Long term boon docking
This is my first post, go easy.... The wife and I decided to ditch the rental and get a TT to live on our property while going through the building process. We currently have no utilities and expec...
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boogie_4wheel wrote:
I'd spend the money and install a septic tank to hook to. Figure out where your house will be and get a tank in the ground. Then you just need to deal with fresh water/propane/gas.
Skirt the trailer with insulating material. When I lived in mine for two years (full hook ups), I skirted with thin OSB backed with 1" styrofoam sheets. Take it a couple inches into the ground and to the edges of the trailer to help eliminate rodents and bugs. Make a small access flap or door for draining your holding tanks.
Have a lot of gas on hand for that generator for temperature extremes (hot or cold).
I wish I could, but first we have to improve the driveway (running conduit for power at that time) then dig the well to prove we have adequate water before we can get a septic permit. In the meantime the cash savings pencil out significantly. I like the skirting idea, gonna use that!
