Cross country van trip with moto

[e30addict]

To me, at this point in time, rust repair on a sorted out diesel you know the history of vs swapping into an unknown isn't much of a decision.

[Vovchandr]

To me, at this point in time, rust repair on a sorted out diesel you know the history of vs swapping into an unknown isn't much of a decision.

Facts. Devil you know is always better than devil you dont.

[boosten lebaron]

Again, the age of the van can make your life difficult even if it's nice. Some parks may bend the rules, others not. Personally when I went across country all my night stops were planned the day of. If I had an older van there is a good chance I would have been denied entry at least once or twice with very little time to make alternate arrangements.

[obsolete]

Again, the age of the van can make your life difficult even if it's nice. Some parks may bend the rules, others not. Personally when I went across country all my night stops were planned the day of. If I had an older van there is a good chance I would have been denied entry at least once or twice with very little time to make alternate arrangements.

I've never camped with a camper or van so didn't know this was a thing. What do they deny entry for?

[RandyO]

I've never camped with a camper or van so didn't know this was a thing. What do they deny entry for?

same reason they separate tenters and RVers, social class

[tls25rs]

What do they deny entry for?

Some camping areas have limits on the age of the vehicle.

[RandyO]

Some camping areas have limits on the age of the vehicle.

snobbery

[boosten lebaron]

I think it's partially done to prevent problems in parks. The older the vehicle the more likely it is to break down. There is also the NIMBY people in the spot next to them complaining.
At any rate it is a thing so it's something to be aware of. It's what changed my mind about buying used vs new which then changed my mind to say f it, I'm not buying anything now.

[obsolete]

That's crazy. Never knew that was a thing. I don't see myself ever getting a camper but that'd definitely be something to think about.

[boosten lebaron]

I wasn't either until I was already on my journey. I also learned about size limits for national parks and campgrounds in general. Your pretty f'd if you want to go to Custer State Park in anything bigger than a van basically as an example. Entire areas you just can't get to and those are the best areas like needle highway or lookout peak.

[tls25rs]

Yeah, pretty strange concept to me. Friend has a really nice condition RV, think greyhound built up as an RV, that is a few years old. To think that there are campgrounds/resorts that potentially wouldn't let his RV in due to the year of manufacture rather than the appearance was a strange thought to me.

Guess as an owner of a campground/resort that wants to keep an upscale clientele it is easier to make the blanket call that nothing older than X can come here and make the occasional exception for a nice clean RV as opposed to cousin Eddie showing up with his "shitter full" and expecting to be able to stay and having to argue with the "customer" about it. Sorry sir your 1972 Winnebago that has tons of problems and looks like a rolling junkyard isn't welcome here from the get go. Quick and easy.

[boosten lebaron]

There are exceptions to the age rule that I have read about. Any airstream pretty much gets a pass. Some allow you to submit pictures of the RV for them to determine if it's exempt as well. If it's older but well kept you may be ok in a lot of places but I'm not sure a 70s chieftain will ever be fully welcome.