Class B van for college student
This weekend my son expressed an interest in possibly trading his sedan in for a class B van. This is due to impending attendance in college and is attempting to keep his expenses down but be very mo...
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shysher wrote:
I will attempt to add some clarification to my original post. My son's desire is to study avionics in Tulsa, which is approximately an 18 month certificate course. Once that is finished, he hopes to work at one of the hubs for package delivery (UPS or FedEx mainly).
However, we are not a family loaded with money, so much of it is going to have to come out of his own pocket from simple hard work. That is why he is exploring the idea of a class B more thoroughly, even though he entertained the prospect of one even before college came into the picture.
During my single years, I lived in a park model trailer so I totally support his idea of having a class B. He wants the ability to be very mobile and this seems to be the best way to accomplish that.
Please keep up the ideas. All are appreciated and many thanks are due!
In that case, he is likely attending a commuter school with no residence hall program, no rules to try to force him into it. His problem will be finding a safe place to park around the north side of Tulsa, then staying warm enough in winter, cool enough in summer (actually a greater problem). The northeast side of Tulsa is an interesting place, much of the former industrial area vacant, much of the residential area abandoned. There will be places he can park on the street or an a vacant lot and expect to be safe, places where he can park and not be bothered by the police or a security patrol, but the two things together, I'm not so sure.
I suggest the RV parking area at Expo Square as a place to get hookups when needed. Next closest place to the airport is Mingo RV Park, $185 a week, $475 a month with laundry, WiFi, Cable TV. Mingo gets some bad reviews from tourists because of the large number of long term residents (this seems to scare people) but he is going to be there with temporary workers and other students. Expo Square doesn't publish rates, I expect they are higher and may even be variable, because most of the business is people coming for "events" and rates can be raised for busy weeks and weekends.
