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WAL-MART
- OVERNIGHTING
- DIFFERENT
VIEWS
"Wake up
and smell the
roses .."
by Tony,
Tony Rose and
Part-timer
Steve
Tony
commented:
Wake
up and smell
the roses
campowners -
we need better
pricing - and
an overnight
deal, to get
us to stop
overnighting
at Walmart.
You can whine
all you want,
and call us
names, but
it's our money
and we spend
it like we
damn please.
Times
are changing,
and if you
don't change,
then you will
have to
close..... I
call ahead,
and if I find
a Walmart that
does not have
overnight
parking, then
I will move
on, I will not
support the
campground -
for all I know
they had
something to
do with it.
You can not
win, just
lose, lose ,
lose, CHANGE
YOUR WAYS.....
Tony
Rose replied:
I
don't agree
with this. I
think that
RVers need RV
parks and RV
parks need to
make money.
Usually
rates are fair
although some
RV parks are
overpriced. I
don't think
that most
parks will
ever have a
pricing system
for late night
arrivals. I
don't think
it's the
pricing that
makes Walmart
attractive to
me - it's the
fact that I
can just pull
in and sleep
for a few
hours. With an
RV park it
means checking
in and going
to the site
and hooking up
etc. Walmart
is simpler
when it's late
evening and
all I want is
a few hours
rest.
Part-timer
Steve added:
As a person who has looked deeply into becoming a campground owner, I feel like I need to add my two cents.
The capital outlay is just huge, generally millions of dollars, and folks who drop in only when they need, fill and charge everything up and dump everything out are the most expensive from an opex perspective.
I agree I've seen some really bad deals, but the earnings multiples that these things sell at are high compared to other businesses. Given all this I'm more appreciative of the risk and difficult financial decisions these owners undertake. I've chosen not to do so because the economics of running a first class park that can
accommodate the big coaches, have new or upgraded infrastructure etc. just isn't a very good business to be in.
I don't stay at
Walmart, because I live in an area with lots of good forest service campground, but I understand why people do. but I truly appreciate a good park and the dedication it takes to run one.
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do you think about
overnighting at
Wal-Mart? Tell
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