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Old 04-05-2015, 11:37 AM   #1
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Lot Rental Expense

My wife and I are now getting close enough to selling the house, buying the rv, and heading out to start worrying about finances. We probably have the summer spot in the north picked out, but our original plan was to wander the south for a couple winters looking for the right place to spend a whole winter. My question is: do most CGs give better rates for a week, or a month? The daily rates I see on the internet are going to mount up pretty fast.
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Seasonal rates are the best and are usually paid in advance.

Then Monthly.

Then Weekly.

Then Overnight, hence dry camping while on the road.
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Typically a weekly rate = 5 or 6 nightly rates.

Monthly rate = ~ 3 weeks

Seasonal, big savings come a 3 and 5 months. Of course it all depends on how 'in demand' the area is for seasonal stays.

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Thanks, that's what I was looking for.
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Monthly rates are usually a lot cheaper, but you're normally charged separately for your electricity use which can get on up there if you're running both a/c's 24 hours a day.
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Monthly rates are usually a lot cheaper, but you're normally charged separately for your electricity use which can get on up there if you're running both a/c's 24 hours a day.
If we are running both A/Cs 24/7 then obviously we made the wrong turn and need to MOVE and get to cooler weather. That's why we have wheels underneath!

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If we are running both A/Cs 24/7 then obviously we made the wrong turn and need to MOVE and get to cooler weather. That's why we have wheels underneath!

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Last year after staying at an RV park in Aransas Pass TX, the electric bill for a little less than a month was $271! I was pretty shocked. That was running both airs, washer/dryer, dishwasher, etc, but I can run my whole house in the summertime for almost half that.
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I always start my search for a new area with PassportAmerica APP, especially if only going to be around for less than a week. They list the PA discounted price and minimum/maximum stay requirements, etc. If we're going to be in an area for close to a week, or longer, then I only use the PA APP and our GoodSam APP to find parks in the area, and then I go directly to the RV park website where they list the weekly, monthly, seasonal rates.
We've traveled a lot, 19k miles, in the last 9 months, though we've also parked in some Parks for months at a time. We've probably stayed in over 150 parks/sites/state parks/Walmart,corp parking lots, etc in that time as well.
My budget, when we started, was for $30 average cost for RV parks, per night. Some months, especially when travelling, was very near that. Of course, when staying for a month, or more, we are probably average 1/2 that, depending on time of year, and locations.
We are currently near Hiawassee, GA(N GA Mountains near NC), and have a monthly rate of $433($14.29 per day average), including elec, water, sewer, and cable tv, since we committed to a two month stay. Nice.
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Last year after staying at an RV park in Aransas Pass TX, the electric bill for a little less than a month was $271! I was pretty shocked. That was running both airs, washer/dryer, dishwasher, etc, but I can run my whole house in the summertime for almost half that.

Yikes. The most we've ever paid for electric was $100, and then I wasn't very happy. I'm like Barb, if I had to run both AC's, I'm obviously in the wrong place.
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I bought my rig a couple weeks ago and am closing on my house over the next couple of weeks. I have been shocked at the prices for lot rents and locations across North central WV (where the shale fields are booming). Though prices around here are $450-500 all utilities included with wi-fi, I feel like they're too high. Some of these spots have been in people's front yards or literally on the sides of curvy roads. I managed to find a spot for $700 for the season (April through November) with the same amenities. Though the seasonal rate doesn't prorate, I still feel lucky having plopped down the fee last night.

I like the reasoning on constantly running your A/C though.
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We stay near Yuma. Lot rental for the year is 2400. Monthly electric bill runs from 35 - 60 dollars.
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teamReames, you spoke the key phrase, "where the shale fields are booming." You are in competition with people that are making big bucks. This phenomenon is taking place all over the USA. Housing is so short across the oil/gas patch that anyone with a vacant spot on their front yard is trying to cash in. When the boom is over the prices will come back down. Better to go somewhere there is no activity. Who really wants to hang out with a bunch of drunken drifters, anyway. Bob
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