Just throwing a question out there for the FTers.  How many of you stay (at least relatively) on the move over the Winter?  How frequently do you move around?  Where do you stay as a general habit, BLM land, RV Resorts, NPS/COE?

Any and all perspectives welcome.

Howard and Linda stay relatively on the move I think but tend to have longer (month or so?) stays in winter. We park in SW FL from Nov 1 to Apr 1. Gives us some down time as we average 8-10 day stays the rest of the year. 

I think you will find this varies with each person or couple. As Barb says, it also can vary each year. Many go to a snowbird location, find a campground and spend 3 to 6 months there year after year. Others stay out west, where they can move around and boondock at least some of the time. Others stay in membership campgrounds and move every 2 to 3 weeks all winter. We have done most all of these over the years. We have a pattern of going to Florida every other year and out west, California and Arizona, the other year. The longest we have stayed in one place is 3 months, but 6 weeks to 2 months is more normal. 

I do know that many who go to the same snowbird campground year after year, treat this as normal and think those who move around are strange. This is especially true of those who started this pattern their first winter. They also have a tendency to think their campground is unique, no other place is as nice, no other place has features like a woodshop, no place else has good winter weather, etc. But, since they have not visited other campgrounds and areas in winter, they don't know any different. They also associate with those who only RV as snowbirds, driving hard to and from their home to the snowbird campground, taking the same route every year. Those snowbirds really think we are strange, we can take weeks or months traveling from the north to the south and we might take a different route each time.

We also know people who base their winter on rallies and other events, on the move a lot, but much the same each winter.

Thanks so much to the folks that have chimed in so far.  I hope more do so.  I think these are all excellent view points.  As we start our journey next Summer, we're going to do the snowbird thing, making our way to AZ for the Winter months.  And that's mostly to sort of feel out the process and see how we sit finance wise.  And then we'll take off for who knows where, from there.  But I don't think being on the move across the South during the Winter months is strange at all.  It just further shows the almost infinite possibilities.  The wife and I are talking about these things on a fairly consistent basis.  I also like the idea of wintering each year on alternate sides of the country.  What to do, what to do!

This kind of prompts another question - I'm assuming snowbirders mostly hit the RV Resorts.  Does this leave the Natl Parks/COEs/State Parks across the south less crowded? 

Thanks.

We've only been fulltime for 5 months now and this is our first winter.  We'll be moving from December in Florida west through the gulf states ending up with spending April in Arizona.  About 1 week or so at a time.  Our original "plan" was to spend roughly 2 weeks at a time as Steve still works from the rig.  Our longest stay has been 3 weeks.  I find that I tend to get antsy.  Once I've hiked/biked/kayaked most of the areas, I'm ready to move on to the next adventure.  True, there have been a few larger parks where we didn't get to do anywhere near "everything".  We also prefer state/county/COE type parks.  Hopefully our trips will lengthen up as we go on.  This first year we've had many friends/family we wanted to visit which limited many of our stays.  I can't imagine us staying a month or more, but I guess we'll see.

First, I gotta say all of the different approaches that folks have, and ideas for setting out have been fantastic.  Talk about stuff to think about!  Thank you to everyone.  But if anyone feels like it, don't stop now.  I'm sure there are more ideas.  This has been awesome.

Hey Marianne, I don't know anything of the states your asking about, but I do know a little about Carlisle - run away while you still can!  Just kidding.  Moved from there to Colorado a long time ago.  May not necessarily be warmer, but definitely dryer.  Can't wait to head south next year.  

Central PA has some beautiful country side, rolling hills, Amish country, and now some good breweries (I'm partial to them, but that's just me).  But a lot of truck depots, too.  Lot's o' trucks.  One of the major highway crossroad centers in America.  No offense to the truck drivers out there.  I know it's the life blood of commerce.

Laughing Pkhalin at the Carlisle comment  :)  You're exactly right.....my husband said if he could maneuver the fiver through truck traffic around here, he could probably manage it anywhere!....but surely looking to head out in a little over a year.   Between 81 and the turnpike traffic, it gets a little crazy.

Thanks NWescapee and Manycats too.....I'd say we're leaning towards TN or NC, but just curious if anyone does those areas rather then Fl, TX or Arizona....and it sounds like it's possible.  Thanks guys!