bajalearner
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Looking to rent an RV spot in Tijuana or along the coast
Any ideas on a spot I could rent to park my 36 foot motorhome with 4 slides around Tijuana? I'm thinking there's more spots along the coast but I'm
open to other options. I have 2 sons in San Diego and like to be near them so I don't want to be too far south. Thanks.
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MMc
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Check out Baja Seasons south of Rosarito, just north of La Salina harbor. About 30 min to the boarder, I am not a RV guy but this place looks like
American RV park.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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bajalearner
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Thanks, I'll check it out. I think there's other spots for rent to park rv's in that área so I'll do some driving around. I've Heard comments about
an rv park at Popotla.
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Use caution when staying in the Popotla area as my Mexican friends have told me that where the human traffickers operate at night as there is little
law enforcement around there.
I would get as far away from the border as possible esp. with an RV since the Tijuana-Rosarito area is experiencing a spike in narco-related crimes.
The farther away from the border you get the safer it is.
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Popotla might have some spots open. There are also places (I think) in Rosarito, to the south a bit. When you drive to Baja Seasons do a slow drive
along the free road in the south Rosarito area and look for places on the west side of the road. The places I'm thinking about are mostly full with
permanent trailers but maybe there is an opening.
[Edited on 6-29-2015 by SFandH]
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Alm
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Many.
http://www.ontheroadin.com/tijuana-santo-tomas/
I don't think there is anything in "Tijuana" though.
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http://clambeachresort.com/ just before Baja Seasons. Newer - Nicer
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I agree with Rainer. We were going to stay at Clam Beach R.V. Resort just before finding our casita in Rosarito Beach. It is just south of the La
Mision area, I believe south of Baja Seasons, and reasonably priced.
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R V SPOT.
Baja Seasons looks like a Ghost Town. The newer place just north of it is near full. If I was looking for a place to stay for a while Both places are
too Remote.
A motor home that size will need 50 amp service and that is almost non existent when I was traveling down here in my 37 ft. several years ago I had to
replace all the circuit boards because of the low voltage
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Alm
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Pull the fuses out. Having 5kW equipment in a motorhome doesn't mean you have to use it at all times. Of all the high loads, only A/C is essential
(and only in summer).
[Edited on 6-30-2015 by Alm]
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So Clam Beach Resort is 'the newer place just north of' Baja Seasons (not south of it like I thought I remembered). I can understand why it's almost
full. It is right on the water, clean, and about a 5 to 10 minute drive from La Mision, which has several great restaurants and at least a limited
amount of grocery shopping available. Though we haven't actually stayed there, it would likely be our first choice to try out in an R.V.
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Alm
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Quote: Originally posted by Maron  | | I can understand why it's almost full. It is right on the water, clean, and about a 5 to 10 minute drive from La Mision, which has several great
restaurants and at least a limited amount of grocery shopping available. |
I think it's almost full because of proximity to the border. Anywhere in this corridor up to Ensenada it will be packed, unless poorly
fenced/gated/guarded, which Clam Beach is not. Permanent retirees-residents in trailer parks don't care much for restaurants - at least, this isn't
the deciding factor for them.
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bajalearner
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| Quote: Originally posted by J.P. | Baja Seasons looks like a Ghost Town. The newer place just north of it is near full. If I was looking for a place to stay for a while Both places are
too Remote.
A motor home that size will need 50 amp service and that is almost non existent when I was traveling down here in my 37 ft. several years ago I had to
replace all the circuit boards because of the low voltage |
So the shore power supplied less than normal voltaje (110-120)? That caused the circuit boards to fail?
I have plugged into 30 amp and evern 20 amp service of course then limiting my usage demad which my RV does automatically.
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Alm
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It is often lower than normal 115 (so called brown-outs). I doubt this may cause any equipment to fail completely. Most devices in RV run on 12 VDC,
not 115 VAC. But during brown-outs you are getting less wattage from the camp AC line, so you're getting less DC wattage after the converter, and then
you should turn non-essential loads off (or your RV will do this automatically).
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bajalearner
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Thanks for all the info. I'm returning today and will drive my car tomorrow to look these options for a space to rent then take my mtr home across
the border.
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