Seven People
Hello there everyone! This is my first post on this message board.
I have a big family. There are seven of us total. My wife and I have five great kids ranging in age from 12 down to 3. I guess most peopl would think of this as a big family. For me it feels kind of small. I am the oldest of 10 kids. Life was a little crazy growing up. Anyway, I digress...
We are planning our first family vacation with a motorhome this summer. The kids are SUPER excited about it. We have figured we will dip our 'toe' in the water by renting a 30' class C motor home to see how we like it. If all goes well we are considereing buying one.
There is one RV campground I really want to stay at (the location shall remain nameless). I tried to make a reservation on their website and it kept giving me an error message, so I called to talk to someone. I was informed that the occupancy limit for their park was six people. The lady on the phone was very polite but wouldn't budge and said they could not make a reservation for an RV pull through spot with more than six people at the location.
Now, as I mentioned I am very new to this. I have done lots of camping in my life in Boy Scouts and with my family, but it has mostly been dispersed camping in the National Forest in Arizona somewhere, so I am not very familiar with formal campgrounds, but this just seems weird to me. There are seven of us, and we are going to be in the RV. Why does it matter? And on top of that the two younger ones are three and six years old!!!! This just seems bizare.
So the question is, is this normal? Should I expect this at every RV park? I should say that the first place we are staying had was similar. Their website would not allow me to reserve a spot with more than six people. I called them up on the phone and the lady I spoke with (after I explained the family situation and the age of my kids) said that it wasn't a problem.
At this point what are my options? I guess I can just try and find a different spot. I am halfway considering making the reservation for six and just assuming they won't check how many people I have in the RV, but I am a little warry that if they realize how many of us are there we'll get kicked out.
Sorry for the long winded post. We are really excited about our RV adventure! I appreciate any candid and open feedback you all might have!
I have a big family. There are seven of us total. My wife and I have five great kids ranging in age from 12 down to 3. I guess most peopl would think of this as a big family. For me it feels kind of small. I am the oldest of 10 kids. Life was a little crazy growing up. Anyway, I digress...
We are planning our first family vacation with a motorhome this summer. The kids are SUPER excited about it. We have figured we will dip our 'toe' in the water by renting a 30' class C motor home to see how we like it. If all goes well we are considereing buying one.
There is one RV campground I really want to stay at (the location shall remain nameless). I tried to make a reservation on their website and it kept giving me an error message, so I called to talk to someone. I was informed that the occupancy limit for their park was six people. The lady on the phone was very polite but wouldn't budge and said they could not make a reservation for an RV pull through spot with more than six people at the location.
Now, as I mentioned I am very new to this. I have done lots of camping in my life in Boy Scouts and with my family, but it has mostly been dispersed camping in the National Forest in Arizona somewhere, so I am not very familiar with formal campgrounds, but this just seems weird to me. There are seven of us, and we are going to be in the RV. Why does it matter? And on top of that the two younger ones are three and six years old!!!! This just seems bizare.
So the question is, is this normal? Should I expect this at every RV park? I should say that the first place we are staying had was similar. Their website would not allow me to reserve a spot with more than six people. I called them up on the phone and the lady I spoke with (after I explained the family situation and the age of my kids) said that it wasn't a problem.
At this point what are my options? I guess I can just try and find a different spot. I am halfway considering making the reservation for six and just assuming they won't check how many people I have in the RV, but I am a little warry that if they realize how many of us are there we'll get kicked out.
Sorry for the long winded post. We are really excited about our RV adventure! I appreciate any candid and open feedback you all might have!
