Vintage trailers are NOT allowed in RV parks! If you spend any time on social media, you have likely heard how someone was turned away from an RV park because their trailer (or RV), was more than 10 years old. Before you go to www.sellvintagetrailers.com to unload your unusable camping rig, give this a read. We share our experience and how to be prepared to deal with if the "10 Year Rule" comes up in your travels. Is there really a "10 Year Rule"? Yes, kind of, sometimes. Some parks, typically higher-end (more expensive) RV parks may have this "rule." Understand that these types of RV parks are catering primarily to a clientele with rigs that start in the six figures. RV parks typically use this rule to screen long-term rentals of 30 or more days. The "10 Year Rule" is usually not enforced for weekend camping stays. The rule is simply a filter RV parks use to eliminate the riff-raff. Why is there a "10 Year Rule"?
What to do if you own a vintage trailer and want to go camping?
Should I sell my vintage trailer and buy a newer one?
We have been camping on the west coast and around the US for over a decade. We may camp up to 20 weekends a year. We have always had vintage trailers. We have NEVER come across this obstacle and cannot recall any reports of the "10 Year Rule" being imposed on any of our friends that camp vintage. If a park uses this rule as a screening device, and your vintage RV is in good condition, most of the time, the park will make an exception for you. Chances are they will want to see it up close, have a bunch of questions, and want to find out where they can get one! Be sure and tell them about www.buyvintagetrailers.com. Keep in mind that park owners and managers are probably campers too. They are not blind to the popularity of vintage trailers. Some campgrounds even have vintage trailers as rentals. If you hear of someone being turned away from a park because they had an old trailer, consider the whole story.
Paul and Caroline Lacitinola Publishers of the Vintage Camper Trailers Magazine vintagecampertrailers@gmail.com
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Leslie Torrance
6/29/2020 10:34:30 am
I was a victim of the 10-year rule at an RV storage lot in Anaheim, CA. I actually booked a space to store my small vintage trailer (all renovated and painted) and parked it in my new spot, and was driving out of the lot when I was told they don't allow rigs over 10 years and they were canceling my contract and I had to go back in and remove it. Then, of course, I had to find another place to park it, which currently means spending $233 a month on the space I found.
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Donna Fry
6/29/2020 01:08:06 pm
We were denied access to an RV park along the Columbia River in WA state. Our 1947 Teardrop trailer does not have a bathroom-that was the park’s criteria for refusal!
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Mac Carroll
1/1/2021 08:49:15 am
My wife + I owned a 1947 Tear trailer when we were first married. It was approx. 12' long. We named it the "BUDGET AIRSTREAM" (tear drop) wondering if yours could have been ours?? Pictures available!! Please reply
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6/29/2020 02:58:51 pm
We've been full-timing in our lil' canned ham travel trailer (Hamlet) and have explored the continent for nearly 8 years. We have never run into this issue. Granted, we run on solar and can boondock anywhere we'd like, so try to avoid any stuffy places.
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Michael Hebert
6/29/2020 07:51:59 pm
We have been crossing the country lately from Idaho to NC for family business. We have found campgrounds pricing themselves out of what we consider spending for a short night stay. $45 - $100 has been our given prices. We say "Thank You!" and drive to Walmart, Cabelas, or anywhere we feel comfortable. We don't need anything except a place to park. So we have no idea of what the future of camping.
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10/30/2020 11:39:21 am
We LOVE our vintage camping trailer!! We had hoped that besides being fun, it would provide for us a way to see the country without spending high hotel/motel prices. Unfortunately we are finding that many RV parks are charging the same rates! I was looking for someplace recently and could not find a place for less than $100 + !! We live in California. It’s hard to get a camp site within one of our National or State parks without getting reservations 6 months ahead. So it’s hard to make reservations anywhere for ....2 weeks ahead?! Hopefully when we retire and move out of CA it will be easier.?!
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10/30/2020 11:51:24 am
Have you tried The Dyrt PRO app to find inexpensive but gorgeous campgrounds?
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Leslie Torrance
10/30/2020 03:04:49 pm
California state and national park sites are very hard to get, especially weekends and summer time. But there are lots of county parks that are nice, less expensive, and easier to book.
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3/2/2021 08:20:12 pm
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