Getting to Florida in a winterized rig?
As relatively newbies I hope we haven't bit off more than we can handle....but, here goes. We have plans to take our winterized 5w to Lakeland (from southern DE) in January, with a reservation for 30...
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We leave from the north end of the Eastern Shore of Virginia for Florida early January every year. Usually we dewinterize a day or two early and leave the heat on to start dispelling the winter dampness. We have also dewinterized the first night out as someone else suggested. I am guessing you will be traveling down Rt. 13, across the Bay Bridge Tunnel to get on I-95 from Rt. 58. Once you get in NC on 95 there's no problem with finding campgrounds open. The year we dewinterized on the road we stopped mid-afternoon at a campground called RVcations at Exit 98 in Selma, NC. Very convenient and fairly cheap full hookups.
When we don't need to dewinterize, we easily reach Fayetteville for our first night out when we leave by 9 AM and get off the road by around 4. We spent a couple of months last winter just north of Lakeland at Winter Haven. If you plan to travel the FL toll roads be sure to have lots of quarters. Some of the toll booths are unmanned and no change provided. We ended up getting a Sun Pass to avoid the stress.
When we don't need to dewinterize, we easily reach Fayetteville for our first night out when we leave by 9 AM and get off the road by around 4. We spent a couple of months last winter just north of Lakeland at Winter Haven. If you plan to travel the FL toll roads be sure to have lots of quarters. Some of the toll booths are unmanned and no change provided. We ended up getting a Sun Pass to avoid the stress.
