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Wouldn't living in RVs'/campers be more eco friendly and efficient?

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KDOG

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I'm an avid rv camper and minimalist so for me, living full time in my camper would be ultra easy. Ever been to a campground? You can fit 200-ish campers in an area that would normally only house 15 or so lush suburban homes. And the individual sites are usually big enough for the RV and its awning to be extended and 2 vehicles. Alot of the campgrounds have all services including cable TV and Wi-Fi. They also have a little laundromat, store with very basic groceries and a playground for the kids.

Maybe its just me but full time camping would be just awesome. Strangely its illegal in alot of places. It would much more "eco friendly" since we would be taking up FAR less space. When I'm at a campground, nobody seems to be suffering from not having a huge house. People still have their own space and depending on the size and layout of your rig, people have their own rooms. (Have you seen the insides of those monster 5th wheels and Class A's? sheesh!) People have less junk as well cuz of the space restraints.

Am I nuts? Just seems strange that more people don't do this.
 
while I enjoy camping, and rv-ing it, I would not want to live in one. Winters here are brutal, and most campers are fairly thin walled.
 
KDOG said:
LOL. Theres a huge difference between trailer parks and RV based campgrounds. COMPLETELY different mentality/atmosphere.
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As with anyplace, it's the people that make all the difference. Just look at Detroit. The people there have turned that city into a shithole. Everyone knows this.
 
KDOG said:
LOL. Theres a huge difference between trailer parks and RV based campgrounds. COMPLETELY different mentality/atmosphere.
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The difference is the difference between people who live in RVs/mobile homes full-time and those who only do it for fun.

MotionMan
 
Nah, you're not nuts. I've always wanted to do this.

I've always thought it would be cool to buy an older full sized bus and convert it into an RV. 🙂 I've seen a few specimens. How awesome they can be is only limited by your budget and your imagination...
 
Fuck...I drug a travel trailer around for years as my secondary living quarters. Some trailer parks were good...others not so good. Many "Mobile Home Parks" won't let RV's stay for more than a couple of days...if at all, while others don't care, as long as you meet their standards. For a few years, my family traveled with me. That got kind of crowded...but we made it work.
I think the "RV Living" lifestyle is better for a single person or a married couple with no kids.
 
I stayed at campground in Mass once that had semi permanent residents. They had regular RVs, but had wood decks and stuff built off the sides of them. I thought it was a cool idea, and I've been more and more enthused about it as get older.
 
If i ever lived in an RV.. it would have to be like this:

http://www.volkner-mobil.de/

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gar3555 is right though...they can be cold as hell in the winter. Even the "arctic" models tend to be fairly thin-walled...and moisture is always a problem in RV's...from propane cooking, bathing, even breathing...and in the winter time, when you're trying to stay warm, the things "sweat" on the inside from condensation...and when it's REALLY cold outside...that condensation can freeze in corners, closets, and around the door.
In more moderate climates, keeping one (or more) of the roof vents cracked usually eliminates most of that problem.

My wife & I have discussed retiring to a 35 foot motorhome...and traveling where we want...when we want. North for the summers, Arizona for the winters...become sunbirds.
 
KDOG said:
LOL. Theres a huge difference between trailer parks and RV based campgrounds. COMPLETELY different mentality/atmosphere.
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That's only because people don't live full time in RV parks. Your idea would result in trailer parks in the woods. Plus it would be expensive comparatively considering how much they charge a night at RV parks these days.
 
We are about to sell our home we are in now and move into our 33' dual slide travel trailer to save $$$ while we either build a new home or remodel another we own... We too have talked about retirement and possibly just living in an RV...? Prefer a travel trailer/5th wheel and pull it with something like I have now... Heck it will pull the trailer we have and the wife`s care too...

Hummm...? Have to figure out how to pull my boat as well... :biggrin:
 
Bartman39 said:
We are about to sell our home we are in now and move into our 33' dual slide travel trailer to save $$$ while we either build a new home or remodel another we own... We too have talked about retirement and possibly just living in an RV...? Prefer a travel trailer/5th wheel and pull it with something like I have now... Heck it will pull the trailer we have and the wife`s care too...

Hummm...? Have to figure out how to pull my boat as well... :biggrin:
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You'll be very limited where you can go with that set-up. Not many states allow "triples" in that kind of configuration.
I've been a couple of places where a pick-up is pulling a travel trailer that's pulling a boat...but that's not legal in MOST places.

Guyver's pic below is a good example of what I mean...
 
guyver01 said:
Convoy it..

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Didn't know that was legal. My wife and I are making our initial retirement plans. A BIG 5th wheel is what we have in mind. (those things are pretty sweet inside.) But, due to the boat towing thing, we figured we'd spend part of the year in NY, then have the boat stored & travel to another part of the country where we'd have boat #2.
 
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