Heading south for the first time
My wife and I had a 27" gasser for a year. This spring we upgraded to a 38" Holiday Rambler DP. So since we just retired we plan to spend the winter out of the snow belt. The plan is to leave around ...
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My wife and I had a 27" gasser for a year. This spring we upgraded to a 38" Holiday Rambler DP.
So since we just retired we plan to spend the winter out of the snow belt. The plan is to leave around Dec.1 and return around March 1.
We are thinking spending 2-3 weeks at every destination. Places that come to mind is GA, Northern FL, Al, LA, MS.
We are not into using the facilities at campgrounds so we are looking for water, electric (30 Amp should do in the winter), cable and WIFI. Full hook-ups would be nice, but driving 5 min's to dump now and again is no big deal.
So learned ones tell me about places you have experience with!
Thank you in advance.
Just some suggested RV tools in preparation for your 1st. retired trip, good job:)
1. buy a Emergency Road Side Service plan and the Travel Assist plan i.e. Good Sam or Coach net. The Travel Assist plan will give both of you some level of peace of mind if there is ever a medical condition or RV accident and you are unable to drive your rig home or need airflight to a hospital. Look in the Good Sam web site for more details.
2. If the tires on your rig are over 3 years old, throw them away for some new hoops.
3. Buy a weather radio and leave it turned on all the time.
4. optional, buy a CB with a good wilson antenna. Not wanting to listen to so called "trucker language" is a lame excuse. Turn the squelch knob up if he language offends the ears of your family. I want to be able to find out the road conditions and traffic conditions miles ahead of me.
5. Buy a Good Sam Campers book to help you find out where camp grounds are located and what amenties each park offers, discounts etc etc.
6. Get familar with the Good Sam web site for RV Parks (same as the book).
7. I would be a little more flexible with how many days I planned on staying at any park. If you like the rv park, stay until you get bored. If after 3 days you find you don't like a place, then move on. I prefer to make "tentative reservations" for the whole RV trip to avoid trying to find a RV park after a long day of driving and ending up in a strange unfamilar town. You can always cancel a RV reservation, just be sure you find out what the policy is for cancelling.
8. RELAX! RELAX! RELAX! AND ENJOY YOUR 1ST. RV ADVENTURE:)
So since we just retired we plan to spend the winter out of the snow belt. The plan is to leave around Dec.1 and return around March 1.
We are thinking spending 2-3 weeks at every destination. Places that come to mind is GA, Northern FL, Al, LA, MS.
We are not into using the facilities at campgrounds so we are looking for water, electric (30 Amp should do in the winter), cable and WIFI. Full hook-ups would be nice, but driving 5 min's to dump now and again is no big deal.
So learned ones tell me about places you have experience with!
Thank you in advance.
Just some suggested RV tools in preparation for your 1st. retired trip, good job:)
1. buy a Emergency Road Side Service plan and the Travel Assist plan i.e. Good Sam or Coach net. The Travel Assist plan will give both of you some level of peace of mind if there is ever a medical condition or RV accident and you are unable to drive your rig home or need airflight to a hospital. Look in the Good Sam web site for more details.
2. If the tires on your rig are over 3 years old, throw them away for some new hoops.
3. Buy a weather radio and leave it turned on all the time.
4. optional, buy a CB with a good wilson antenna. Not wanting to listen to so called "trucker language" is a lame excuse. Turn the squelch knob up if he language offends the ears of your family. I want to be able to find out the road conditions and traffic conditions miles ahead of me.
5. Buy a Good Sam Campers book to help you find out where camp grounds are located and what amenties each park offers, discounts etc etc.
6. Get familar with the Good Sam web site for RV Parks (same as the book).
7. I would be a little more flexible with how many days I planned on staying at any park. If you like the rv park, stay until you get bored. If after 3 days you find you don't like a place, then move on. I prefer to make "tentative reservations" for the whole RV trip to avoid trying to find a RV park after a long day of driving and ending up in a strange unfamilar town. You can always cancel a RV reservation, just be sure you find out what the policy is for cancelling.
8. RELAX! RELAX! RELAX! AND ENJOY YOUR 1ST. RV ADVENTURE:)
