2gypsies
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Rates went up all over the country.
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11 hours ago, Mike and Kathy said:
Hi. We are work campers. Full time. We get paid on W-2s, but move to seasonal jobs. Can we claim the travel to assignments and site rent? On Sched C? TIA
I would ask a tax guy rather than a forum! 😉
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We 'retired' early at 55 due to downsizing. Sold everything - lived in a 2500 sq ft lakeside home in Michigan. We knew we didn't want to stay in Michigan with the winters and we definitely didn't want to rent out our home when not there. We wanted to travel. We full-timed for 16 years with a lot of volunteering for a campsite in our national and state parks. We loved AZ in the winter so eventually got a lot at the Benson SKP Coop for the winters. At one time we also had a lot in Washington at Chimicum SKP park. However, we felt staying there in the summer really curtailed our traveling so that was sold.
As we aged and having seen all the places we wanted... many over and over and as the crowds came to be and reservations were a must we sold the RV.
We have now bought a 1100 sq ft home with mountain views in a very active retirement town in AZ (not a planned inclusive community). It came completely furnished down to linens and pots and pans. We didn't have to buy a thing. It's near excellent medical, cultural and outdoor activities. Our kids didn't stay in Michigan either and now live in the West. We felt if owning property while RVing you feel committed to using it for a chunk of time. What we did worked great for us.
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... a very unfortunate accident but the daughter stated: "Sure, maybe Airstream doesn't advise traveling inside the trailer. But we thought maybe that the last 20 minutes of an eight-hour drive and slow country roads would be fine." ..... a bad decision to go against recommendations.
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They stated 'trailer'.... had to be a motorhome. Do you have the link?
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Those BOF listings need to be updated and delete the ones not in service. I've talked to people who say some of the BOFs aren't active anymore. BOFs began before the popular cell phones and internet as a way to get together.
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I don't know if this would affect you. Here are their Long-Term stay regulations. Long-Term means longer than 8 weeks.
An excerpt:
LONG-TERM STAY (LTS) POLICY
Reservations that are made for a period that is longer than 8 weeks are considered Long-Term Stays. We will allow reservations for more than 8 weeks, but, should the customer cancels within the last 30 days prior to their original check-in date, the deposit cannot be refunded.https://escapeesrvparks.com/national-reservation-cancellation-policies/
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1 hour ago, starsite said:
@2gypsiesI, too, did a google concerning 89A and found valuable information. Thank you for the link. Insightful. I would love to drive it with my truck but not trailering.
Definitely drive it with your truck. It's very nice and stop at Slide Rock State Park... there may be some swimmers in the beautiful creek. Also, near the top of the drive is a very large pull-off and there are usually Native Americans there selling nice jewelry. Hope you're able to do some trails out of Sedona. It's such a pretty area.... but very crowded. Our first visit was many years ago when it wasn't really 'discovered' yet.... quite a change.
Also.... coming from Monument Valley Tuba City is a good place to buy fuel. Usually more reasonable than Flagstaff and definitely more reasonable than Sedona.
Continuing down 89 from Tuba City on the right at Cameron immediately past the Colorado River will be the Cameron Trading Post, i believe is the name. It is a high quality gift shop (& has less expensive ones, also) but they have a very nice restaurant. Navajo tacos are awesome! Nothing like the typical 'taco'.
https://camerontradingpost.com/shop.html
At that intersection is Hwy 64 which would take you to Grand Canyon Nat'l Park. If you weren't planning to go there you could at least do a loop from there, through the park and exiting on south 64... then to Flagstaff by 64/180 or 64 to Williams & I-40. Many canyon viewpoints to park along the upper 64. Good road.
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From Monument Valley south you'd take 163/160 to Tuba City then 89 south to Flagstaff..... good roads.
From Flagstaff you have a choice of 89A to Sedona which is a steep 2-lane downhill with curves or I-17 south to 179 into Sedona. You're still going to have a downhill from Flagstaff to 179 but it's an interstate. If you're concerned about roads I'd recommend taking I-17.
I just did a Google and here's the description of 89A from Flagstaff to Sedona: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g31352-i168-k12012256-89A_between_Flagstaff_and_Sedona-Sedona_Arizona.html
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In your given order here is the route you'd take and you won't have any issues on any of the roads. I-40 can be rough but it's the best way for you to go. :
Hot Springs, AR to Monument Valley:
I-40 west to Gallup, NM then 264/191/163 to Monument Valley
To Sedona: Backtrack to Gallup, NM then I-40 west and south on I-17 to 179 into Sedona. (You could stay on I-40 and pick up 89A into Sedona but you should read about it first. It would be a steep, curvy downhill but very doable with your RV. We've done it with our 40' MH)
Sedona to Petrified Forest - back on I-40 east to Holbrook. Take 180 south a short distance to the Petrified Forest Gift Shop (could spend an overnight here and tour the NP Rd with your truck & return to the RV. Travel the road fully and it will take you to the end at I-40 again. There are places on the park road to explore.
To Arches: East on I-40 to 191 north
To Mesa Verde NP - 191 south to 491 to CO 160
Mesa Verde to Albuquerque - 160 east to Durango (worth a stop and even a drive up to Silverton in your truck which is awesome! (We've boondocked up there a lot with our 40' MH). You could even pre-arrange for the Durango to Silverton train for a day excursion. From Durango take 550 to Albuquerque.
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Please give your starting point and exactly what parks/areas you plan to stop... ending where? Then we would be able to give you a good route.
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Is there a specific reason you want to travel with others? It's difficult to do as people have their own ideas of when and where to stop.
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5 hours ago, whj469 said:
El Paso or Laredo in Texas, there are lots of large trucks crossing every day.
Large trucks also use Nogales. They bring produce over all day long.
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Prescott might be another option for you along with St. George, Utah.
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Escapees is advertising a HOP.. 8 nights for $8500 per person ($17,000) and you have to fly yourself into Alaska to begin it. You might want to check it out if you want to go with a group. Hope you get there somehow. It's an awesome place!
https://escapees.com/event/alaska-outdoor-adventure-bears-and-glacier-hop/
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It sounds like they're in financial trouble because of all the past freebies and cheap camping. Compare what they're charging now to other state parks. They're behind in raising prices.
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Check out Juniper Ridge in Show Low, AZ It would be much cooler that the 'valley' of AZ in the summer. You could see some snow in winter though but not like Flagstaff. Activities, pool and many Park Models.
https://juniperridgeresort.com/
Another park in the area:
We have former full-time friends who bought here & they love it... low key; not glitzy:
https://www.realty.com/home-listings/352046585/1664-Ponderosa-Lane-Lakeside-AZ-85929
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Well.....there are thousands there that have an RV lot in parks, if that's what you mean. Since you're familiar with the area just choose some parks you'd like a lot and see if they have any for sale.
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Bread buttered and toasted in a fry pan is scrumptious! Much better than a toaster.
The propane toaster oven would be great outside. I sure wouldn't use them inside.
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I think you'll just have to start calling places for their annual rates.
It would be difficult to find an area that would be good for both summer and winter temperatures. You mentioned Arizona. You might look into the parks in Benson, AZ. It's a little higher elevation but not too high for winters... about 3600' EL. The summer temps aren't quite as warm as Tucson or Phoenix and the winters have some cold nights but warms up during the day.
Put your name on the Escapees Co-op park in Benson. Lots of year-rounders there and it's a great, friendly park. No pool though. It would be difficult to find a cheaper, nicer one.
CT RV Resort (formerly Cochise Terrace) might be another one for you in Benson
Texas would probably be very reasonable but hot in summer and cold in winter, depending where you are.
Gulf Shores, Alabama is another good one or in the vicinity but again, hot in summer.
Basically, there's no perfect place! You just have to decide what's important to you. Good luck!
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Could you give a link to the article you're talking about?
Do you want to live in a RV park, mobile home park or on land you bought?
I'm not understanding your post.
You state "Encore Park or similar"..... There are plenty of RV parks that aren't under 'Encore' so you wouldn't want one of those?
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Have a great trip! We drove up a few times and absolutely loved it.
No issues with any repairs or windshields. We replaced all our tires before leaving on the last trip. I think newbies need to keep in mind not to drive fast and if on a gravel section pull over as far as possible or even stop completely if no one is behind you and wait for the oncoming vehicle to pass. That prevents a lot of rock throwing.
The only reservations we made (about 3 weeks prior when we could better judge when we'd be in the area) were for the July 4 weekend (Alaskans like to camp, too) and for our stay in Teklanika campground in Denali - the farthest one you can drive. As it turned out, we were in the area early so on a whim we boondocked nearby and drove into the park early morning. We easily secured an additional 5 nights in the front campground, Riley Creek. Staying in the park for 10 nights we saw THE mountain 7 of the 10 days in full sunshine nearly all day. (Beautiful weather on our trip) We also saw every one of the 'big' animals in the park.
We liked to go up on the Alaskan Hwy and return on the Cassier. We also did the Top of the World Hwy.
Being able to spend the whole summer on this trip is the way to go!
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