Living in a motor home verses travel trailer
I recently saw a 1995 airstream land yacht for 10,000.00 in great shape. I was thinking why not just park it like a travel trailer, since I have had travel trailers and know about them, is there a bi...
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I think there is a lot a variety to the statement "park it like a travel trailer". Do you mean park it seasonally? Do you mean park it permanently in one spot? Do you mean move it every 4-8 weeks? Do you mean move it every 1-2 weeks? Basically, how long do you plan on having it parked at one spot?
If you plan on parking it permanently, then I think cost-wise you'd be better off with a trailer. You could hire someone to move it to the final location and wouldn't need to buy a tow vehicle for it (meaning whatever vehicle you're using as a daily driver now will be just fine then - saving $5K+).
If you plan on moving around seasonally or more often, then I think the motorhome has merit depending on whether you already have a sufficient tow vehicle or not. Is your current daily driver able to tow a trailer? Or is it able to be towed by a motorhome without much additional costs?
If you plan on parking it permanently, then I think cost-wise you'd be better off with a trailer. You could hire someone to move it to the final location and wouldn't need to buy a tow vehicle for it (meaning whatever vehicle you're using as a daily driver now will be just fine then - saving $5K+).
If you plan on moving around seasonally or more often, then I think the motorhome has merit depending on whether you already have a sufficient tow vehicle or not. Is your current daily driver able to tow a trailer? Or is it able to be towed by a motorhome without much additional costs?
