Building a Small RV Park - Year 2

["EZ"]

That's great news Jim!! I hope it works out for you. With new technology you never know............

 

[Neemer]

@Jim, that’s great news!

 

[Iwillflyaway]

Do you have any budget advice, we bought 22 acres in SD to build a park upon.

Are you using KOA to market?

 

[Iwillflyaway]

We are considering building one lot at a time with cash to keep debt low. Did you borrow?

 

[Iwillflyaway]

We are considering building one lot at a time with cash to keep debt low. Did you borrow?

I have reading through your oats, what are you doing for septic?

 

[Jim]

Are you using KOA to market?

No, I am not. Not saying that's not a good idea, just that I took a different route.

We are considering building one lot at a time with cash to keep debt low. Did you borrow?

No, I did not borrow. I owned the property already and I paid cash (and continue to pay cash) for everything else. So no debt service. But that being said, I own a bunch of equipment, and I did a lot of the work that was necessary to complete the park.

I have reading through your oats, what are you doing for septic?

The county came out and told us what we needed. It was way overkill as far as I'm concerned. But they hold all the cards, so we did it the way they wanted. At the end of the day, we ended up with a 500 gallon septic tank for each site. And lots and lots of drain field.

On a side note, if you need to go with Starlink for internet, budget in $2,250 for equipment, and another $550 a month for the service. You own the equipment. In my case, this was a cheap alternative to everything else I found.

Hope that helps.

 

[Jim]

Oh, one other thing. If you want to market your RV park to a wonderful bunch of people, this is the place to do it. @Neal can set you up with a commercial account for a fraction of what the other RV Forums are asking for. And many (if not most) of the members on the other sites are coming over here anyway.

 

[Jim]

Every morning I log in to:

• Remind myself that it's true,
• See if it's shipped yet.

lol

 

[ARD]

Every morning I log in to:

• Remind myself that it's true,
• See if it's shipped yet.

lol

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I’m so excited for you! BTW I did try to escape to your lovely park back in June, but you didn’t have a big girl site. I’m so happy you are keeping so busy.

 

[Jim]

I’m so excited for you! BTW I did try to escape to your lovely park back in June, but you didn’t have a big girl site. I’m so happy you are keeping so busy.

Thank you, Ard.

 

[Jim]

Well, this looks promising.

 

[Neal]

Did you announce yet your expansion to 50 sites? Or is it still a secret? I'm good at keeping secrets so don't worry. Just wondering if I missed the announcement?

 

[marc2912]

Well, this looks promising.

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How does the business service differ from what homeowners get? I trialed Starlink RV service while on my last 11 day trip. I saw between 15Mbps to 120Mbps depending on site, visibility and location. Regardless though I had no location with no service and always managed to get some decent signal.

 

[marc2912]

And now we're all tracking your package!! Friday is going to be a big day.

 

[NWIP]

Now with internet, more people are going to want a reservation. Glad I got mine already

 

[Jim]

How does the business service differ from what homeowners get?

Well, from what I've learned from reading, the business plan supposedly provides faster speeds and can provide adequate service for more users. I think the Starlink page advertises that it can provide service to 20 workstations with speeds from 150mps - 350mps.

But several members on Reddit have said that they saw just a good of speeds from their residential equipment as they do on their business equipment. So I don't know. But the business service became available in my area sooner than the residential did, so that's what I got.

Also, the residential service is (I think) about $105 a month. And the business service is $550 a month. There is a large difference in the price of the equipment as well, with the business equipment being around $2,000. Might be why the business service became available before the residential?

Fingers crossed that it provides the solution that we so desperately need.

 

[marc2912]

Well, from what I've learned from reading, the business plan supposedly provides faster speeds and can provide adequate service for more users. I think the Starlink page advertises that it can provide service to 20 workstations with speeds from 150mps - 350mps.

But several members on Reddit have said that they saw just a good of speeds from their residential equipment as they do on their business equipment. So I don't know. But the business service became available in my area sooner than the residential did, so that's what I got.

Also, the residential service is (I think) about $105 a month. And the business service is $550 a month. There is a large difference in the price of the equipment as well, with the business equipment being around $2,000. Might be why the business service became available before the residential?

Fingers crossed that it provides the solution that we so desperately need.

Have people used Starlink at your campground and if so what speed were they seeing?

 

[Jim]

Have people used Starlink at your campground and if so what speed were they seeing?

Nope, nobody yet.

 

[AbdRahim]

Now with internet, more people are going to want a reservation. Glad I got mine already

If he puts in a bathhouse, he won't be able to add sites fast enough.
Though, I suspect he does not want his entire property to be a campground.

 

[marc2912]

From what I hear a paparazzi manage to capture this shot of @Jim 's latest project so you're in for a treat @AbdRahim