My Future Home?

darsben wrote:
Things to check are age of the tires. On an RV the amount of tread left on the tire is meaningless. An RV tire will rot and have a blowout causing lots and lots of damage. Any tire on that rig over 5 years old needs to be replaced. I say this because the tires are not covered in the pictures and the UV rays fro the sun is what rots the tires.
Next is the refrigerator. An RV refrigerator is different than a household refrigerator. A new fridge can cost 1500 - 1800.
The appliance you want to work the most is the fridge and RV fridges are set up to cool on both electric and propane so a small generator would serve to charge your batteries if the fridge runs on gas (Make sure you test)

AS for the genny the cure could be as simple as filling the fuel tank. An RV genny will usually not start if the fuel tank on the motorhome is 1/4 full or less. It could also just be the carb is all varnished up from lack of use. A little work on your part cleaning the carb might be the cure. So I would not fret about that to much.
You ask what kind of genny it could be and I believe it will have an ONAN generator of about 4000 watts.

YOu do realize that if you are in cold climate you will probably not be able to live in it all winter as it will be almost impossible to keep warm. The older ones tended to have zero insulation. So the water lines will freeze, condensation will be a problem. You will go through huge amounts of propane. I would see if you can rig up a 100 lb tank so you can take it for refill.
So what state and city will this be in

Yah I figured that I would have to spend at least another $1K to fix this thing up, so I'm prepared to get new tires/winterize/fix up/etc…

Unfortunately the gen. problem was not that easy…the RV had about a half a tank when I drove it around and got it checked out. The mechanic said it was a carburetor problem, so would simply cleaning it make a difference? I'm very uneducated when it comes to engines and parts haha. However, I think I've secured a place that I could hook the RV up to water and electricity for relatively cheap ($200/mo), so if I need to I can procrastinate on the generator problem for a little while.

I did realize that staying warm in the winter is going to be a huge problem, but I've lived in the northwest for some time now, so I'd like to think that I'm used to the cold weather. I've still got my lease for the apartment that I'm in now, so I can have the rest of the winter and next summer to worry about insulating and winterizing the rig.

I know there is a propane tank on her currently, but I'm not sure of the size. The mechanic said it's in good condition, so I trust him (maybe a bit too much), and if nothing else, I can stay in my apartment this winter.

Thanks for all the info! Really helped me out.
Also I'm residing in Moscow, ID, so the winters are usually pretty brutal.