Travel to Greener RV Parks
Travel to RV parks brings you closer to nature. But if you feel that you are not yet close enough, the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds are making sure you can be as close as it gets. They are encouraging RV parks to find ways in conserving water and energy through the “Plan it Green” project.
The 2-year old project has convinced a lot of travel destinations to capitalize on water and energy conserving investments. Here are some of them:
- Clay’s Park Resort in Hopkins Township, Michigan has installed solar panels to heat up the indoor pool that will also be using the saline sanitation system. The heating system is also down to a wood burning stove.
- Sandy Pines in southwestern Michigan will also heat up their pools with solar panels and will be consuming geothermal energy to heat and cool some of its facilities. They will also give up chlorine and use saline in their pools.
- Last year’s winner of exemplary green practices, Grand Haven Resort has been using geothermal heating and cooling systems for a while.
- Cooperstown Beaver Valley Cabins and Campsites have resorted in recycling, conservation and composting. Recycled fences and decks, manure instead of chemical fertilizers and fluorescent light bulbs. Reservations are confirmed only by e-mail to save paper and time.
Solar panels may cost $32,000 and the geothermal system is around $72,000, but the long term cost saving will be immense. Energy costs can even go down by 90 percent.
Saline system conversion may mean $7,800 but if you think about how much cheaper and safer salt is, it would be worth it. Salt-water system produces safer chlorine gas with almost similar sanitizing effect without the strong smell.
Travel destinations like RV parks are showing more initiatives not only to save energy by using efficient installments, but also to keep their consumers happy. RV associations found out that consumers love to travel to environmentally friendly destinations.
Hopefully, more travel destinations will see the beauty of going green. It is not only environmental and consumer friendly, but also good investments that can give back more in the future.
