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RE: Places to see and visit in BC!!
Try to get hold of a copy of "Camping British Columbia" by Jayne Seagrave (ISBN978-1-894974-60-8).
This is an excellent guide to over 150 national park and provincial campgrounds in BC, I am sure you will find it really useful if you are making your first visit.
Trevor
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05/09/12 01:32am |
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RE: German Newbies want to see Canada - starter questions
Just a couple more thoughts.
Why not do it the other way round, west to east? then you will get to see all the mountain parks without risk of campground/road closure.
Make sure you get a MH with a generator, not all Canadian rentals have them, you will probably need it to run the heating if you are staying somewhere without hook-ups.
Trevor
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canadafan
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04/21/12 04:16am |
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RE: German Newbies want to see Canada - starter questions
Hi
I have been travelling from UK to Western Canada and renting MHs there since 1988 and hope these comments will help you.
As many others have said getting to Vancouver in October is late and you will find many of the really good campgrounds en-route are closed, such as some of the campgrounds in the mountain national parks in Alberta and BC.
By the way, Labour Day is around the 4th September.
If you are renting one way from east to west then the one way charge will be considerable, you will have to rent from one of the rental company's which operate nationally so, Canadream, Cruise Canada or Fraserway ( there maybe others).
Beware! August will be one of the most expensive months to rent and even worse if you try to rent now. To get the best price you will need to have made your reservation in around September the year before you want to go. I usually go in June and pay about C$105 per day all inclusive, if I tried to make the same reservation now for June it would cost C$195.
The rental company's all operate on different pricing policies, some have "flex rates" these vary according to demand and season, some base the rate on the start date, and some have seasonal rates.
Make sure that tax is included in any quote you get and that you are happy with the insurance arrangements.
In general you will find that you will be able to get better prices by going to European MH agents than you will get than going direct to the renters in Canada.
If you want to buy in Canada be aware that each province has it's own rules about buying, registration and insurance, I looked at buying in 2007 and for instance you cannot register a vehicle in Alberta unless you have an address in that province. It is fairly easy to buy in BC, you will need to provide a full insurance record (they will accept foreign records) to ICBC who manage all vehicle insurance in BC.
But if you are buying don't forget the costs of storage, maintenance and depreciation, this is why I still rent.
One final thing, be aware that nearly all prices, except fuel and most foods, exclude taxes in Canada, so you will have to add GST, PST or HST to nearly everything you buy.
If you need any more info just send me a PM.
Best of luck
Trevor
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04/21/12 03:55am |
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Propane stove safety
I have rented motorhomes for many years in Canada and have noticed that none of them seem to have a "flame failure device" (thermocouple) fitted to the stove. I know this is a requirement on boats in Canada/US. Just as a matter of interest is there no regulation about this for RV's?
Trevor
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canadafan
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01/09/12 05:05am |
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RE: Renting an RV, what should I bring ?
Canadian Tire will have most of the things you will need apart of course from foodstuff.
Trevor
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11/30/11 03:36pm |
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RE: Renting an RV, what should I bring ?
Hi.
I have been renting in Western Canada since 1988 and first of all, what type of campground do you prefer?
Never mind, here are the essentials:
An axe (some rental companies will supply, but most don't, health & safety you know!), additional bedding if you are going into the mountains or early/late in the season, if you are using a lot of multimedia stuff make sure you have enough connectors to charge it all, lots of cameras/memory cards for all the bears/moose!, a cake cooling grid to stop your meal falling into the fiery embers of the campfire, one of those head worn LED lights is useful.
Thats about it, the rental company will provide matches, flashlight, hoses, pots and pans etc. but the bedding can be a bit light. You will be able to request camping chairs (chargeable) and you will be able to leave your luggage at the depot (at your risk) providing of course that you are not doing a one-way rental.
Talking about risk, do check the insurance provided, it can vary considerably between rental companies.
Trevor
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canadafan
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11/29/11 12:55pm |
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RE: RV Park in Kelowna BC?
You could try West Bay Beach Resort (expensive) or Hiawatha (not much space around the sites) Todds RV is near the beach but I hated it (feel like a sardine there).
Really Bear Creek is best but of course no hook-ups.
Trevor
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canadafan
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08/09/11 11:24am |
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RE: Grocery Store in Waterton Lakes Townsite
In answer to your question. There is no good grocery store in Waterton, the store there has the usual canned stuff, bread eggs etc.
The best place to shop is at Pincher Creek CoOp you will find everything you need here.
Happy camping!
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08/02/11 03:56pm |
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