by ProvidenceRV | Aug 1, 2019
Riding through park.
So, who’s living the full time RV life? I mentioned recently that one of our residents rides a motorized bike. I had never seen one, so was intrigued by it. Check out these pictures. He’ll take a ride to discover trails in the area or make a quick run to a grocery store.
Rick and his wife formerly lived on a houseboat. He said an RV had a lot more floor space as the walls were straight. So I guess they were not downsizing but upsizing. And after several years, they realized they wanted to be on stable ground.
They lived at Providence for a year before they recently had to move closer to their daughter. Rick told me he was sad to leave us and wish he didn’t have to, but family called. Wisely, he answered the call.
Sometime before he left I asked if he could tell me what he thought about our park, Providence RV Park near Lake Fork, TX.
“The thing that struck us when we first arrived was that it all looks precisely like the pictures on the web site. They didn’t cherry pick the photos to show the best like so many do. We soon discovered the noisiest thing in the park – Bird calls greeting the new morning. Well, okay, there is the occasional diesel engine. It quickly became home and the owners / staff and residents became our second family. If your idea of a good time is partying and loud music, this is not the place for you, but if your idea of great living is along the lines of a cabin in the woods next to a lake, this is your dream place.”
I would have to say that I agree with Rick. I do hear the birds first thing in the morning. Of course, we do have a number of residents with numerous bird feeders so that might have something to do with it. Now if I can only keep them off the front porch because of the…well, you know.
Headed for the trails.
Also, we carved this park into the woods. So it does have the feel of a cabin in the woods, and the lake is just a ½ mile down the road. Since most of our spot are large, we also have room for your boat.
That is why in the Spring and Fall we have numerous fishermen join us for the tournament weekends. That lends itself to a tale or two.
So, who’s living the full time RV life? Well, a former houseboater and current “biker.” Follow me next time to see who else is living the full time RV life and the changes they went through to downsize.
by ProvidenceRV | Jul 26, 2019
Relaxing among the trees.
First, you need to locate a park that allows for full time RV living and occupancy, but find the best place. What do I mean?
Not all parks allow full time RV living
We built our park, Providence RV Park at Lake Fork in Texas, to comply with the rules of full time living in an RV. We are not a water-front park which allows for us to have full time residents live in their RVs. Do not be fooled by parks that say you can live there, but you must physically move your RV once a year or can only live there 170 days a year.
The Sabine River Authority manages Lake Fork and the area that surrounds the lake. They told us that full time occupancy is not allowed at a lake front RV Park.
An RV for long term living
Second, you would need an RV suitable for full time living. However, there are a lot of variables. But, as a rule, you need an RV that is sized and designed in a manner that accommodates full time living. This is not as difficult as it sounds because tere are Park Models and Tiny Homes that qualify. There are also all manner of RV units with any number of slide outs. These add floor space to your living area. Be sure the park you pick has ample room for all those slide outs as you don’t want to be able to hand your neighbor a cup of coffee through the window.
And then don’t forget the storage space. RVs have come a long way and the manufacturers have gotten quite clever in utilizing and creating space.
A park for long term living
Third, choose a park that allows for a storage building and a nice deck. Be careful, some charge extra for this so know before you sign. You don’t want a park that uses storage below the RV. That just becomes a trashy looking park.
A friendly game of dominoes.
Fourth, find a park where the residents are active. For instance, one member of our park with some disabilities rides his electric bike to explore trails, another hikes 5 miles in the morning. Some of the women go to Canton, the antique malls, or the Historic Select Theater. Our residents play games in the common area, borrow our books, go to church, meet for coffee And many have full time jobs. None have a full-size house, but they have full-size living. Find the best place for living in an RV.
So, if you are tired of mowing the grass, cleaning all those floors, paying all the bills of a full-sized house, or just keeping up with the Joneses, try full size living instead.
Good luck,
James Adams
by ProvidenceRV | Jul 18, 2019
RV living allows for fun and adventure
Is full time RV living in your future? If you are considering making your RV home as part of your next adventure, here are some tips to help you start making your plan.
Why do you think making your RV your home full time is an option for you?
That’s a really good place to start as you think about the advantages of making the change.
Here are just a few reasons residents here at Providence RV Park, and around the country, have made the move:
- It’s a lifestyle that offers freedom and adventure. RV living frees you from the time and expense of working to afford and maintain a house and yard. It’s an excellent choice for empty nesters, but it’s also a great way to introduce the kids to a simpler lifestyle. Instead of living to work, RVers find that they work to live!
- Full time RV living allows you to explore new places and make new friends. There’s a growing number of the younger generation that are rejecting the dream of owning a brick and mortar home in favor of a minimalist lifestyle that focuses on experiences instead of possessions. A recent Washington Post article about full-time RV living explores this phenomenon in depth and finds that RV living offers these benefits and more.
- Devote more time to fun and recreation. Our Providence RV park is close to Lake Fork and an impressive list of other activities and attractions. Within an hours drive, you’ll find world class fishing, hiking trails, shopping and cultural activities galore.
- It’s an affordable way to live. Modern RVs come fully equipped with energy efficient appliances and all the conveniences of modern life. By reducing the space you occupy, it’s easier to economize. What better way to break the shopping habit than reducing the size of your closet!
- Many couples and families find that the full-time RV lifestyle brings them closer. It’s not just sharing a smaller space that does the trick. RV living creates opportunities for quality time that the daily grind of traditional home ownership doesn’t allow for.
What about you? Are you thinking that the benefits of full-time RV living might be right for you?
by ProvidenceRV | Jul 5, 2019
This 4th of July, full time living Providence RV Park, offers an observation of the day by my brother, a “minstrel” and a Vietnam veteran.
July 4 and we turn the badger loose, whoop and holler, shoot the anvil and fire the rockets.
Foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia!
Why?
Because 243 years ago 56 white men, 26 to 70 years of age, gathered in a stifling hot room, not much bigger than a two car garage, in: ♫Foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia!♫
and signed the document that declared that we were no longer the property of Great Britain, subject to their whims, but masters of our own fate.
Do you care?
Should you care?
Frankly, I’m far more concerned about what happened last year, or, what will happen next year than what happened 243 years ago.
But, you and I and our children should care and care deeply.
Why?
I’ll tell you.
Sit down, pay attention, it might take a minute or two.
A Go-Kart, the Constitution, and 4th of July
Did you ever go to one of those amusement parks where they have a Go-Kart track? Go-Karts with rubber bumpers all around and a roll bar and a governor on the engine, running around a twisting track that has old tires hung on the fence anywhere a driver has the remotest chance of bouncing the machine off the wall?
The Declaration of Independence, and the subsequent Constitution, written by pretty much the same men, are like that track in a way.
You can steer the Go-Kart yourself, at whatever speed you choose, but you can’t, even accidentally, force it off the track or make it go faster than the governor is set to allow.
Now hold that thought and consider this question:
What do you think of Trump, Hillary, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan?
Were you convinced ______(pick one) was sure to lead us to wreck and ruin, destroy the nation?
If they didn’t it was because of the genius of those 56 men in that stifling room in Philadelphia 243 years ago.
They wrote the words, established the Ideal against which everyone who came after them would be measured, by which all of our actions as a nation would be judged.
All who hold office are limited by that standard, measured by how well they keep faith with those words.
And if they try to push the power they hold beyond the limits set by those words written many years ago, if try to drive the nation beyond the bounds established by those men in that small little room, they are brought back into line only by those documents and our fidelity to them.
So, yesterday, on the 4th of July, I hope you turned the badger loose, whooped and hollered, shot the anvil and fired the rockets.
We are free, by the grace of God and the resilience of our fathers vision and their children’s faithfulness to that dream.
Follow Walter Adams at The Last Minstrel.
by ProvidenceRV | May 7, 2019
Professional bass angler, Matt Herren, stayed with us at Providence RV Park during the Bassmaster Texas Fest.
Matt Herren stayed at Providence RV Park near Lake Fork, Texas, for the Bassmaster Texas Fest the first week of May.
How did you find Providence RV Park?
Some friends who live down the nearby road mentioned it; I saw the sign so I drove through the Park to check it out.
How do you like the Park?
I like the TREES, the space {openness}, it’s QUIET. I like that it’s gated.
We’re glad to have you! How long have you been fishing professionally?
19 years.
What caught your interest in fishing?
My family was involved in fishing.
What age were you when you started fishing?
Oh, I was a boy, going fishing with my grandfather.
Where are you from?
North of Birmingham, Alabama.
So, are you going to another tournament from here?
Yes. I’ll go home for a few days, then go to Oklahoma in time for the practice fishing for that tournament.
Matt, thank you so much for giving me your time. Good luck in the tournament! Love to see you again whenever you can come back!
You can keep tabs on Matt on Facebook: @MattHerrenFishing. He got some good AOY points and finished 20th in the tournament.
Looking for a Lake Fork RV park for your next fishing adventure? Give us a call!
