Strategies for snowbirding....
Bought the 5th last spring, greatly enjoyed it the past summer, and expect to use it a lot in the coming years.
Our northern area is known for the depths of snow (feet!) and cold (-30!) over the long winter. With retirement approaching, we'd love to head to southern areas for one or two longer (3-4 weeks) trips over the winter, as well as heavy use during the warmer months.
Currently, no plans to leave our permanent residence. We do not have the ability to keep the unit on site, so need to rent storage space for it when not in use.
The current storage (from our dealer) is on a month-to-month as available basis. They are willing to pull it out, and even assist with snow/ice removal (I assume for a fee) if we want to go somewhere, say in January. We'd be looking at a minimum 2 day drive before we get to climates where we could even think about actually getting it back into service (depending on weather, of course).
What alternatives can you suggest or have you done? Find indoor storage (I assume rare and expensive)? Plan trips so it can be stored in a warmer area of the country, and drive a couple of days to get it? Or are there other suggested ways to get more year-round use of it? Thanks for any and all advice!
Our northern area is known for the depths of snow (feet!) and cold (-30!) over the long winter. With retirement approaching, we'd love to head to southern areas for one or two longer (3-4 weeks) trips over the winter, as well as heavy use during the warmer months.
Currently, no plans to leave our permanent residence. We do not have the ability to keep the unit on site, so need to rent storage space for it when not in use.
The current storage (from our dealer) is on a month-to-month as available basis. They are willing to pull it out, and even assist with snow/ice removal (I assume for a fee) if we want to go somewhere, say in January. We'd be looking at a minimum 2 day drive before we get to climates where we could even think about actually getting it back into service (depending on weather, of course).
What alternatives can you suggest or have you done? Find indoor storage (I assume rare and expensive)? Plan trips so it can be stored in a warmer area of the country, and drive a couple of days to get it? Or are there other suggested ways to get more year-round use of it? Thanks for any and all advice!
