Winter Reservations

[Barbaraok]

We did several years of bouncing around, moving every 2 weeks throughout the whole year.  Then we narrowed in on where we wanted to spend the winter (really only a few places to do that) and quickly figured out that the best bang-for-the-buck is to spend 3-5 months at monthly rates.  This allows us to get ALL medical visits taken care of without feeling rushed (it takes longer to get everything adjusted the older you get), and we are able to recharge the batteries, take advantage of warmer weather and all of the music, arts,  etc venues in the Phoenix area, plus our month of Spring Training games!    Then come spring we are ready to go for another 6-7 months bouncing around to find new wineries, etc. to visit.

[Kirk W]

19 hours ago, Pat & Pete said:

Every man/woman makes their own chains . 

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There are also those who stop for 1 to 4 months each several times each year. Many of us who choose to spend most of our time as RV volunteers travel with a series of stops. We spent our first 6 months traveling and then spent more and more time sitting for the next 11 years. We typically would go to a park or wildlife refuge in some area that we had never been to and stay there for 2 or 3 months volunteering and using our tow car to see everything in about a 100-mile radius. We would then travel slowly to our next stop, spending between a couple of weeks to a couple of months and then sit again for another RV volunteer position. We preferred to experience most areas by spending longer there and so see as much as possible and even get to know some of the local people, but then not return to that location again. Traveling this way we put more than 250k miles on our tow vehicles while putting less than 80k miles on our motorhome. 

I'm not sure why that would be considered chains. We loved the life we lead and even now that we are back to part-time we still do some of that as our circumstances allow. The right way to live in your RV is the one which makes you most happy. 

[Pat & Pete]

1 hour ago, Kirk Wood said:

There are also those who stop for 1 to 4 months each several times each year. Many of us who choose to spend most of our time as RV volunteers travel with a series of stops. We spent our first 6 months traveling and then spent more and more time sitting for the next 11 years. We typically would go to a park or wildlife refuge in some area that we had never been to and stay there for 2 or 3 months volunteering and using our tow car to see everything in about a 100-mile radius. We would then travel slowly to our next stop, spending between a couple of weeks to a couple of months and then sit again for another RV volunteer position. We preferred to experience most areas by spending longer there and so see as much as possible and even get to know some of the local people, but then not return to that location again. Traveling this way we put more than 250k miles on our tow vehicles while putting less than 80k miles on our motorhome. 

I'm not sure why that would be considered chains. We loved the life we lead and even now that we are back to part-time we still do some of that as our circumstances allow. The right way to live in your RV is the one which makes you most happy. 

Ever been to a hardware store and looked at the chains available ? 

Not all chains are heavy , cumbersome and limiting .