There's a nice little campground in Townsend Tennessee that we have visited the last two years. We choose the premium site looking over the river with a nice deck. Pretty pricey, $50. Called KOA to make reservations and guess what? Now it's $75 an night. Can you believe it? It's not enough that it costs an arm and a leg to get there, now the wonderful campground owners like KOA, have jacked there prices up 50%. And I can guarantee their costs haven't gone up 50%. Wait! Maybe they are paying 50% more for staff, electricity and wi-fi.

If that's the way it is going,why not pay $4.95 more and stay at a "Holiday Express"? You get a Continental Breakfast,showers, king size bed,dump station comes with the room and free parking for the Barth.Be sure to use the "coupon"rate. It's not the same as a campground but if you stay on an upper floor the view is better. See ya'all at Chattanooga in September............

"It's not the same as a campground..."

What I most enjoy about (many) campgrounds is hearing the neighbor brush her teeth.

Dump the Barth, buy a hybrid, stay at the Waldorf and put money in the bank too.

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Dump the Barth, buy a hybrid, stay at the Waldorf and put money in the bank too.

Huh?

When Homestead Speedway went from 75 to 150, I bit the bullet and went. The next year they went to 250. This for an unreserved first come first seved 20 x40 site. Nope! Ain't gonna do it!
Talladega hasn't raised prices in years, and I'll bet there will be a lot of empty sites this fall. I filled up today, 65 to top off the right, and 75 didn't top off the left but when I tried to re-start they said go inside so I said no, 140 bucks is all you're getting from me today. This will only get me one way to Augusta, so I still have to get home and refuel for Dega. And today I hear 6 Bucks by the end of summer? I'd say our lifestyle is about to drastically change.

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I'd say our lifestyle is about to drastically change.

Im tending to agree, wonder if thats why there are so many motorhomes for sale locally alone, then ebay as well as other media!
This lifestyle is getting expensive, but now driving in general is getting prohibitive.
Just 'because' I slept in my MH last night,... On the street, besides a little noisey had a good time and i got to test the modification to the furnace. Still here, so did something right. Maybe tonight i'll drag out a TV and really rough it.

We spent a month off season in a RV Park in Centeral WA State for around( I'll have to look it up for certain)$300. They charged 8cents a KWH for electricity and that ended up $28. We used 30 gallons of propane at $3.00 a gallon. I can't imagine $75 a night at a RV Park... We have a 3,000 plus mile trip planned for Aug.-Sept. and working it all out, our 454 Regal is still cheaper than Motels/food/car. Non-the less.. With gas at $4.25 a gallon, (and I used to envy Regency Owners. arrghhh) anyone who voted for the present administration twice should be publicly flogged--------- Cheers, John