Building a small RV park.

[Jim]

After months of anticipation, and with the power finally on, we decided to celebrate a bit. I moved the Phaeton to lot 5, hooked her up, and broke out a bottle of Champagne. It was a good time.

Now back to work. . .

 

[FL-JOE]

I assume you will take reservations several months in advance? Two other couples and us stay at Anchor Down about every other fall to do some of the local motorcycle rides. Checking your location it looks like your new CG would be less than 60 miles from Tail Of The Dragon so I'm sure my friends would be interested. It would be two 43' Tiffin buses and a 44' Toy Hauler fiver. One of the Tiffin's would be pulling a 26' enclosed trailer. Would that be an issue?

 

[Jim]

Ethan and his brother cut/split a bunch of firewood today.

 

[Jim]

Two other couples and us stay at Anchor Down about every other fall to do some of the local motorcycle rides. Checking your location it looks like your new CG would be less than 60 miles from Tail Of The Dragon so I'm sure my friends would be interested. It would be two 43' Tiffin buses and a 44' Toy Hauler fiver. One of the Tiffin's would be pulling a 26' enclosed trailer. Would that be an issue?

Sadly, I am not set up to accommodate a 26' trailer/car hauler/etc. Sure with I could but the property that we're building on just doesn't have that much additional room.

:-(

 

[Scooterfan]

Could rent two spots ? Jim...your bar tops looks outstanding! What's your thinking about topping off with additional coats of Polyurethane? On my BBQ / Bar top (Redwood slab) I use two-four coats every two years. Anyhoo, what a great job you did.

 

[Jim]

Could rent two spots ? Jim...your bar tops looks outstanding! What's your thinking about topping off with additional coats of Polyurethane? On my BBQ / Bar top (Redwood slab) I use two-four coats every two years. Anyhoo, what a great job you did.

Yes, lots of sanding needed! And then, a couple more coats of Urethane. So much to do, so little time.

Come help, please!

 

[Jim]

Worked on site #7 again today. Got the railings up and other miscellaneous need-to-do's. Random pictures below.

 

["EZ"]

Lookin' good there brother!

 

[FL-JOE]

If we didn't already have solid travel obligations I would be applying for a 2 month construction-work-camp deal Jim! Place looks great.

 

[John&Andrea]

If we didn't already have solid travel obligations I would be applying for a 2 month construction-work-camp deal Jim! Place looks great.

 

[John&Andrea]

Congratulations it looks great we look forward to staying with you soon. I would love to be there to help.

 

[Jim]

Moved the Phaeton up to lot #7 to check for fit, etc. It's not bad! I'll have to work on leveling the pad as the drivers side required quite a bit more leveling to get the coach right. Actually worked better when I leveled it manually as the auto-leveler lifted the rear wheel off the ground. I'm 40', give or take, and there was still room in front and rear, so I'm pretty sure a 45' would have no issues.

Some random pictures of site #7.

 

[Jim]

Glad to report that the huge Oak Tree on site #1 is looking pretty good this year. Last year it started to look poor and I was afraid that we were going to lose it. I even hired an arborist to come out and look it over. He treated it with some stuff that was supposed to be good for what ails an Oak tree, and it's looking like it might be having a positive effect. Didn't want to lose this tree, it's really beautiful.

And lastly, we bought a 4 seater RTV to use when running around the park. It's got the wrong kind of tires on it and it's way to noisy, but I hope I can fix these issues and make it a good park vehicle.

 

[Jabber Jaw]

JIM......It is fantastic! CONGRATULATIONS!
We have an extra travel day, while in the Asheville area. I was wondering if it would be ok to drive down with the car; stop by, say Hi, and enjoy seeing the fruits of your labor, and all of your hard work, in person!
If ok, it would either be July 13th, or 14th!

 

[Jim]

JIM......It is fantastic! CONGRATULATIONS!
We have an extra travel day, while in the Asheville area. I was wondering if it would be ok to drive down with the car; stop by, say Hi, and enjoy seeing the fruits of your labor, and all of your hard work, in person!
If ok, it would either be July 13th, or 14th!

Hi Al, and yes, it would be our pleasure to have you come by!

 

[Jim]

Got one of the two swings hung yesterday.

 

[Neemer]

That last pic looks like what I would imagine the garden of Eden looked like. Beware of the temptress!

 

[GypsyR]

For some reason it tickles me that you are checking out the fit and and level of the sites with your own coach. Sensible enough.

 

[Jim]

A "Ryker approved" addition to the dog park.

 

[AuntieDodo]

After some thought, I think we will do this. We have a friend who runs a charity for the homeless and people in need, children who can't pay for their school lunches, etc. So I think we will put up a box and donate the funds to her. Wonderful idea, @MapNerd!

That is a very generous thing to do. I have never ever been in a campground that supplies firewood for free. I thought that was a bad idea because you don’t have to and nobody would expect it.

Good on you to donate to children who are in need. It actually brings tears to my eyes.

Jim, you are both salt of the earth people.

Everything looks fantastic.