Permanent snowbird site questions

path1 wrote:
1. Level first, then put slide outs, well "out".

2. Mine were out well over 12 years on one RV. Remember you still have to clean on top, so rain water will flow off. Pulled them in when I washed to check seals etc.

3. No, I don't but some people do. Depends on what you have I guess. Some slide are stronger than others.


(We've had a place over 22 years with different RV's) I would also inquire about other things specific. Every place is different. Propane, do people get it delivered or haul your own? Our place is pretty hard to keep the normal RV sewer pipe. Our place is best to have the hard ABS plastic pipe as critters like to chew thru the thin stuff. You'll find out real quick by asking around about other things that might effect you. Recommend you make friends with a "full timer" in your park to keep an eye out for you when you're not there. If the place gets cold, put a thermometer that is large enough to see from the outside, so someone can look in the window to make sure your heater is working. Little things like that vary from park to park. Your RV will still need... batteries checked, annual inspection and stuff like that, even though its parked. Had ours insured as "second home". Also good idea to use water pump every now and then to make sure you don't have a leak somewhere by listening for the pump to sound off when it shouldn't. If you can have a shed, be prepared to end up with two of everything (hammers, saws, rakes, shovels, etc. One at house and one at your snowbird place:)

More and more at our park, people are getting smaller RV's to travel in and leaving their big rigs parked. Every year one couple camps all the way down from Canada to AZ in what they call their "real RV" which is a very small class C and leaves their newer 40 foot diesel pusher parked. They are Canadian and have seen more of the US than I have.

OK good luck

Great !
I wish I had found you sooner.
You have answered exactly what I was asking for, and more

And yes we are lucky in the fact that a good friend lives there year round.

We are also keeping our 25 footer just for separate trips here and there.
That is a good idea on picking other peoples brains who have experience

Thanks again,

Jack L