My family wants to take a couple of weeks this summer and travel by RV. I need to know where I can find info. on rental fees, mileage fees, campinge fees, etc. Also, any advice on any possible pitfalls and how to enjoy with an 8y/o and 3y/o would be helpful.
Although I'm no great fan of KOA, It sounds like just the thing for your family. Most KOA's have plenty of activities for children.
Since I don't know where you are going to be traveling, I don't know where to suggest you go. My wife & I started in Cherokee,NC, traveled the entire Blue Ridge Parkway and camped at every campground along the way.
The type RV to rent depends upon how comfortable you want to be. Below are the two main RV renters:
http://www.cruiseamerica.com/
http://www.elmonterv.com/Default.aspx
If there is one near you, travel to it, look over what they have and discuss every thing in their contract. Milage is a big cost, it's possible to buy extra miles up front. That's cheaper than after the trips over
State parks is a good choice when camping. One in paticular is Fall Creek Falls in Tennessee. Lot's of activities for the kids. I haven't seen that many Jellystone parks lately, but they used to cater to the kids. Below I listed KOA & Jellystone, you can make reservations and check price online.
Good Luck & Happy New Year
Universal Health Care, a la Hillary, would be a complete disaster to our ecomony. Yet, some people think it is a God-given right, and not a privilege.
How about this: don't buy the biggest house, the SUV, every toy available (boat, vacation home, RV, off-road racers, etc.), stop shopping for the latest trends …
Instead, save, invest, work your money, so you can buy insurance and be grateful that the MD you end up seeing actually wants to practice medicine and wasn't brought into med school on affirmative action.
Here is what you are entitled to, as an American: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Get a job, work hard, and utilize the insurance from your job. Stop banging the drum and demanding something for nothing.
linlyons et.al. chew on this: In 2004 the top 1% of income earners — that crowd that earned 19% of all income — paid 36.9% of all income taxes. The top 5% of income earners paid a whopping 57.1% of all income taxes. That's an increase under Bush. So much for "tax cuts for the rich."
OK .. well how about the super-rich? What about the top one-tenth of one percent of income earners? From 2002 to 2004, with the hated Bush tax cuts firmly in place, the top 0.1% of income earners saw their share of total income taxes paid go from 15.4% to 17.4%. That's up a full 2% for those of you who went to government schools.
OK … that's income taxes. But what about capital gains taxes and taxes on dividends? Bush cut those taxes too, didn't he? That's where the rich are making out like bandits, right? Well … glad you asked. Since Bush's tax cuts the Imperial Federal Government has seen an increase of 79% in capital gains taxes, and 35% for taxes on dividends.
It is part of the liberal mindset. Entitlement programs have wreaked havoc on our economy. If you don't think socialized health care will destroy the integrity of the care given then just ask any Canadian. They wait 1 month to be seen for the common cold.
I want to take over payments of a friwnds RV motorhome. What do I have to do ensure I am on the title?
If it a assumable loan, your friend can just notify the finance company of his intention of having you assume his loan. The company will forward necessary paperwork to him for you to sign. Once the loan has changed to your name, they will change the title on the RV to your name.
For my families summer vacation, I would like to take them to a camp ground, but because we have a 1 year old and a three year old, we are not ready to go tenting. Are there places up in New Hampshire that rent RVs or trailers, etc. That way we can be at the camp ground, but have a "room" and a bathroom. Any other ideas regarding getting the camping experience without being in a tent is greatly welcome and appreciated! Thanks! -Ash
You can try the superpages which list RV rentals and campgrounds in that area (I used Concord as that's just north of the forest, you can change the town to a closer area).
http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=portals&C=rv&N=&STYPE=S&CID=&scale=&lng=&lat=&L=Concord+NH&search=Find+It
A cabin rental might be the best way to go. They're a little larger than RV's and much more comfortable. Here's the link to the White Mountains National Forest website with lots of information about camping, including cabin rentals.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/recreation/camping/
So this is a personal move, Toronto to BC and I need some assurance in case of breakdown since the truck is used, under 10 years old. It's a 14 or 16 foot diesel cube van and isn't covered by the RV outfits, my auto insurance, CAA, or crap tire. If I could I also might buy extended coverage for a mechanical failure, along with the tow I'd need in the middle of Saskatchewan or wherever. I'd really appreciate anyone's input and experience in this area as we sure can't afford ten grand plus to hire movers and we've already done all the packing ourselves. Probably will sell the truck out there when done. Thanks, Guy.
I work for a car rental company. What ever type of vehicle it is call a dealership and ask for there raodside assistance phone number. Call the number and ask them about travel packages you can buy
We have an RV that we can no longer make the payments on. Can we just let the bank repossess it? Can they put a lien on our house or garnish wages? Our credit is already wrecked so we really don't care about that aspect of this problem. We are trying to sell it but we owe alot and don't have the money to make up the difference if we sell for less. Help!?!
If you have weighed all the alternatives like refinancing or a second mortgage, then unfortunely there is probably nothing you can do if you are behind on payments. They will probably reposess it, sell it at auction and then sue you for the balance. Have you tried talking with the bank? Sometimes in hardship they are willing to work with consumers rather than reposess. Only to a point though. Repo's can cost a bank a lot of money and hassle for them. Otherwise, keep your chin up, things could be worse than some late payments and poor credit.
We'll be flying into Phoenix for a convention. After it's over, I would just love to coordinate renting an RV to tour around a few days and see the Grande Canyon. Any suggestions? I'm wondering if there's an easier, logical way to do this. We likely would be picking up a rental car at the airport on arrival so we can get to the convention hotel and get around for a few days. When the convention ends we would need to either drive to an RV rental in Phoenix then return the car and go on to the GC or keep the rental car and go to GC and rent an RV or Cabin there. I don't want to pay for both an RV and a rental car.
I'm starting to go cross-eyed with all these Websites about RV Rentals etc and really would like to hear from somebody with experience to share on this subject.
Would also appreciate a good campground recommendation for us novis campers.
Any ideas or suggestions on a GC cabin rental as an alternative?
Thanks for your help!
Most Rv places do rentals just price them out as far as miles Grnad canyon nearly 200 miles one way uphill and gas up that way about 20 cents higher than valley!? campground i'd stay in Williams and maybe do a trip into Grand canyon from there, and maybe visit jerome, Sedona maybe prescott as well..
I would be starting out using my new diesel p/up and my 25' 14000# rated dovetail gooseneck. I want to be legal in Tx and the rest of the U.S. as well as obtain the proper commercial insurance coverage. I already have some "inside" contacts w/ an auto manufacturer, some oil/gas companies, boating and RV's, tractor dealerships and even some contacts in the rodeo/horse trailer business. I just want to do it right and not be one of these guys "rolling the dice" w/other peoples merchandise and lives by running illegal! Any help or advice would be appreciated!!! Thanks!!!
Trucking is an industry that has seen many great companies fail and become only memories. You are seeking a high risk venture, with profits (when there are profits) typically at about 2 cents per dollar revenue generated. Maintenance of equipment, insurance, replacement costs of equipment and employees are extremely high. Safety programs must be designed and implemented, employment taxes calculated and paid to the state and federal treasuries, and more.
As for illegal operators, trucking is regulated and when illegal operators are caught it ain't pretty. In 1994 we interviewed 76 drivers to get 6- amazingly the majority of applicants failed the drug test for employment. I hope they all get caught, I don't want an illegal/unsafe driver on the road with my wife, kids and grand-kids out there. And anyone who knows who they are and that they are illegal are condoning their behavior and enabling them to continue such if they fail to report them.
Old trucking firms like East TX Motor Freight comes to mind, Consolidated Freight another, as does Interstate Freight Systems and more- all were fine freight carriers. Complete Auto Transport, Auto Convoy (my old company) Dealers Transport (my father's old employer), WADE Auto Transport, Associated Auto Transport, Complete Auto Transport and more were all good auto transport companies, all now gone out of business.
If you are going to persist, hire on with an established trucking broker or firm, learn the ropes and save all the money you can- you'll need it to carry you thru the lean times when fuel costs soar and you can not pass thru fast enough the additional increased costs to maintain a profit and keep the business viable.
With the current state of affairs in the auto industry being what it is, everybody and their 4th cousin trying to be in the transport business now profits are squeezed even further. Having an "insider" will carry you so far, you have to have the funds to carry you the rest of the way.
Corporate finances change constantly. People change jobs, companies change employees, and you may be out in the drop of a hat as was my former employer, who, even thought they owned the land the auto maker was located on before the auto maker shuttled the plant and they were left high and dry. Nissan ran into hard times in the mid 1990's and rebid our traffic, never mind it was under a 5 yr contract; we lost the rebid. They did not honor their contract terms, and we were put out. As a result I lost a good job I had for several years.
Unless you can operate for a few years w/o an income, I'd do something else. Trucking is not for the faint or weak of finance.
I have a travel trailer that still has quite a few years left on the loan. I want to get rid of it, but am not sure the best way out of the loan. Obviously I can't just pay the loan off.
Try selling it 'privately' with a newspaper ad and HOPEFULLY you get more than you owe. If not, you'll have to make up the 'owed' difference……GOOD LUCK!
That's likely going to depend on the part of the country you're in. The one I would recommend is Fraserway - they've got a number of locations across the country and I've never had anything but great service from them.