RV Parks with a 10 year limitation - is this for real?

[hodapper]

In your experiences with this type of RV Park, on average how many parks actually enforce the 10 year age limit? Is it just to discourage the "trashed" campers and RV's from renting?

 

[Joe Hogan]

In my travels I’ve seen this restriction on literature but clearly not enforced everywhere

KOA Jacksonville two years ago

 

[sheridany]

Typically a park may ask you to send pictures of an old coach if they have a 10-year rule, and as long as the coach is maintained and not falling apart, it is not a problem. I have never heard of anyone being turned down because of the rule.

 

[DennisT]

As stated above they normally ask for pics before approving the reservation. Just to keep out the old poorly maintained ones.

 

[jbh]

I've been flatly turned down twice, "15-year rule." One was for an overnight site at a park in Nowhere, Tenn. and at at a somewhat dumpy park at Clarksville, Ind. that actually had a photo showing the same year and model of my RV on their website. Both parks are gone now.

 

[hognuts1960]

Never been turned down yet. We try to stay at State or Federal parks most of the time, but have not been turned down at any privately owned parks.

 

[bpaikman]

Unless you REALLY know your motorhomes, it's extremely difficult to tell if it's a 2014 or 2018. What's to prevent someone from calling their 2009 motorhome a 2013?

 

[Boat Bum]

Unless you REALLY know your motorhomes, it's extremely difficult to tell if it's a 2014 or 2018. What's to prevent someone from calling their 2009 motorhome a 2013?

The registration?

 

[bpaikman]

The registration?

I mean visually. We've never had our registration checked. They might ask for plate #

 

[Boat Bum]

I've never been asked for mine either, but have given it thought. To your question, I would not try to misrepresent the age for fear they'll ask to see the registration.

 

[widdershins]

don't ask.. don't tell. If they ask tell them the truth. I'm pretty sure this rule is simply to justify not allowing junk. A while back my parent stayed at a local KOA with a 10 year rule, in their '74 Airstream..... the subject never came up.

 

[gfmucci]

don't ask.. don't tell. If they ask tell them the truth. I'm pretty sure this rule is simply to justify not allowing junk. A while back my parent stayed at a local KOA with a 10 year rule, in their '74 Airstream..... the subject never came up.

Many of us couldn't tell a 2020 from a 1950 Airstream. Sort of like rocks: what's a few million years between the age of rocks?

 

[DKRITTER]

I have a 2013 Dutch Star but it identifies as a 2016 Dutch Star.

 

[Boat Bum]

My Bay Star thinks she's a London Aire.

 

[Dan_Frisbie]

Since we primarily stay in gov’t campgrounds, we seldom run into this. However, we have decided that if a commercial campground is snotty enough to have the 10 year old rule, we probably wouldn’t fit in.
We don’t socialize, drink, decorate our RV with a bunch of plastic crap and have “The Frisbie Camp” on a wooden sign.
We usually just go paddle board or motorcycle riding from wherever we stop.

 

[redbaron]

I have a 2013 Dutch Star but it identifies as a 2016 Dutch Star.

Ahhh..but if they know 2015 went to girard awnings you would be caught!

 

[DKRITTER]

Ahhh..but if they know 2015 went to girard awnings you would be caught!

Don't ask, Don't tell

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Since we primarily stay in gov’t campgrounds, we seldom run into this. However, we have decided that if a commercial campground is snotty enough to have the 10 year old rule, we probably wouldn’t fit in.
We don’t socialize, drink, decorate our RV with a bunch of plastic crap and have “The Frisbie Camp” on a wooden sign.
We usually just go paddle board or motorcycle riding from wherever we stop.

Ah! Your no fun! Want to come over to my camp?