RV Parks

Most places that have the rule, use it as a method to keep out trashed out rigs. When had a vintage Avion trailer, we had to send one a photo of the trailer. One place would not let us in unless we came in with a rally. We no longer recommend that park.

Honestly, for the run of the mill generic RVs, the RV campground owners and managers do not have a clue as to the year of an RV, unless they go out and look at the data plate to see when it was manufactured. We also had a 1995 Avion 5er that looked great. In 2005 it became a 1996 and in 2006 it became a 1997. No one ever questioned the information.

We have been parked next to a few RV snobs over the years. One time we pulled in next to a pretty new Monaco and as I was setting up my 1 year old Minnie Winnie class C, I spoke to him. He turned and walked off need clearance lamps on his nose it was so high in the air. later I heard him talking to another Monaco owner in his group and he referred to us a "Trailer Trash". Well, the feud was on. Out came 3 plastic pink flamingos and a flamingo "It is 5 O'clock somewhere" flag.

The calendar moves on and we had a larger and nicer 5th wheel and was talking to a Monaco neighbor. He was voicing his displeasure about an older GMC motorhome a couple of site down from us. I had spoken to the older couple and was shown the inside of the GMC. The older gentleman was a fantastic wood worker and had completely redone the interior. He has also gone through the driveline and running gear. Next project was a total repaint, but they wanted to get it out for some fun. If the exterior was going to be done to the level of work of the interior, it was going to be a show piece.

When we had the 1979 Silverstreak and the 1989 Avion which we had restored, people would stop and ask to see the interior. They could not believe the age of the trailers.

So if you run into a problem with a campground, move on down the road to a place that appreciates your business.

Ken

dodge guy wrote:
This is why they have the 10 year rule!!!

While that may not be everyone's idea of "pretty", there's nothing wrong with it that I would complain about if they were camped next to me. Have we, as RVers, really become so "elitist" that we have to dictate what the people in the next camp over are driving? If there is something dangerous or unhealthy about the rig next door, so be it, but otherwise...I'd be more interested in how their campsite looks once they are set up (and even then, it's none of my business unless the aforementioned health issues arise) and how they treat other campers around them rather than whether their "stuff" is shiny and new.

To put it into perspective; we once camped at the river next to a group who obviously had more money than sense. They had brand new, top of the line everything; Motorhome, SeeDoos, EZ-ups, vests, chairs, grilles...and they were the most inconsiderate, obnoxious, rude, and just flat out STUPID people I've ever had the misfortune to meet. 10yr rule? Totally ineffective against ___-holes.

Isn't the whole idea of RVing to allow families to get away from the hum-drum of everyday life and make some good memories while seeing the great outdoors? Since when does that require a shiny new $100K RV? I started out, as a kid, sleeping in the back of my parent's pickup with a round canvas top on it. We progressed to a slide-in camper, and then when I got married and started out, took a step backwards and camped out of a mini van for a number of years, eventually purchasing our first used motorhome when the kids came into the picture. Even now, I drive a 26 year old RV (see pic in my sig) that may not look as nice as the $100K rigs on the road, but everything works, it gets the job done, hauls all my toys, AND is paid for. If anybody looks down on me for that, then they can go F themselves. In fact, you'll notice (in that sig) that most of my toys are also 15-25 yrs old, although I tend to think of them as "classics", and they still run with the newer machines quite well, thank you.

BTW, just last month camped in Newport Dunes; they do have the 10yr rule, but said nothing about my 26yr old rig. It's generally a tool for parks to use if desired, but most are smart enough to not abuse it. My $, while perhaps less of it, is still just as good as anyone's.

This is why they have the 10 year rule!!!

I have been RVing for over 30 years and ran into that once: an RV resort. It is a non issue to traveling.

jamnw wrote:
I wonder if some places have that rule on the books but choose when to enforce it.

I think that's the entire point of it. If the rig looks like junk, it won't be allowed in "because it's over 10 years old." But the unit right behind it can look almost new but be 15 years old and they'll get in no problem. They don't want their campground to look like a junk yard.

I wonder if some places have that rule on the books but choose when to enforce it.

Many that do have that rule apply it only to permanent and seasonal renters.

Came across a few when looking online but only once in person and that was at Nappa Valley Expo the camp host had that rule but not the park itself

Post a picture of it. You most likely won't have this issue at state parks.

We've been asked once what we were driving. Don't know what their reason was.