Setting up travel trailer for per. res., need septic system

Jim Shoe wrote:
I assume you're going to be in or near Orlando. Florida is where old northerners go to die. There are park model trailers with household plumbing, already set up in trailer parks, for sale or rent all the time. And they're being sold by children that are still working and don't have time to travel there multiple times to show it. Check with trailer park managers in your area. You can probably get a good deal. I sold my Mom's for the first offer.

This is great advice - but if your set on the missing toilet RV, then just be prepared to sink more money into it in order to be able to live in it. I would also look at that Craigslist ad in a previous post or check out the Orlando CL listings. I think this guy is trying to off his crappy RV on you. Also got to wonder why it has new things like a furnace. Who does that in Florida if just using it as a studio? Please run away from this...

I agree with some of the others that if you're going to use it on a septic system don't put in an RV toilet or holding tank. Plumb it directly to your sewer just like in a sticks and bricks application. If you install an RV appliance and holding tank you will need to hold waste materials until the holding tank is nearly full before opening up a valve to dump the tank into the septic system. Not all THAT much of a problem but all unnecessary if you plumb directly to the sewer.
The only DOWN side to this would be you no longer have an RV as you've turned it into a cabin. Would not be suitable for RV use where it travels from place to place.
Good luck / Skip

Jim Shoe wrote:
I assume you're going to be in or near Orlando. Florida is where old northerners go to die. There are park model trailers with household plumbing, already set up in trailer parks, for sale or rent all the time. And they're being sold by children that are still working and don't have time to travel there multiple times to show it. Check with trailer park managers in your area. You can probably get a good deal. I sold my Mom's for the first offer.

I will def. look into it. Have to hit the road and go from park to park, hard to find any on the internet. Thanks...

I assume you're going to be in or near Orlando. Florida is where old northerners go to die. There are park model trailers with household plumbing, already set up in trailer parks, for sale or rent all the time. And they're being sold by children that are still working and don't have time to travel there multiple times to show it. Check with trailer park managers in your area. You can probably get a good deal. I sold my Mom's for the first offer.

Can you afford 4000. I know it's a lot of money but this one looks complete. Craigslist

armandxp wrote:

HappyKayakers wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
That's a lot of missing stuff! I'm seeing reg flags here - why is the toilet and holding tank missing? Does everything else work - A/C, furnace, hot water heater, stove, refridgerator to name a few. Don't take this persons word that they do. Is the Gray water tank there? Are the dump valve and plumbing present underneath it? I'd be skeptical of buying an RV that is missing a holding tank and toilet.

X2. I would also be concerned about the flooring in the commode room. You should also check with the proposed RV park and ask about age limitations on RVs. Sounds like you're on a limited budget and this RV may exceed their age rules.

I will check that, thanks. Def. on a budget. Needing to move into something cheap in the Orlando area so I can go to college, and found a lot rent for $300 and they didn't seem real picky. Going to check out the lot this weekend to make sure.

At $300/month in Orlando that is definitely NOT a resort. You might want to check http://rvparkreviews.com/ to see what others have said about it.

When my son went to college in Tampa they had apartments that were rented by the bedroom, specifically for the USF students. I would imagine they have something similar near UCF.

HappyKayakers wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
That's a lot of missing stuff! I'm seeing reg flags here - why is the toilet and holding tank missing? Does everything else work - A/C, furnace, hot water heater, stove, refridgerator to name a few. Don't take this persons word that they do. Is the Gray water tank there? Are the dump valve and plumbing present underneath it? I'd be skeptical of buying an RV that is missing a holding tank and toilet.

X2. I would also be concerned about the flooring in the commode room. You should also check with the proposed RV park and ask about age limitations on RVs. Sounds like you're on a limited budget and this RV may exceed their age rules.

I will check that, thanks. Def. on a budget. Needing to move into something cheap in the Orlando area so I can go to college, and found a lot rent for $300 and they didn't seem real picky. Going to check out the lot this weekend to make sure.

2012Coleman wrote:
That's a lot of missing stuff! I'm seeing reg flags here - why is the toilet and holding tank missing? Does everything else work - A/C, furnace, hot water heater, stove, refridgerator to name a few. Don't take this persons word that they do. Is the Gray water tank there? Are the dump valve and plumbing present underneath it? I'd be skeptical of buying an RV that is missing a holding tank and toilet.

X2. I would also be concerned about the flooring in the commode room. You should also check with the proposed RV park and ask about age limitations on RVs. Sounds like you're on a limited budget and this RV may exceed their age rules.

2012Coleman wrote:
That's a lot of missing stuff! I'm seeing reg flags here - why is the toilet and holding tank missing? Does everything else work - A/C, furnace, hot water heater, stove, refridgerator to name a few. Don't take this persons word that they do. Is the Gray water tank there? Are the dump valve and plumbing present underneath it? I'd be skeptical of buying an RV that is missing a holding tank and toilet.

All of these are great questions, I'm going to check on before buying. I'm going to check it out tomorrow. It's from a retired guy who used it for amateur radio room. He said when he bought it, it didn't have a working toilet. Has brand new a/c furnace, not sure about hot water, stove and fridge works. Not sure about the plumbing at all, though. I will def. ask all these questions. It's an older RV only wants $1,200, so I can afford to have a few things fixed.

Thanks!

That's a lot of missing stuff! I'm seeing reg flags here - why is the toilet and holding tank missing? Does everything else work - A/C, furnace, hot water heater, stove, refridgerator to name a few. Don't take this persons word that they do. Is the Gray water tank there? Are the dump valve and plumbing present underneath it? I'd be skeptical of buying an RV that is missing a holding tank and toilet.