10 Year Rule

[DominickL]

Hi !

My wife and I are in the process of buying a 1998 Class C Shasta 21' on a Ford E350 frame.
It has 47,000 miles and is in decent shape.

We're planning to do some traveling in it.
In looking online, she came across something called a 10 year rule.
I understand what it is and why some of the campgrounds would have it, but,
are there a lot of campgrounds that have it ?
Will it be a problem staying some places ?
This would be a dealbreaker.

Thanks,
Dom

 

[J&JD]

Only the really ritzy parks have the 10 year rule and many of those are class A only although that is now being relaxed allowing many classes in. Quite often the resort will ask for a recent photo of your rv if it is over 10 years old

 

[Rich W.]

I‘ve owned a couple rigs older than 10, ran several cross country trips in each and never ran into the issue. You’d pretty much have to go to one of those “Motor Coach Resort“ places, many of which now cost nearly $200/night or more, to have a problem with it. With state and local parks (city parks are often wonderful) NPS parks, private RV parks and occasional boon docking, you’ll be fine.

 

[DominickL]

I‘ve owned a couple rigs older than 10, ran several cross country trips in each and never ran into the issue. You’d pretty much have to go to one of those “Motor Coach Resort“ places, many of which now cost nearly $200/night or more, to have a problem with it. With state and local parks (city parks are often wonderful) NPS parks, private RV parks and occasional boon docking, you’ll be fine.

Thank you very much Rich !

 

[DominickL]

Only the really ritzy parks have the 10 year rule and many of those are class A only although that is now being relaxed allowing many classes in. Quite often the resort will ask for a recent photo of your rv if it is over 10 years old

J & JD: Thank you very much !

 

[Vick-rose]

Hi !

My wife and I are in the process of buying a 1998 Class C Shasta 21' on a Ford E350 frame.
It has 47,000 miles and is in decent shape.

We're planning to do some traveling in it.
In looking online, she came across something called a 10 year rule.
I understand what it is and why some of the campgrounds would have it, but,
are there a lot of campgrounds that have it ?
Will it be a problem staying some places ?
This would be a dealbreaker.

Thanks,
Dom

We love older rvs. Just enjoy what you like . Anyway you will probably will love to take care of your rv ti keep in in good shape.

 

[DominickL]

We love older rvs. Just enjoy what you like . Anyway you will probably will love to take care of your rv ti keep in in good shape.

Unfortunately, although the engine and cab are in good shape, I've had to replace the whole back wall due to a leak sometime in it's past. And the guy that had it before me had no idea of the damage. But, We love it and are making it ours. I sealed the roof, although is needs a total overhaul, and am almost finished with the inside of the bedroom wall.

 

[Vick-rose]

Unfortunately, although the engine and cab are in good shape, I've had to replace the whole back wall due to a leak sometime in it's past. And the guy that had it before me had no idea of the damage. But, We love it and are making it ours. I sealed the roof, although is needs a total overhaul, and am almost finished with the inside of the bedroom wall.

We all been there and done that . Make sure to save money for those rv repair that will show up. Please documents what you have done to the rv so the next owner will have a better understanding of the condition. Glad you're repairing and learning during the process. . We are building a service record for our rv. If we ever sell it we want to be responsible seller and offer the new owner a bit of security knowing that we took care of it. To bad we can't account for the care of previous owners because the lack of maintenance records.

 

[DominickL]

The owners before the previous one kept a lot of receipts. But they were for the cab part. I like the idea of saving what I've done for the next person. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Vick-rose]

The owners before the previous one kept a lot of receipts. But they were for the cab part. I like the idea of saving what I've done for the next person. Thanks for the suggestion.

Glad to help. I only that my next rv have a very proactive hands-on owner that care.