Any Canadians travelling to the US?

[flapwing]

To Canadian RVers ... with what's happening with our southern neighbours has anyone changed travel plans to the US in the coming months?

[Griswald One]

No Southern travel this year. We average 60 days a year in our RV and most of them are spent South of the border between Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida.

This year we have cancelled all of our Southern travel plans and have booked into campgrounds that are wholly Canadian owned. Of our 60 days, probably 20 of them are spent at KOA's, I emailed the company to let them know that I appreciate their service over the years but I will not be staying with any organization that sends franchise fees South until the politicians sort out the current mess.

[RickNC]

Camped here in Atlanta (Stone Mountain)the past 3 days next to some fine folks from Ontario. They reported no issues or searches crossing over. They said no hassle with the natives here either during the 3 weeks they have been in the US.

[spock12]

I normally visit Florida in the winter but it’s hard to find campsites maybe next winter I’ll be able to find campgrounds that has open sites. I have met of lot of really nice Canadian’s, some in hardware stores in Canada that went out of their way to help me out with a problem with my camper. I plan on going to Alaska this year and hopefully meet a few more Canadian’s , I plan on spending around $2500.00 Canadian dollars. I never ask other campers about who they voted for or in Canada about who they voted for, I could care less.

[Bearmtn]

When you get to the border they can choose to let you across, turn you away, or bring you in and incarcerate you. Travelling in an RV often means a stay long enough to raise questions about your intentions, and given the arbitrary nature and all encompassing power of a border services agent, I will not risk travelling for pleasure until common sense returns. No interest in being a news story.
As a suggestion to travellers, the border is the thin red line. Once across for legitimate reasons there is no issue. The best way to cross for now is to fly from a preclearance airport where the US immigration officers are working on Canadian soil. That way if they have an issue, you are still well inside Canada and the worst that can happen is that you have to go home again.

[Unplanned Tourist]

We normally take a trip to Southern Arizona end of March to end of April. Great time to be there. Visit friends that have condos in Phoenix and another friend in Tucson. Unfortunately we won't be going this year. Some friends are also thinking about selling in Phoenix.

[spock12]

On this site I keep my mouth shut but on YouTube I don’t hold anything back. This site is all about learning new things and new places to camp. I have had a rv for more than 15 years and I’m still learning. For a long time I slept in a tent on a trail but the wife would not go. With a rv wife will go anywhere. I walked a thousand miles on the Appalachian Trail and wife walked one time and said that was enough. Me and wife have never met a stranger. If people don’t want to come south it will make it easier for us to find campgrounds. I don’t carry guns or drink or use drugs so I shouldn’t have any problems at the border. I could care less who the prime minister of Canada is as I’m not going to see him. I’m leaving politics alone and I’m going to Canada and Alaska to have fun, I do wish the price of diesel would come down in Canada while we are there

[RickNC]

Originally Posted by Bearmtn

When you get to the border they can choose to let you across, turn you away, or bring you in and incarcerate you. Travelling in an RV often means a stay long enough to raise questions about your intentions, and given the arbitrary nature and all encompassing power of a border services agent, I will not risk travelling for pleasure until common sense returns. No interest in being a news story.
As a suggestion to travellers, the border is the thin red line. Once across for legitimate reasons there is no issue. The best way to cross for now is to fly from a preclearance airport where the US immigration officers are working on Canadian soil. That way if they have an issue, you are still well inside Canada and the worst that can happen is that you have to go home again.

Utter nonsense! Canadian RV’ers are not being detained at the border. Nor are there Americans running around telling Canadians to go home as also been rumored.
My leadership preferences were not met at the last election, but this spreading of fear and misinformation helps no one.

[ThisIsUs]

We were scheduled to return from our snowbird trip back to Alberta for very end of April, but we are now headed back home to be there by the very last day of March. Due in part, to all the uncertainty of what's coming and changing on an almost daily basis with everything right now.

It's such a shame but yes our travel plans have totally changed after more than 25 years heading south (remember the days when we only needed to show our drivers license to cross!!), and this year for the foreseeable will be our last trip into the USA. Older I'm getting less hoops I want to jump through.

Safe and happy travels to all.

[spock12]

I was stationed in Alaska in 1972 and drove home in 1973 during the gas shortage in America. All we needed was a driver license to cross the border and Canada had no shortage of gas. Now we need a passport to cross the border, ours expires in October this year. This is our last year going to Alaska or Canada for that matter, to old. A lot of Canadian’s come south for the winter as it’s to cold in Canada. So I imagine that a lot of Canadian’s will come south next winter because Mexico is not safe. I imagine that most Canadian’s will be just like me and keep politics out of camping and go somewhere warmer

[Laggard]

As ThisIsUs said that they are not willing to jumper more hoops, that a plies to many Canadians.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...e/82638978007/

[Bearmtn]

Originally Posted by RickNC

Utter nonsense! Canadian RV’ers are not being detained at the border. Nor are there Americans running around telling Canadians to go home as also been rumored.
My leadership preferences were not met at the last election, but this spreading of fear and misinformation helps no one.

It may seem like nonsense to Americans but not to Canadians. You would not understand as a US citizen.

[Bobby F]

I think it's unfounded political hysteria. Canadians have always been welcome down here, and they always will be welcome. There are people who have an interest in Canadians not believing this, and they're making hay out of the controversy for their own gain.


The average American isn't even reading the stories about the current mess, and wouldn't care if they did read about it. "Those darned Canadians" isn't a phrase I have ever heard.

[Gooma]

. Leave politics out of you travel plans.