looking for a motorhome for primary residence
I just started looking at class A motorhomes for use as primary residence. My plan is to park it in Taos Ski Valley Nm as this is where i have lived and worked for 22 years. I've been scouring craig...
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You say there are no hook ups where you will be staying. Is that no electric as well as no water and sewer? You will find yourself pouring money into the fuel tank just to keep the generator happy to keep your batteries up to snuff.
Figure 1/2 gal and hour to run the generator. Figure at least 4 hours a day of generator time. At $3.75 a gal you are looking at $7.50 at day to run the generator (I am being stingy here) plus more than that for the propane to heat the coach. figure total of $15/day for fuels you are looking at $450 a month just for the fuel to stay warm. I had an 04 Southwind and we sucked a 5 gal propane tank in two days with temps in the high 20's overnight and 40'd by day.
This is not a good economic model to save money on housing in that environment. Better drive it into the southern desert and then the operating economics get better.
Figure 1/2 gal and hour to run the generator. Figure at least 4 hours a day of generator time. At $3.75 a gal you are looking at $7.50 at day to run the generator (I am being stingy here) plus more than that for the propane to heat the coach. figure total of $15/day for fuels you are looking at $450 a month just for the fuel to stay warm. I had an 04 Southwind and we sucked a 5 gal propane tank in two days with temps in the high 20's overnight and 40'd by day.
This is not a good economic model to save money on housing in that environment. Better drive it into the southern desert and then the operating economics get better.
