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Open Roads Forum  >  Snowbirds  > The impact of Ian... Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Desert Captain • View posts Payson Senior Member Joined: 02/19/2011 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/30/22 09:51am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The incredible impact of hurricane Ian won't be known for quite some time but it will indeed be far reaching. Living in Arizona, one of the three primary snowbird destination {Florida and the Rio Grande Valley being the other two} we will be seeing its effects here very soon. I am guessing that a very large percentage of the RV parks in Florida will have been significantly damaged with many completely out of business at least in the short term and probably off line for much if not most of the 2022/2023 season. With the damage so devastating and widespread getting things repaired will be a nightmare. Many folks will be needing to find new destinations which will impact RGV and Arizona. I would expect a huge increase in these areas almost immediately as October usually is the start of Snowbird season. Reservations may go from being a convenience to a necessity for many and I doubt prices will go anywhere but up. Not being snowbirds but active campers year round I anticipate sites being at a premium for the season. So what changes are you Snowbirds making to deal with the impact of Ian? Best of luck to one and all. agesilaus • View posts North Florida Senior Member Joined: 05/06/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/30/22 10:08am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The Ft Myers Punta Gorda-Port Charlotte area is wiped out, lot of RVs around there. Orlando north/south will probably be OK after a recovery period. South and north of there will be OK by next month if not sooner. Gainesville for example is already back to mostly normal. The panhandle is unaffected. Arctic Fox 25Y Travel Trailer 2018 RAM 2500 6.7L 4WD shortbed Straightline dual cam hitch 400W Solar with Victron controller Superbumper Lwiddis • View posts Southern California :( Senior Member Joined: 08/12/2016 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/30/22 10:21am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I think the recovery period for Florida RV parks will be years...unfortunately. Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad bgum • View posts South Louisiana Senior Member Joined: 02/22/2006 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/30/22 11:37am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Disney world and Universal is open today in phases. Those hard hit areas are truly hard hit but large areas of the state will recover quickly. It is similar to the fires in California where the entire state is not on fire but news media seem to indicate otherwise. Many snowbirds go to Florida because you can't find what Florida has in Arizona or hill country. Dutch_12078 • View posts Winters south, summers north Senior Member Joined: 10/07/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/30/22 04:17pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Our first two warm weather stops are in southern Georgia, and both state parks got off with minimal to no damage. One is closed due to potential causeway flooding that shouldn't last long, and the other only closed their boat ramp. We're still waiting to see how our scheduled Florida state parks made out. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate NamMedevac 70 • View posts Reno Senior Member Joined: 11/09/2020 View Profile Posted: 09/30/22 06:30pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator good luck * This post was edited 10/01/22 04:22am by NamMedevac 70 * Michelle.S • View posts Western NY till fall, then Sebring, FL Senior Member Joined: 01/11/2011 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/30/22 06:30pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We winter in South Central Florida in Sebring. Min damage there, but we had three weeks planned on Sanibel Island for October, well that won't happen as there's no way to get there, and won't be for a while. 2018 Chevy 3500HD High Country Crew Cab DRW, D/A, 2016 Redwood 39MB, Dual AC, Fireplace, Sleep #Bed, Auto Sat Dish, Stack Washer/Dryer, Auto Level Sys, Disk Brakes, Onan Gen, 17.5" "H" tires, MORryde Pin & IS, Comfort Ride, Dual Awnings, Full Body Paint Parrothead Mike • View posts SW Michigan Senior Member Joined: 09/25/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 10/01/22 12:43pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thankfully Ian went well south of Tampa since we stay the winter about 80-90 miles north of Tampa in Crystal River. In years past we've camped at Oscar Schere SP just north of Venice and Mayaka SP as well as Riverside RV Park along the Peace River toward Arcadia. Those parks are likely in rough shape at the present time. I suspect that folks that left their RVs south of I-4 along the Gulf Coast may not have an RV anymore. If those RVs survived the storm they certainly don't have electric and may find a layer of mold on things. We still have a couple of months left in hurricane season so things could still change in the near future. As Jimmy Buffett said; "You cannot reason with hurricane season." 2018 Chevy 2500HD Duramax - 2015 Cedar Creek Silverback 29RE 16K Huskey EZ Roller Hitch - EU2000i Honda Generator joebedford • View posts Made It! Senior Member Joined: 09/03/2003 View Profile Posted: 10/01/22 04:34pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The park we're going to next month in Eustis (central Florida) wasn't damaged at all. Bears Den • View posts Estero, Fl. Senior Member Joined: 07/07/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 10/03/22 12:32pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It would really be nice if those parks that didn’t sustain damage would put up the Floridians who will be inconvenienced for months or years. I know it would be an inconvenience for you snowbirds to stay home one winter while we try to get our state back to the paradise you all like to winter in. There is a lot to be done and the less people getting in the way the easier the task will be. 2014 Kodiak 279 rbsl 2017 Ford F-150 King Ranch V8 Equalizer hitch Ford integrated brake controller 2004 Travel Lite 23S Hybrid Travel Trailer ( previous trailer ) 1998 Viking Popup ( previous trailer ) No substitute for experience Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Snowbirds  > The impact of Ian...

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