New Guy, Basic Questions on Full Time Cost

openroad39 wrote:
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 to learn. What concerns me is that the costs for a few RV parks that I have checked where I live that are not a complete dump cost at least $400 a month (I currently pay $800 for my studio apt, not including electricity). When you consider that, and the cost of the Trailer itself plus future repairs, its really not that much cheaper than an apartment.

I have also looked into just laying a trailer down on land in the country, either renting space from somebody or buying land myself (boondocking?), but unsure about land-use regulations for that. Thank you.

I also plan on buying a nice truck in the next year, possibly a Silverado or Tundra, something that is great for towing and also allows me to do some landscaping.

Contrary to what some folks have posted here it can be done rather cheaply. RV Sue does it on about $12,000 a year. I believe that figure includes everything including insurance but I could be wrong about that. Now to qualify that she has a steady income from social security and her RV Sue blog/Amazon. She does a lot of boondocking, she has a solar setup that works well for her. She has a small 17' camper and a 2005 Chevy van to pull it with. The camper is pretty simple and neither vehicle require much in the way of maintenance. Most of all she doesn't have to work so she can camp anywhere she wants. She usually moves with the weather so heating expenses are minimal.

Under the right circumstance it can be done.