RV Life

August 28, 2009

We arrived midday for a three night stop at Bonnie Rigg Campground in Becket, MA. The short drive along I-90 out of NY and into the Berkshires of MA was beautiful. After a very boring two week stay at Frosty Acres Campground outside of Schenectady we couldn't get here fast enough.

The focus in this posting is to share some of the realities of RV living. It was one of the original reasons for beginning this blog and we have found plenty of new reasons to pass along our experiences after staying at what I now call the Frost-My-A$$ Campground. It was not a good experience.

We came across Frosty Acres through our membership in Passport America, a very good resource for discount stays at private campgrounds throughout North America & Mexico. The place looked great on paper - free wifi, ample electric hookups, weekend activities and a great nightly rate. Sadly what we experienced was a lack of wifi, inadequate electrical currents, spaces too small to comfortably park any unit over thirty feet in length, a dump station at the top of a very steep hill, a smelly drainage lagoon within thirty feet of our area and questionable long-term residents. We can give them credit for having a well-stocked store and clean facilities, but their total apathy towards short-term guests made the overall experience uncomfortable. The bottom line is we were deceived. After managing a resort for three years it was not hard for us to quickly understand the place is badly run. Our advise is to avoid this campground if at all possible.

With that being said, we plan to relax and enjoy a comfortable evening in a lush, more accommodating forest campground setting. I will post again tomorrow and expand further upon more realities of a full-time RV lifestyle.

copyright 2009 Lane A. Geyer

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