I've been nomading for 5 years and seen the world. Thinking of switching it up and trying fulltime RV life in the USA for a few years. Are these things comfy? Do they have enough solar power for climate control (A/C mostly) my budget is about $3000 a month, I figure $1000 of that would cover depreciation for the RV. Thoughts and prayers,?
>>2898839Anon a house is better than an RV, especially if you are looking for something like picrel in your OP.RV's aren't free to part anywhere lot fee's have gone to trailerpark costs or around 200 in outskirts of towns. If ANYTHING goes wrong and you don't fix it ASAP under the warranty GG, also GG on having somewhere to live while the RV place takes however long to fix it. These things guzzle gas, insurance is fucked, can't go everywhere with them, and lose value faster than anything on the road.You're better off buying a utility van, insulating it a bit, ensuring the back windows can crack open for ventilation, and assume it's a complete loss than buying an RV that will bankrupt you.t. knew a bunch of people who during the COVID money printer months bought an RV, now can't sell it for even 1/3rd the price and have been paying 400/mo to lease a space to park it. They seem cheap until you do all the stuff to sustain and maintain it. Similar to those Home Depot 10k houses Gen Z fucks tried to buy only to realize getting it to a livable state for most cities cost more than buying a fixer upper.
>>2899107I agree with most of what you said but im homeless and like to travel and that seems like an affordable way. Ive traveled the usa in hotels and traveled the usa camping, both are a pain because you are either looking for a hotel or campground and they often aren't where you want to be. With this you can just park and fall asleep for awhile if cops bother you just drive a few milesIm not worried about the cost. Biggest problem i see is it might get hot. Even buying new for $100,000 so i try it out for a year and don't like it I could sell it for $75,000 cant imagine a new vehicle is gonna break down often. Maybe the usa is too full of subhumans though thats a risk having nogs trying to break in while you sleep or are off doing something At $1000 a month depreciation $500 gas (1500 miles) thats about what i spend on hotels per month maybe need to spend a few hundred on campgrounds
>>2899147>Even buying new for $100,000 so i try it out for a year and don't like it I could sell it for $75,000 cant imagine a new vehicle is gonna break down often. Maybe the usa is too full of subhumans though thats a risk having nogs trying to break in while you sleep or are off doing somethingThen rent an RV and return it after a year. RV's lose their value fast, like super fast compared to any other vehicle on the road next to McLarin's. >>>/o/ if you want to hear horror stories of the paperwork and the lowballs your get trying to sell it. You're not getting 75% of the value you paid from anyone for an RV lol. Everyone on /o/ is going to tell you no because how much of a liability and depreciating value these have. Also, you gotta remember that these things have a premium in insurance and need to be maintenance'd far more than the normal car does along with guzzling gas.> With this you can just park and fall asleep for awhile if cops bother you just drive a few milesNot sure where you live but most the country, especially post COVID has completely ended the "free RV" parking overnight shit like in Walmarts, side of the roads, home depots etc. A hatchback+bed+blackout windows, old u-Haul, or SUV, has more chances of stealth sleeping in without being disturbed while being more economically viable long term than an RV. For example just go on craigslist and look at used RV's with only a few thousand miles on them and compare list to what's being sold, might shock you.
>>>/o/29031316Oh actually a thread up enjoy OP
>>2899155I would like to think a van would have less problems, and liked the appeal so you have some comforts and its not unbearable. I looked up rentals $150-200 a night, ouch. Thats $55000 per year. Parking is a potential problem paranoia, police state, crime etc. Maybe its not doable anymore in shithole America or maybe shit looking stealth vehicle is the way plus staying in state campgrounds. Need to find something otherwise i buy/rent a crap house and rot inside
>>2899158Just hire a mechanic to take a look at a used RV dealer or something on Craigslist, assume it's a total loss. RV's just are shit, a trailer with an SUV/Truck or something is far more doable sure it limits your place to stay sure, but doable. Look in Arizona for something where rust is less likely and not commiefornia prices.Spending 100k on an RV when you can get 20k one, dump 10k to fix it up, and roll till the wheels fall off/assume it's not reselling for much of it's value. My point isn't you can't get a RV and do what you want, but don't fucking spend 100k on it thinking you'll get anywhere close to what you paid back.>Maybe its not doable anymore in shithole America or maybe shit looking stealth vehicle is the way plus staying in state campgrounds.Anon the reason free parking at walmarts and such stopped is because post COVID it was becoming an actual shithole in how people were parking and living in make shift shanty towns rather than "old couple spends a night parked and moves on". Phoenix got fucking flooded with Califags doing this and had to kick them out.If you're looking to flip, just look up some stealth camping videos and transforming a utility vechile into a home style things. If you do that, just get a Planet Fatass pass for your shower needs.
>>2898839Running an A/C on solar panels kekekekNah bro you need that $50/day hookup site in the RV park to run your stupid A/C. Or else a generator. Better yet find some place shady that doesn't see temps above 90° and enjoy the warm weather. To achieve $1000 per month for ownership cost you will need to own picrel van for six years minimum. Everything will be beat to shit after that much full-time RV living, so your resale value will be $20K or so.>>2899107There are millions of places across the far-flung parts of America where you can still park for free. But you will be incredibly lonely out there, and going to town every day will rack up a nice gas bill. So you will get a dog like everybody else and become an unshaven, long-haired eccentric grump.>>2899147I bought a $3400 17 year old minivan after returning to the US from my first overseas trip. It had lots of issues, so definitely get something newer and more reliable. But I drove from California to Oaxaca to Michigan to Maine in that thing, camping free all along the way. Ownership cost including all maintenance, repairs, taxes, insurance came out to only $220/month. No you can't sell a mini RV which has been lived in full-time for a year for $75K cash. Maybe $50K if you're lucky. And why the fuck would you park in some ghetto truckstop or Las Vegas abandoned lot where tweakers come skulking around at night? Those kind of places are where police would fuck with you too.
