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Re: Is a Resort REALLY a Resort & is a Park REALLY a Park or??
Bill, I truly do value your input. This started as a project just for me and I was just wondering how it might help others if I shared it. One thing you may not know is that on Google Earth there is a tool that you can use to change the dates of the satellite passes over any site. In most cases I can get 2012 as the OLDEST pass so any view I have is at the oldest 2012 and most are up to date as of 2013. I was surprised to see some places I was researching had vehicles in the same place and appeared to be the same vehicles for 8 years. As a side note, I was an imagery expert for the Air Force Special Operations for several years so I can "read" the imagery better than most. It comes in handy! Again thanx415Views0likes0CommentsRe: Is a Resort REALLY a Resort & is a Park REALLY a Park or??
Bil Satellite - Good point about the 99% but thats ok with me. There are places to stay all within a half days drive or less anywhere in the US. Again, parks are divided into different categories dependent on what they offer and how they look. You may not be able to or want to stay in a Platinum location but you will be able to find somewhere to stay that for sure will fit your needs if you have a big-rig; TRULY Pull-Thru, TRULY Full-Hookups and TRULY Big Rig FRIENDLY. If you prefer a Coyote Ugly site just for the night, it's on there. Basically, all I have done is visited tons of sites that rate these parks & used their input, I also visualized them on Google Earth and gleaned as much info from that as well. I have done my best to ensure they fit the needs of Big Rig, Full Hookups and appear to be the nicest in their area. Basically, according to me as interpreted from tons of ratings these parks ARE the best of the best in the area they are located in.415Views0likes0CommentsRe: Is a Resort REALLY a Resort & is a Park REALLY a Park or??
First I meant to say 40' and not 40" ! LOL. What I have done is classified the parks in the categories of Platinum (The Refuge near Lake Havasu for example), Gold (Bella Terra), Silver, Bronze and Coyote. The Coyote is a reference to the Coyote Ugly movie, When you wake up you want to "chew your arm off" so you won't wake her. In this case you wake up look outside and say, "did I really stay in this dump?" Obviously, as MANY of you have stated it is all subjective but it works for me. As I travel, I can look on my Google Earth map to locate where I am then see places on my route. I can then see which RV places are on my route and decide if I will need to stay in a Bronze overnight or is there a better place down the road. With this project, I don't have to worry about making a trip through the joint (Unless I really want to). I have used ALL of the Review sites mentioned and others to help me in distinguishing these places as well as the Google Earth idea of seeing if they are nice or not. Sometimes Google Earth can't see much but many times you can & especially on Street View. Again, this was my project but I think I nailed it for how would one say the "more picky traveler." Or as my cousin said," it seems to be more for The Discriminating Motor Coach Adventurer." If published, it could be just one more reference for everyone else! Happy & Safe Travels415Views0likes0CommentsIs a Resort REALLY a Resort & is a Park REALLY a Park or??
We all have probably run into this problem. We check a website and it looks great. We plan to stay 3 or 4 days and when we get there it is NOTHING like what it looked like on the website. I have been working for almost a year on an EXHAUSTIVE project that lists RV Parks & Resorts. I am tired of pulling into a "big-rig" friendly place that maybe go-cart friendly at most. If anyone is interested let me know. I might try to publish this project. It includes an Excel Spreadsheet cross-referenced to places I have marked on Google Earth. A Resort should be a Resort and a Park should be a Park and a Campground should be a Campground and a hell-hole should NOT be any of the aforementioned. By the way, if any of you use Google Earth to check out a site, if you use the date of satellite passover tool you can see if the same vehicles have been there for an extended period. You can learn a lot with Google Earth and whether or not the site has long-termers or permanents. Again, if anyone wants to help with this endeavor let me know. It is mainly for 40" and larger rigs which is where I feel "Big Rigs" start.17KViews0likes58CommentsLP Detector Location in 2005 Winnebago Journey
I would like to know EXACTLY where the LP Gas Leak Detector is located INSIDE my 2005 Winnebago Journey 39K. It shows a picture of it in the manual but does not tell me where it is. Any help is appreciated. ALSO - what is the BEST and SAFEST way to test the LP Gas Detector? Thanks in advance Keith1.5KViews0likes5Comments
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