We Are New To RV living And We Have A Lot Of Questions
by James & Crystal
(Washington DC)
My wife and I live in DC and will be retiring and buying an RV, she wants a Fifth Wheel but I feel that the cost of buying a truck to haul it isn’t worth it. So I’m pushing for the Class A Motor Home so we can tow our car. My concerns are how long can we last without any hook ups? I understand there are too many variables but over all how long can someone live without hooking up there RV to a parks system.
Also and I know this is a long shot but what’s the minimum cost of living for 2 people in a RV. I’ve heard it say 3,000 dollars a month but I was adding up gas, propane, draining of sewage and filling water supplies as well as the fees for staying at a campground. And wasn't sure if it's affordable.
Oh and propane is it really safe to use?
I don’t want this to be a nightmare and we end up living on the side of the road eating road kill lol
ANSWER: Greetings James and Crystal thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.
Let me start off by saying that you have never lived until you have tasted a Fresh Road-Killed Opossum Stew :-)
OK enough of that. You have a lot of questions and let me try to get you the answers you need. The first thing I am going to do is refer you to some pages on our website to help you out. Later on in my answer I am also going to recommend some books that you should get that will help you out immensely.
I am not going to tell you what type of RV to get that is a decision that you and your wife need to make. Since it appears that you are at an impasse in this area, I am going to suggest that you visit our Types Of RVs Page. We have a lot of great information about the Pros and Cons of each type of RV. I would also suggest that you try renting an RV so you can try the different types of RV's out before you make a purchasing decision.
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I also suggest you visit our RV Lifestyle Articles Page and look at some of the articles we have there. There are some great articles available that will answer a lot your questions.
As far as saving money, there are many ways to save money; the first way to save money is by joining a Discount Camping Club. Discount Camping Clubs can get save up to 50% in camping expenses. Most camping clubs have a very reasonable annual fee and more than pay for themselves once you have used them a couple of times. For more information on camping clubs read the answer I gave to this question: We Just Bought A Motorhome And We Need A List Of Discount Camping Clubs.
Now here are some books that I recommend that I believe will help you out immensely. Complete Guide to Full-Time RVing: Life on the Open Road
By Bill Moeller, All the Stuff You Need to Know About RVing
By Ronald E. Jones and Robert G. Lowe and I also suggest that you visit the The RV Lifestyle Experts Book Page where they have a series of very highly rated downloadable RVing e-books available.
I believe that all of this information mentioned above will help you learn what you need to know about the RVing Lifestyle.
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