RV'ers wanted (or should be)
How come most states (I think Florida is the exception) don't realize and go after the RV'ers? Here's my thought - I know that when I pack DW and kids and spend 7+ nights in the mountains or the beac...
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Texas has two camps of merchants and their attitudes for RV patrons.
Camp #1 are the old school Texans. Since Texans use trailers for hunting lodges, RV-ers are welcome, because it is understandable to have a rig for rural areas.
Camp #2 are the out of state transplants. To them, RVs are for homeless people or people too cheap to pay for a motel, and they treat RV-ers with a lot of derision.
It doesn't take long to figure out which thought process a shop is in, and take one's business to the appropriate place.
As for CGs in central TX, there are five weekends a year in addition to holidays that virtually everything in a 50 mile radius are occupied (SXSW's media, SXSW's music, ACL, RoT, and Formula 1.) Those times, expect to pay the rack rate.
Outside of that, since the state parks are reasonably priced and have FHU, most RV parks are pretty reasonable, especially come the dog days of summer.
Camp #1 are the old school Texans. Since Texans use trailers for hunting lodges, RV-ers are welcome, because it is understandable to have a rig for rural areas.
Camp #2 are the out of state transplants. To them, RVs are for homeless people or people too cheap to pay for a motel, and they treat RV-ers with a lot of derision.
It doesn't take long to figure out which thought process a shop is in, and take one's business to the appropriate place.
As for CGs in central TX, there are five weekends a year in addition to holidays that virtually everything in a 50 mile radius are occupied (SXSW's media, SXSW's music, ACL, RoT, and Formula 1.) Those times, expect to pay the rack rate.
Outside of that, since the state parks are reasonably priced and have FHU, most RV parks are pretty reasonable, especially come the dog days of summer.
