On Sep 26, 2009, at 4:34 PM, George Wietor wrote:

> Visited my in-laws at their former winter HQ in a very nice Yuma, AZ
> RV park. The management insisted on a 55- and- older clientele and
> advertised a fairly steep overnight transient  fee  on their
> billboard out front.   Seasonal and monthly rates were quite
> reasonable IIRC. The idea was to keep the riffraff out. The only pop-
> top was a Eurovan which a Canadian couple placed in front of their
> park model unit for daily driving. It was illegal to actually sleep
> in a vehicle parked in a driveway.
> The customer base is often  word-of-mouth and people often plan to
> return year after year. Make good friends with fellow RVers-you may
> need references for the cleaner locations.
>
> My parents RV'd into retirement. They mentioned that older RVs are
> not readily welcomed in a lot of the nicer places.

"I hope I die before I get old"-The Who

Shoot moi if I ever try to visit Quartzite again.

Makes moi want to get a 1972 GMC motorhome?

Whoa, that got my dander up.

Mr. Bz-now old enough, but no plans to visit 1 of those communities if
I can help it?

>
> George. 83.5 Westy parked in the driveway. Grand Rapids MI
> No actual personal RV experience.
>
>> Wasn't there a time when you had to
>> pitch a tent
>> ( just to get in the tent spaces? )
>> with an RV er' VW Camperbus?
>> & then have to sneak into your poptop to sleep?
>> I guess their getting a little better :o)
>>