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NJ Camper
03-10-2008, 12:25 AM
do most people tent,travel trailer,5th wheel,class A,class C or cabin whats your choice of how you stay while in FW ???????

russk42
03-10-2008, 07:01 AM
Travel trailer, with 4 kids that's the best way to travel; it's sometimes hard to get more than 4 persons into a standard hotel room (legally) and with 6, it's very expensive. We prefer the travel trailer to a 5th wheel, since we've got the roomy suburban to drive when we unhitch.

I'd love to try a tent at Fort Wilderness---In January!

ibrowse17
03-10-2008, 09:27 AM
We generally stay in our PUP, but have tent camped during the winter. :thumbsup:

vicster
03-10-2008, 09:48 AM
A fifth wheel. I miss FW - haven't stayed there since 2004. With the gas prices we may as well fly and stay at one of the resorts.

CU Tiger
03-10-2008, 12:55 PM
Since we have gone with my parents the past four years, we have stayed in the cabins and loved it! They fit the six of us well and my DM does not want walk to a shower. We are planning to come back sometime with just our family and stay in our pop-up. We think FW is the best place to stay at DW.:number1::mickey:

NJ Camper
03-10-2008, 08:27 PM
We have a TT me ,DW and 2 dogs love it and FW is the best there is :mickey:

busterthebronco
03-10-2008, 10:23 PM
we love FW and just do the cabins.
DW is not much of a tent gal.
i thought i heard once you can rent an rv.
is that true?

Dakota Rose
03-10-2008, 11:47 PM
This will be our first "camping" trip to WDW. We'll be in a 40' Class A. Quite honestly I hate the thing, (I'd rather have a 5th wheel or travel trailer) but it's only a few years old and belongs to my parents. They let us use it whenever we want, so who am I to complain?

NJ Camper
03-10-2008, 11:48 PM
do you mean in disney or can you rent in general ?????
i think disney use to rent trailers but don't think they do anymore there is places that do rent both class A and C and some rent popups and travel trailers

Ed
03-11-2008, 08:03 AM
There are several RV rental companies in the area; just Google "RV rental Orlando" or "RV rental Kissimmee".

We have camped at FW in a popup, then a 27' TT, and now in a 35' fifth wheel pulled by a Dodge 2500 MegaCab diesel pickup.

But with the cost of diesel fuel (I paid $3.83 a gallon this morning :mad: ) our diesel days may be numbered. :(

tys_mommy
03-11-2008, 09:52 AM
Last year we purchased a 27 ft. travel trailer and had many great camping trips in it. When we read about how wonderful everyone thought Ft. Wilderness was we couldn't wait to book our reservations for this spring.

NJ Camper
03-11-2008, 07:08 PM
We have been to a few PA camps,Ma,Nj,Va,Nc,and Fla but none are even close to FW in my eyes yeah i've been to some nice ones but they just aren't as nice as FW yeah you can find those neighbors from hell with kids running all through the sites people washing and flooding your sites but i think these are NOT a common thing in FW we have only had one trip were we complained to the front desk in the many trips we made but everyone get one of these that was hopefully our one otherwise FW is by far the best and would 150% recommend it

medic9016
03-11-2008, 09:59 PM
Started in a tent then a pop-up. June will be in our new toy hauler TT with our golfcart.

sheltie
03-12-2008, 08:45 AM
we stay in a 5th wheel that is about i think 40' and it has three slide-outs and an awing. we always have trouble backing this thing in at the fort because they always give us a tight spot to get in

DNS
03-12-2008, 11:14 AM
We stay in our class A motor home.

TheMartellFamily
03-13-2008, 07:52 PM
When we had it, we would stay in our pop-up.

tinae159
03-15-2008, 01:39 AM
We stay in our 5th wheel...Love the Fort

NJ Camper
03-15-2008, 11:15 AM
:welcome: to intercot thanks for responding

Camping Mom
03-22-2008, 10:25 PM
Started in a pop up, went to a 27 ft TT and now in a 30 ft TT with a slide. We have 3 DS who are older and all 6 feet or taller and DH is
6ft 5. We needed some room!!!!

Best trip...first one in our pop up.

Ed
03-23-2008, 05:14 PM
we stay in a 5th wheel that is about i think 40' and it has three slide-outs and an awing. we always have trouble backing this thing in at the fort because they always give us a tight spot to get in


We anticipated that problem when we first got our fifth wheel, and mentioned that to the CM at the check-in area when we arrived. He assigned us a site, but told us if we couldn't get into it, we should just drive through the loop to see if we could identify a site that we COULD get into, then call them. Sure enough, the site he assigned us would have been difficult to get a popup into, so we cruised, found a perfect site, called from the courtesy phone at the comfort station, and BINGO - - we got that perfect site!

Moral of the story: You normally don't have to settle for the assigned site if you can't safely get into it. The CMs will work with you to keep you happy and safe.

RJAMV5
03-23-2008, 11:10 PM
We've stayed in our 32' 5th wheel the past three times. Our first two trips were in our 24' TT, but as the kids grew, we needed more space.

FW is the best!!!:clappy:


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Next Trip Jul '08

tinae159
03-29-2008, 06:32 PM
DW is not much of a tent gal.
i thought i heard once you can rent an rv.
is that true?
Yes you can rent..PM me if you need additional information.

Grumpy Grandpa
03-29-2008, 09:29 PM
Started in 33' Prowler 5th wheel triple slide,then a 34' Hitchhiker 5th wheel triple slide
then 36' class A Cruise Master triple slide,now 38' Grand Junction triple slide and have always had some difficulty backing in but always made it.

tjstrike
05-07-2008, 02:24 AM
We are planning our first trip to FW in june, we'll be staying in our 27', single slide jayco eagle TT.

DISNEYLOVERS5
05-07-2008, 07:31 AM
We Do It The Old Fashion Way In A Tent And We Love It

btharvey
05-07-2008, 08:36 PM
A fifth wheel. I miss FW - haven't stayed there since 2004. With the gas prices we may as well fly and stay at one of the resorts.We're travelling from the mid-atlantic states, and frankly, we've calculated that using the trailer and our tahoe, including gas and two nights' stay down and back half-way down, by staying at FW and driving, we're saving about $1800 for the four of us. If there were only two of us, we might only save about $1000. Air fares will go up because of the gas prices, too -- and we calculated using Southwest's cheapest fares. Others might find it the same.

jonahbear2006
06-16-2008, 01:59 AM
Tent. We dont rough it though. we always bring our carpet, lights, electronics, electric blankets and fans. I think this is fantastic, especially if you are just crashing for the night.

Georgesgirl1
06-18-2008, 07:34 PM
I have stayed in the cabins twice, once pre renovations in the 80's and once post renovations in 2003. We have tent camped twice and borrowed my parents pop-up twice. I really love the cabins, but as a cost saving measure the pop-up works fine :thumbsup:.

Kristin