If you’ve ever been to an RV present, you’ve doubtless heard of Harvest Host. If you haven’t been to an RV present, however you or a few of your mates go tenting, there’s a excessive chance that somebody that makes use of Harvest Host. So, what’s it? Is is value it? Should you employ it? In our expertise, the reply to all of these questions is a convincing YES! I’m going to let you know why we really feel this fashion, however first, for people who aren’t acquainted…
Harvest Host is an organization that has reached out to quite a few farms, wineries, distilleries, museums, breweries, and even golf programs to allow tenting at their locations of enterprise. There are a number of restrictions. You have to be self contained, so it’s good to have your personal rest room, water, and electrical. You can solely keep one night time (except particular preparations have been made with a single Host.) No tents are allowed. And, it’s solely accessible to their members.
Anyone who meets the camper requirement can be part of Harvest Host. The price of a fundamental membership (which doesn’t embrace the golf programs) is $99.00 for a 12 month interval. So no matter month you be part of, is the month your yearly membership begins. Why would a farm or vineyard need you and your camper on their property once you aren’t paying them for a web site? Well, a part of the Code of Conduct that you just agree too when becoming a member of Harvest Host is that you just spend no less than $20 at every of the Host’s as a Thank You for permitting you to be there. The $20 might be for a product that they promote, a donation, a tip, or a service that they supply. These locations of enterprise achieve you as a buyer for the day in return for permitting you to camp there for the night time.
Alright, because the camper…. You’ve simply paid $99.00 to hitch, and now you need to pay no less than $20 for every of the Hosts that you just keep at? Yes. Let’s be sincere, why do you assume a number of Walmart’s permit you to keep the night time of their parking zone. Because they know there’s a very excessive chance that you can be coming inside and shopping for one thing. However, it’s nonetheless value each single penny if you happen to ask us. And right here is why…
First, waking up among the many grapes in a winery is much more picturesque than a Walmart parking zone. I’m grateful for Walmart permitting this, however we desire to make the most of that in an emergency state of affairs, like, we will’t preserve our eyes open anymore and aren’t near the place we deliberate on being but.
Second, the price of tenting has elevated astronomically. We have had super issue staying at any campground for lower than $20 an evening… And guess what, that $20 was at a National Forest. Now, there are utterly free dispersed tenting websites, I do know. And sure, that’s truly free. But if you’re going to spend $20 to remain in a National Forest the place you don’t have any hook-up’s, why not keep at a Harvest Host the place your tenting expertise will likely be totally different than everybody else’s. Once you begin paying campground price’s at State Parks, RV Parks, and Resorts, you’re looking at wherever from $40 per night time to upwards of $150 per night time at a number of the resorts. This is a yearly price of $100, and also you get to remain at quite a few unimaginable locations.
Third, the cash that now we have been in a position to save on websites, has offered us with a chance for experiences. Experiences like… Wine tasting’s at a winery. Photo shoots at an outside studio. Museum excursions. Airboat rides to see the alligators. Moonshine tastings. The locations you’ll be able to go, and the issues you’ll be able to see, are actually countless.
If you had a $500 tenting funds for a 4 day weekend for two individuals… You spend $100 in your Harvest Host membership. With the remaining $400, you’ll be able to spend 1 night time at a vineyard. Go inside, do a tasting, possibly even purchase a bottle of wine for residence. You spent about $50. On the 2nd night time, you head over to the native museum and spend $15 per particular person to go inside. The third night time you go to an area farm the place they promote greens and their native honey. $20 for farm contemporary greens on the dinner desk at all times makes it style higher. You are already 3 nights into your 4 day weekend, and also you’ve solely spent a complete of $200 of your funds and that features the price of the membership! Maybe on the 4th night time you discover a Gator Ranch the place for $10 per particular person you’ll be able to stroll the alligator boardwalk. But as an alternative, since you’ve saved a lot in your different nights, you determine to spend the $35 per particular person to take the airboat experience the place you see wild alligators of their pure habitat AND you get the boardwalk. Plus now you’ll be able to head out to dinner in your final night time of trip as an alternative of getting to cook dinner within the camper.
On your 4 day weekend, you’ve performed a wine tasting, visited an area museum, purchased native farm contemporary vegetable, and gone on an airboat experience to see the alligators. Sounds like a way more attention-grabbing 4 day weekend than simply going to the native campground.
On the Harvest Host web site, it’s $99 for the yearly membership. They generally run specials providing 15% off. Or if you’re concerned about becoming a member of and there’s no low cost accessible at the moment, you’ll be able to ship us an e-mail at InterstateAdventuresCom@gmail.com and we will give you a private invitation to Harvest Host and a 15% off low cost.