"Sorry, we do not take those any longer..."

westernrvparkowner wrote:

work2much wrote:
I avoid RV "resorts", their parking lot campsites, high costs and snooty rules. We will stay at a KOA once in a while if we need to dump and do laundry. Any place that doesn't want our camper or our dogs can shrivel up and die.

Nice sentiment. You hope businesses you don't even want to patronize shrivel up and die. Just remember, Karma can be a bee itch. BTW, what about national park and other public campgrounds that only allow tenting, or only allow rigs smaller than a certain size? Should they also shrivel up and die because someone in a 45 foot Prevost is excluded from staying?

National Parks don't allow large campers simply because they don't fit. Many do have spaces for larger vehicles but due to geography and natural preservation not all can be accommodated at every park. This is (or should be) understood when you buy a 45' Prevost. It won't fit everywhere. When I buy a truck camper I understand it also won't fit everywhere. It will fit in an RV park though...

That's an entirely different thing than a private park that discriminates based on camper type. Their shriveling up and dying is on them when they turn away paying customers. I simply don't care if they do.

It's not just TCs. I've had many different campers over the years. Some places wouldn't permit my new Coleman Popup, 2 different Class Bs, a new travel trailer (too small), and my previous motorhome (was 6 years old, 5 years was their limit).

Not a problem though, there are LOTS of other places to take my business.

Oh yeah Ron, you're double trash...TC AND a motorcycle. LOL
Yes I have been in a campground that doesn't allow motorcycles...Tanglewood Park Clemmons, NC.
To y'all dissing commercial campgrounds...if I'm trying to make time a commercial CG is handy. It's certainly not a "destination" though. If you're travelling through the south or east you're not going to just pull off the highway and camp. You will be on private land or in someones driveway. We don't have millions of acres of open land.

work2much wrote:
I avoid RV "resorts", their parking lot campsites, high costs and snooty rules. We will stay at a KOA once in a while if we need to dump and do laundry. Any place that doesn't want our camper or our dogs can shrivel up and die.

Nice sentiment. You hope businesses you don't even want to patronize shrivel up and die. Just remember, Karma can be a bee itch. BTW, what about national park and other public campgrounds that only allow tenting, or only allow rigs smaller than a certain size? Should they also shrivel up and die because someone in a 45 foot Prevost is excluded from staying?

There are parks with no motorcycle rules too...

Wait, am I TC trash?-----But I ride a Goldwing!!!

Bedlam wrote:

gkainz wrote:
I guess the difference (from above post) is that in an emergency, the 5er could get yanked out of a spot, whereas the TC is just gonna sit there. Having said that, I can't see what emergency would warrant that action, but, yeah ... whatever.

I always lock my coupler and may even lock a wheel on a towable, so that doesn't hold any logic.

It would be hard to yank out my 5er. With auto self-leveling jacks and 4 slides, before moving, all that would need to be retracted. If the doors are locked, good luck moving it, unless you destroy the front door and destroy the bay hatch to reach the self-leveler controls!

Naw, it's just that people lump all TCs together. The jack issue could be solved by just saying you can’t unload.

I don’t buy that a TC can’t be moved either by a tractor either. If it is truly an “emergency” who cares if it is damaged or not. More likely an imaginary event. :D. Again, I’m fine with excluding TCs if you want, but don’t try to make up excuses. To me, it’s like a friend who said the only real RVs were Class As.

As far as wind goes, my TC has ridden out 80 mph winds on the jack legs. 4000 lbs in a short length is very heavy compared to surface area. That includes virtually any travel trailer, for sure.

Hmmm. So it's the doubt as to the quality of the jack stands that gets TCs a bad name...

I think the manufacturers should address this issue.

Bedlam wrote:

gkainz wrote:
I guess the difference (from above post) is that in an emergency, the 5er could get yanked out of a spot, whereas the TC is just gonna sit there. Having said that, I can't see what emergency would warrant that action, but, yeah ... whatever.

I always lock my coupler and may even lock a wheel on a towable, so that doesn't hold any logic.

Even with a coupler lock and a wheel locked, I could get it out with tractor forks and it's unlikely to do significant damage.

Truck camper....not likely without significant damage.