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Kirk... your last link doesn't work.

No one could tell you that! That would be personal preference as to what you like to do both in the park when you're on the job and out of the park on days off. Management, volunteers and duties are always changing so hard to say. Ourselves, we enjoyed staying particularly at Usery for the hiking and lots to do in the immediate area, Cave Creek to be close to daughter & it also has nice hiking, Lake Pleasant we stayed in the dry sites; the park is huge with many camp areas, great if you have a water toy or like to fish, kind of far for things to do in the greater Phoenix area... same with White Tank, nice hiking but far from to-do things outside the park, McDowell is nice if you're into biking on trails... again, not convenient for the greater Phoenix area activities. They all utilize many volunteers so that could be good for work load or occasionally switching days for an important event or Dr appt, etc. The host sites are nice in all of them. How many hours are they asking of you? Five months is a long time but they probably want you for the full busy season without having to train new ones. Each one is different so it just depends on YOU.

We've stayed at all and love them all! No hosting experience at them though. We did host at Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction - a great experience.

You're right! I gave a smiley, also.

.... but you didn't start the post. 😉

This might help answer some questions: https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/47807/road-trip-in-usa-can-a-foreigner-buy-a-car https://www.road-trip-usa.com/blog/things-to-consider-when-buying-a-vehicle-in-the-usa

CHUCKD just made a new post explaining what happened and he's a Happy Camper with Escapees once again. This post should probably be closed as none of it pertains to the final result. THANK YOU CHUCK D for your new post!!! Good luck on your new journey!

We've never joined Facebook and never will. We love the forums where things are organized.

The Escapees RV Club began in 1978 - 44 years ago!!! There's no other Club like it. It offers much more than it's awesome mail service. Explore their web site for what they all offer. https://escapees.com/the-escapees-parks-system-1991-1998/#:~:text=Escapees RV Club was founded,and benefits that members enjoy.

Many of the new generation work from their RV via technology available. They also homeschool their children. They are starting their RV journey at a much younger age than most of us did. They are interested in very different activities. They are moving forward in life with tools available to them. All things change eventually. I'm very glad to see the younger folks out there.

Gulf Shores Alabama has an awesome beach and great camping at the state park. So much to do in the immediate area, excellent restaurants and you can buy huge red shrimp right off the boats. There's also an Escapee park a little farther north but it's not on the beach. https://www.alapark.com/parks/gulf-state-park

We like North Ranch and also Benson Co-op. Neither will be super warm in winter. Even Phoenix and Tucson have some cool days and cold nights. It's the desert. The cooler time is December/January. By February it's starting to warm up. Benson has a lot more activities going on than North Ranch and they really welcome visitors. It's a great place to be during the Christmas holidays.

When you return to Arizona be sure to take the Kartchner Caverns State Park Tour. We gave tours of the Rotundra/Throne Room and the tour is absolutely beautiful. It's a live cave meaning it's still growing and has a lot of cool dripping sounds. Beautiful lighting. Mammoth and Carlsbad aren't the same! Very nice campground, also. https://azstateparks.com/kartchner/tours/

Read this and your cruise line policy: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/travel-outside-the-u.s.

If I remember correctly, that is on Park St. & 12' & definitely not RV-friendly. Need to come in via Broadway.

I hope you are able to stay at the Escapees Co-op Park in Chimacum. You might want to call or stop in at the park to see if they'd have a recommendation. https://www.cohoskp.com/

I truly get the purpose as we had solar on our MH but to park under the panels seems like a "cold, harsh-looking" campsite. I'd much rather have panels on my RV and park in scenic surroundings. I've seen that campground and personally I wouldn't stay there. Plus, it's right next to the interstate. Some like KOAs though no matter what. https://koa.com/blog/tucson-solar-shade/

We towed a Jeep which gave us unlimited fun traveling the backcountry and joining other groups to do day excursions. We could never RV without a car/truck to explore once we got to our RV site. You would miss so much and waste time trying to find a parking place for a RV. Also, you'd get much better fuel mileage for touring that a RV would give you. It was common for us to tour and area for 100 miles in all directions. Touring the national parks wouldn't be as much fun. Parking is a nightmare even for cars. Your Ebike is not the same thing for siteseeing. Weather also would limit you. I guess it depends on how one RVs. Towing a car is so simple. We could have a disconnect finished in 5 minutes and connecting 10 minutes or less. In 8 yr. we only had an emergency disconnect once - in Alaska. By the way, I once read a report of a grizzly chasing a biker! Also, you wouldn't be able to tour Going-to-the-Sun Rd. in Glacier Nat'l Park the highlight of the park. The motorhome limit is 21'. Same with the beautiful Chiso Basin campground in Big Bend Nat'l Park and a starting point for awesome hiking trails - where 24' is the limit to be on the road. I hope you rethink your plan. As to your stated issues, we bought a sewer hose rubber donut & slit it in one place. We put our sewer hose through the opening of the RV and then fitted the donut around the hose to seal the opening. There was about a 1/2-1" opening left & we stuffed it with a bronze scouring pad cut to fit. The pad was reused; not tossed when moving the RV. Putting the donut in & the scouring pad took about 30 seconds! We didn't have an opening for the electric hose but if so, I'd just use a scouring pad to fit around the opening.

This is probably the best you can get in the desert! https://www.kingsrowrv.com/

I would think that would be a bear to install, especially in wind. Perhaps for a long-term site but not for a short visit. I think the OP was talking about a tree for him to sit under but perhaps not 😉

Here's an excellent resource for slot canyons in the Southwest. We've done some of these on our own which were free. If you're looking for a tour it will cost you. Always, always get a weather report from surrounding towns. It could be dry where you are but raining elsewhere and in the desert the water flows fast and doesn't seep in. It can flood downstream. https://www.americansouthwest.net/slot_canyons/index.html https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/arizona/az-tragedy/ https://www.newsweek.com/heather-rutledge-drowning-death-hiking-flash-flood-labyrinth-canyon-arizona-1616104

When I look at 'Other Topics' I see posts of other 'rv topics' included and also many, many Tesla posts. I believe it's meant for other RV topics since this is a RV forum. Guess a separate topic of 'Tesla' could be made. Oh well.... just another opinion. I would have passed it by had you not complained about this post being 'political' which I don't see it as that way.

Personally, I always wondered why all the Tesla posts are allowed on a RV forum even though there's an 'Other' section. Other should mean other topics having to do with RVing.

Well.... guess it began with the first post: Who/Why? "out of desperation, that's all they can afford".

I don't think this is political or religious. It's about RVers, campgrounds and encounters with homeless. That's not political.