College Student & Full Time"RV" Living
I'm a full time college student as the thread title says, but I'm looking to purchase and convert a Ford Econoline style cargo van into a mini-RV. I live in Pierce county Washington but I'm going to b...
Forum Discussion
Jim Shoe wrote:
So you're 35. But you have the same amount of Rving experience as some 20 year olds that want to do the same type of thing. None. You've received 4 pages of responses from people that do have experience. Most of them asking questions that you don't have an answer to.
You've stated that you don't want to commute from home, but no mention of how far that commute might be. Maybe because it would be a lot cheaper? If you want to have an adventure go for it, but don't expect me to tell you its a good idea.
70 miles round trip 5 days a week = about $5500 a year in gas alone. I would save $4400 a year or more just by camping out in the van during the week and only making that 70 mile round trip once a week.
As for my experience with living in an RV, I use to be a long haul truck driver. I'm use to living on the road. I was never the owner of the truck nor was I responsible for maintaining or repairing the truck I was driving.
