Snowbird Longevity, and related

[pawatt]

Just for some interesting discussion:

How long have you been snowbirding?

How long do you stay south and or in transit?

What is your home state?

What age did you start?

What is your preferred location?

Have you tried other locations?

How long to you expect to continue?

What type of RV or other lodging?

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?

Any other relevant comments?

[Padlin]

How long have you been snowbirding? last year was the first

How long do you stay south and or in transit? 2M

What is your home state? MA

What age did you start? 59

What is your preferred location? Don't know yet

Have you tried other locations? FL last year, AZ this year, TX the next

How long to you expect to continue? Till we find where we want to spend the winters, then we'll look for a condo or some such

What type of RV or other lodging? FW

Progression of RV's & other accommodations? Hybrid, FW

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south? Hmm, stop traveling. Too early to say whether it'll be in the S or the N

[Parrothead_Mike]

How long have you been snowbirding?
This is our 5th season.

How long do you stay south and or in transit?
First it was 6 weeks, then 2 months, now 4 months.

What is your home state?
Michigan

What age did you start?
63

What is your preferred location?
Crystal River, FL.

Have you tried other locations?
We tried other location around Florida. Have visited Texas previously, but not camping.

How long to you expect to continue?
At least 7-10 years.

What type of RV or other lodging?
5th wheel only, although we did upgrade in 2015.

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?
5th wheel only.

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?
Make that decision when necessary.

Any other relevant comments?
We prefer a cooler FL climate rather than south of Tampa-Orlando.

[portliz]

Sea Dog . Ain't that the Truth!

[Sea_Dog]

As Canadians, we will stop wintering in Florida
when we are priced out of out of country insurance.

[dreamer]

How long have you been snowbirding?
5 Years

How long do you stay south and or in transit?
5-6 Months

What is your home state?
Illinois

What age did you start?
60

What is your preferred location?
Deep South Texas (RGV), Arizona

Have you tried other locations?
See above

How long to you expect to continue?
Forever!

What type of RV or other lodging?
Motorhome

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?
One motorhome

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?
What?!?!?!?

Any other relevant comments?
Lovin' it!

[B_O__Plenty]

pawatt wrote:
Just for some interesting discussion:

How long have you been snowbirding? 7years

How long do you stay south and or in transit? 2-4 months

What is your home state? MN

What age did you start? 64

What is your preferred location? TX Hill Country

Have you tried other locations? AZ 3yrs

How long to you expect to continue? Depends on health

What type of RV or other lodging? 5th wheel

Progression of RV's & other accommodations? TT Pk Model 5th wheel

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south? Stay home and look out the window

Any other relevant comments?

[Vette_Racer]

Just for some interesting discussion:

How long have you been snowbirding? 5 years

How long do you stay south and or in transit? 3 months

What is your home state? OK

What age did you start? 65

What is your preferred location? AZ

Have you tried other locations? Yes, FL, RVG.

How long to you expect to continue? As long as health allows.

What type of RV or other lodging? 5th wheel

Progression of RV's & other accommodations? Always 5th wheel.

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south? Die.

Any other relevant comments?

[jplante4]

Just for some interesting discussion:

How long have you been snowbirding?
We did the snow bird thing for the first time last year.

How long do you stay south and or in transit?
Six months, 6000 miles 16 states

What is your home state?
Mass

What age did you start?
65

What is your preferred location?
Florida panhandle around Destin

Have you tried other locations?
Yes. Central Fla, around the gulf coast to Galveston. Never made it to the RGV.

How long to you expect to continue?
We may do one more winter in the RGV

What type of RV or other lodging?
35' Class A

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?
???

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?
Just drive around until I die

Any other relevant comments?

[Chuck_thehammer]

pawatt wrote:
Just for some interesting discussion:

How long have you been snowbirding? 2 years.

How long do you stay south and or in transit?5 months

What is your home state?Ohio

What age did you start?64

What is your preferred location?Mission Texas

Have you tried other locations?Yes, MB, South Carolina

How long to you expect to continue?as long as I can walk

What type of RV or other lodging?30 foot Travel Trailer

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?Good Question., for a later time.

Any other relevant comments?

[BarbaraOK]

pawatt wrote:
Just for some interesting discussion:

How long have you been snowbirding?

Third year

How long do you stay south and or in transit?

About 6 months

What is your home state?

Technically, Texas but have fulltimed for 10 yrs

What age did you start?

DH was 70 when we purchased the PM

What is your preferred location?

Mesa, AZ

Have you tried other locations?

Yes, we spent several winters in other places, decided we liked AZ the best.

How long to you expect to continue?

10 years

What type of RV or other lodging?

Motorhome and now the MH plus the PM

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?

Class C before we retired, now the Class A plus the PM

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?

Haven't decided yet

Any other relevant comments?

[rv2go]

We were Snowbirds for 2 winters before we went full time.
Jan. 2017 will start our 14th year being full time.
We have spent a few winters in Florida. Never really liked it.
A couple of winters in Rockport, TX. It can get cold there.
Now we spend the winters in Southern AZ and Southern CA.
A month is about as long as we spend in one place.

[chris3403]

How long have you been snowbirding?
This is our 12th year.

How long do you stay south and or in transit?
This year and most 4 and a half months, but last year we took a 21 day cruise so we were gone almost 6 months.

What is your home state?
Indiana

What age did you start?
56 I was ready to start at 52 but I had to wait on the better half to retire.

What is your preferred location?
Corpus Christi area

Have you tried other locations?
Yes, Tampa area way too many people

How long to you expect to continue?
Until God calls me home.

What type of RV or other lodging?
5th wheel

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?
Always 5th wheels

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?
Hopefully the son or son-in-law will drive us down and back.

[Ivylog]

How long have you been snowbirding?
10 years
How long do you stay south and or in transit?
Three months
What is your home state?
Georgia
What age did you start?
60
What is your preferred location?
.....Fla where I was born and spent 40 years
Have you tried other locations?
No
How long to you expect to continue?
Another 10+ years
What type of RV or other lodging?
DP as half timers

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?
..... Every type of RV except TH...Snowbirding only in DP.
What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?
Have a kid deliver us
Any other relevant comments?

[John_Joey]

How long have you been snowbirding?

8'th year

How long do you stay south and or in transit?

Depends on the year. 4-6 months away. 1-6 weeks in transit each way.

What is your home state?

Boarder country

What age did you start?

52

What is your preferred location?

Still looking

Have you tried other locations?

Florida, most of Texas, will be checking out Arizona this spring

How long to you expect to continue?

As long as it is more fun then effort.

What type of RV or other lodging?

Once again depends. MH or 5'th wheel mostly, sometimes SUV/hotels for transit if not enough time for the trip.

Progression of RV's & other accommodations?

MH tow car, 5'th wheel & SUV/hotels, 5'th wheel & small 5'th wheel.

What will you do when you are to old to travel north & south?

Mooch off family and friends 😉

Any other relevant comments?

No one place has it all. No one park is the best. No one rig is the best. Cost money and effort to go away for the winters, and you got to stay flexible.