I have seen that Glendale floor plan and that is about the best one yet. Many FW and some TT have a floor plan I like. A friend has it and it's a nice FT floor plan. It's the front bedroom, a dinette and kitchen, and then a separate rear living area with the two easy chairs, tele, computer area. That rear area is given up for the garage on TH, in my opinion. That Glendale could work by having that as a "back porch" area. The other consideration is the length, weight, and size of that. Aren't those big ones restricted on locations? I want it all..big, roomy, carrying capacity, able to go where no man has gone before, etc.
Guess I have to "get out there" and see where I want to go. If state parks or boondocking or small RV parks are my thing, that may limit the size of the RV(?) The TH may be the most practical or a smaller TT with the MC in the TV bed may be best. Opins here, going to a couple RV shows, and looking at some camping areas should go a long way in helping me decide. Thanks for your words!
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Dndrenner, don't know if your question was answered or not, But we brought a 98 DP in June, and our Insurance for full coverage, (not Full time) is about 550.00 a year 9about 10% of the cost of the unit). i was able to get it from Gilbert Insurance out of Orlando, Fl. checked around, and was the best priced, and so far have had to file 2 claims (1 windsheild and the other was wind damage (don't ask i knew better). so far no problems.
for those that want to use the money all u have to do is highlite the sells you want to add up and go to tab on autosum and click it this will add all the figures together
[quote=jeff_connors] My concern is seeing campground parking of $30 $50 a night for .25 worth of power and doing the math; it's expensive! Others have said it's way cheaper to FT than house live; others have said it's more expensive.
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Jeff,
Not sure where in Ohio you live but I found an RV park in Indiana at $90 a week with 30 amp elect hookup(Not Metered), water and sewage included. I've seen some down here in FL going for about $280 a month for a 6 month rental. With the way the economy is, those in S&B have already lost big time with their equities dropping almost 50% in some areas. The people picking up the foreclosed homes for a dime a dozen are your future SLUM landlords. They will be more than happy to rent you a house for half you paid on your mortgage with the first 3 months free, but beware of who rents next door. Could be your neighborhood pot grower, meth cooker or drug dealer. Since they only rent, they could care less about having their drugs found and the property confiscated. At least in my 5ver or any other RV, we have a say on who our neighbors are. We don't like them, we just packup and move to another RV park.
If you would like to see some real expenses, rather than just some suggestions about how to make a budget, you can find five years of actual expenses for full-time RV travels located here.
Wow kirk between your life, health and vehicles insurance you spend more than I plan to spend on my entire budget. IMHO your budget does not really represent what most people would plan to spend. I know quite a few who do just fine in the 800-1000 a month range, especially those who only move their RV a few times a year.....give up luxury and live on neccessity and I don't see Rving costing anywhere NEAR owning a sticks and bricks. As long as the sun shines there will not be a power cost if you get a good solar set up and good house batteries. I mentioned in another thread something that maybe those of us who are not rich could consider if considering full timing....I lived in Kuwait for 16 months with two buddies and a Hummer ( really really tiny RV) for 16months with nothing but MREs to eat and nowhere to buy anything we may have wanted or needed, we spent 0 dollars a month for that priveledge......lol. The moral of the story is that money is not an issue if you know how to survive. To make things easy here is a typical breakdown.
Average cost of medium range homes in Charlotte NC, $200,000. Plus all the expenses talked about above, water,lights etc etc.
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A decent RV in the 28-30 foot range........I am finding plenty for around 30k from people who like their toys but not at these gas prices.
I am finding plenty of rural land for sale with power and water hookups ( remember we can go anywhere we have wheels) for 6+ acre tracts for roughly 20k.
Gardening tools can cost from anywhere between 12 bucks for a good shovel to unlimited, just depends on your willingness to put some back into it.
All the seeds you could ever grow or eat 100 dollars.
Sounds ALOT cheaper to me. Some people are happy with just the things they need to survive others THINK they NEED a 32 inch widescreen because if they miss American Idol in high def their whole life will collapse. Just depends on the individuals WANTS. Basic needs generally are the same for all of us, food, shelter, water and a little lovin.If you can get by on just those things it can be really inexpensive..all the other******in reality is just crap...don't get me wrong I love some of my******too!
Just because you can live on $1000 or less a month, doesn't mean you must. I always compare our costs to Kirks, just to see if we are in the same ballpark. Unlike Kirk, we don't do volunteering yet (we're still out seeing) so our costs are somewhat higher than his. And since we have a DP, our fuel is higher. But all in all, we're in the same neighborhood. We live comfortably, we can indulge in a few pleasures along the way (like a few bottles of wine from a new vineyard we discovered) and we aren't 'planted' in one spot.
There is no one right way to fulltime, just as there is no one right vehicle to do it in.
Barb
Barb & Dave - full-timing Traveling catpanions Kit (age 18) and Shadow (age 11) Figment II (2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) Mischief (2004 Subaru Forester Toad) FMCA - F337834, SKP #90761 http://homepage.mac.com/barbaraok/ Our blog
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