Planning to buy 1988 Class A to live in

Bumpyroad wrote:
consider a travel trailer and have somebody move it.
bumpy

The travel trailers in this area seem to cost even more! It's insane. Also I think 1,800 is a good price.

Welcome to Obama's economic boom.

consider a travel trailer and have somebody move it.
bumpy

Wow wasn't expecting so many replies!

I've looked around and it seems it should he less than $600 a month, by my estimate anyway. I'm actually calling today and making sure there's a CG that has openings before I buy it today.

I believe myself to be pretty handy, I've done electrical work and plumbing so any repairs like that shouldn't be a problem. I've also fixed my fair share of cheap ACs from Craig's list haha. :P

I plan to move it to a CG and park it for minimum of a few months. The plan is to begin insulating the rv a bit better by winter.

RV parks seem to allow full timing here, worse case there are trailer parks that allow RVs as well.

Also we have one Sheltie and two cats. We've had to live in our for three months before though, so I don't think a RV will be bad...

Thanks guys. Also would I need insurance if I plan to just park it? I'm not worried about theft or fire.

Thanks again. :)

Edit: one thing... I don't know the first thing about RVing. When my family went camping we brought a sleeping bag, some flint, and a few cooking utensils. As a side effect, I never learned how to empty or fill tanks on an RV or how to connect it to shore power or how to do a million different things that you wizards seem to believe is common sense lol. I just read something about rinsing your black tank?? Hopefully I'm intelligent enough to figure it out on my own haha.

Edit 2: seems there's a age restriction on any "long term" RV stays. So getting this RV just became a huge risk. If we can't get it to pass smog it's very likely we'll get towed for not registering it in our name.

You could pop over the hill and boondock in the 47.8 million acres of BLM land we have here.. just have to move every 14 days.. well and find spots..

No hookups of course, often no cell service either so get a PLB or take up HAM radio ;-)

When 1988 will be challenge to keep in operating condition, CA is famous for not allowing "fulltiming" in RV.
You better double check parking restrictions and research parks with "no older than 10" rules.
I know living in RV is economical option and I see the parks around Bay Area packed solid year around, but still with whole book of restrictions.
Even if you find private land, prime location will have city or county ordinance on RV living.

Are you handy? RV systems tend to need a fair bit of maintenance, and problems can be expensive if you have someone else repair it.

Heating may be costly RV's aren't generally known for being well insulated, Roseville/Auburn can get pretty cold in the winter (snow is rare though).

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How much will it cost per month to park it?
How much for electricity?
How many pets do you have?

When buying any RV, even if it won't be moved, check for leaks.
A small leak can do a lot of damage if not repaired quickly. Plus the mold it can cause.
Repair any leaks if you buy the Winnebago. (or any RV)