Do you use TV hookups at the parks you stay at?

bukhrn wrote:
Guess I'm the devils advocate, if there is free cable, we will certainly use it, I'm the opposite of most, I'd rather have cable than WIFI, if there is WIFI, that's nice, if not, no big deal.

X2

So are you right by the interstate in the middle of nowhere (previous post on page two), or a mile away from the interstate, up on a hill, overlooking the city?

Mike

So much valuable info, thanks to everybody for taking the time to share!

To answer a few questions:

Are you going to have full hookups - water/sewer/electric? Are you planning on both 30 and 50 amp service?

Yes, 50/30/20 amp electric, water, and sewer at every site

When you are placing the conduit for power, drop an extra conduit in for communications runs. It will cost next to nothing and you can add cables later.

This is a good idea..

No. I wouldn't. But then I wouldn't camp next to an Interstate unless it was a late night stop. Then I wouldn't need the cable, I'd sleep and move on. I camp to be outside.

We are actually a mile or so off the interstate, so it is nice a quiet. We are up on a hill overlooking the city, a good place to catch a good sunset!

are you going to be mostly shade, some shade or no shade?

Unfortunately, out in the panahandle of Texas, trees are hard to come by, so no shade for now. We plan on planting some but it will take some years to grow of course.

Whats most important, spaces wide enough for slides, level sites, Towed parking, long enough you don't have to drop 5W, utilities in the correct area, picnic tables, space between sites not on top of each other. TV is secondary I have books & DVD's if I want to watch something.

Good to know. Our spaces are 40' apart and 70' long so everybody will have plenty of room.


It think we will skip the cable for now and focus on Wifi and other amenities for the time being. Thanks again for all the input.

We have a mounted satellite dish so I look at it this way - If your park has a lot of trees and blocks the southern sky then cable is a very nice feature to have. If there is s clear shot to the sky then it doesn't matter. I also use park cable on one TV to get local weather reports, so put it in if you can afford it.

IIRC "basic cable" at the campground usually included ESPN.
bumpy

If there is decent OTA reception, then most likely people can connect to the internet with their tablets/phones. WiFi sounds great, but as previously stated, bandwidth will be an issue - especially as you expand.

While cable TV is nice to have, I'd rather have full hookups over a cable connection. We go to a CG in the summer that has it - just run a cable from the power pole to the TT, and it is nice to have - I don't miss my shows like mountain men. Having it might be a competitive edge over the state park you referred to.

Are you going to have full hookups - water/sewer/electric? Are you planning on both 30 and 50 amp service?

When you are placing the conduit for power, drop an extra conduit in for communications runs. It will cost next to nothing and you can add cables later. (power and comms should be in seperate conduits).

You are using conduits right? Makes it much easier to repair things later and allows you to swap out as needed when coax cable fades from use.

As far as cable...as long as OTA has decent reception, we won't bother hooking up standard cable (ie: no HBO or other premium channels). Far better to set up good wifi. While we don't count on it, we do value it when we find good wifi.

No. I wouldn't. But then I wouldn't camp next to an Interstate unless it was a late night stop. Then I wouldn't need the cable, I'd sleep and move on. I camp to be outside.

while you are at it dont forget the multifunction single bathroom

Whats most important, spaces wide enough for slides, level sites, Towed parking, long enough you don't have to drop 5W, utilities in the correct area, picnic tables, space between sites not on top of each other. TV is secondary I have books & DVD's if I want to watch something.