brant_c wrote:
Buy a used trailer and start camping close to home for the first year. Work out all the bugs. You'll be glad you did.
You're right...lots of the answers you'll get will be "It depends".
This is the best response you can hope to get - because it's true - no one can give you the answers to all these questions - and you can't email ice cream or beer.
One area you could put more beans into is your tow vehicle. Or - put more in your budget for repairs. Minivans are grocery getters - not tow vehicles.
That caravan is going to severely limit the size of the trailer which will in turn limit your planned use of living in it full time.
Plans for the winter? Didn't see a line item in there for propane.
Stick to the advice I quoted - buy the trailer, tow it to a spot and camp in it. Learn from those shorter experiences. You can't expect to succeed by going at it full throttle by asking 20 plus questions that have too many variable answers for anyone to consider trying to cover in a reply.
Good luck - and feel free to ask about a specific situation as they come up. Start with your Caravan - that's the most limiting factor in your entire plan.
