Did it happen?
Six weeks ago, I took note of the large number of vacancies at my park in Central RGV(Rio Grande Valley of Texas). People said, "Just wait until after the election". Others said "Wait until after Th...
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colliehauler wrote:TomG2 wrote:Tom not so much the RV parks, it's not there job to entertain people. I was talking about the area in general that might not have activities that were of interest to younger retirees.
With attention spans that are measured in seconds, it is not surprising that the easy going, laid back life does not appeal to the recent retirees. I think that a park could offer thirty different activities a day and some of these folks would complain that "There is nothing to do". If anyone knows what these people would really spend some time with, we can make a fortune selling that information to the RV parks.
Example at my seasonal site in the North another retiree and I are planning on rebuilding a pontoon boat. Others might be into woodworking.
I have read virtually all 6 pages of this thread and feel it's appropriate to point out a few things:
Virtually all current retirees are Baby Boomers those born between 1946 and 1964, The idea that we all want to play pickle ball and shuffleboard, ride in golf carts and attend pot lucks is a bit well, off kilter.
There is no reason to believe that those born in 1962 vs my 1950's birthday somehow have vastly different Attention spans. The truth is we all grew up with the same technology and Media.
Personally I would rather be out hiking, going to Art museums, Riding a Mt Bike etc. and I am definitely not alone in this.
Yet most RV Parks seem to be stuck in a time warp formed more by Lawrence Welk than by Star Trek (remember it premiered in Sept 1968)
The RV Parks in my opinion need to update, get younger in attitude and come into the 21st century in terms of infrastructure and amenities.
As for the RGV, where I am at the moment (Brownsville) This is the ONLY place I have been charged extra for electricity for a weeks stay. In fact these are the ONLY parks that I have been to West of Louisiana (and I have stayed in all of those states)that does this.
From what I see here the competition for RV's among the parks is fierce and some good deals are available. This is an indication that numbers are down.
