Adventures at the storage yard..

[Mr_Biggles]

We bought our first TT this year. We have been storing it at a friend's acreage about 30 minutes drive from our house. A few days ago , we decided to move the TT to a storage area about 15 minutes away. So tonight I decided to move it after work. When I arrived it was dark. The keypad to unlock the gate was unlit , but I found my flashlight and got in okay. I had not seen the assigned parking spot . It is 12 feet wide and 30 feet long. Normally DW helps me back in, but tonight I was solo. So it's dark, unlit, and I had 2 feet each side to play with. First attempt was messy. After 15 minutes I decided to drive around the row and start again. This time I was successful. Then I unhitched , and eventually arrived home. I was happy that I managed to park the TT by myself in a fairly confined spot safely. But it sure is a lot easier in the daylight with DW helping !
We only two more trips planned this month, then the TT will be parked until next May when the snow starts melting. It's nice to have the TT so close to home, but I will
miss my friend's large parking spot!

[Mr_Biggles]

$65 CDN here..and that's a monthly rate if you stay a year.Monthy rate is normally $75.

[Andymon]

ken07734 wrote:
I pay for space myself, 110 a month! and where I park is n t to a fence that seperates my unit from the adjacent street. At frst I was leary but the TT s fully insured and the storage lot is watched by video 24 7 . I dont want to jinx it but no issue here yet?

$110/month...ouch. the storage yard I use is completely fenced, lighted, security gate and a guy who lives there. $34/month.

[JLTN_James]

ken07734 wrote:
...the storage lot is watched by video 24 7 ...

Unless the video is monitored by a live person 24/7, its real use is to see/document what has happened in the past.

[eluwak]

I used to love the 14' wide covered spot we had in Alabama... Now we store in a police impound lot in a space that's maybe 11' wide 😞 It's fun especially when the neighbor parks right up on the line. Sometimes I wonder if we should dish out for covered storage again...

[Mr_Biggles]

Those lights are a great idea. For the next couple of trips, DW will be there. I will add those lights to my Santa list for next year !

[wny_pat1]

When backing in, in the dark, I always place a couple lite flashlights on both sides of the spot I am backing into. In fact I try to keep some extra small LED blue torch type lights handy and mark each side of the front of the spot too. Started doing this when I hauled fuel and had to back into spots at night where there was little or no lighting. If we ran over our flashlights, it was a chargeable accident! Like these:

Walmart sells them, as well as Home Depot. Called Life Gear 4 in 1 LED Glow Stick flashlight. Cheap and easy to see when backing up in the dark.

[wa8yxm]

One of the things I have in my RV are a bunch of solar "Path Lights" I use them in the winter to mark hazards (Since there are many in one of the parks I frequent) .

They can also be used to mark your site.

[Iraqvet05]

I don't like to park our TT alone and don't rely on my 9 year-old daughter to help when we drop off without the DW. Backing in a space at night and alone would be a challenge...I'd have to take some glow sticks or flash lights to mark my left and right limits.

[ddschuman]

Ours is stored under cover in a lit area not far from our home. I pay $360 a year for 40' storage space (no electricity...just under cover). The only problem I have is that the storage is within a RV Park. The park is gated but the stored units are not separated from the park with a separate fence or gate which makes it easy for children etc. to goof around the stored units. We went to get our FW recently and some kids were riding a golf cart though the area in between all the stored units. That area should be off limits! We later found a white scuff mark about the height of the roof of the golf cart at the back end on one side of our FW. I know it wasn't there when we put our FW in storage last because we thoroughly washed/waxed before storing it and no one has been parked on that side of us since we parked it. Our unit can be seen from the highway and we drive by often. The kids were driving recklessly around and I am certain they hit it somehow. I didn't notice the scuff until we arrived home to load the camper and when we returned after the weekend trip, the kids were no longer there. I can't wait to get our own barn built at home to store our FW and not have to worry about incidents like this.

[Mr_Biggles]

Yes , it is Canada. A fellow TT owner recommended the site. It has a high fence, large secured gate, and 24 hour video. The TT is insured. There are hundreds of RV's already parked there. I cannot store it at home.

[schlep1967]

In the future open the door and turn on the porch light. At least you will have light on one side. My trailer has "flood lights" (That is what the call them. Just brighter white lights) mounted on each side. Two switches and I have light on both sides.

[ken07734]

I pay for space myself, 110 a month! and where I park is n t to a fence that seperates my unit from the adjacent street. At frst I was leary but the TT s fully insured and the storage lot is watched by video 24 7 . I dont want to jinx it but no issue here yet?

[SCVJeff]

Yeah, but its Canada....

BTW- the manager called and wants you to move over two spaces

[old_guy]

an unlit storage area? I wish you luck. many people haven't got good things to say about situations like that. Many have found their units broken into.