tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post7442541459904890940..comments2024-02-27T03:16:08.430-05:00Comments on Rv Travels With Karen and Al: What is Your Traveling Style?Karen and Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-6527699811203577252012-01-18T10:46:08.372-05:002012-01-18T10:46:08.372-05:00I think we are more like Kevin and Ruth in traveli...I think we are more like Kevin and Ruth in traveling style. We are solared up and have huge holding tanks, so we can boondock for 8-10 days before needing to move on. <br /><br />We love to see more and more of this great country. Spending about a week or two in a location and then I think I would want to change the scenery out the windows again. So many things to explore and see and learn. <br /><br />But also some down time for my fiber work and relaxing in a lawn chair while doing it is pure heaven for me.<br /><br />We don't care for any RV park if we can help it, and prefer boondocking, not just for saving on the budget but also for the peace and quiet. <br /><br />We once stayed in a campground where we were so close, we could hear the guy in the next rig--- snoring, burping, sneezing and ummm other sounds. Had to keep the windows closed or we could hear every little thing he said. We had another rig right tight up to our back side with four noisy little yapper dogs, and then the one on our patio side dumped his tanks with just sticking the hose into the open sewer hole (no donut) and whew did it stink! It was about 6 feet from our picnic table and we were getting ready to eat breakfast. <br /><br />On our last long trip (7 weeks) we only stayed in an RV park 3 nights. 2 nights was to visit with friends camping there, and 1 night was so we could drive through Sedona in our toad and leave our dogs in the air conditioned rig all day with the windows shut. Otherwise, we probably would have boondocked that day too if the temps had been lower. <br /><br />~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~<br />Karen and Steve<br />(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard<br /> http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/KarenInTheWoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884478307015605168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-35415917390138362952012-01-18T06:09:20.367-05:002012-01-18T06:09:20.367-05:00Our son just came for the weekend, and we went to ...Our son just came for the weekend, and we went to James Island Campground. They offer daily shuttle to Charleston. Here is a link to their site.<br />http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Enjoy-Winter-Savings-at-James-Island-County-Park.html?soid=1102640287370&aid=WwSr6MzadyIlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840967574038922947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-29681591527425870222012-01-18T02:10:29.152-05:002012-01-18T02:10:29.152-05:00I have been meaning to join your blog for absolute...I have been meaning to join your blog for absolutely ages! Finally remembered to do it today. Ugh, don't like alligators.<br /><br />Mike and Dee <br />gonerving.blogspot.comGoneRvinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859078941489011462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-42949473098387899512012-01-17T22:48:07.156-05:002012-01-17T22:48:07.156-05:00Great topic to think about! We have not developed...Great topic to think about! We have not developed a style since we've not been FT for even two months yet.<br /><br />We have two new grandbabies on the way on each side of the country, so we'll be bouncing coast to coast in the next 4 or 5 months.<br /><br />Hope to slow down someday!Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-16913603397862334872012-01-17T21:59:20.219-05:002012-01-17T21:59:20.219-05:00I think we are still developing our style of trave...I think we are still developing our style of travel. We enjoy the state and county parks and COE parks the best but you are right it can be expensive. I think at about 2 weeks I get hitch itch but I am learning that staying a little longer and learning to relax is good too and fits my husband a little better. We are like you and find spending time with each other is what we like best but we have found others along the way that we "click" with and we enjoy time with them as well. I think our style will continue to change and evolve as the time goes by.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263191567454481794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-6433225883610954512012-01-17T21:21:04.087-05:002012-01-17T21:21:04.087-05:00Interesting topic! Traveling solo, I choose to vo...Interesting topic! Traveling solo, I choose to volunteer for refuges and stay a few months at a time. This gives me someone other than Emma to talk to, and I've developed a few lasting friendships along the way. I am also able to visit surrounding areas in depth.<br /><br />Since I most dislike the driving aspect of this lifestyle, it suits me. Since it's mostly a "couples" lifestyle out here, I pretty much avoid RV resorts with all those activities. It has been my experience that couples seldom include a solo in their activities.<br /><br />Different strokes for different folks. How cool is that?Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-86783551449455160142012-01-17T18:20:06.378-05:002012-01-17T18:20:06.378-05:00"It’s not that we don’t enjoy spending time w..."It’s not that we don’t enjoy spending time with other people. We do, but we don’t want to “go steady.” -- That about describes us. We're not on the road full time yet ... but will be at the end of the year, and looking forward to it. As for DC in the summer -- unless you like humidity, I'd try for spring or late fall.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-54246677877382867992012-01-17T14:30:18.694-05:002012-01-17T14:30:18.694-05:00Well you know us! We are the weird ones that real...Well you know us! We are the weird ones that really aren't the typical normal RVer's. We love adventure and are always on the move. We love the outdoors and enjoy searchin out things to do in the area. We like to socialize but also love to do things as just the two of us. Boondocking or next to free camping/parking is our thing we are definitely not RV Park/Resort kind of people but we do occassionally like to go to a campground if it is in a small out of the way place.<br /><br />That's the nice thing about RVing, there is just about something out there for everyone.<br /><br />Kevin and Ruth<br /><a href="http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com" rel="nofollow">www.travelwithkevinandruth.com</a>Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-75866987263238361252012-01-17T13:03:23.128-05:002012-01-17T13:03:23.128-05:00If we are not workamping, we like to move about ev...If we are not workamping, we like to move about every 7-10 days. We really enjoy camping near water and find the corp of engineer parks and state parks to be the best. We like meeting up with friends and our alone time too. This lifestyle has been a great fit for us.John and Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358936538485648978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-64797598250535319722012-01-17T13:02:14.870-05:002012-01-17T13:02:14.870-05:00I too want more down time to read and relax. Seem...I too want more down time to read and relax. Seems I have to have at leat 2 weeks or more in a location for that to happen. Although we are not terribly social people we have made some good friends through the RV-Dreams Rally. We seem not to meet very many of our fellow campers at parks for some reason. We don't have much trouble conserving water so full hook ups aren't something we seek out although they are nice. We do love state parks but you are right that those $25-$30 a night fees with no weekly or monthly rates usually get expensive.<br /><br />I'm thinking you are a genius if you can go to the Keys for 5 weeks in lter March but now I realize you'll use your 1000 trails for 2 weeks, go to a state park for one and back to the 1000 trails for 2 more. Did I guess right??Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-1787906306082700382012-01-17T12:40:56.540-05:002012-01-17T12:40:56.540-05:00I've decided I like staying a couple of weeks ...I've decided I like staying a couple of weeks in one spot - that's usually long enough, which will work out well when I'm back on the road. I want to boondock lots of BLM areas, which are free for 14 days, and I loved the Long Term Visitor Area permits that you can get for $180 for seven months. What a bargain that is for boondockers! And then, looking forward to staying for a bit in a park with full hook-ups, as I have planned for February, is quite a treat! :)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516591720277269204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-53680194312793768532012-01-17T11:45:54.455-05:002012-01-17T11:45:54.455-05:00We are pretty much loners too. We generally visit ...We are pretty much loners too. We generally visit with folks around us in campgrounds, if we all stay around long enough, and sometimes a lasting friendship will develop, but not too often. We have a book that we write those special folks in to try to stay in touch. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't.<br /><br />We've always felt like one week someplace was usually enough. That remained to be true last year in our adventure year. By about that amount of time we've seen everything there is to see in driving distance and feel like it's time to head on down the road ~ even though sometimes it's not too far!meowmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209824648988317879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-54569391556143867732012-01-17T10:50:57.910-05:002012-01-17T10:50:57.910-05:00Nice to read your blog. We love full timing. We l...Nice to read your blog. We love full timing. We like to stay put for 3 mos in the winter and travel 3 mos. In the summer we would like to travel more but in Canada it is very expensive to move around so we tend to stay put and take off in the jeep. We enjoy doing things just the two of us very much but also enjoy all the friends and family that come to visit us. Do you have inflatable kayaks? That would be fun!The Hollingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364511707496390848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-91254255120099837692012-01-17T10:27:58.795-05:002012-01-17T10:27:58.795-05:00Because we own rv sites at Rock Crusher Canyon (Cr...Because we own rv sites at Rock Crusher Canyon (Crystal River) and River Vista (Dillard, GA), we spend most of our time at those 2 parks with shorter 1-2 week trips during spring, summer or early fall. Now that we're fulltiming, we are not into the "rustic"/ boondocking style. But we definitely are not into all asphalt/concrete parks either. If you've never been to Asheville area and Biltmore, you gotta go!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076523638471888155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-25260572000491340842012-01-17T10:19:42.176-05:002012-01-17T10:19:42.176-05:00You just described what will most likely be our st...You just described what will most likely be our style, though we will be moving back and forth across the country, we think we'll be at each place 2-4 weeks and we love state parks and to get out there and see new things. We're not overly "social" either, though we do strike up conversations and I'm sure we'll make a few permanent friendships on the road and maybe even attend a few larger group outings as time goes on. Of course we're not full-timers yet, so who knows how things might develop once we are! There's something for everyone out there, and no one right way to do things.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/05979446142128610261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012334620640049242.post-22718761333569716022012-01-17T09:20:23.610-05:002012-01-17T09:20:23.610-05:00I would like to move around more often in the wint...I would like to move around more often in the winter but family keeps at one park for the winter... However we do travel a lot from April to November. We love both cement and nature ~ also we love being with friends but if we have to be alone we have no problems with that. We are BEST friends!!! So we are pretty flexible. We are also going to DC this spring... April 29th I think!!!<br />Have fun & Travel safe<br />Donnasquawmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814752309515986976noreply@blogger.com