Planing a trip to Mexico with my family(safety concerns)

CKBSLS. Join a commercial caravan down the mainland. There are several running. Caravanas de Mexico, Adventure & Fantasy. That way you will be safe & coddled, and learn what it is like down there to RV. I can almost guarantee you will have spent your last winter in the US SW, and be back here in a year arguing with someone who has your current impressions, and planning your next trip there on your own. I think all of us went down the first time with a lot of misconceptions and with a lot of trepidation.