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- down_homeExplorer IIDesigning a park to maximize profits, or sardine sites will eliminate the RVing experience. People will stay once and only again if nothing else is available...for one night. Occupancy rates will ht the bottom and then rate cuts to get people to overnight and then long term occupants paying barely enough to pay utilities, taxes,...and limited help.
Destination Parks are now being defined as sardine can parks near attractions. Nothing but higher priced parking lots...That is not the RV experience we want or will pay for.
We want and go to Parks with space, paved and concrete pads, large pads, grass and flowers and maybe water features and..lakes.
Now defined as RV Resorts.Another important element is no kids and adults on high power ATVs and carts screaming around the park stirring up clouds of crushed lime or dirt dust. It cost fortunes to clean and keep clean our rigs and five minutes in one of these holes ruins it and precludes any sitting out at the campfire or anything else. Nothing like choking on lime dust from the pool or kiddie pool back to the coach to escape it.
You don't just construct some parking spots and expect success and fortune. Marketing, is a/the prime consideration, in planning a park, as well as a level of quality, and room for expansion and upgrading.
Americans are fed up with the China First so to speak of junk in everything and high prices for it. - ppineExplorer IIPrivacy number one. Then shade, quiet, a view, and location.
- LantleyNomad
MarkTwain wrote:
Don't use the "SARDINE " MODEL when designing the location of RV sites. Many RV parks are physically designed based on economic profits V.S. designing the RV parks to maximize the pleasure and enjoyment of RVers.
I hear you on the sardine model but unfortunately there has to be a happy medium.
Utilities and construction cost will play a major roll in determining the size and layout of the CG.
It's not as simple as just spreading out! - MarkTwainExplorerDon't use the "SARDINE " MODEL when designing the location of RV sites. Many RV parks are physically designed based on economic profits V.S. designing the RV parks to maximize the pleasure and enjoyment of RVers.
- 2oldmanExplorer IITrimmed trees.
- RLS7201Explorer IIWhat is MISSING from your RV Park?
ME - MitchF150Explorer IIIRight now, all my state parks are closed until at least 4/30. Have reservations set from May-Sept... Hope to be able to use them! I don't care what they have or don't have.. I just would like to see them open come May!
Mitch - LwiddisExplorer IIWhen I stay at an RV Park, distance from my neighbors.
- winnimanExplorer II
Executive wrote:
An open sign and toilet paper in the bathrooms..:W..Dennis
lmfao Mine doesn't have any rollercoasters. - Executive45Explorer IIIAn open sign and toilet paper in the bathrooms..:W..Dennis
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