Beginning RVer: Is this Scenario Doable?
Hello, I am just beginning my research process into RVing full-time. My plan is to live in Wisconsin half the year and in Arizona during the winter traveling between the two a couple times a year. ...
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bsteinagel,
You mention that when you have the RV you won't be paying "rent" any more. Have you priced campground fees lately? Specifically the cost and availability of campgrounds in the areas you are interested in staying? In our experience, campground prices vary quite drastically, as does the clientele that live there and the maintenance and overall safety of the area. Not trying to demean any specific group, but when you're researching available campgrounds, check the online reviews for those campgrounds as well.
Depending upon where you are planning on staying and your other plans, you might want to consider a Thousand Trails or similar membership to ease the expense. Do some research as there are ways of picking up those memberships at a considerably reduced cost. Of course, if they don't have any camp grounds in the areas you're interested in, they won't be of much help.
You should also know that RV's of all types can have issues, old and new. If you're handy and can repair them yourself, you can save a lot of money. But if you have to rely on repairmen, you should have a decent "nest egg" set aside for those repairs.
Compound all that with the fact that economically we're in the highest true inflationary period of our lifetimes, and things might get pretty tight in the coming months and years ahead. Just be sure to do your research and leave yourself options if things don't go exactly as planned.
Good Luck,
~Rick
You mention that when you have the RV you won't be paying "rent" any more. Have you priced campground fees lately? Specifically the cost and availability of campgrounds in the areas you are interested in staying? In our experience, campground prices vary quite drastically, as does the clientele that live there and the maintenance and overall safety of the area. Not trying to demean any specific group, but when you're researching available campgrounds, check the online reviews for those campgrounds as well.
Depending upon where you are planning on staying and your other plans, you might want to consider a
You should also know that RV's of all types can have issues, old and new. If you're handy and can repair them yourself, you can save a lot of money. But if you have to rely on repairmen, you should have a decent "nest egg" set aside for those repairs.
Compound all that with the fact that economically we're in the highest true inflationary period of our lifetimes, and things might get pretty tight in the coming months and years ahead. Just be sure to do your research and leave yourself options if things don't go exactly as planned.
Good Luck,
~Rick
