Happy March! (Yes, the month, as well as any marching you may be doing!)A question for those who moved into their RV full time AND gave up their primary residence. How did you do the actual move? I live in an apartment on a busy street with limited parking, so it's not as if I can park the RV out front and take my time shifting things over into it and organizing. Did you find and pay for parking for the RV and do a moving truck, or?? Did you stay in the RV while organizing, and did you find someplace that would let you do that? By the way, RV parks (the obvious answer, though they might *really* frown in a moving truck in there) are as rare an hen's teeth in the city of Boston, where I am right now. Does anyone have any other ideas, or already dealt with this problem? I previously lived on a boat for 2 years, so the lack of space does not bother me at all. Actually, it will be more space than the boat had. The rooms will not come to a "point", and slides do not exist on boats!

I think most of us moved from a house so we didn't have to deal with parking problems. You should be able to fit all of your stuff into a regular van. How far away is the nearest RV park? How about a storage lot? In your situation I'd get a site in a RV park, load everything in the van, transfer it to the RV and spend a few days at the park organizing. You'd have to do some shuttling around with the two vehicles but it should work out okay.

If you get all of the major belongs together ahead of time you should be able to park the RV on the street for a reasonable amount of time. Just take all the boxed up stuff and stick it anywhere inside. This will cover all the big bulky stuff (have friends/family come help if available) in pretty short order and you can then move the RV to an RV friendly location. You could also put the RV in an RV park and rent or borrow a van or P/U that would allow you to load your stuff and take it to the RV. You are not going to be putting much stuff in the RV compared to what someone would put in a house or apartment so cull out what's going and what's not, get rid of what's not and then you should be able to make one big load, hopefully, directly into the RV.

tonyandkaren wrote:I think most of us moved from a house so we didn't have to deal with parking problems. You should be able to fit all of your stuff into a regular van. How far away is the nearest RV park? How about a storage lot? In your situation I'd get a site in a RV park, load everything in the van, transfer it to the RV and spend a few days at the park organizing. You'd have to do some shuttling around with the two vehicles but it should work out okay.This will work well with where you are. Just make sure the parking lot/WalMart/storage lot, whatever, has several LARGE DUMPSTERS close by.....:W...a parking lot with a thrift store is about as good as it'll get.......Dennis

In your situation I think you'd have to find the closest RV park and rent a space, rent a small U-Haul and load it up to take to your parked RV. I can't see any problem especially if you explain to the RV park that you'll be coming in with the U-Haul and will be returning it the next day. Just unload and stuff it in...you can sort through it at leisure while staying in the park. You really won't be transfering a lot of big stuff because remember - it all has to fit in that little RV! Now get busy sorting...you'll be just fine.

Another option may be to rent a storage unit for a month, put everything but essentials in there, then park your RV at the RV Park of your choice. Move your essentials into your RV. Then you would have the remainder of the month to move the rest of your stuff.

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rockhillmanor
Explorer
Mar 12, 2014
Went to Boston ONCE for a sporting event with my MH.......I feel your pain. I will NEVER stay or go thru Boston ever again with an RV.

I am sure when people sell their homes in your neighborhood moving trucks do come in and park to move them. Your moving truck just has a nicer paint job!

I'm sure the moving vans just park in the apartment parking lot.
A few calls to your neighbors that you know you will be blocking for a short time will make arrangements for you to do so.

IMHO, I would just pre-pack everything inside your apartment, bring the MH around and just shove everything into the MH.

THEN go to a local CG and relax knowing NOW you are officially a Full Timer and you have all the time in the world to unpack those boxes and set up your MH at your leisure! .:C
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Mar 12, 2014
Plan on many $40/night stays as you travel around this great Country! It's getting very expensive out here! I would kill to find a site in CA that ONLY costs $40! OK, OK, I know they are out there but I don't like staying THAT far out.....
If you can stay longer there are cheaper weekly rates and if you don't need to move often you should be looking for parks with monthly rates for the best pricing.
westwind15
Explorer
Mar 12, 2014
The nearest RV park is 45 minutes away, assuming no traffic, which is highly unlikely here. Some great ideas here, though, thanks! I am also moving my pets in with me. The dog is no problem, he goes where I go just fine, but the cats... that's trickier.

At 40 bucks a night, the going rate here, it would be a very short RV park stay!
AuntSmurf
Explorer
Mar 11, 2014
Another option may be to rent a storage unit for a month, put everything but essentials in there, then park your RV at the RV Park of your choice. Move your essentials into your RV. Then you would have the remainder of the month to move the rest of your stuff.
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Mar 11, 2014
In your situation I think you'd have to find the closest RV park and rent a space, rent a small U-Haul and load it up to take to your parked RV. I can't see any problem especially if you explain to the RV park that you'll be coming in with the U-Haul and will be returning it the next day. Just unload and stuff it in...you can sort through it at leisure while staying in the park. You really won't be transfering a lot of big stuff because remember - it all has to fit in that little RV! Now get busy sorting...you'll be just fine.
Executive45
Explorer III
Mar 11, 2014
tonyandkaren wrote:
I think most of us moved from a house so we didn't have to deal with parking problems. You should be able to fit all of your stuff into a regular van. How far away is the nearest RV park? How about a storage lot? In your situation I'd get a site in a RV park, load everything in the van, transfer it to the RV and spend a few days at the park organizing. You'd have to do some shuttling around with the two vehicles but it should work out okay.

This will work well with where you are. Just make sure the parking lot/WalMart/storage lot, whatever, has several LARGE DUMPSTERS close by.....:W...a parking lot with a thrift store is about as good as it'll get.......Dennis
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Mar 11, 2014
If you get all of the major belongs together ahead of time you should be able to park the RV on the street for a reasonable amount of time. Just take all the boxed up stuff and stick it anywhere inside. This will cover all the big bulky stuff (have friends/family come help if available) in pretty short order and you can then move the RV to an RV friendly location. You could also put the RV in an RV park and rent or borrow a van or P/U that would allow you to load your stuff and take it to the RV. You are not going to be putting much stuff in the RV compared to what someone would put in a house or apartment so cull out what's going and what's not, get rid of what's not and then you should be able to make one big load, hopefully, directly into the RV.
tonyandkaren
Explorer
Mar 11, 2014
I think most of us moved from a house so we didn't have to deal with parking problems. You should be able to fit all of your stuff into a regular van. How far away is the nearest RV park? How about a storage lot? In your situation I'd get a site in a RV park, load everything in the van, transfer it to the RV and spend a few days at the park organizing. You'd have to do some shuttling around with the two vehicles but it should work out okay.

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