Retirement coming up! 2018 Winnebago Minnie Plus 26RBSS

[SHS123]

Hey folks!
My wife and I routinely take at least one long weekend each month to go camping in our 2018 26RBSS between April and November. Next month I am retiring and my plan is to take some trips where we can stay longer. We have several friends in Florida so having a home base down there for several weeks could be nice. I’ve not camped anywhere for multiple weeks so I’m not quite sure if there are some things I need to consider. We have camped for a week at a time at several state campgrounds in the panhandle. I don’t think the state campgrounds will let me stay 3 weeks at a time. Are there other decently priced “resort” type of campgrounds to consider? Recommendations? Some of the ones I saw online have restrictions on how old your camper is. Mine will be 8 next year. How far out do you need to book reservations? Are there certain communities/clubs worth joining? Just looking for some advice as we move into this new chapter.
Thanks,
Sam

 

[creativepart]

Congrats on your retirement. You made it!

We been retired for 8 years and are so busy we wonder how we got anything accomplished when we were working for a living????

Of course there are LOTS of things to consider.

• Setting up your Mail for while you're away
• Setting up your house for long term trips away
• Setting up your finances and bills for being away
• Deciding where you want to go and what you'll need there

April through November is low season in Florida so, there's more availability and lower prices. The shoulder seasons of April/May and Oct/Nov might be a bit more difficult to find affordable sites. But generally June, July and August are the most avoided months.

HINT: It's off season because no one wants to be there in the hot humid Summer months.

Florida is a huge state with vast amounts of RV parks and outright Resorts. Start looking now.

We live in South Texas so we mostly go West and higher altitudes to chase Sunny, Dry 70's rather than go East, but there's lots to do in Florida

Enjoy

 

[fanrgs]

Very good advice from creativeparts. We live in Colorado and have been snowbirding south of I-10 for 15 years--TX, FL, NM, AZ. But we don't ever go that far south between April and October--too humid from FL to TX and way too much "dry heat" in NM and AZ.

One of our sons lives in Las Vegas and we have been there in nearly every month. Last year, we were there in late Sept. and it was 102 degrees. We came home through N. AZ and NM when it was 114 in Phoenix and 110 in Tucson. So, we stayed at cgs. at 7,500-8,000' where a new record high one day was 81. Altitude is why the mountains of CO are overrun with Texans in summer and why summer RVing in 600'-high FL is cheaper than winter.

It you stay in one private RV park for a week or more, you will generally pay separately for metered electricity. So, running your AC 24/7 for 3 weeks in Florida's July heat and humidity could add a substantial cost to your trip. A stay in Great Smoky Mtns. NP, however, might not even require AC. And you can stay there 14 days, then move to another mountain cg. for the last 7 days of a 3-week trip. Or stay in a private RV park near GSMNP for the entire 3 weeks. But those last 2 suggestions will require early cg. reservations due to the competition for those sites in summer. Or just join the Texans coming to the Rockies for 3-4 summer weeks!