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we are looking forward to returning to Texas in early January .... our itinerary is far from complete but as it stands now is shown below .... I expect to make a good number of edits between now and when we currently plan to leave home on 1-4-19

1-4-18 ... Home to Heritage RV Park ( http://www.heritagervpark.com/ ), Augusta, Ga .... projected 282 miles / 4 hr 14 min .... reserved on 11/24/18

1-5-19 ... fuel stop @ Pilot Travel Center #331 .... I-285 Exit 51 ... 2605 Bouldercrest Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 .... 416 miles from home

1-5-19 ... Augusta to Sherling Lake RV Park ( http://www.greenville-alabama.com/Defau ... rling+Lake ), Greenville, AL .... projected 339 mi / 4 h 46 min .... reserved on 11/24/18

1-6-19 .... fuel stop @ Pilot Travel Center # .... I-10 Exit 13 .... 6955 Theodore Dawes Road, Theodore, AL 36582 .... 342 miles from last fuel stop

1-6-19 ... Greenville to Baton Rouge KOA ( https://koa.com/campgrounds/baton-rouge/ ), Denham Springs, LA .... projected 314 mi / 4 h 26 min ... . reserved on 11/24/18

1-7-19 ... Denham Springs to Thousand Trails Lake Conroe ( https://www.thousandtrails.com/texas/la ... ng-resort/ ), Willis Tx .... projected 294 miles / 4 hr 25 min .... reserved on 7/12/2018

1-25-19 ... Willis, TX to Bennett's RV Ranch in Granbury ( https://bennettsrv.com/ ), TX .... projected 239 miles / 3 hr 48 min .... reserved on

1-28-19 ... Granbury, TX to Thousand Trails Medina Lake Campgrond ( https://www.thousandtrails.com/texas/me ... campround/ ), Lake Hills, TX .... projected 246 miles / 4 hr 30 min .... reserved on 8/1/2018

2-18-19 ... Lake Hills, TX to Thousand Trails Colorado River Campground ( https://www.thousandtrails.com/texas/co ... ampground/ ), Columbus, TX.... projected 165 miles / 2 hr 41 min .... reserved on 8/1/2018

3-11-19 .... Columbus, TX to Thousand Trails Lake Conroe ( https://www.thousandtrails.com/texas/la ... ng-resort/ ), Willis Tx.... projected 112 miles / 2 hr 4 min .... reserved on 8/28/18

4-1-19 .... Willis, TX to Baton Rouge KOA ( https://koa.com/campgrounds/baton-rouge/ ), Denham Springs, LA .... projected 294 mi / 4 h 25 min ... . reserved on

4-2-19 .... Denham Springs, LA to Sherling Lake RV Park ( http://www.greenville-alabama.com/Defau ... rling+Lake ), Greenville, AL .... projected 314 mi / 4 h 26 min .... reserved on 11/24/18

4-3-19 .... Greenville, AL to Heritage RV Park ( http://www.heritagervpark.com/ ), Augusta, Ga .... projected 339 mi / 4 h 46 min .... reserved on 11/24/18

4-4-19 .... Augusta, GA to HOME .... projected 282 miles / 4 hr 14 min

That's quite a bit of moving around. How good/bad is the internet access throughout your travels?

Mags wrote:How good/bad is the internet access throughout your travels?

history has taught us not to rely on internet service that might be provided at campgrounds ... while some is OK, more often than not its poor to nonexistent ... consequently, we use a Verizon MIFI JetPack for internet service both at home and on the road .... while in some places it works better than others .... while we have been in areas without cell phone service, we haven't been anywhere we have been without internet service .... every few years we check with other companies to find out about their technology, areas of coverage, and cost for various plans .... so far, Verizon has been the best for us

Mags wrote:That's quite a bit of moving around.

we've been members of Thousand Trails since '02 .... if they have parks are where you want to go and you have the time to spend in them, I haven't found a better / cheaper way to travel with a camper .... over the years, they have offered bunches and bunches of different memberships .... after a good bit of research, we found and were able to buy one from another member which serves is best .... best example I can give is not buying a condo from the developer, buying from a person who has one and for whatever reason is highly motivated to sell .... by the terms of our membership we can stay 3 weeks in one of their parks and move directly to another .... with the parks we use in Texas, it takes +/- 3 hrs for us to move from one to another .... doing so once 3 every weeks doesn't take much effort and allows us to visit more areas .... through this membership we can literally travel from NC to Texas and spend the winter much cheaper than we can stay at home .... if anyone would like specific info on cost and such, I'd be happy to provide it via Private Messaging

A man with a plan. Hope you have a safe and fun trip! One day, I would like to travel more also.

our plans are always Absolute and Final, Subject to Change at Any Second .. .. for us, traveling in our camper has proven to be a wonderful experience .... doing so most certainly isn't for everyone but we've come to really enjoy our time on the road .... one of the things we enjoy the most is meeting folks from this and couple of other forums .... over time we've been most fortunate to build some highly valued friendships

if things go as scheduled, we have just under 2 weeks to go before we will once again be on the road headed southwest to Texas .... our itinerary shown in post 1 has been modified and updated .... its kind of hard to believe that a trip that has been in the planning for well over 4 months is all but at hand .... during that time a rather lengthy pre-trip check list has been methodically whittled down to where there are very items left .... the biggest ticket item has been replacing our camper's roof .... on a much smaller scale a few pots and pans have been replaced, the truck has been serviced, a sealant has been rolled on the top of one slide-out, and the storage areas have been reorganized/repacked with items we know we will need in Texas .... tomorrow we will tow the camper to one of our son's home where we will stay in it over Christmas .... during the days spent there we hope to use all of the camper's systems as one last test .... hopefully we will find all systems are go .... sometime after Christmas we will begin moving clothing and other such items into the camper .... all of a sudden the trip has transitioned to being very real

Travel safe.

JEbar
So with the jet pack how much data do you use in a month. Do you have the unlimited data plan or are you at a set GB.

we have a 4G 24 gig plan with no overage charges .... if we use less than 24 in a given month, the difference carries over to the next month .... if we go over 24 or 24 + whatever was c arried over from the previous month, they slow down the speed to 3G .... we don't play games or spend much time watching videos so, we've had the plan for several years and have only gone over 24 a couple of times