Which RV to pick - 7 adults and 4 kids
First time poster here and looking for advice. So, few of our family are flying in for Xmas and we'd like to surprise them by taking them out on a 2-day/1-night RV trip to a state park.(Say, you le...
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wowens79 wrote:
Looking at the floorplans, the 2 Georgetowns, I only see them sleeping 8, unless the have the drop down beds over the captains chairs. The Greyhawk will sleep them, but it is the smallest, and I don't think people will have room to turn around without bumping into each other. You will also need to try to find the dimensions of the beds, and the dimensions of the people to see if they will fit the beds.
Honestly I think you need at least 2 nights, otherwise all you are doing is setting up, eating dinner, sleeping, eating breakfast and packing up. You really need to have a full day with no travel. I've only done 2 one night trips in 10 years of owning an RV, and both of those I would have done a hotel, but they were booked, and I used the RV as a place to sleep, but didn't unpack any camping things.
I know you are getting frustrated the no one has answered your specific question, but you are asking a group of experienced RVers for their advice of which RV to rent, and they are giving you good advice, that none will really work for that many people to enjoy the trip. I've been camping for 10 years, my camper sleeps 10, and we have done 8 in it, and it was full, and we had to store some luggage in a 2nd car that we took.
If you want your family to enjoy the RV experience, you will need 2 RV's, and 2 nights.
For places in Central Florida, I've only been to a couple of places, but Manatee Springs is a really neat place, as is Rainbow Springs.
Good luck on your adventure.
I agree with all of this. A one night stay is really not worth it. Check in at Parks is usually between noon and 2pm. Rearranging gear for 11 people in the RV to make it usable at the campsite will take another hour. That gives you about 2-5 hours of sunlight. Cooking dinner for that many people and eating will take up another hour or so. Now you have an hour or two to enjoy a campfire. Then it's rearranging the dinette, etc., for sleeping.
The next morning you get up, rearrange the dinette, etc., for daytime use and travel. Fix and eat breakfast. Then go on a hike. Then come back and rearrange the RV for travel and pack up the chairs, etc. Check out is usually between 11am and noon.
Not much enjoyment for so much work.
