New Guy, Basic Questions on Full Time Cost
Just wanted to see if anybody has any advice for living full time in a Fifth Wheel or TT? I am seriously considering it, but not sure about the repairs involved, electricity, costs, etc. I am willing ...
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I did it for 4+ years for work relocations. 3 years in northern Kentucky through some of the worst winters and snows, 1 1/2 years in coastal SC which was wonderful and that is where we are for good.
I could have done the 3 years in KY in an apartment for not much more than campground fees, however the apartments in that range were not luxury, not necessarily crime ridden, just not anywhere scenic to walk around or be able to campfire or grill out. Same with getting back home for the time before we sold the house and moved to the new one, no apartments near the water that were affordable, and the campground I found worked out to about 13.00 per day including electricity, water, 68 channels of cable and wi-fi.
Every experience and location is different, you just have to do your research and decide for yourself.
My costs ranged from 450.00 per month for water-electric-sewer, no cable, no wi-fi and I bought the propane for the cold of the KY winters, to the low of 325.00 per month in SC for water-sewer-cable-wi-fi, and an average electric bill of 35.00 per month and a warm enough winter that I hardly used any propane.
My trailer and truck both were/are paid for as well. If you go out and purchase brand new truck and trailer, by the time you figure payments, taxes, and insurance on those along with fees you can get buy a house for less.
I could have done the 3 years in KY in an apartment for not much more than campground fees, however the apartments in that range were not luxury, not necessarily crime ridden, just not anywhere scenic to walk around or be able to campfire or grill out. Same with getting back home for the time before we sold the house and moved to the new one, no apartments near the water that were affordable, and the campground I found worked out to about 13.00 per day including electricity, water, 68 channels of cable and wi-fi.
Every experience and location is different, you just have to do your research and decide for yourself.
My costs ranged from 450.00 per month for water-electric-sewer, no cable, no wi-fi and I bought the propane for the cold of the KY winters, to the low of 325.00 per month in SC for water-sewer-cable-wi-fi, and an average electric bill of 35.00 per month and a warm enough winter that I hardly used any propane.
My trailer and truck both were/are paid for as well. If you go out and purchase brand new truck and trailer, by the time you figure payments, taxes, and insurance on those along with fees you can get buy a house for less.
