Hello All-First, thank you for taking the time to read this and for posting any advice that you have!! OK, I am a single 37 year old male and I am currently a travel nurse. I have been doing this for 9 months and plan on doing this for prob two more years. Instead of paying all these outrageous short term rental rates, I am thinking about buying a TT....but, I know almost nothing about them. Here is what I do know. I have a 2013 Toyota Tundra, 4wd, 5.7 liter V8....I do not know the transmission off the top of my head, but I can easily find that info for ya. I travel fairly light, just me, my dog and the basic necessities to live. My assignments are usually 13 weeks long and I can end up anywhere in the US. So far I have worked in Alaska and now I am in Colorado (I live in and am from SC)...Questions......1) How durable are TT's? what kind of regular maintenance should I expect?2) What can I safely pull with my truck....I don't want to spend 1000's modifying my truck3) As a general rule, how safe are campgrounds? Also, how common are they? Do I have to worry about people breaking into my "home" while I am at work for 12 hours?4) Do campgrounds usually allow people to stay for up to 13 weeks? Whats a price range for staying at a campground? Do most have water and power hookups....offer cable tv and internet?5) What price range should I expect to spend on a TT? What make and model would you recommend?6) I know this is short, and I just started today thinking about this option, but what other questions should I be asking?Thank you to anyone who replies!!Be good,Kevin

Welcome to the Forum...Lots of questions, lots to consider.First, I have a question.What are you going to do with you dog for the 12+ hours a day that you are going to be gone?

downtheroad wrote:Welcome to the Forum...Lots of questions, lots to consider.First, I have a question.What are you going to do with you dog for the 12+ hours a day that you are going to be gone?X2 Most campgrounds will not allow that, and if you are gone and power goes out, you will have a cooked dog in the summer.

He would have to stay in the trailer while I am at work.....this option is not looking very promising

I would recommend an OpenRange TT's. Big but Small. And they are commonly found with 2 Air conditioners already installed and have a homely feel and lots of good features at a reasonable price. And A Tundra will pull up to 10,000 pounds. So get a TT with a dry wight no more than 7,000 pounds because gear adds up weight fast.And asfar as MODS, all you would need is a weight distribution hitch and I would recommend sway control bars. And all that installed would be under $500, and your good to go.

Hello; my wife is a nurse at UCH and is considering turning into a traveler some day. You don't say where you are at in Colorado, but there are plenty of dog daycare places around the Denver area.Miles

Travel nurse thinking of buying a TT....advice appreciated!!

Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Jul 13, 2014
It's true that many campgrounds prohibit leaving a pet unattended, but most of those are geared towards short term "recreational" use. Public facilites are a good example, but you likely won't be using those much anyway since nearly all have length-of-stay limits too.

On the other hand, leaving a pet unattended at a "long term"-type RV park is likely no more problematic than doing so at a motel or other housing like you're presently using. You just have to shop around. And since all such facilities have power, keeping the dog warm/cool as necessary should be no problem.

It's really sorta hard to say though if this will prove to be a money saving thing- buying and maintaining a decent trailer doesn't come cheap, and neither does parking one, even by the month. Guess it depends on how those expenses compare to whatever your rent is costing you right now.
Son_of_Norway
Explorer
Jul 13, 2014
Hello; my wife is a nurse at UCH and is considering turning into a traveler some day. You don't say where you are at in Colorado, but there are plenty of dog daycare places around the Denver area.

Miles
OpenRangePullen
Explorer
Jul 13, 2014
I would recommend an OpenRange TT's. Big but Small. And they are commonly found with 2 Air conditioners already installed and have a homely feel and lots of good features at a reasonable price. And A Tundra will pull up to 10,000 pounds. So get a TT with a dry wight no more than 7,000 pounds because gear adds up weight fast.
And asfar as MODS, all you would need is a weight distribution hitch and I would recommend sway control bars. And all that installed would be under $500, and your good to go.
kasualkat
Explorer
Jul 13, 2014
He would have to stay in the trailer while I am at work.....this option is not looking very promising
Nutinelse2do
Explorer
Jul 13, 2014
downtheroad wrote:
Welcome to the Forum...
Lots of questions, lots to consider.
First, I have a question.
What are you going to do with you dog for the 12+ hours a day that you are going to be gone?

X2 Most campgrounds will not allow that, and if you are gone and power goes out, you will have a cooked dog in the summer.
downtheroad
Explorer
Jul 13, 2014
Welcome to the Forum...
Lots of questions, lots to consider.
First, I have a question.
What are you going to do with you dog for the 12+ hours a day that you are going to be gone?

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