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5 Reasons to Invest in
a Self-Contained RV
All recreation vehicles have sleeping quarters but that alone doesn’t spell total I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E.
When an RV is totally self-contained it is a complete home, at least for a while, without reliance on campground hook-ups, public shower houses, meals at roadside beaneries or (shudder) gas station restrooms.
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| It may be tiny but it's yours |
What is “self-contained”? In RV jargon, that means having the tankage, plumbing and electricity to operate your home without hooking up to campground utilities. Why is best to "go all the way?"
1. It’s safer. Behind locked doors in your home on wheels you have everything you need to get through the day (or night). If you don’t like the looks of the campground bathrooms or you hate to go out after dark (bugs, animals, humans), you don’t have to take the dreaded “path to the bath”.
2. You’re independent on the highway. When you pull into a roadside rest stop for lunch or a nap, you don’t have to look for a public restroom or a fast food restaurant. We were once trapped in a sudden traffic tie-up on an Interstate for three hours while authorities cleared a major accident. We could cook, eat, turn on reading lights, watch TV, use the bathroom and have all the comforts of home.
3. You control your environment by having your own heating and air and the means of running them without a campground hookup.
4. Travelers in self-contained rigs have more options at campgrounds. If you arrive late and no sites are available, you can ask for a “dry” campsite in an overflow area and still have access to campground security and facilities. You can also choose to stay at no campground at all. Where permitted and safe, boondocking is an option.
5. Resale value is probably higher. The trend in RV’s is to more conveniences. Flush toilets and showers are found now in some of the smallest RV’s.
The Down Side
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| You have to take care of your own utilities |
The more complicated the RV systems, the more maintenance is needed and the more breakdowns occur. Don’t over-do with complex conveniences.
Janet Groene’s Survival Food Handbook isn’t just for doomsday preppers. It’s also a guide to stocking your camper with ordinary, shelf-stable supermarket ingredients for boondocking and emergencies such as fridge failure, evacuation or breakdown. http://amzn.to/1WdYqbe
CAMPGROUNDS; GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
Get an earlybird look at what campgrounds are coming, closing, changing. This is breaking news from local sources and may be incomplete or premature. Follow-up is up to you. Note that many seasonal campgrounds are closing down soon for the winter.
* Upgrades began at once this year when new owners took over the 22-acre Suncook River Camp, Allenstown, New Hampshire.
Now the family-operated camp has a new bathhouse, upgraded showers and
portable potties, and a choice of RV sites with or without water and
electric. Shop the camp store. Rent a kayak, canoe, tube or paddleboard
to float or fish the river. Swim in the pool with a choice of pool toys.
Coming in 2025 will be a completed loop road, covered courtyard
gathering place, glamping cabins and more RV sites. (603) 210-1729
* New near Pierce, Colorado, the Gastown Campground has 10 pull-thru RV sites, Wi-Fi, monthly rates and free use of laundry machines. (785) 375-1976
* It’s over. The request of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe to build an RV park with more than 300 RV sites has been denied. The park would have been north of the Foxwood casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
* Th 387-site Ocala Sun RV Resort, Ocala, Florida is under new ownership. The resort has a heated swimming pool, full hook-ups and park models for rent. Will there be changes? Check ahead. (352) 307-1100
* Here's another new place to camp. Winding Waters on the Etowah River in Cartersville, Georgia, has 252 full hook-up RV sites, stocked fish ponds (with a Georgia license you can also fish in the river), playground, hot tub, high speed Wi-Fi, a lazy river, water slides, snack station, a camp store, dog parks, a resort-style swimming pool and ball courts. Book by the night or month. www.windingwatersrv.com.
* The bad news out of Curtin, Oregon is that the Pass Creek County Park & Campground will close permanently on September 30. At $25 nightly for full hookups the park was a good buy but it just didn’t generate sufficient revenue to stay viable. The Parks Department plans to sell the property.
* The good news from Streetsboro, Ohio is that Woodside Lake campgrounds have been approved for the addition of 62 campsites plus a greenspace with fire pit, a playground and a pavilion with grill. At this time the campground has 250 campsites on 100 acres. Eventually restrooms and showers will be added. : (330) 626-4251
* New in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, the family-run Rocky Valley RV Resort is as big as all outdoors. Bring or rent an ATV, swim, fish, boat, hike and hang out by the fireplace in the spacious clubhouse. Bathrooms are private suites. Five categories of sites range from $69 to $84 nightly, with longer terms up to seasonal available. Book now for leaf peeping until the resort closes at the end of October or nail down your site now for the 2025 season. (844) 988-8880
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