there is a 10-year rule some rv parks and campgrounds have and not knowing what this 10-year
rule is or how to get around it could mean getting turned away when you arrive at your campsite
stay tuned we'll tell you what this rule is and how we've always gotten around it we're
charity ben dakota and trinity we decided we didn't want to wait for a life of adventure
so in 2017 we bought our first rv and set off to live a life of travel in the usa
we've visited over 38 states in three years and have many more to go
follow along to learn all the best places to see rv and travel tips and much more
welcome back we named our channel grateful glamper because we are grateful to live this life and
grateful to be able to travel in our rv one thing we like to do is think of something that we're
thankful for each and every day so we invite you to do that too and maybe drop it in the comments
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face it rv's are expensive and if you've watched our channel for any length of time you know we
are not advocates of buying a brand new rv due to the depreciation unless you're at a place in
life where maybe the cost is less than half your take-home pay but that's another video for another
day what we want to talk about today is something called the 10-year rule which people think because
you're buying a used rv you're gonna get turned away at rv parks due to this 10-year rule what is
the 10-year rule well the 10-year rule is a rule that some rv parks have saying that to stay there
your rv needs to be 10 years old or newer now this rule is more common in some states like arizona
and florida where many rvers had to spend the colder months and stay throughout the winter
and you sometimes find this rule at higher end type rv resorts in some of these areas too so why
this silly rule about rvh well the goal for most campground or rv park owners is to keep rvs away
that are not well maintained let's think about it from the perspective of the campground owner
if you are an owner of a campground the last thing that you want is a motorized rv leaking oil all
over your campsite or a black tank in an rv that has some sort of sewage leak or something that's
just not well maintained and then it creates a safety hazard for your guests or even for you as
the owner that you have to clean up once that rv is gone so a lot of times campground owners want
to make sure that they're keeping away rv's that are not well maintained some of these campgrounds
will institute the 10-year rule so how are you supposed to know if the campground actually has
this rule before that you get there well a lot of them will put it on their website but it's
always a good idea to ask when you're picking up the phone and making that reservation if this
particular campground has what is known in the rv world is the 10-year rule so now before you start
getting all worried and thinking but great we can't camp at campgrounds unless our rv is less
than 10 years old so let's talk about how to get around it and how we've never had problems
getting into campgrounds even the ones that have had this 10 year rule but before we get into that
i want you to just take a look at our rv behind me and we'll show you some more footage here in
just a second but how old do you think our rv is just leave a guess in the comments now this is
always super fun because when we're at campgrounds and we meet people as we're you know walking and
talking and talking about rvs and who's got what and what's your rig people never think that our rv
is as old as it really is so hopefully you've left your guests in the comments below because i'm
about to do a spoiler alert and tell you how old our rv is this right behind me is a 2004 fleetwood
discovery our rv is 17 years old when we purchased our rv we purchased it back in 2018 so i'll just
let you do the math but needless to say it was more than 10 years old when we purchased it in our
whole time of rv ownership we have always owned rigs that are older than 10 years yet we've never
been turned away at a campsite once so how is it that we've gotten around this rule you might ask
well it's pretty simple you just need to make a phone call or shoot an email to the campground
management let them know that your rv is well maintained and offered to send them a current
photograph of your rv now this is important because don't send them a picture of your rv
from five years ago when it looked all prim and proper and now it's damaged or dilapidated
because they're not gonna be too happy when you pull up with an rv that looks completely different
than the picture that you sent them but send them a current photo let them know hey look we maintain
our rv very very well it's in great condition and we would love to be able to stay at your
campground we've only ever had to do this once at an rv park that had the 10-year rule they welcomed
us with open arms and we had a great stay and enjoyed our visit another thing to note and think
about is that some rv models haven't changed their exterior appearance in more than a decade so think
about this a 1999 airstream looks pretty much like the newer 2020 versions do on the outside in
fact there's really not a lot of way to tell from just looking at the outside as long as it's been
properly maintained so there are some rvs that you can't even tell really what year
there is or how old that they are just from the exterior appearance alone so what do you think of
the 10-year rule do you think it's stupid and silly or do you think maybe it's a good idea
you'll have to let us know in the comments below what your thoughts are also let us know if you've
ever run into this or if you've actually been turned away at a campground due to having an
older rv we'd really love to know your thoughts and your experiences when having to deal with
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