Seasonal for the first time...

We love the lifestyle! We leave our slides out, although we do "exercise" them a couple of times during the summer. Fridge on, electric and propane stay on. We turn the water off when we leave, and close our electric awning. When we had the manual awning we just tipped it way down, and never had a problem.

Tanks were emptied when full, and we rarely had a smell issue. Also, we kept a vent open (with cover) when we were gone.

Bottom line, we arrive on Friday night, unlock, open the awning and crack open an adult beverage. We keep clothes at the TT, along with most everything we need during the course of the weekend. Super easy and enjoyable!

Enjoy!

Being able to camp every weekend, just an hour from home has made my life so much happier, which in turn has made my husband happier. ;-) We keep food and clothes at the camper so there is minimum we need to bring fresh each week. We turn our water off when we're not there but stay hooked up to the electric.

We lucked out and have a bunch of wonderful neighbors. We plan a menu and get together every Saturday for fun and games. We get together with this same group of people once a month during the "off" season for dinners out. Being seasonal has allowed us to make a whole new batch of life long friends.
We also became familier with the owner and workers at our park who have also become friends of ours.
The good part of seasonal camping is that you make it what you want it to be. If you want to spend time alone, so be it. If you want to be a social butterfly, the makings are all there.

Enjoy yourself!

Congratulations and enjoy the simplicity of this style of camping! Great threads have been popping up recently addressing your question.

My best hint would be to write yourself a closing list. Might be less to do now, but still just as important to remember. Take into consideration your water hookup, water heater, awning, slides, A/C, food, etc.

You will soon appreciate the familiarity of your "neighborhood" and permanent neighbors, and will watch out for each other. I've found this style of camping to be much less stressful. I don't miss the domestic disputes while setting up during the mosquito breeding season. If your park allows it, you might be able to leave firewood there, a boat, a full-sized grill on-site, lights, mats and other items that are typically a pain to pack and unpack. Get to know the caretakers. They'll also keep an eye on your site. You'll make some really great lifetime friends.

Welcome to the seasonal camping club :)

Does this mean you're going to be leaving it on a spot full time? We did this for two years (towed it home in the winter) and it was pretty nice not having to pull it each time. Setting up wasn't any different than what you do when you pull out to a new spot. A downside to this is that when you do go to your TT for a trip, you have to pack a lot more into your vehicle. Things like groceries, clothes etc. You will also be bringing more home with you at the end like laundry. These are things that we usually loaded into the TT at home before we left on a trip. The laundry would ride home in the TT vs the TV as well.
I know a lot of people left their fridges on the whole time also, but we always turned if off and emptied it out at the end of a trip. I also brought the slide in when we left, just to be safe, but most left theirs out. You will want to close your awning also. I've seen a lot of people that leave it out but tilt it all the way down but I've never trusted that. Since my fridge was off, I also unplugged from power when we left and disconnected the battery so the LP detector wouldn't run it down.
You'll probably want to get some tire covers if it's not in a shaded area. The sun ruins tires quickly on an RV. Will you have access to a city water line or will you be filling your fresh water tank? The campground didn't have enough connections for everyone so we used the tank and I'd empty it after each trip also so the water wouldn't get stale. If you're on city water, I'd still shut if off and empty the water heater each time as that water can get real nasty pretty quick. Just make sure you turn the heater off.
It's great to not have to tow each time, just be prepared to haul more stuff with you in your vehicle each time.