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Rollin101 · 04-14-2020, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DoggieDaddy

If you have a house in the city and a cabin "up north" that is one thing, your home is in the city. A stay at home order should keep you there. However if you do not have a house anywhere and live in a RV, your home is where you park it. There is a difference. In essence we are just going home. Besides, they cannot keep you from your own property.

Cottonwood rv park in Columbia Mo. is a nice park if that’s the one you’re going to stop at.

RossWilliams · 04-14-2020, 01:10 PM

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Besides, they cannot keep you from your own property.

I think "they" can do whatever they want. Who is going to stop them? You can only hope that "they" don't decide to close your RV park or at least let people who "live" there stay. If there is a governor's order against use of seasonal property, you may have to appeal to local authorities not to enforce it strictly.

RossWilliams · 04-14-2020, 01:25 PM

For those who think all travel is proscribed, here is a link from the Center For Disease control:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...in-the-us.html

It does not appear that they think ALL travel is inappropriate. There may be states with restrictions, but the reality of RV travel is that it can involve very limited personal contact compared to other modes. Less than people who are sheltering in place and going for takeout every day.

We know that. But it doesn't really matter what we know or think.

dbircky · 04-14-2020, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DoggieDaddy

If you have a house in the city and a cabin "up north" that is one thing, your home is in the city. A stay at home order should keep you there. However if you do not have a house anywhere and live in a RV, your home is where you park it. There is a difference. In essence we are just going home. Besides, they cannot keep you from your own property.

Dare County NC banned property owners from their property if it is not their primary residence by using their driver's license as proof. Hope yours reflect where you are headed. The owners pay the same property taxes as anyone else that owns property there. The authorities certainly kept people from their own property, while permitting others to freely come and go. If there was a huge health risk, why was anyone permitted to leave and comeback?

DoggieDaddy · 04-14-2020, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dbircky

Dare County NC banned property owners from their property if it is not their primary residence by using their driver's license as proof. Hope yours reflect where you are headed. The owners pay the same property taxes as anyone else that owns property there. The authorities certainly kept people from their own property, while permitting others to freely come and go. If there was a huge health risk, why was anyone permitted to leave and comeback?

The key there is "not their primary residence". Our drivers licenses reflect a mail box. We travel in our primary residence. I think we would have a very strong argument.

DoggieDaddy · 04-14-2020, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollin101

Cottonwood rv park in Columbia Mo. is a nice park if that’s the one you’re going to stop at.

Yes, we are staying at Cottonwood. From Google Earth is looks nice. It's also away from the interstate.

edge68474 · 04-14-2020, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdadof5

If you are coming thu Bakersfield the orange grove has plenty of room.

Nice to know, thank you. We stayed there twice, coming and going. Good people, nice place.

Rollin101 · 04-14-2020, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DoggieDaddy

Yes, we are staying at Cottonwood. From Google Earth is looks nice. It's also away from the interstate.

Yep 2-3 miles North. Columbia is a nice town, university of Mo.
Unless you just want to go to K.C. You can continue North on hwy 63 up to hwy 36 and take it West to get on I-35 at Cameron.
I-70 was closed at the I-435 overpass for removal of the overpass when I was there a month ago. I-35 also runs back NE from K.C. To Cameron.

N6CUS · 04-14-2020, 03:02 PM

Im in Quartzsite still been here since January staying another month or more
best park in the city by far and its $200 month plus electric. they have everything including 50 amp. Car wash. pull thurs, oil draining pit, tennis courts, pool, spa, pressure washer, Great wifi. everything except grass. And they dont care if you wash your motorhome. Plenty space available. of course every one it town it cheap and hardly anyone here but BLM areas have lots still out there, at $6 a night plus electric not sure why there are camped out there but cost more than that running a gen every day cause it is warn during the day time today 77 nights 50 or better

DoggieDaddy · 04-14-2020, 05:31 PM

I wanna go back to our little RV site in northern Minnesota. Where the Perch, and the Walleye, and the Lutefisk go swimming by. ( to the tune of "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii")

jtinagero · 04-14-2020, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbojack

We had a tour to Washington DC through Fantasy RV Tours and FMCA. They said that they postponed the tour to later dates. We asked about a refund since we do not know if their new dates will work for us since they are so far out and they said they would refund our money except for $600.00 for canceling. This will be the last time we use them.

FMCA has been treating every member poorly since the virus broke out. You could have been one of the Tuscon people that were told not to cancel because FMCA would do the right thing.... they issued a voucher for a future event.
Escapees RV Club issued a full refund for their canceled event. I now know where the better group works and plays.

DebbieMH · 04-15-2020, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DoggieDaddy

I wanna go back to our little RV site in northern Minnesota. Where the Perch, and the Walleye, and the Lutefisk go swimming by. ( to the tune of "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii")

Sounds wonderful! For future reference, where is this special place? I’ve never been to Minnesota and it is on my bucket list. Thanks

brobox · 04-15-2020, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jtinagero

FMCA has been treating every member poorly since the virus broke out. You could have been one of the Tuscon people that were told not to cancel because FMCA would do the right thing.... they issued a voucher for a future event.
Escapees RV Club issued a full refund for their canceled event. I now know where the better group works and plays.

Saw posted that Fantasy Tours was keeping a $600. cancellation fee. I was surprised to hear that. Probably a company that I would never book with after hearing that. After this experience I am sure many of us will really ask what the cancellation policies are, I know I will.

dbircky · 04-15-2020, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DoggieDaddy

The key there is "not their primary residence". Our drivers licenses reflect a mail box. We travel in our primary residence. I think we would have a very strong argument.

"Besides, they cannot keep you from your own property." This was the phrase I was referring to. Dare County has kept people from their own property. There's this little thing called the 5th Amendment. 1922 Supreme Court under Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, held that if a regulation went "too far," it could constitute a taking that would require just compensation by the government. When a local government permits some property owners to freely come and go, but restricts others - the government has committed a "taking". There is also the little matter of the 14th Amendment, and equal protection under the law. All property owners are not being treating on an equal basis.

I am glad your personal situation allows you to (hopefully) travel to your "home" base. As a person who owns property in a couple of states, I'll freely travel where and when I please to maintain those properties. I spent too many years with a high and tight to live otherwise.