PARKING 5th wheel on streets?

Old-Biscuit wrote:

Skid Row Joe wrote:
Well, that's not necessarily so. I think it incumbent on knowing the law wherever one intends to park their rig, before you automatically think it's giving rv'ers a bad name.

Where I reside there is a 24 hour limit for any vehicle to be parked, without moving it. It does no good for any one to try and bully someone from parking in a free parking zone that is doing it legally. During the ice storms of several weeks ago, there was an 18-wheeler legally parked in my neighborhood, that excepting for one icy night, moved every day.

When you have the law on your side it doesn't much matter what anyone thinks, is what I've learned.

Parking it in front of your home and moving it every 24 hrs. is a whole different situation then what OP is looking to do......especially in So. Cal unless it's Salton Sea or similar type of area.

What would it matter the where? If it's legal to park a vehicle for 24 hours in one place, it makes NO difference on who's home and street it is parked in front of. The law prevails, as is lawful...

I don't think you have a handle on the law, since you didn't follow that. Unless you know the law in any given parking jurisdiction, you're not getting it...

Skid Row Joe wrote:

richfaa wrote:
I certainly could not park 53 feet of 5th wheel and truck in front of our S&B for very long. We do park it there for a short time when we get home to open the house and the garage but it just about takes up the entire street.

The kind of camping I think the OP suggest gives rv'ers a bad name.

Well, that's not necessarily so. I think it incumbent on knowing the law wherever one intends to park their rig, before you automatically think it's giving rv'ers a bad name.

Where I reside there is a 24 hour limit for any vehicle to be parked, without moving it. It does no good for any one to try and bully someone from parking in a free parking zone that is doing it legally. During the ice storms of several weeks ago, there was an 18-wheeler legally parked in my neighborhood, that excepting for one icy night, moved every day.

When you have the law on your side it doesn't much matter what anyone thinks, is what I've learned.

Parking it in front of your home and moving it every 24 hrs. is a whole different situation then what OP is looking to do......especially in So. Cal unless it's Salton Sea or similar type of area.

richfaa wrote:
I certainly could not park 53 feet of 5th wheel and truck in front of our S&B for very long. We do park it there for a short time when we get home to open the house and the garage but it just about takes up the entire street.

The kind of camping I think the OP suggest gives rv'ers a bad name.

Well, that's not necessarily so. I think it incumbent on knowing the law wherever one intends to park their rig, before you automatically think it's giving rv'ers a bad name.

Where I reside there is a 24 hour limit for any vehicle to be parked, without moving it. It does no good for any one to try and bully someone from parking in a free parking zone that is doing it legally. During the ice storms of several weeks ago, there was an 18-wheeler legally parked in my neighborhood, that excepting for one icy night, moved every day.

When you have the law on your side it doesn't much matter what anyone thinks, is what I've learned.

I certainly could not park 53 feet of 5th wheel and truck in front of our S&B for very long. We do park it there for a short time when we get home to open the house and the garage but it just about takes up the entire street.

The kind of camping I think the OP suggest gives rv'ers a bad name.

businessonly805 wrote:
thanks for the replies....the point for me getting an RV is to move around...when i say im in los angeles, just think Southern California...I'm looking for a more nomadic lifestyle now that working online is very possible...I like the idea of being able to work and have fun, living where i want to.

AS long as you are in a free parking zone street, then there's no reason not to be able to park there, at least for certain hours of every day it is allowed by law.

I have been the victim of having a brusque, abusive homeowner knock on my RV door and attempting to question me as to what I was doing, when parked in a nice residential setting. When I detected his unfriendly tone, I immediately told him that I was legally parked, whereas he cut me off telling me that no, I can't park there. As it was going to escalate from there, I shut the door of the RV, and debated whether I should call 9-1-1 on my cell phone and report the incident and get a police officer out there, to follow up with the man threatening me. This was the first time anything like that happened to me in almost 30 years of RVing.

Know your individual rights as to what is allowed where you decide to park your rig. If you are not breaking any law(s) you will be just fine.

So. CA. and 'stealth' camping.
They don't go together very well.

High desert maybe..even then you are asking for frequent visits from local PD.

Stealth camping in a van is so much less conspicuous than a 5vr will ever be
And if you unhitch to leave it parked don't be surprised when it disappears or becomes someones else's property (crack heads).

Want to live in an RV..then find a CG and pay. Monthly rates are cheaper and you can move around organized vs rush of the moment.

Where you can and cannot park is a local law issue so you need to contact your local law enforcement and ask if it's legal. In MANY locations it would not be legal and many others it would be legal only for a short period of time. Has little to do with it being a 5th wheel as laws would apply to all RVs.

The issue that you might want to consider is personal safety. Anytime that you stop, you need to be aware of your surroundings. I have parked overnight in Rest areas, Wal-Mart, Camping world and at a Flying in the past. Once you lock your doors and bed down, you have no control over who is outside and what they might do to your truck or RV without getting out and checking and placing yourself in harms way. The places I noted all had security driving around. If you are going to go full time, you might look at joining a travel club like C2C where you can stay 2-3 weeks at a time for a reasonable cost. Not only are you and your equipment secure, the parks have many social activities where you will meet many very nice fellow travelers who can give you advice on future travels.

businessonly805 wrote:
Hi everyone. I'm new to Rv's and wanted to know if its a nightmare dealing with bondocking a fifth wheel? im planning on like a 19-21 ft one, nothing too big, and just a v6 manual tranny pickup to tow it....im hoping anyone here can point me some info on what its like parking on a street with it? also, can i deattach it from my truck and park it alone somewhere? I've camped in Vans before and got away pretty well with always parking it for free...but, with an RV, i feel I'll be harrassed more by cops.

It will all depend on your local CC&Rs, city ordinances and HOA rules. My city just passed a new parking ordinance that now restricts on-street parking to 72 hours for all vehicles. I have pretty good neighbors, so don't think they'll turn me in for my FW for a day or two, especially as they have cars on the street, as do most all of us.

Lyle

F105 wrote:
I didn't think much about it when we did it,but we parked our new FW hooked up in front of our home the first night we brought it home from the dealer. It was late and we didn't want to try to park it at the storage facility when it was dark.

We live in a very nice and quite residential area and as far as I know no one called the police.

The HOA did send me a letter once. They said they had a complaint and gave me a set of rules which I didn't know existed. I have invited everyone on the short street - 11 houses - over to look at the rig - I assume it wasn't one of them.

Basically I can do two nights in a row. Cannot 'live' in the trailer in front of my home. Cannot block the street.

Since I'm more worried about one of the neighborhood teenagers taking the side off the TT than the HOA rules - I only keep it overnight if we are working on it - or leaving very early in the morning.

A kid tore up the entire side of one neighbor's truck a few nights ago.