searfoss
East Stroudsburg PA USA
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At Promisland State Park one loop has all blacktop sites. when it rains there are a thousand lakes..... I always stay in a gravel unlevel spot and don't need a raft to get to my car
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RMB
Denham Springs La.
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All sites flat in South Louisiana... Just have to make sure landing gear doesn't punch hole in the ground and upset the water table!!
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Rough2000
Arkansas
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westernrvparkowner wrote:Leveling a site is a little more complicated than digging with a backhoe. A quarter inch slope per inch will make a 60 foot long site 15 inches higher at one end than the other. Erosion, settling, rutting etc occur constantly. A level site today, may be unlevel tommorrow. It takes constant work to keep sites acceptably level.
westernrvparkowner...I hope you didn't do the leveling on your sites. If I am doing the math correctly you would have a fifteen foot slope on a 60 foot long site. These sites would also be good for skiing during the winter months . I believe you meant to say "a quarter inch slope per foot..." That measuring stuff can be tricky at times.
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Teacher's Pet
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Very easy question to answer, 90% of the time the low bidder gets the job.
Just like the sites that have the sewer at the back and power pedestal at the front, they were done by a contractor that knew nothing about rving.
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johnbhicks
Cherry Pocket, Fla.
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In our park in Florida we had 35 new sites...all level...until Southwest Florida Water Management District came along and said we had to have somewhat of a swale in the back row. So those sites are level, the folks just step out into a drainage ditch.
Fast forward a year...SWFMD asks "why is that swale there?"
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Galvanizd
Puerto Penasco Mexico
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"Rule of Thumb" . Outstretched arm. Thumb raised straight up. Sight along arm to thumb, level.
Just gotta hope the guy has all his thumbs and fingers.
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