RV Park thoughts, suggestions & ideas.

[midlf]

Given that technology is changing so fast I would just install a conduit to each site so I could pull in whatever was needed. If the wire type changes then there is no redigging required. This conduit could hold phone, catv, cat 5/6 or fiber, what ever someone dreams up.

 

[caver]

I tend to avoid rv parks myself but have used them on occasion.
I would go on rvnet and see which campgrounds people repeatedly recommend. Obviously they are doing something right.
Also there are threads buried there of other people building a park and wanting to know what people want.

My big rv.....

 

[BTDT]

With all the water you have, have you given thought to mosquito control? Martin houses, bat houses, etc. I know during the summer, that they can be a nuisance. Or is your present bird/bat population sufficient. Fish and minnows will only accomplish so much in this area I'm afraid.

 

[CurlyDave]

...Martin houses, bat houses, etc...

My sister-inlaw gave us a bat house for Christmas this year.

There is a little more to them than I had thought. First, they have to mounted on a building rather than on a tree somewhere, which means that if the bat house becomes populated, you are going to have a substantial pile of bat poop somewhere near a building. Secondly, it can take up to three years to attract bats, and there is no guarantee of success.

I was nearly killed by a bat about 20 years ago.

No it didn't bite me, or anything of that sort. I had noticed something that looked lke bird poop on the side of my house, right under the eaves, and climbed a ladder to investigate. Just as I stuck my face up under the dark eave, I heard a high-pitched squeak, and a bat flew out. In its haste to leave, it hit me right in the nose and I almost fell off the ladder.

 

[EddieWalker]

I tend to avoid rv parks myself but have used them on occasion.
I would go on rvnet and see which campgrounds people repeatedly recommend. Obviously they are doing something right.
Also there are threads buried there of other people building a park and wanting to know what people want.

Nice setup you have there!!!

I'm lurking on RV.net all the time, and I really enjoy it when a new thread on what they like or hate about an RV Park, or what they want when they go tot a park. Lots of good ideas there.

Thanks,
Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

With all the water you have, have you given thought to mosquito control? Martin houses, bat houses, etc. I know during the summer, that they can be a nuisance. Or is your present bird/bat population sufficient. Fish and minnows will only accomplish so much in this area I'm afraid.

Nope, not yet.

I thought minnows eat mosquitos? I was sort of hopeing that the fish would take care of it. Is there a fish that will eat lots and lots of mosuito larve?

I alreay have a ton of little brown bats and swallows all over the place. Don't they eat a bunch of mosquitos?

Any chance DDT will make a comeback?

Thanks,
Eddie

 

[Bird]

Bird what is a "covered site?"

Rox, I don't recall seeing this post until now, so I don't guess I answered it. However, where my brothers are living in the I-35 RV Park, Elm Mott, TX you can see some pictures of covered sites 25' x 51'.

And Eddie, we were up at the Eisenhower State Park on Lake Texoma today and I snapped the two attached pictures of the pole they have at each campsite for campers to hang a lantern or light. I hadn't seen any exactly like these. They welded two plain old 1" threaded steel pipes together then bent them 90 degrees at the top, laid a flat piece of steel on top with a bolt through it and then some welding that was done by a worse welder than I am.

 

[rox]

Bird, thanks for the link tot he covered sites. I imagine in hot climates it would be nice to have the cover, especially jsut for the shad it would provide. Those covered sites were pretty clsoe together though. I am not so sure I would like a site so "packed in" liek that.

 

[EddieWalker]

Hi Bird,

Thanks for the pictures and the link to the RV Park. Do you remember GolfGar? He sends me pictures of RV Parks while on his travels that I have a folder for. Lots of great stuff!!! I've done the same with those covered sites.

I'm not too attracted to the idea right now, but there might be a good idea in there if the roofs had a pleasant pitch to them and were spread out more. Lots of trees would really make a huge difference too. And of course, it's an easy add on if I decide to do something like that later on.

Thanks,
Eddie

 

[AlanB]

Eddie, you might look into becoming a Carolina Carports Dealer. It would knock 10% of the price of all of them that you would get.

They are Cheap, nice looking, quickly erected by them, and I cannot buy the materials for the price I paid for them to erect the carport on my site.

You will probably see a couple more spring up around the Bechard household as we get going.

I think the short 18' X 20' started at $700 erected on your level lot. I am all for doing stuff myself, but when they do all the work for less then I can buy the materials for.....................

I will try and grab a picture tonight of some bracket's that I make, steelwork that I use to do (still can, just don't try and market it at present) Might try and work out a trade with you for time at your place...