After sharing information about one of the broadest RV membership organizations (Escapees), I decided to go to the opposite side of the spectrum and talk about organizations that serve a very specific group. These groups are about creating community with folks who single or who solo travel.

Legally Single

This is used by both membership organizations below. It struck me as odd. My guess is that they are want to make it clear that it’s truly for singles. And non-married couples are not welcomed. But as I sit here writing, it could be the opposite. Maybe legally single simply means not legally married which means non-married couples could join. I don’t know.

What do you think? I am guessing, it’s one of those things where you know if they mean to include or exclude you. And, if you get it wrong, I’m sure at your first gathering someone will let you know.

Anyway, I know of two RV membership groups for those “legally single” who solo travel and welcome both men and women.

Loners on Wheels

Loners on Wheels (LoW) has a modest 1,000 members but has been around since 1969. The logo I pulled isn’t very good on their website, so isn’t here either. Above LoW it says “where singles go to mingle” which I thought was cute. However, there’s no indication on the site that this is meant to be a dating organization. I think they use mingle in the strictest definition rather than the definition with the hook-up implication.

They don’t have quite as much info on their website to be useful in terms of figuring out what they offer for the membership fee. However, they have a “send me more info” button. Once you put in your name and address, a PDF pops up and provides a good overview of what they offer.

In brief, they offer month campouts, an annual rally and then things like parking near each other for those who winter in Slab City (California dessert) as well as for those who head to Quartzite (Arizona).

The woman who started it recognized that “there are many singles that never get a hug or have someone to go to lunch or a movie with.” She started LoW to address this need. Annual membership is $47.

The also own and operate one RV park just outside of Deming, New Mexico, called LoW-HI RV Ranch. The monthly rate for a member is an astounding $190. (In all of my research and travel, the best price I’ve found is $360 at an Escapees Rainbow Park and from the photos on the website, it looks like a nice campground.)

I found a note on the website that said they welcome affiliate members, including Escapees, and that discounts apply. I read that as saying you can get the $190 rate without being a member of LoW if you are a member of Escapees. As a member of Escapees, I perked right up.

At the RV park, they offer opportunities for socializing including a daily social hour, Friday night pizza gathering and a weekly adventure to Mexico for lunch. (One, maybe obvious note, the group cancelled all organized social activities during COVID.)  

Wandering Individual Network

Wandering Individual Network: A RV Singles Travel Club is known by most by its acronym WIN. Logo is the feature image. This group is interesting. It’s in the name. They actually wander together. They offer not only group gatherings but also group circuits where you go from one location to the next as a group.

Logo for Wandering Individual Network: An RV Singles Travel Club. WIN is is red in front of a black and white checker pattern.

What makes this group unique (in addition to the circuits) is the planned activities, mostly physical. So, if you love hiking, kayaking, biking or sightseeing, you can go to a gathering where those particular activities are planned. Of course, you can also attend and not join in, meeting up with the group at the day’s end. They also have a category of activity called “wild and crazy.” It seemed like a lot of fun options including ziplining, white water rafting, hula dancing, rock climbing and many others.

Before deciding to join, you’ll want to know that they also focus on low-cost camping options which means some of their planned locations are dry camping. Not all but many. Take that into account if your RV isn’t set up for no hookups.

If you are looking for a group to have adventures with where someone else figures the plans and simply send you the details, this group might be for you. Annual membership for the 30-year-old club is $84.

One Caveat

The two RV clubs mentioned above are the only ones I found for solo travelers. That said, I want to offer another possibility for singles though I won’t go into a lot of detail here. I noticed that several broader RV membership clubs offer a subset group of those who solo travel.

For example…

Close up of a finger with a big plastic ring in the shape of a heart with a character from the movie Frozen on it.
I haven’t done any geocaching with the Escapees group yet, but I did find a Frozen ring (which I kept) at a geocache in New Mexico.

And I’m guessing there are lots more similar ones out there. These are merely examples I came across in my research for this article but, by now means, am I suggesting it’s an exhaustive list. If you solo travel and are already participate in a (or a few) RV membership clubs, check to see if they have a group within the group that you can become active in.

More Solo Travel RV Memberships to Come

If a few other organizations that focus on the solo traveler came to mind as you read this, take heart. More to come. Today’s post focused memberships that any solo RVer could join. Soon, I’ll dedicate an article to all those women who solo travel who might prefer a single-sex RV club.

Logos borrowed from the websites of the RV clubs.

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