Episode 6 "RV Destination Shark Valley and Tiny Trailers" takes you to the Shark Valley in Everglades National Park where you can up close and personal with Alligators, Turtles, and Garfish. Leaving the Glades we stop in with Jim Turley of SignaTour Campers to learn about their tiny trailers.
Text: WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:02.340 --> 00:00:04.910 00:00:04.910 --> 00:00:10.000 Welcome to CampgroundViews.com if you have been following us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:11.390 then you know that we're in South Florida 00:00:11.390 --> 00:00:15.340 checking out various sights and sounds there are to see here 00:00:15.340 --> 00:00:19.679 currently we're at Shark Valley which is part of the Everglades National Park 00:00:19.679 --> 00:00:22.789 and it's the best place to see these guys 00:00:22.789 --> 00:00:27.449 alligators turtles and Gar. Shark Valley Trail 00:00:27.449 --> 00:00:30.710 about a 16 mile long paved trail where you can ride a bike 00:00:30.710 --> 00:00:33.930 take a or hike and it gives you 00:00:33.930 --> 00:00:39.489 one of the best places to access wildlife in all the National Park System. 00:00:39.489 --> 00:00:44.899 So check out the Shark Valley. A concessionaire 00:00:44.899 --> 00:00:48.449 operates the tram that'll take you along to paved road. 00:00:48.449 --> 00:00:52.940 alternately hop on a bike or take a walk and mingle 00:00:52.940 --> 00:00:56.750 with alligators. It's a great place to feed your children to the Gators 00:00:56.750 --> 00:01:02.399 or remove your wife. Keep your eye on the water 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:06.220 look for the Gators sittin there and even turtles underneath a lily pad 00:01:06.220 --> 00:01:12.560 this gator just wanted to say hi 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:17.380 oh wait no he wanted to eat my wife. It's a great ride 00:01:17.380 --> 00:01:24.380 through the glades. There are literally gators everywhere 00:01:26.810 --> 00:01:33.810 at the far end of the trail is an observation tower 00:01:36.390 --> 00:01:43.390 you hike up to the top for panoramic views of the everglades. Very scenic 00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:48.250 We arrived during sunset or sunrise you get majestic views 00:01:48.250 --> 00:01:52.159 with the setting Sun silhouetting of the landscape below 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:55.759 Shark Valley in Everglades National Park 00:01:55.759 --> 00:02:01.229 is a great place to give you a first-hand some wildlife 00:02:01.229 --> 00:02:05.539 this national park. Leaving the everglades we head back up 00:02:05.539 --> 00:02:09.019 Tampa where we caught up with Jim Turley at the Tampa RV Supershow 00:02:09.019 --> 00:02:12.959 I am Jim Turley with SignaTour campers located here in Tampa Florida 00:02:12.959 --> 00:02:16.910 we have built our little teardrop style campers a 4x8 and 00:02:16.910 --> 00:02:18.290 five by eight models 00:02:18.290 --> 00:02:21.379 start around $4999 and go up from there 00:02:21.379 --> 00:02:25.209 it is a bed on wheels. Mark: Who is buying these things? A significant portion of our 00:02:25.209 --> 00:02:26.599 market is 55 and older 00:02:26.599 --> 00:02:29.799 and believe it or not a lot of them are single women. Mark: and how are they made? 00:02:29.799 --> 00:02:33.750 right now we do everything with steel frame powder coated frame the shell is 00:02:33.750 --> 00:02:34.370 built 00:02:34.370 --> 00:02:38.250 out of natural birch plywood and we skinned it with aluminum on the outside 00:02:38.250 --> 00:02:42.329 Mark: how much do these things weigh? Lightweight they start around 640 lbs and our heaviest 00:02:42.329 --> 00:02:43.600 at about 900 pounds 00:02:43.600 --> 00:02:47.600 Mark: can I tow this with any car? The tongue weight is about 85-90lbs 00:02:47.600 --> 00:02:51.109 on the heavier ones the lighter ones about sixty seventy pounds 00:02:51.109 --> 00:02:54.769 Mark: what other accessories come with it? and as you can see on this one I have a 00:02:54.769 --> 00:02:56.500 kayak I got a bicycle on top 00:02:56.500 --> 00:02:59.530 for couple you can actually put two kayaks on top 00:02:59.530 --> 00:03:03.290 bike rack on the back add two bikes and two people go campin 00:03:03.290 --> 00:03:06.980 take kayak bicycle and everything with them. Mark: So we have now found you 00:03:06.980 --> 00:03:10.120 a great way to go RVing on a tight budget 00:03:10.120 --> 00:03:14.209 in a small car. So get out to Shark Valley hop on the tour 00:03:14.209 --> 00:03:18.130 check out the Gators and Go RVing. I am Mark Koep from 00:03:18.130 --> 00:03:20.799 CampgroundViews.com. Until next time 00:03:20.799 --> 00:03:21.640 thank you and goodbye.