Strangers, can you help a newcomer?
My wife and I recently purchased our first RV - a 2007 Itasca Sunova 33T (34') Class A motorhome. It's parked in our driveway as we start loading it up and learning how to use all of the systems and ...
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We just finished doing basically what you are doing. We also bought the two zone pass from Thousand Trails. Our trip started in June with a 10 day Alaska Inside Passage Cruise. We left the motor hoe in a TT park near Seattle for only $3 a day.
We then spent July August and most of September seeing the Washington, Oregon, and Northern California coasts. Basically we tried to stay in TT parks whenever possible. We would take our full 4 days then move to the next one so we didn't have to leave the system for 2 weeks. Some of the parks were quite remote and it made sight seeing difficult, but we managed and saved literally thousands of dollars. We found an Encore park which wasn't free but was very reduced near San Fransisco and spent two weeks there. Generally we spent one evening looking at the next destinations and making our reservations, sometimes for as long as a month away, but we also changed the dates many times. It is easy to do online with TT. The only real glitch we had was when it was time to visit Yosemite there was first the fire that stopped us and then the government shut down. There are enough TT parks in the two areas that you can base out of them and use your car to visit all the areas you might want to see. Have a great time, slow down and enjoy.
We then spent July August and most of September seeing the Washington, Oregon, and Northern California coasts. Basically we tried to stay in TT parks whenever possible. We would take our full 4 days then move to the next one so we didn't have to leave the system for 2 weeks. Some of the parks were quite remote and it made sight seeing difficult, but we managed and saved literally thousands of dollars. We found an Encore park which wasn't free but was very reduced near San Fransisco and spent two weeks there. Generally we spent one evening looking at the next destinations and making our reservations, sometimes for as long as a month away, but we also changed the dates many times. It is easy to do online with TT. The only real glitch we had was when it was time to visit Yosemite there was first the fire that stopped us and then the government shut down. There are enough TT parks in the two areas that you can base out of them and use your car to visit all the areas you might want to see. Have a great time, slow down and enjoy.
