blkhorse - Ed
Reisterstown, Maryland
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One thing that I didn't mention. The first couple of years we would take the cost of the season, divided by the number of days we stayed there. We figured if the bottom line came out more than $50.00 a night, we could get a hotel room for that. This was in the old 23 foot Coachmen that I got tired of "make it a couch....make it a bed....make it a couch..". Replaced that after 2 years and got the 34 foot Terry 5er. Total nights stayed up for the 10 years we owned that one. Just replaced it with the new one, 2002 Aerostar A30R (dinette and sofa on slide). We have only missed one weekend so far and it has rained every weekend we have been there.
It was usually grandad, grandma and Christopher. Of course grandma and grandad would do a weekend here and there by ourselves.
*This Message was edited on 16-Jun-03 05:17 PM by blkhorse - Ed*
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Tom A.
Lebanon, NJ
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Had one for 13 years. We had a 37 foot park model trailer in a campground on Lake Ontario. It was great as a summer home but we got tired of it and bought a motorhome. The seasonal was less expensive, but not nearly as much fun. WE will pay almost as much for 3 weeks at Myrtle Beach as we payed for the year on the lake... Not including the price of gas. The nice part of seasonal is turning on the gas and water and relaxing.
Tom & Barb
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JIMMY034
Springville, NY (S. of Buffalo)
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NEVER, EVER, AND NEVER WILL!! Traveling is half the fun, besides I would get really tired of the same place and looking at someone Else's stupid shed and decks...what's the point? A trailer has wheels for a reason, and is not meant to be parked and left in one spot forever. Why not just buy a nice house that you like and stay home all the time? I hate seasonal sites and won't even use a C/G that has them, looks too much like a run down trailer park.
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2004 Puma 249RBS fifth-wheel bunkhouse.
Jim, Darlene, Michael, Sam, Brian and Hollyann, and cats Biscuit and Stardst USAF/GULF WAR VET.
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HiTech
SE Michigan
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We had a seasonal site the first year we had our beater 24' Class A. I did not feel safe having the family ride in it with me so the followed me out and we parked it for the season.
We had a BALL!
Had our friends out to cam next to use some weekends. I would drive in to work from there some week days so we could use it. Once I got the MH working well enough to be safe, we used it as home base but took trips out from there and stayed a few days other places.
Some of our best camping memories were at that site, but we were able to use it a lot in those days.
Since then we have grabbed a site at a local campground some years, but for only a couple of weeks or a month. We can drive over and use the Class C when we want but still go home in a flash.
-Jim
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GaryWT
MA
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We travelled for 11-12 years. We loved it camped April to Nov in the beginning but as the kids grew, camping time was cut into with sports etc. When you have one playing soccer, one playing softball and one p[laying baseball, there is not much time to camp other than July and August and with pop warner cheering taking all of August we were not camping much. A season and a half ago we decided to go seasonal. We were camping at a new place and fell in love with it. We were seasonal before the weekend was over. We camped for a year and loved it so much we bought a new park model. We now get to camp more because we can travel back and forth for games etc since there is no set up anymore, just turn on the water and gas and we are set. We oenjoy going to the same place as we have many friends there and there are plenty of kids for our kids to play with. We get to go to dances or shows every weekend, play bingo, hang at the pools etc. We have a golf cart to drive around and a great site to hanf at. Our park model is 34 feet with a double loft so the boys have a room, the girl has a room and we have our room on the first floor. In addition we have a nice deck, patio, patio roof, shed and crushed stone covering the site. The campground requires us to keep things looking good. It is not for everyone but right now it is right for us.
Happy camping
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cyoung
Depew,NY
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we are at lei-ti campground outside of batavia
wife & 2 daughters
6yr old & 3yr old
2003 sprinter 377bhs (seasonally parked)
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Camperroo
New England but it should be somewhere warmer!
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Not every campground with seasonals looks like trailer parks and I've been to plenty of campgrounds that are more transient specific that look like complete dumps. No campground is the same, doesn't matter if its seasonal or a mix. It all depends on who owns it and who runs it.
We are in our third year of seasonal and just love it. Our campground is beautiful and clean and there are strict regulations as to what is allowed and not. From May-Oct we get to go up to our site, which is wooded and close to the lake, whenever we want from a long weekend to staying there all summer. Our kids absolutely love going and look forward to every time. They get to enjoy campfires, fish, kayak and swim and have made wonderful friends from wonderful families who enjoy similar interests. When we want to travel, we can pull up stakes and travel if we feel like it. But only do if it is a planned vacation such as Gettysburg or Fort Wilderness, etc. Otherwise with our work schedules and our kids activities I like to take the guessing out of our campground experience and go where I know we can relax, enjoy all the campground has to offer and enjoy our travel trailer each and every time.
Some folks obviously have the travel bug and that's great, but there are those of us who just want to be able to enjoy getting out to a nice campground with our families and enjoying our RVs as we see fit without packing up and towing every single weekend. There's nothing like throwing some clothes in a bag and heading out to just arrive at a beautiful site, turn the key to the TT door and your vacation has begun without towing or worrying if the campground is going to be nice or if you are going to get some boozehound next to you all weekend.
Like everything else being seasonal is simply a lifestyle choice. We choose seasonal for its simplicity and the fact that we get to enjoy a beautiful campground and camping experience with our children. We spend great times together and can enjoy a roaring campfire, cookout or go for a nice swim at the lake. It's something they constantly look forward to.
We traveled a great deal across country last year and stayed at many wonderful campgrounds, but we all looked forward to getting back to our site in the woods...
"Time with your family is time well spent"
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meriflower
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This is our first year going seasonal. Previous years we camped at different places. There are pros/cons to both that people have already mentioned here that I agree with. As far as the trailers, sheds, etc, it all depends on the campground you're at. I like it for now but don't see myself trading in my travel trailer for a park model. The going different places and seeing different things is what it is all about, for us at least. It's nice to have choices and different options.
Nancy
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Crowe
Billerica, MA USA
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Mr. Bishop, can you please tell me where I said it wasn't a personal choice? I seem to have offended you although my post is similar to many others. Is there any reason why you singled me out?
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Flintstones
Massachusetts
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I'm with GaryWT and Camperroo on this one, except we think golf carts should be banned.
Oh, Crowe's comments are also correct, seasonal camping is certainly a personal choice !!!
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