Seems like everyone wants to talk about how many amps you should provide for the hookup...
I'd like to go back to your original question. Sounds fantastic.Currently planning to become a fulltimer in just a few years. All I can do and speak for myself, but I can assure you that the view is always a big factor for me whenever I choose a campground. Even the campgrounds that are in a nice setting are sometimes too tightly packed in to let you enjoy the view of the surroundings, so I love your plan the way you describe it!
I have a 40 ft long 5th wheel, so when I am unhitched, I occupy 60 ft in length (I hate having to park the truck besides the RV). So I think you have your dimensions right.
I think you are astute to use this forum to refine your plan!
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06 Grand Junction 35TMS (40ft)
About the pads. Again they will be 32' x 64' with a short driveway for parking. The actual sites will be exactly level, and bordered with timbers. I'm making them flat and level so the big rigs can level up easily. However, I'd like to use limestone dust (like state parks) as a base material so that the site will drain. A perfectly level concrete pad will pool water some where - and that's annoying. The sites are also large, and that would be a lot of concrete that I fear would look harsh. Comments please on a site with no concrete.
Do I need to run phone service? Cell phones are so common I wonder if you mobile people actually need a phone line. High Speed wireless internet is already available at my place through a company called www.kitepilot.net. Is dial up service still in use by you full timers?
I know this is trivial but do I need fire rings and picnic tables? I think I do.
We're starting next week, and I'll welcome any comments.
Phon...most all have cell phones. We use Datastorm satellite for the internet, also for TV...so all we need is a clear view of the southern sky. Looks like you have that.
The pads sound fine, ......fire rings...we don't generally use them unless we have friends visiting and they wan a campfire. Tables would be nice, for sure.
Dianne
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I need to install a turn around. What size radius is comfortable for a class A or fifth wheel? To park an RV it will be necessary to go to the end of the lane and turn around, then drive back down the lane and back the unit into the site.
Everything is squared up and laid out for the dozer and the backhoe. Maybe I can post some photos as we go along.
Country settings are so much more relaxing even if it means a longer drive to services or jobsite. We only require a southern exposure and FHU's to be happy.
We tried to stay in a CG in VA on a 200 ac family farm long term, but they didn't have any FHU 50 amp sites for us.
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atb wrote: I need some advice. I'm not sure what I should even be charging for a site like this.
Since you've already decided to do this project, I suspect that you will wind up charging whatever the market will bear; i.e. your customers will tell you, by participation, what they are willing to pay. A better route would have been to nail down as accurately as possible the total costs of your investment, mutiply that by the percentage of return you would like to get on your money, and divide that by the number of sites you are going to market. Compare that figure with what others doing similar things are getting to see how your figure compares.
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