Need your advice! My boss's college graduate son and 3 buddies want to spend their first summer out of school to buy an old "short" school bus they think for about $5000, rip out the seats and install beds, paint it white and do a loop of the country for 4-6 weeks staying in private campgrounds, National and State Parks while seeing the sights in our country! Then they plan to sell it at the end of their journey and think they can recoup most or all of their investment! Will they be allowed in to most parks with a ramshackle home made "camper" like this? I have had a 30 ft TT for 2 years and a Pop Up for 30 years prior and and have never seen a rig like this in any campground I have ever stayed in and I have been to probably 100 over all the years! What will happen? Do you think they will be allowed in to most or all these campgrounds or will they be refused entry and have to bunk down at Walmarts? Will Walmart even allow them to stay overnight in a converted bus?Appreciate your seasoned advice. If this is going to be a disaster, want to warn my Boss that these boys could be headed for a nightmare!Thanks for your help!

I found success easier to achieve when working for others and in the Army by keeping my nose out of my boss's or commander's adult children's issues. PS - Minor children too. Please note I didn't say that you may need more to do.

Lwiddis wrote:I found success easier to achieve when working for others and in the Army by keeping my nose out of my boss's or commander's adult children's issues. PS - Minor children too. Please note I didn't say that you may need more to do.My Boss and his family have never camped or owned an RV. I have for many years. I just wanted to know what you fellow experienced campers feel. Am I being over cautious or will they have a miserable time finding shelter? I know it is none of my business but feel that my experience and advice from a forum full of thousands of readers who may have direct experience with an issue like this may have some good solid advice for these young men!

This would be a good learning experience for them. Tell them to take lots of money and the title. They may be flying back home.

These young adults should experience this trip. Let them learn. I suspect they will have a wonderful time with memories that will last a lifetime. The trips I remember most from my youth were those where it rained, where we got lost, where the cooking firewood was wet, where a raccoon stole our hamburger, where... Please note again I didn't say that you may need more to do.

Jesus... Why can't anyone answer? No one cares about if you agree with his business or his bosses business lol.Op many RV parks have some rules about age and appearance. I've seen converted busses in state parks in Texas, but never a private park. They can be anal. Tell them to stick to state parks and don't ask ahead of time. If they act like they always do as to not avoid drawing attention they should be golden :)

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yillb
Explorer
May 23, 2017
Jesus... Why can't anyone answer? No one cares about if you agree with his business or his bosses business lol.

Op many RV parks have some rules about age and appearance. I've seen converted busses in state parks in Texas, but never a private park. They can be anal. Tell them to stick to state parks and don't ask ahead of time. If they act like they always do as to not avoid drawing attention they should be golden :)
Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 23, 2017
These young adults should experience this trip. Let them learn. I suspect they will have a wonderful time with memories that will last a lifetime. The trips I remember most from my youth were those where it rained, where we got lost, where the cooking firewood was wet, where a raccoon stole our hamburger, where... Please note again I didn't say that you may need more to do.
MKirkland
Explorer
May 23, 2017
This would be a good learning experience for them. Tell them to take lots of money and the title. They may be flying back home.
temccarthy1
Explorer
May 23, 2017
Lwiddis wrote:
I found success easier to achieve when working for others and in the Army by keeping my nose out of my boss's or commander's adult children's issues. PS - Minor children too. Please note I didn't say that you may need more to do.

My Boss and his family have never camped or owned an RV. I have for many years. I just wanted to know what you fellow experienced campers feel. Am I being over cautious or will they have a miserable time finding shelter? I know it is none of my business but feel that my experience and advice from a forum full of thousands of readers who may have direct experience with an issue like this may have some good solid advice for these young men!
Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 23, 2017
I found success easier to achieve when working for others and in the Army by keeping my nose out of my boss's or commander's adult children's issues. PS - Minor children too. Please note I didn't say that you may need more to do.

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