We were in space #25. The least expensive.

Yes, and many, many rules.

Number of campers: 6
Number of dogs: 2. One of our 3 dogs was named Anne Frank for the weekend.
Check In between 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM no other times.
Length of Trailer: Minimum 24'

And many more.

We wanted to be closer (MM 14) but all the other parks had bad reviews or had limits on dog size. The KOA nearby is still in disrepair from the hurricane.



The size of the spaces are actually very large with foliage in between each site. We had another 7 feet we could have backed in further.


A large portion of the sites are owned and not available. Bay side (with dock), lagoon side with dock, or inside. They offered a Tiki Hut with a Television ( the most expensive).

Congrats.

On the way down we had a surprise Birthday party to attend in Parkland and we stayed at C. B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, get space #70 total isolation backing up to a lake.

 

Enjoying the cool weather and it is time for a wheel bearing repack, no bugs this time of year. Getting the RV jacked up on one side was fum, the floor jack on the frame did the job and after I placed jack stands I was adjusting them and the jack slipped, fortunately the stands caught all of the weight and the trailer only dropped 1/4 of an inch. Always use jack stands!

The next fun was finding wheel seals. I took 1 drum apart and took the seal to Advance Auto, with 9 cars in my fleet they know me well. They spent 30 minutes looking up the seal, they had one in stock and 3 more will be in for me tomorrow. I did complete the installation of the one drum minus the adjustment.

 

Lookie what I found, inside of both left tires have cuts, right side seems fine. They are Maxiss 8008 manufactured 34th month 2016. Impact or defect?

 

Considering the purchase of 2 deeded RV lots near a very nice lake in Utah. Have ZERO experience with doing something like this so I'd like to get input from others who have. Don't really want to double-tow our camp trailer AND our new ski boat to this area (8hr drive) every time we want to visit. Having something semi-permanent down there would be nice, especially if it is big enough for a 2nd family to join us. If I buy bare lots directly from the resort, I'd have to pay to have utilities connected at the site. Once connected, my monthly dues cover the cost of the utilities. I'd also have to do all of the improvements to the site, such as clearing weeds and bushes, installing a parking area, or adding grass. These lots sell for about $25-28k each. The other (better) option is to buy from an individual seller that has already done this work. I've seen 2 seller's listing that each have double lots connected to each other. One of the listings has a storage shed and a gazebo on it and the other listing has 2-26ft RVs on it and are included. The RVs each sleep 6, have wrap-around decks/porches on them, and both have framed shelters that (I assume) could be used for shade if tarped over. Each RV is a mid-90's unit in decent shape with AC, but only one has a slide. Both of these private listings are selling for about $45-49k, so this is obviously the better deal if the improvements were done correctly and the trailers are not trashed out.

What has me on the fence about either route is that the RV park is seasonal from May to October. That's fine if we only wanted to use it during warmer months, but I cannot be 100% on that. The area is prime for hunting, snowmobiling, and other activities. Also, I'm betting that if I ever want to sell it, I'd lose money......bigtime. There is plenty of property for sale outside of the RV park, but it is strictly for neighborhood developments that require a mega-mansion or cabin be built on it, with expensive HOA fees. I don't want to spend that much money if I'm not living there year-round. I guess I'd like to hear from anyone who has purchased RV park memberships and have the good/bad/ugly opinions to share. Thoughts?

 

I would lean towards a road hazard. Were they on the same side of the trailer? Did you get a road hazard warranty when you bought them?

 

The monthly dues would drive me off. That means the lot will cost you money forever and ever and ever and ever whether you use it or not.
8 hours to get there will put a damper on usage eventually. Not like you can come home from work at 4 and hop in the truck and go.
You are buying a lot which means your neighbors are going to be right on top of you. One lousy neighbor and that will ruin it. At least if you camp next to a jerk at a campground, they won't be there next time you come.
You will feel obligated to go there and no place else. My tiny experience with Utah is there are a lot of beautiful places to see, I wouldn't want to be tied down to just one.

I'm sure negative Nancy in me can come up with more .

 

I think you answered your own questions.

Eric, you are spot on.

 

Negative on the road hazard, bought them from a small shop. Usually the right tires take the hit, this time it was the left tires. I am going to see what can be done but I am probably going to have 4 new Goodyear Endurance tires for it. I am going to go to Discount Tire because they are a large chain and accessible when on the road.

 

We don't plan to stay in Montana forever, so I thought we'd better get on this as prices continue to rise every year down there. I'm also hoping that my wife will stop working once I'm done with my current employer so that we'll have more time to travel. We really like that lake and can't find anything like it any closer to us (warm water). But I do understand the concern about feeling obligated to go down there. I don't want to be tied down to any one particular spot, but cannot justify renting a vacation house at $500-1500 per night. That just seems rediculous, but then, so do HOAs......

 

Place me firmly in the "NO" camp with Eric and Mark for the reasons given and for me personally, I wouldn't want to be tied to the same place all of the time, I like to explore new areas when we travel. $25 to 49K plus monthly fees will pay for a lot of transient sites in different places. But I understand like all things, everyone has their own preferences, some of our friends think having a permanently sited 5ver down by the shore is the ultimate setup, that would eventually bore me.

 

My family truly loves being on the water, and my girls are extremely sensitive to cold temperatures (Raynaud's Syndrome). Just bought a NTU ski boat and can't wait to use it. We already have a family cabin near Yellowstone, but again, that's colder water and my extended family uses it so much that its hard for me to schedule any time with my immediate family out there. Honestly, I don't see us using the lake property more than 2-3 times from May through October, but that is because we can't ever get away from work right now (healthcare management). Once the kids are out of the house, I can see us relocating and going much more frequently. If we buy now, we'd obviously be throwing money away for the unforeseeable future. If we rent, then prices are ridiculous every time we go down and will only get more expensive year after year.

So I guess I'm really just interested in hearing from people who own RV lots and what their experiences have been with neighbors, HOAs, limitations on usage, etc?

 

I joined the Goodyear Endurance club today. Discount Tire did say the tires had impact damage (no surprise there). So I got the left tires, put them on, took off the right tires and went back to the tire store. They mounted and balanced the remaining 2 Maxxis tires on my car haulers rims where the China Bombs it was on blew out, these will last till I put 4 new tires on it. I brought the tires back home, cleaned and repacked the right side drums, checked the brakes and suspension. I installed the tires, checked the hitch and deemed her ready for 2020. Tomorrow it is supposed to be warm again, I am going to turn on the A/Cs and exercise them a bit. I need to order some wax for it.

 

Getting ready for wood gathering in my homemade utility trailer. The white sheet metal was bolted on for this trip so the firewood wouldn't fall off and worked great.


The trip was a success, the X with the 5.4 4.30 gearing performed flawlessly.


I know some pictutes came out sucky but time is Dinero.

 

Thought those mountains looked familiar. My brother lives in Mimbres.

 

Nah, I'm in the deep south in Las Cruses.