building new campground

2012Coleman wrote:
So to those who won't drive 8 miles to an out of the way CG after driving hundreds of miles that day, what's your next move - driving 25+ miles to the next Walmart?

To the OP - sounds like you've got a great plan to me - and maybe some can't fathom starting up a CG from scratch. Your Harvest Host guests don't seem to mind the drive, and what you are planning is way better than some dive on the side of the freeway where they pack them in like sardines. You already have the brewery as an attraction - that should be a great incentive to campers - at least to those who really have campers and just don't troll RV forums.

There have been others who post on here with the same questions - and always get the same responses - the trolls who post under numerous handles that know how to use google to look up regulations in your area, the ones who say they wouldn't travel X miles to your CG, the current CG owners who will tell you that it's not a vacation and that the CG business is a rough road to travel because gee, you have to figure out how to advertise and then tell you how much income you can expect to make, and that your not going to get rich, and the ones who will tell you what king of facilities to have and basically design your layout for you because gee, you couldn't have done or thought of any of that before posting.

Do yourself a favor and ignore those posts. You and your family are Dairy Farmers which is a business that rivals any CG ownership and are most likely already aware of the legalities/zoning/costs/advertising - as you stated. Build your CG because you already have the right stuff to pull it off - and it sounds like you in a good position to do so.

BTW - great dig on FORD tractors!

Nice to see you consider everyone who posts contrary to how you believe to be trolls. You imply that since the identities used in posts are usernames and the posters are actually anonymous everyone who posts under those conditions have ulterior motives. Seeing that you post under a username and are also anonymous that makes you nothing but a "troll" by your own definition. So what is your true motivation?