounds we like for weekend trips. Then there is the regular 110+ temps in the valley in the summer (heat kills your camper) and the recent price hike to $110 a month at my storage area.
We finally decided to get a seasonal site this year in the Heber-Overgard area. We pulled the trailer the 146 miles yesterday and got her set up. We're new to this RV campground, so we have to wait for a site to open up back in the trees. Hopefully someone will cancel for this year and the wait won't be too long. We should definately get in the trees by August. We can keep it there from April 1 thru Oct 31 for $2K, and for another $350 we can leave it thru the winter (stored on our site for 5 months).
They have wi-fi and are close to many of the mountain lakes I like to fish. And since the trailer is already set up, there will be little packing and I can pull my boat up when I want. The cool thing about the site is that it is huge. Plenty of room for my truck, the boat, and even a visitor or two
Tom and Sherri
'07 Tundra 2WD Double Cab,5.7L,auto,tow pkg,4.30 gears
'04 Jayco Eagle 308FBS
The thought has seriously crossed my mind a few times this year. I told my wife if we found a CG we really like that fit all of our needs we would probably go seasonal, just have not found it yet. But in the mean time I do enjoy camping and looking for that "magical CG".
Carl
04 X Limited V-10 3.73 Bilsteins,Timbrens,30mm Sway Bar,Reese Dual Cam
07 Rockwood 8317SS,Top Pop Rails Bike Rack, Champion C46540
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We have been thinking about doing so also. The place we want to stay has a waiting list. Spring being more popular than the fall season. 6 month commitment at $85.00 a month + elec., quite a bargain. Maybe next year. Enjoy
2005 Keystone Springdale
1 Hubby
2 boys 20 & 19
2 sweet dogs, spoiled rotten
Isabella our 16 year old, we miss you!
Sara our GS who is sorely missed
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I have had a seasonal site since 98 and spend about 5 months there...
the sites are deeded and the park is open and available year round so no storage is required for those that leave them on site... cost is very reasonable...
we go south for 5 months in a semi seasonal site (we are there for two weeks at a time and then leave for a week or two) all winter... 1 month in the spring and 1 month in the fall are any where and every where in between...
Love my mass produced, entry level, built by Lazy American Workers, Hornet
My wife and I discussd this over the weekend. When our daughter graduates high school and goes off to college in 2009, we won't have track meets and basketball tournaments to occupy our weekends.
We talked about a couple of RVing places we like that have seasonal set-ups. The monthly rates are close to what we pay now for storage.
Each are about an hour away--so we might just start doing that. Not so much to lessen the fuel costs, but for the convenience of it.
MFinCA
2004 Homestead Settler 255RS
1999 Chevrolet Suburban 2500
$2000 is still lot of money. When I was camping at the lake with trailer, the storage 1/2 mile from the lake charged me $20 a month. That was 8 years ago, but in California.
The campground fee were like $8 a day. Camping 40 days and taking the trailer home in the fall put me still way below $2000
Pessimist sees dark tunnel, optimist sees a light at the end, realist sees lights of coming train.Engineer sees 3 idiots on the tracks.
since I spent around $1100 on my trip to Florida in Feb. that's just for gas and camping not counting extras $2K a year isn't to much if you like it do it.
Good decision Onsafari. There is a sense of community with seasonal camping that we enjoy. We use our site every weekend from April to October and are about 1-1/2 hours from home. This makes it easy to have many friends come visit over the summer...they always know where to find us
Deb & Cathy
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Milford, CT
2006 Puma 29FKSS
Here's the way I figure the math - besides convenience, it's cheaper. I am not permitted to keep my trailer at my residence, so I already have storage fees:
new cost:
- 12 months at seasonal site (incl winter)= $2000 + $350 = $2350
old cost:
- 12 months of storage near my house = $110 x 12 = $1320
- Conservative $10/night for a camp fee (no hookups) at 2 nights per stay and that is another $280.
- 1 round trip w/ with my trailer is $118.00 for fuel (@$3.25)
- 1 round trip w/o trailer is $55
- cost to tow is $118 - $55 = $63 x 14 trips = $882
- bonus: I have my fishing boat which I can't tow if I have to pull the trailer.
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