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Re: Boat part time RV part time
It is very nice that the RV option is much cheaper than the boat! We already have a F250 and it looks like we can get into a pretty nice trailer for well under 10K. If we can keep our boat slip fees down this likely can work. We have a big boat (65 loa) so even without liveaboard fees we are paying close to $700 a month. If we add liveaboard fees that brings it up it up another $200-$350 a month more. Wish boat storage was a reasonable as rv storage :(325Views0likes0CommentsRe: Boat part time RV part time
Thank you for your replies! Valhalla....lots of questions :). Love the idea of having a boat in Europe and rv in the states! We spent 2 years in Mexico on our boat and if we had a rv set up in the states we probably would have kept going but since the boat was our only home the decision was made to bring it back to the states. I am hoping that having a RV would allow us to do more extended traveling on the boat :). Right now we have a liveaboard slip in the California delta and I am very curious how you handled the liveaboard situation on the boat in the US. It seems that is not a issue with RVs but as I am sure you know being able to legally live on your boat in the states is no easy task unless you are constantly moving. Did you have a liveaboard slip and if so did you give it up when on the RV or did you maintain it? Do you see this situation working long term for you? This whole idea came up because we were considering selling the boat to purchase a land home but now I am wondering if a RV would work in lieu of buying a home and if so if it would be a good long term solution. It seems we must be part gypsy because I keep trying to find ways to keep us from settling down.325Views0likes0CommentsRe: Is this completely ridiculous?
It has been interesting seeing peoples thoughts on raising children in rvs. Although much of it is accurate I would like to add a different spin on it. I will need to change my experience to a boat rather than a rv. My husband and I sold our home in 2005 when my daughter was 15 years old and moved on a boat. We had a large house, lots of bills, and my husband and I where so busy working and making money to pay bills we barely had time for our daughter never mind each other. My daughter was unhappy and starting to have problems in school. Moving aboard changed everything! Although my husband still worked I was able to stop working and she had her parents again (perhaps more than she wanted). She started going to a amazing school and she thrived under this situation. Sure we had some major adjustments to make but we got through them and when she graduated high school (at the top of her class) she decided to spend a year traveling Mexico with us on the boat before returning for college. Now she is a senior at UC Davis (Microbiology Major). We are very proud of the woman she has become and none of us regret the time we spent living this lifestyle and we in fact credit it with my much of my daughters success and the amazing relationship we have with her. I must also say that our boat is probably much bigger than any RV out there (4 staterooms) however it is still under 600 sq ft. down below so I would be hard pressed to say it was roomy :). I am not saying that the op should go out sell there house but I think that to only hear negatives is not seeing the whole picture.540Views0likes0CommentsBoat part time RV part time
Greetings, My husband and I have been living aboard our sailboat since 2005 and have recently been talking about purchasing a travel trailer and splitting our time up between living on the boat and a rv. We are thinking this will give us more flexibility to travel away from the coast in the winter months and also explore some of the US that is not reachable by boat. I am wondering if anyone else has done this and if so how it has worked out? We would like to possibly spend a few months at a time in the rv and then return to the boat to take care of maintenance etc. If we did this the RV would become our land based home although I have to say that sounds odd I am hoping this would work as a alternative to buying a house or renting. Any thoughts?3.7KViews0likes14Comments
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