No buses older than 10 years old allowed in RV park??

[brianzero]

Hi All,

Im trying to plan a trip to California, and most if not all RV parks specify "No busses or RVs older than 10 years old allowed". Have any of you found this to be a problem, and more importantly, has the park manager made an exception for you seeing that your rig wasnt a pile of garbage as implied in the 10 year rule?

[Jon]

Tell them it is 5 years old. Or better yet ask the age of the RV park, and if it is over ten (or five) years old, tell them you have a policy of not staying in old RV parks.

[dickegler]

Great idea Jon!
I'll remember that one!  😄

[brianzero]

Yes, we realize you have a $100,000 Prevost, but that other guy has a $5000 travel trailer, which is less than 10 years old. According to our rules, your bus is not up to our standards.

And maybe this is the kind of thing youd expect in the liberal paradise of the socialist republic of California?

[RJ]

Brian -

Send the potential campground an email with a photo of your rig embedded in it and ask if your rig is acceptable - just don't mention it's age in the message.  Don't send it as an attachment, lots of places will reject an email with an attachment for security reasons, so embedding works better.  If they say yes, book it.  If they say no, move on, after politely telling them that you're now going to spend your money elsewhere plus that you'll be passing the word on via the internet that their campground is unfriendly to nice, clean older rigs.

This "10-year" rule is something that came about due to a proliferation of old "Partridge Family" skoolie types that would often outlive their welcome, to be polite.  Thus the next suggestion is to not use the word "bus" when talking about your coach.  You've got a Class A diesel pusher motorhome, either 35', 40' or 45'.

Oh, and in case you haven't noticed, a lot of these with the 10-year rule tend to be the places with big $$$ fees.

FWIW & HTH. . .

[luvrbus]

It's not a problem here on the West coast as long as the bus is neat and clean,lol I have saw buses before I wouldn't want in my camp ground either if I owned the camp ground.That crap was started years ago to help sell new RV's.  

The FMCA had a hand in it before checking to see how many members had older converted buses that one backfired on them and now they do nothing to combat it.Don't give them age none of us do I just say it is a converted bus but not a school bus

[Dave5Cs]

Never ran into it here in California. What part and post the name of the campgrounds. If you come up to northern Cali near Sacramento there are a lot of campgrounds on the Sacramento River Delta area and we always as RJ said put in a photo of our Bus and don't say the age. They always say come ahead.
Way up north the American River Resort will take you no Problem but it is in Redding and stay on the north side on it so you have WIFI.
Dave5Cs

[Scott & Heather]

I never tell them I have a bus. It's all semantics...verbiage is your friend. "I have a "Challenger II Coach" is what I tell them. Ours is kinda ugly though. The new bus we are converting will be pretty, and neat, and I will be doing what I can to make it look like a class A rv...in terms of paint job, etc.

[Jon]

This age thing is discrimination. I understand these folks who own lots in a high end RV park don't want their sensibilities offended by having a coach older than their Allegro Bus parked next door. But as a practical matter real people don't want to park next to snobs either.

The RV parks that implement such policies and then enforce them turn out to be their own worst enemies. Their RV park is going to age. and at some point a newer, more plush RV park will show up nearby and will begin to siphon off the new lot buyers and transients so what they do to renters today is going to bite them in the butt tomorrow. Already some RV resorts that have had that policy are seeing newer RV resorts compete with them and nothing would be more just than to have a couple dozen bus owners call to make a reservation and to ask the age question relating to their resort, followed with the comment that the RV owner's policy is to only stay at new RV resorts. It would be neat to see how they like it.

[ol713]

  Hi;
    Just my 2cents worth.  When checking in, just say you have a 40ft
    RV.  This tells the folks how large a space you need. I don't volinteer
    any more info than necessary.  Besides, most parks will not turn away
    business when you are standing at the registeration counter.
    Also if that part is that snooty, then it's not my kind of place anyway.
    I have never had a problem in the past.
                                  Good luck
                                      Merle.
    P.S.
       Just in case, have an alternate RV park picked out.  (plan "B")

[Lin]

I have not had that problem here in California.  When making the reservation, I say it is a 35ft class A motorhome.  If they ask the make, I may say MCI or Challenger; there are so many rv manufacturers that nobody asks anything beyond that.  I have not been turned away at any time even though my paint job is desperately old.  I was once told though that the ten year rule had to do with the parks insurance policy.  I do not know if that is actually true.

[Darkspeed]

Just rust wrap your new RV and overstay your welcome

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/07/02/awesome-new-car-covered-in-rust-camouflage-to-protect-it-from-thieves/

https://drawinghotrods.wordpress.com/category/car-culture/

[eagle19952]

I have seen, (but have not stayed at) parks that require the little RVIA plaque.... of course it's just another money hook, probably yjay club we don't like started it...

[Dreamscape]

We've stayed at several RV Parks in CA and have never been turned down. They've never even asked what year or make. If they do I will say it's a motor home or Class A. Never ever use the word bus.

If we pull up and they turn us down, we'll take our money elsewhere! 

[digesterman]

Had one in Oceanside bring up the 10 year rule but they said Prevosts were ok