Snowbird Prices (RANT)

jimroach wrote:
This is just a rant, but maybe someone can clear it up for me:

How do Snowbirds afford Florida in the Winter? The DW and I are taking 2014 off to travel in our MH, and our DD wants us to Join them in Homestead for the NASCAR races (Nov 2014), so we figured we would spend three months down in Florida....

The prices are crazy expensive. I could pay a mortgage for what most RV parks are charging during the winter. The other issue I have is that some of the Parks we have requested rates and possible reservations, we can't get in touch with, they don't acknowledge emails and the phones just ring. I assume that they get regulars back every year so are not concerned with new business.

OK, rant over, thanks for letting me get that off my chest! :)

Your location is reported in Arizona. Campground cost will be less than the fuel required to do a roundtrip to Florida. AND wait tell you have to pay tolls to travel the roads with your rig. First trip we avoided the toll roads but traffic was so bad on the local roads we gave up and paid the tolls. Also you are use to our low (in this day) fuel prices. Wait tell you buy fuel (including propane) in Florida. We are spoiled with paying less than the rest of the USA. Campground fees will be only one of the items that are going to throw you a curve ball. Good luck, we will never make the drive from AZ again. Fly-in & rent a car YES!

rocmoc n AZ/Mexico