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eichacsj
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Nov 29, 2016

Need to park it for a long time (just venting).

Just venting. Sadly we need to park the TT for a few years. New job isn't giving me enough time to take it out (previous job I had 4 weeks vaca), we only boon-dock and trying to get there on Sat morning and leave Sunday just isn't worth it. We bought it for boon-docking and possibly to live in if I got laid off and the next job was in another place. I got laid off but found a long term position still in PHX, so we are good there (only 2 weeks vaca). It is a high end TT and prohibitive for selling (unless someone wants to pay 50K for it ;)).

The good thing is we live in Tempe, AZ so no water issues to worry about. We will cover it with ADCO cover(s) at our house.

We are about 5 years from retirement so it will most likely park close to that long unless we get more vaca. Our vacation time is visiting Kids (in the Navy) when they get leave. One lives on one shore the other on the other shore and we do not want to chew up 5 - 7 days driving to visit them.

No questions just comment.
  • We often use our RV as a stay-cation site. We spend the day or even overnight kind of a home away from home even though it's not that far from us. This way stuff gets used instead of just sitting there. I've used it as a remote office when I needed quiet or needed to spread out paperwork. My DW has used it for crafting or wrapping gifts. It's great because you can leave stuff out unlike at home where you may need to put stuff away each night so the dinning table is free.

    Don't forget 3 day weekends or add a vacation day or two to have some 4 day weekends throughout the year.
  • Have you thought about a seasonal site where you could leave it setup. All you would have to do is drive there for a weekend getaway.
  • In that type of climate good idea to keep an eye on tires and tire pressure. Our 5'vr has been sitting for a while-we have the tires covered to protect from the sun-recently checked the pressure-3 were good and 1 really low with cracks in the sidewall. Tires probably have 30,000 on them. Lars
  • Give her a good cleaning, take out the batt, and if possible park it in a closed in space like a storage unit or the like.

    with it inside and covered I don't think you will have anything happen to your baby.

    Dar