CKNSLS wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
JaxDad wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
CKNSLS wrote:
spoon059 wrote:
Curious how you anticipate doing this, and why. NYC has a tendency to get cold in the winter. I have a feeling that this winter will be colder than normal. Without constant power, your RV will be very cold. A very cold RV will suffer damage with pipes and black/gray tanks. It is very likely that it will not work.
It begs the question, why not either stay at Liberty Harbor or find another campground reasonably close and commute into the city?
The OP will be making alternate plans after one winter. Agree with Liberty RV Park being the closest - but it's $80ish a night - hardly an economical place to camp.
It's all relative. An apartment that close to Manhatten is likely a lot more than $80/night. They have a deal pay 6 nights get 7th free. So you are looking at around $2k/month. I'm not sure but wouldn't be surprised if they have monthly rate that would be lower in winter.
Probably cheaper to stay out 30-50 miles out and catch a train in.
This whole idea is about false economy.
$80 / night is $2,400 / month, and that's just the parking spot, add on propane and incidentals and I seriously dought you could do it for under $3,000 / month.
Just for giggles, let's say it's a 30' RV, that would be 240 sq. ft.
I'm pretty sure you could get an 'apartment' that size for under $3k / month, even in the better parts of NYC.
With the 6 nights/7th free, it's just over $2000 plus the apartment will have utilities and taxes also. That's before checking if they have a monthly rate, which if they are open in the winter is likely going to drop the rate even more.
Do you know where the campground is? You would be hard pressed to get an apartment in that price range just across from the tip of Manhattan.
I have stayed in that campground. And with all due respect to the folks living in the condos nearby - I wouldn't want to take up residence in that campground past a few nights...
Never said I would want to spend the winter there. It's basically a parking lot. But if I was given the choice of the OP's original idea of trying to make on street parking work or staying there, I know what I would pick.
Yeah, the square footage in a trailer is a less but we've done a similar review in Michigan and choose to get a 6 month lease on an apartment as there is a point where it's just a stupid way to try and save money. Trying to make it with on street parking is way beyond stupid in my mind (No implication to the OP that you are stupid intended)
