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If you want to get a 'mountain fix' just take a drive up toward Mt. Lemmon via the Catalina Highway - go as far as you want - nice views of the city. Take Valencia east of the casino to Kolb north and right on Tanque Verde and not far a left on Catalina Hwy. (Mt. Lemmon). You could also take Valencia west to I-19 and a little south. There will be a sign and you can also see it in the distance against the mountain but not sure of the street name - it could be San Xavier - it a gorgeous white old mission church that is open to the public... no fee; very nice.

How many RV parks have you found with such close proximity to N.Y. city? That's why they get the price they're asking. If you want to do the city that's where you'll stay unless you want to stay many miles away and commute into the city. I think you might be talking of Liberty Harbor RV.

Oh, to have see through tanks so we know what's REALLY in there!

For our 16 years of full-timing we do exactly as LindaH posted above. Leave grey water valve closed and you don't have to worry about the sewer hose getting smelly and you don't need a 'P' trap in the hose. Your inside drains create the 'P' trap. No odors. If you're concerned about not having enough room in the grey tank for your morning shower, just get in the habit of emptying the tank in the evening. Rid-X - sewage needs bacteria to dissolve. This is a natural process. It's always in your tank. If you use Rid-X and then dump it out it's not adding to the process. The Rid-X isn't in there long enough to do anything that the natural bacteria can't. Rid-X was made for septic tanks where the stuff stays in there. Adding chemicals to the black tank kills the natural bacteria. Use plenty of water. That's all you need. If your questions came about because of odors you're getting in the RV, check your venting pipe on the roof.

The RV Water Filter Store has very good information regarding the types of filter. They have displays at RV rallies or order online. If you have questions about what you might need he is very patient and helpful. http://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/

If you don't go for the expensive resorts you'll do just find. Best of luck to you!

Although this survey would give a 'general' idea it would really be beneficial to see a questionnaire where one had to actually fill in numbers and answer questions such as what kind of RV, towing a vehicle, etc. as this makes a difference in fuel costs, etc. so that everyone submits the same itemizing and also some extra questions as to how much you stay in a place before moving on and what type of RVing you do - private parks only, public parks only, boondocking only or a mix of the three. With that additional information a newbie could then zero in on the kind of RVers they are and get a little more realistic idea of cost.

Folks have been saying for months that the law can't be changed by March 2015. Here it is 8 months before that date and it was changed. Now there's worry about how they're going to put it in place? Geez...give them a chance before coming down on them. They have 8 months to figure it out and I'm sure they will.

We believe that the Escapees RV Club has enough clout to to have their members taken care of in this issue as they have been backed in the past. We're not getting in a panic about this.