building new campground
My husband, son and I are thinking of building a small, no frills campground on our farm after we get out of dairying later this month. We want to cater to the RVers looking for a safe, comfortable s...
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time2roll wrote:William B wrote:OK so enjoy the free WM or truck stop near the interstate and run your generator all night. Or pay $50+ for full services that are probably not used for an overnight.time2roll wrote:
For overnighters I would go with 30 amp electric only and a central hose bib. No shower house, no club house, no dump, no swimming pool. Just a place to get a quiet night of rest. Probably cut your price a bit and see where it goes. You can always add more amenities but once that money is spent and this thing never takes off it could just be a sink hole. If it does take off you can keep your overnight section and start building a full service section.
Well, I don't mind the 8 miles in the least, but this would keep me away.
You make a highly uninformed assumption. There are plenty of convenient on/off campgrounds along the Interstates. While I do sometimes use Wal-Mart's RVers are getting kicked out of more and more so the 1-2 mile detour campground are where most of my overnight stops occur. I have literally never had to drive 16 miles out of my way to park a place to park for a few hours while I sleep.
