Dacks Camper wrote:
toedtoes wrote:
For seasonal camping, you really need to offer the basics: electricity, water and sewer. All the other stuff is fluff. Without those three items, it will not be enticing for folks to stay 3 months.
That's a fair point. I guess I wasn't imagining that anyone would camp there continuously for three months, more like someone who lived close enough to go back and forth for long weekends and vacations. Maybe I really should be looking for locals who want a place to set up a camper for the summer and just drive out when they feel like it. Or maybe I need to revisit whether it's worth it for me to do shorter rentals where the lack of hookups is less of an issue.
toedtoes wrote:
if they have to drive their RV to get fresh water every 2-5 days, they aren't going to bother staying for a summer.
There is really no way I could get water or power to these sites for a reasonable cost. Do you think it would solve the problem to have a potable water tank (filled by a vendor) to refill the tanks from?
Thanks for you suggestions on the rest!
I don't see the seasonal site as viable. Seasonal people aren't going to want to hook up to get water and dump the tanks every weekend. As mentioned, they are going to want to leave the fridge running and have a charged battery bank at a minimum.
Weekenders might be viable but it likely won't be enough to cover the property taxes let alone the hassle of weekly maintenance (mowing, collecting trash, fixing wash outs in the roads, etc...).
Triple check with every govt agency you can find...just because one says it's fine, doesn't mean a different agency won't prohibit it.
I guess I would come back to: what is the goal of setting up these camp sites?
