Hi everyone. My wife and I have had a strong desire for years to start RV'ing. Now that the boys (3 1/2 and 5 1/2) are a little older now we feel likes it's time to dip our toes in the water. I don't want to rush out and do anything rash so we've decided to rent an RV for a week to get started. I just got an unexpected week off from my programming job, the last week in April, and we've decided this is the time.
So our plan is to drive down to visit one of our relatives in VA (we're from NJ) and then rent an RV somewhere in VA. Drive/Camp for a week and return to the same place where we'll then drive back home in our car. Hopefully this will conserve some RV mileage. We would like to see VA and NC. We haven't decided whether we want to stick to the coasts (VA Beach and Cap Hatt) or the moutains on the Western side of the state. Since it's only late April we're leaning towards the mountains. It could be a bit chilly but the beaches will most likely be too cold for swimming. We're crossing our fingers for good weather, iffy this time of year.
Anway, my first question is about rentals. I looked at Cruise America and it's about $775 for a week rental, mileage, gas, and fees for a 25'. A 30' is about $900. I'm not too worried about the driving, I've driven large vans/trucks before. I'm just not sure what we need. I also think I'm going to look around, Cruise America seems very expensive and I have a feeling they may be more than most others. Any pointers in the right direction would be great.
Secondly, I was wondering if anyone has any good suggestions on where we should stay in those areas. Something fun for the family, not too remote since we're just starting out and we'll probably forget something and have to out to some store at some point. The boys love the outdoors. Hiking, fishing, camping, bug hunting, etc.. Someplace with family events or stories around the fire or ice cream social type things would probably be great. I know it may be a little early in the season for some of that stuff though. Someplace where we'll have a lot of fun and a couple of active, fun loving kids wont be ruining the solitude and desire for peace and quiet from fellow campers.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
And the boys thank you too!
So our plan is to drive down to visit one of our relatives in VA (we're from NJ) and then rent an RV somewhere in VA. Drive/Camp for a week and return to the same place where we'll then drive back home in our car. Hopefully this will conserve some RV mileage. We would like to see VA and NC. We haven't decided whether we want to stick to the coasts (VA Beach and Cap Hatt) or the moutains on the Western side of the state. Since it's only late April we're leaning towards the mountains. It could be a bit chilly but the beaches will most likely be too cold for swimming. We're crossing our fingers for good weather, iffy this time of year.
Anway, my first question is about rentals. I looked at Cruise America and it's about $775 for a week rental, mileage, gas, and fees for a 25'. A 30' is about $900. I'm not too worried about the driving, I've driven large vans/trucks before. I'm just not sure what we need. I also think I'm going to look around, Cruise America seems very expensive and I have a feeling they may be more than most others. Any pointers in the right direction would be great.
Secondly, I was wondering if anyone has any good suggestions on where we should stay in those areas. Something fun for the family, not too remote since we're just starting out and we'll probably forget something and have to out to some store at some point. The boys love the outdoors. Hiking, fishing, camping, bug hunting, etc.. Someplace with family events or stories around the fire or ice cream social type things would probably be great. I know it may be a little early in the season for some of that stuff though. Someplace where we'll have a lot of fun and a couple of active, fun loving kids wont be ruining the solitude and desire for peace and quiet from fellow campers.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
And the boys thank you too!