Lug wrote: Now the down side. If the campground owner would clean the place up a bit it would be heaven. It's a beautiful piece of property but too much junk laying around. Most of the seasonals keep their places immaculate (me included) but a few don't. I guess it's like living in a neighborhood. Some are well kept, some are not.
I have seen campgrounds like this. It is sad to see, but people will be people.
Our GC is immaculate. The bathrooms (for weekenders) are cleaner then most homes. Now there are seasonals that don't have the "cleanist" set-ups, but they tend to be out of the "major" areas. It's nice to see that no one is turned away. An older trailer can looks just as nice as a new one if care has been taken.
As for seasonals, if they don't cut there lawn or keep there sites clean, the owner will do it, but will charge you a hefty price for that service (rightfully so). The price discourges you from being lazy.
We're going into a seasonal for the first time in up-state NY. It's a place we've camped at in the past. Our's is $1100 for electric (30 amp), water & sewer with all included (no meter, grass cut etc...) for 6 months. We can have a deck under the awning and we can have one small storage unit. You can get a 50 amp site for $1200 a season. You are permitted to wash your rig on site during the first weekend of the season, after that you need permission.
There are a limited number of seasonals and the rest is open for weekend campers.
Eric
2009 Holiday Rambler Admiral 33SFS
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We are also new to a seasonal site. I personnally am not looking forward to it because I like to move around and enjoy the wisconsin state parks. However gas prices and our girls busy summer schedule make it too hard to tow. Do most people turn off the water and gas or can you leave it running? We just got out TT on the site this weds and left both those on. We are going tonight to try it out and finish packing. Should we turn off water and gas when we leave on Sunday. Anythig else us "newbies" should know. thanks
i turn the water off only. fridge is left on "auto" in case there is a power outage. We turn the termostate (sp? lol ) off so it doesn't go on if its a chilly night.
This way the fridge stays cool to hold the beer .... ooops I mean food.
Seasonal camping is whatever you make it to be. I enjoy the travelling as well, but nothing beats Friday afternoon, go home, pack your clothes and away you go. You get to your trailer and within 1 minute you have a beer to drink.
Bad Thing: You have to start dinner right away, At least when your on the road it takes 3 beers to set-up (that was my alone time lol ) now its, honey start the bbq please so we can eat ... lol. Either way, I am camping with my family and I love every minute of it.
Gas Prices = Booo , Sesonal Camping = Way to combat gas pricing yeah !
But at the end of the day, you live once, so if you travel, don;t think about the gas. Enjoy the time with your family. Think about this : Whoever would look back 20 years and say "Wow, those gas prices were high" or would you look back and say "Wow, The time we spent as a family together was well worth it"
I choose the latter.
-Nw-
Sry if this doesn't make complete sense. DW is driving to the trailer tonight, so I have had a couple of pops, and feelin kinda good. Rock on !!! first weekend at the trailer this season woot woot !!!! (Remember I am from Canada, the snow just left lol)
We just signed up for our seasonal campsite, although we are new TT owners My mom has been camping at this site for 4 years and she loves it she doesn't even have a truck that can pull her camper soshe bought it off the CG owners and they just put it on her site she has it set up like a homestead and doesn't plan on moving it. Me on the other hand i plan on pulling mine out 3-4 times a year for my BBQ contests but it is nice always having it set up and ready to go just load the groceries and go everything else is at the camper we have made some friends and the kidslove to get away for the week end we will keep it there year yound but the CG is only open from April 1st to November 1st, the CG will winterize it for you for 25.00, the price we pay is 575.00 a year, heck i was paying 25.00 a month just to keep it in storage and it wasnt even set up at least this way if i work a weekend my wife can take the kids camping and not worry about setup.
Jason Duhamell
Wife Rachel, 2 boys Nate and Seth
Smokey J's BBQ
Competition Barbeque Team and Catering
Cubmaster Pack 33 Mattoon, Illinois
2003 Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4
1998 Jayco Hawk Lite 24BH
jennysee wrote: .... Do most people turn off the water and gas or can you leave it running? We just got out TT on the site this weds and left both those on.
Definitely turn the water off. We had a water pipe coupling come off in the front storage of our 5th wheel the first year we had it. Fortunately we were in it at the time but even still, it got flooded. We now turn the water off every time we leave the trailer.
We had our pop-up on a seasonal site for the last two years. Last fall we upgraded to a TT. We don't have a proper tow vehicle for it yet, so we had the dealer tow it to the site. Its worked out great for us, because we were paying for storage anyway, add in a few nights camping & our set up time, this is well worth it. Paid an extra $50 to have the grass cut for the season, since we don't have a lawnmower either. We camp a lot more now than we did before the seasonal site. Its our summer home. We like that we can pull out whenever we want, once we get that tow vehicle. Its the best of both worlds for us.
2005 Jayco Jayflight 28RLS
Upgraded from a 1999 Jayco Eagle 12UDK popup
we had a seasonal site about 10 years ago. I think the neighborhood concept was the reason we left. The management allowed(and 'neighbors" pushed the limits) any improvements: gravel, concrete, pavers, shed, deck, enclosed deck, then heated deck, then wood burner on deck, swings, yard art, yard art, extra golf carts, scooters, variety of lawn mowers, etc, etc, all of this eventually "squeezed our property" into a square of green grass. When we went for one of our last vacations there, we laughed and laughed at the fact that the rest of the place looked like a trailer park in one of Jeff Foxworthy's skits. For us, buying a house on wheels and not using the wheels seemed to not make sense anymore.
we may sometime again buy into a seasonal site, for the list of pro's on the other posts, but for now...keep exploring!
2006 Chevy 1500 Z71 crewcab
2004 Jayco Jay Feather 23D
Well, we just made the plunge to a seasonal site, not because of gas but because of storage. I was paying $696/year to store the camper 5 miles from the house. I found out that many seasonal sites start at around $900 within an hour of Columbus. I checked out over a dozen difference campgrounds with prices ranging from $800 to $4100. Some were really nice, some were clearcut and overpriced, some were graveyards for old trailers. I settled on one in the Mohican Valley 1h30m from home right on the river for $875/yr + electric. I can use it year round including winter. Considering the last CG I stayed at was $110 for the weekend, plus gas, the first trip there will pay for itself. We still plan on taking it out to other areas but for the most part we love the CG, the area is ranked by Woodalls as one of the most diverse outdoor recreation areas, and we don't mind saving some cash and getting to know our neighbors.
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2007 Cruiser RV Fun Finder 250BHS, Equalizer, Prodigy 5500#'s 27ft
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