Survey - How Do You Store Your Class A?

[cbr46]

Considering new home options and how to store our Class A. Currently it sits in the driveway, exposed. I don't like it but not willing to invest in a short term structure.

So what is the consensus? How do you store your Class A?

Full timer, park to park?
No shelter?
Park at storage facility exposed?
Park at storage facility under roof?
RV Garage?
Pole barn?
Sits in the driveway?

If you built an enclosed garage, what was the cost, how big, what materials and how long ago? or $/sq ft?

With enough responses I'll build a spreadsheet with percentages.

Thanks for your time,
- bob

[Ductape]

7k miles this month.
No storage was involved. 🙂

[cbr46]

2% - Full time, park to park - US
7% - No shelter - TN WA AZ
10% - Storage facility exposed - CA VA AL IL
10% - Storage facility under roof - AZ GA FL CA
47% - RV Garage - AZ GA W-US WA NY MI GA KS UT MT PA US W-US FL FL TX AZ
5% - Pole barn - IA VA
15% - Sits in driveway - CT WA WI MD PA VA

38 responses. I'm going to stop counting but y'all keep throwin' em in here.

Best,
- bob

[bluwtr49]

At first we stored it alongside the house on railroad tie pads with 50A power. A year ago we built a 20 X 48 steel barn with a 16 X 14H door. The barn is wonderful and a great investment. Now I have a workbench, power, air, and part storage. Plus a great place to do maintenance.

[gsf35099]

I'm fortunate enough to have the room & built a 45x16 RV garage attached to another 32x27 garage. Had full hookups 50 amp in the RV garage & also climate controlled. The 16' width is plenty to open up all the slides and get n storage bays easy. I also had vents installed through the walls for the gene & engine exhaust to run inside while venting outside. Love having it out of the Texas sun!!

[lrash]

Pole barn

[chuckftboy]

Behind my home in my 26 x 40 garage. 36" carpet square under each tire and plugged in to a 50 amp circuit. The building is concrete block with brick face on the street side and a 14 tall 12 wide roll up door, on the coach side. Originally built for the boat but the boat is gone now and the coach took over. About 40,000 dollars 16 years ago.

[rk911]

cbr46 wrote:
Considering new home options and how to store our Class A. Currently it sits in the driveway, exposed. I don't like it but not willing to invest in a short term structure.

So what is the consensus? How do you store your Class A?

Full timer, park to park?
No shelter?
Park at storage facility exposed?
Park at storage facility under roof?
RV Garage?
Pole barn?
Sits in the driveway?

If you built an enclosed garage, what was the cost, how big, what materials and how long ago? or $/sq ft?

With enough responses I'll build a spreadsheet with percentages.

Thanks for your time,
- bob

uncovered in a storage lot. if the lot had indoor or covered spots I would take advantage of that.

[cbr46]

jwmII wrote:
If you are looking at building or buying another place be sure and check their deed restrictions. What you want to do in the way of a RV garage may not be allowed in a lot of newer places.

We're pretty much looking at non-subdiv properties, 1-2 acres, with trees, fairly flat with a basement in a predefined area. Looking to scale down house size and tax burden (different county). We've been looking over a year!

Survey update -
3% - Full time, park to park - US
9% - No shelter - TN WA AZ
9% - Storage facility exposed - CA VA AL
12% - Storage facility under roof - AZ GA FL CA
45% - RV Garage - AZ GA W-US WA NY MI GA KS UT MT PA US W-US FL
3% - Pole barn - IA
18% - Sits in driveway - CT WA WI MD PA VA

Best,
- bob

[w4phj]

Built a 45 X 43 cement block building with 2ea 14 X 14 steel roll up doors.

Building has 13" thick floor and 4 sided hip roof with peel and stick
under 30 year shingles.

Each coarse of block has steel. Every 6 feet there is vertical rebar back filled. A total of 75 yards of 3K cement was used during construction.

MH is plugged into 50A

Cost was about $30 SQ FT in 2010

Subdivision is RS6 building code

[janstey58]

24X40 Pole Barn year round on our property, with security system and 20A service to keep the batteries topped off.

[jwmII]

Mine is stored indoors on 4" ramps with metal on the ramps to prevent moisture from the concrete floor and wood ramps from dry rotting the tires. The extra 4" lift makes it perfect for servicing the chassis and changing oil, etc.

If you are looking at building or buying another place be sure and check their deed restrictions. What you want to do in the way of a RV garage may not be allowed in a lot of newer places.

[dcbrewer]

28x48 garage, with full hook-ups, and satellite, 14x14 door, 16.5 ft ceiling. Keeps it nice and clean. I build mine, so that kelp cost around $20,000
Have another 28x48 garage for toys..

[Blaster_Man]

RV garage with power.

[Gottahaveit]

Covered storage 🙂

[Dale_Traveling]

At home in the driveway in the elements. Plugged into 30 amps, slides in, jacks retracted, windows screens closed, roof fans closed and tires covered. During the summer I'll leave the fridge on and I need to reinstall the roof fan covers so I can open them up to get some air movement. Coach usually runs 10-15 degrees hotting closed up than what it is outside.