(07-15-2026 09:50 AM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(07-15-2026 09:41 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(07-15-2026 09:38 AM)olliebaba Wrote:  Have you thought of joining a caravan? Just axing.

Not familiar with the concept. You mean joining other RVers on a specific visit somewhere?

I knew about this during the time I owned an travel trailer. These are mature people who travel together to different spots in the country. It's like a club. I think you can get some info on some site called Sams or something like that. These people love it for the camaraderie and the secure feeling of having someone close to help if something goes wrong. Google it because it's been such a long time from me owning a trailer that I've forgotten a lot of things. A rookie can learn a lot from these people.

I bet you're thinking about Good Sam's. And I'm a rookie owner, but not a rookie RVer. My sister and I have traveled the country for more than 10 years in two different RVs that she has owned. The first was a big bus, and the second was a camper van, and now I'm buying a Class C, which is in between.

However, I'm sure owning one is way different than riding in and driving one, so I like the idea for that reason. OTOH, I will be boondocking as much as possible, so staying away from peeps a lot is a side result of my plan to save money.

I generally don't like joining groups, b/c at my age, I am looking forward to some solitude, having lived with one or more other persons (wife and kids) all my adult life (and all my childhood, of course).

But I'll look into it. My guess is these are people going on a specific trip at a specific time, with limited time, whereas, I'm just wandering to interesting places, in no hurry, and staying as long as I care to. Might not be compatible from that standpoint.