It was another chilly, windy, cloudy day. Two and a half hours after leaving the park from last night, we had cruised through Decatur and Fort Worth and pulled into the Lake Whitney RV Community.
We pulled up to the office to register and met Frank, the owner and developer. This RV park is completely different from others we’ve visited - besides a typical RV rental site, they sell lots with RV ports. These are small homes with BIG RV garages. Frank got us checked in and said he’d show us around the park at our convenience. We didn’t know that today is the annual owners’ meeting.
After getting set up and feeding Izzy, we went out for lunch and a quick tour of the nearby small town of Whitney. When we came back, there was a sign on the entrance sign saying “Campground For Sale”. As we came into the park, Frank was hanging another “Campground For Sale” sign on the office... apparently the owners’ meeting didn’t go well!
Frank told me that the owners group elected the one guy he can’t deal with as president, so he has decided to sell the campground... I guess we won’t have to be making any decisions on buying something here right away! I asked if we could still look around and stay here (he gave us 3 nights at no charge when we first checked in)... he said, “Of course; and I’ll still show you around if you’d like.”
“Well, we did come a long way to check out this place. If this isn’t a good time, we can give it a couple days.” He said he’d meet us back at our coach in 10 minutes.
About a half hour later, he came down the road as we were heading up. No doubt he has a lot on his mind. He took us in a golf cart for a tour of the facility.
The concept is exactly what we are looking for: a place to store the RV and/or boat under cover, with a small home attached. Considering the current situation here, this may not be the place... but, we know what we want can be done in a nice way.
The homes/RV ports here are all steel buildings. Inside, they are insulated and finished off just like any home. You can design what you want, but most of what we saw here have a living room, dining room, bedroom, bath, and utility room. Some have nice enclosed exterior storage. The metal siding takes a bit to get used to, but it is functional and relatively maintenance free.
2 comments:
Hi Jim, It gets real hot...really hot there in the summer. Grin We did that same visit a few years ago.
Hi Herb,
Yeah, we have family on Joan's side around the Dallas area. I like the concept of the RV port, but have real reservations about the area. See you in about 10 days or so if you'll be around.
Best wishes,
Jim
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