Quiet Texas RV Park - Hondo, TX

Feb 23 - 25, 2015

Quiet Texas RV Park

    Heading North from Mission, TX., we find ourselves once again chasing sunshine and warm weather. It always seems to be a day or two behind us. Our short term plan is to make our way to Kerrville, TX where we hope to meet up with a fellow blogger that we have followed since before we started our adventure. Becky is a young solo traveler that started RVing fulltime in 2011. I have a lot of admiration for her adventurous spirit and have really enjoyed reading her post. Once we get to Kerrville, I'll update you on our meeting.

Park Owner's home built from
 old water tank. 

    Meanwhile, we are stopped in Hondo, TX for a couple nights at the Quiet Texas RV Park.   Hondo is about 35 miles west of San Antonio. This is oil country, and a lot of the campgrounds we have seen cater primarily to the oil workers in the area. These parks don't have your typical RV Park feel, as most of the residents are staying long term. Lucky for us we located Quiet Texas RV Park. Seems like an odd name, but after checking out their competition, it sort of makes sense. The other parks were located along the main drag right next to the railroad tracks. This park is about a mile west of Hondo, away from traffic and trains, surrounded by fields of winter wheat. I would say this is probably the nicest Park we have seen, much less stayed in. The park is gated, the roads and sites are paved and landscaped, and the atmosphere is peaceful and friendly. All those attributes, however, are only a small part of why I decided to talk about it here. 

Looking down from 2nd
floor of home.

Kitchen on 2nd floor.

Entrance and main floor to
Kevin's tank home.

Kevin, letting us tour
his home.

Guest Bedroom

  













   Taking a stroll through the park after setting up, we ran into Kevin, the owner. Remarking how impressed we were with the park, he modestly began to talk about how he built the park, and some of the unique additions he had included in the design. With his background in the field of wind energy, he has a windmill in the park which he admits does not supply the energy for the park, but does act as a backup power source. With the scarcity of water in the area, Kevin built a water collection system that collects rainwater from the metal roofs of his home and the community building which houses the laundry facilities. The collected water is piped to large tanks that

Bedroom Ceiling

filter the water for reuse for watering the gardens, washing vehicles, and washing down the  paved streets. The filtration system he has incorporated would allow the water to even be safe for drinking, should the need arise.

    Most impressive was the home Kevin created from an old water tank which was an eyesore that existed when he purchased the property. Not knowing what else to do with it, he modified it into a fortress that could could provide security in most any crisis that might occur, weather or civil. With camera's located throughout the park, Kevin can also keep an eye on all areas of the park from his control center on the top floor. The view from his windows surrounding the upper floor is amazing. I commend Kevin for all of his conservation efforts and self sufficiency modifications. If you are ever passing through Hondo, by all means stop at the 'Quiet Texas RV Park' and tell Kevin and his wife Tina, we said Hello!

The Bee-Gals,

    Kathy and Kathy