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    Posted: 24 Sep 2014 at 2:44pm
I haven't personally found a campground yet that doesn't allow EZ-ups or the Dome, or charges extra for them.  I have heard of the very rare 5 star joint that does, but the one 5 star that we've gone to a few times doesn't have any problem with them.
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Posts: 261 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Sep 2014 at 7:25am
Not a problem Podster, but even if "not allowed" I consider the dome to part of my camper and as such, I should be able to put up the dome with no questions asked. That being said, I'd have to let everyone know what campground this was and I'd put it on my "do not return list."
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Sep 2014 at 9:50pm
Looking back I may have misunderstood "not allowing" and misconstrued it to mean wanting to charge. It looks like it is pretty well established that some campgrounds won't allow its use as with no tents and no shade EZ ups etc...please accept my apologies for causing a ruckus.
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In 3 years of camping we've never had anyone want to charge us extra for the dome.... If that were to happen like Travis I'd be very very upset and might have to be told to leave the camp ground.   
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Sep 2014 at 6:46pm
Yes, the info was from a forum poster, but I have reviewed so much information over the last 5 days that I can't remember who it was and I can't find the post. It will probably pop up again somewhere.
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Sep 2014 at 4:47pm
Interesting. Flip side...

We spent a week @ Pfeiffer Big Sur State park this past summer. Nice big site. $35.00/night - expensive for no hookups, but it is California.

We had the R-Pod with the dome up all week and our traveling companions parked their Roadtrek in the same site for four nights. They did charge us an extra $10 per night for the Roadtrek, but I thought that was reasonable.

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I have not heard of th\at in any of the places we have camped.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Sep 2014 at 8:48am
Originally posted by Podster

Yeah, I was surprised to learn that some campsite establishments consider the R-dome a 2nd habitation and therefore want to charge for another spot. Unhappy I'm pretty sure Texas State parks allow pitching a tent within an RV camp spot.  

no kidding?  wow i'd have to get rather upset about someone telling me that.  it connects to my Pod just like an awning does.
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Yeah, I was surprised to learn that some campsite establishments consider the R-dome a 2nd habitation and therefore want to charge for another spot. Unhappy I'm pretty sure Texas State parks allow pitching a tent within an RV camp spot.  
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Sep 2014 at 9:17pm
Originally posted by J&Jcf

Rdome was better than expected. Still limits number of sites that can be used if dome is to be used. Would not want to take it down in rain or wet.would only use for a stay of at least a week. Was not an issue during this trip to to the Blue ridge Pkwy.

a wet dome is an unhappy dome.  there have a been a few times we'll take ours home wet and lay it out in the driveway to fully dry before rolling it back up.

glad it was better than you expected though.  a lot of us would not be caught camping without our domes up.
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