I have lived in an RV park for 7 years. Cheap living solution 👌

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @geraldcalderone5228-x2p
    @geraldcalderone5228-x2p Месяц назад +246

    Similar story with me. Divorce caused me to relocate. Fortunately I purchased a class A 6 months prior. I pulled it out of storage and have been living in it for 12 years. Love it!!! Didn’t miss her or the 3000 sq’ house for 5 minutes. Currently I live in a 55+ retirement resort. It’s different from a campground. Sites are 50x70, with shed. I don’t lock my door. Happy here.

    • @arifali6762
      @arifali6762 23 дня назад +6

      Are retirement resorts expensive? Please guide, thanks.

    • @geraldcalderone5228-x2p
      @geraldcalderone5228-x2p 23 дня назад +10

      @ I’m in a 55+ community. Lifetime fully refundable lease. Expect to pay $38k upfront. HOA fee is $400 plus electric.
      Look at Escapees SKP. There are 11 parks. Each has a different cost structure.

    • @arifali6762
      @arifali6762 23 дня назад

      @@geraldcalderone5228-x2p Thx.

    • @makaylaforbes6719
      @makaylaforbes6719 23 дня назад +3

      @@geraldcalderone5228-x2p I wouldn't mind doing that myself but where I am heating for the winter (with good consistent heat) and keeping water lines and tanks from freezing can be a real challenge where I am. It's nothing to see temps drop to -30⁰ or lower

    • @bioold8925
      @bioold8925 21 день назад

      @@geraldcalderone5228-x2p 400 a month? Or for a year?

  • @two-sense
    @two-sense Месяц назад +209

    I'm glad you have figured out how to be independent. It's not how much money you make, but how much you spend. We used to live on a small boat off-grid for months at a time. People used to say, "How can you live in such a small space?" We would answer, "Yep, it's small, but our backyard is amazing." To each their own. By the way, we now live in a modest house we built ourselves in our 60's, and have been totally debt free for years. Not rich in dollars, but rich in experiences. Great video, man. Congratulations on choosing how to live YOUR life.

    • @johnlozauskas778
      @johnlozauskas778 Месяц назад +6

      Beautiful comment. I would like to tweak it to say, it's not how much to make, "but how much to keep."
      Keep rocking!!

    • @dannyt1705
      @dannyt1705 27 дней назад +2

      paying $1000 for a lot in rv park is not very smart when thats a mortgage payment in TX

    • @elvarwinston
      @elvarwinston 27 дней назад +1

      Thanks for sharing.

    • @abdu7095
      @abdu7095 22 дня назад +1

      this is literally a heaven for introvert... working part time, live in a nice and quiet place

    • @ginapierre7618
      @ginapierre7618 22 дня назад

      Would really feel independ living there. I would feel like i could afford some thing. Snd its in the same state my son lives in. So that would be a bonus

  • @charliecharlie7898
    @charliecharlie7898 Месяц назад +111

    Gorgeous clean park. I could live there. Thanks for the tour.

  • @travelguy1564
    @travelguy1564 27 дней назад +77

    Retired military here - glad I bought my one acre lot 20 years ago. Thanks for giving me a view of the RV park life.

    • @dmdvvillamar5561
      @dmdvvillamar5561 25 дней назад +6

      Lucky you owned a lot, you can build a small house in there oR get RV.😊

    • @ScottOuellette-p1d
      @ScottOuellette-p1d 20 дней назад +8

      Retired military 30 years CWO4. I bought 1200ACRES of woodlot property in rural western Maine up by the Canadian border. I bought the land at a tax lien auction for 65,000 cash. I built a beautiful 8 room ranch style log home with native blue spruce logs.After so many years in the military and moving around numerous times I love living all by myself and my 4 legged girlfriends. I couldn't handle living like sardines in a can.

    • @dmdvvillamar5561
      @dmdvvillamar5561 20 дней назад +2

      @@ScottOuellette-p1d nice to know that😊 Yes Living in Rv or in an small house is also challenging especially on the summer time.
      Good thing you get yourself a land for the future use...ohh by the way i would love see your four leeged girlfriends 😉

    • @barrywainwright3391
      @barrywainwright3391 19 дней назад +2

      You live in a RV on 1 acre in a park or did you buy 1 acre and put a RV on it that isn't in a park?

    • @bryanmathew2079
      @bryanmathew2079 18 дней назад +4

      WOW 1200 Acres iS Like a NationaL 😊Park That's VERY COOL, bye

  • @johnniemontgomery6682
    @johnniemontgomery6682 Месяц назад +183

    I wish people would not stigmatize people on where or how they live. To me to have a paid for home and pay a fee for utilities and very nice amenities is key. That is freeing in its own right. Our society is based on keeping up with the Jone’s. You know what I found out about the Jone’s?? They were swimming in debt. So when our home burned down in 2020 in Oregon we purchased a new manufactured home and paid for it outright. I have never felt so free. We live in a beautiful retirement community. They can call me trailer trash all they want. I have 3brm/2baths, 2 huge decks. We pay a HOA to live here but home is paid for. We travel all the time. Both of our cars are paid for too. We are able to save money and do what we please. Keep living brother.

    • @genespell4340
      @genespell4340 Месяц назад +14

      Don't let the hoity toity judgement of others worry you. It isn't any of their business.

    • @two-sense
      @two-sense Месяц назад +13

      I'm glad you have figured out how to be independent. It's not how much money you make, but how much you spend. We used to live on a small boat off-grid for months at a time. People used to say, "How can you live in such a small space?" We would answer, "Yep, it's small, but our backyard is amazing." To each their own. By the way, we now live in a modest house we built ourselves in our 60's, and have been totally debt free for years. Not rich in dollars, but rich in experiences. Great video, man. Congratulations on choosing how to live YOUR life.

    • @blossombolton9829
      @blossombolton9829 27 дней назад +1

      Joneses. (You're welcome. ;)

    • @dannyt1705
      @dannyt1705 27 дней назад +3

      Yea , but you are missing the fact that you are paying $900 to rent the lot ! You MIGHT own your RV but you are not owning the lot its sitting on . $900- 1000 a month is a house mortgage payment in TX . Most people do not own their RV but are financing it - so $900 for the lot plus RV payments plus insurance and you quickly see that Living in RV parks for that kind of monthly payment is for the people who are not bright and economically intelligent .

    • @TheBadFred
      @TheBadFred 26 дней назад +1

      At least your stuff doesn't belong to the bank, that can kick you out on the street, if you are struggling.

  • @angelasoWA
    @angelasoWA Месяц назад +109

    Your RV park is so clean!

  • @InfantryVeteran
    @InfantryVeteran Месяц назад +53

    As an OIF/OEF Infantry Veteran, i love you, my brother, and thank you for your service. Also divorce, was engaged and my Fiancé died back in 2018 and grief got a hold of me, bought an old 1970 Camper, restored it and been living in it and traveling this beautiful country since 2018 and now it's 2024 and I save so much money.
    Be safe, my brother. Again, thank you for your service.

    • @lmErnest
      @lmErnest  Месяц назад +4

      @@InfantryVeteran thank you 🇺🇸

    • @FlyingCircusAct
      @FlyingCircusAct Месяц назад +4

      11B

    • @PInk77W1
      @PInk77W1 Месяц назад +10

      Smart. I did 4y in MARINES.
      I got out and got divorced.
      Retired at 56. My landlord said she was gonna double my rent in CA. So I went online and bought a small home in TX. 195 miles north of SA TX for $23k cash. In 2020. So blessed

    • @geraldcalderone5228-x2p
      @geraldcalderone5228-x2p Месяц назад +7

      I’m a vet too. Lost my fiancée in 2020. I’ve been full timing for 12 years. Love it! F the sticks and bricks. No property tax

    • @geraldcalderone5228-x2p
      @geraldcalderone5228-x2p 21 день назад +2

      @@InfantryVeteran also a veteran. My fiancée died in 20. We had our future plans.
      Men plan…. God laughs!
      Enjoy your journey, MY BROTHER.

  • @JohanOrdonez-wu9yh
    @JohanOrdonez-wu9yh Месяц назад +45

    Absolutely fantastic way to enjoy life! Much love /admiration

    • @IronMike-f8i
      @IronMike-f8i 7 дней назад

      While we PAY 1000. A. Month😢😢 rent.. you..never OWN THE LOT.. must cut your grass,, clean,, pay your electric,, and you,,NOTHING. LAND IS RENTED

  • @Loki-rascal
    @Loki-rascal 7 дней назад +4

    Living in my fifth wheel, my mom found me the most awesome sign! And I hung it right next to my front door! It is a picture of a trailer and it says "White Trash"! I love it! Everybody gets a good laugh out of it. 😂😂😂

  • @rebelartstudio3730
    @rebelartstudio3730 Месяц назад +52

    Thanks for new video and service to our country. Ive been van camping for over a month now. Left 1400 month apartment in tho its been tough some nights finacially its good. I keep upgrading every payday. Looking to get camper or something small motorhome sprinter van in few months. The campgrounds ive been to are beautiful. At 46 im loving it.

    • @joncarrollguillory2623
      @joncarrollguillory2623 Месяц назад +8

      I'm 64, am leaving Tx in January to Az to vanlife, hopefully save some money to either get larger van, truck/cab over camper, or motorhome, but for now using minivan till can upgrade.

    • @GeorgeLongwe-s5o
      @GeorgeLongwe-s5o Месяц назад +1

      😂😂😂😂❤❤😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @GeorgeLongwe-s5o
      @GeorgeLongwe-s5o Месяц назад +1

      ❤❤😮DIE SIND 6:36 6:36 6:38 AAAA

    • @bryanmathew2079
      @bryanmathew2079 18 дней назад

      That Seems to be a Good Way i' be Lucky 4, Like a $900 per month maybe Soon@ 62, i' to will Be TraveLing & Stay'N put@ Some Spots, to Save Resources, bye

  • @GeorgeStar
    @GeorgeStar Месяц назад +104

    The great thing about RV living is flexibility. You're not a debt slave to a huge mortgage for decades. If the neighborhood deteriorates or you just get bored it's easy to move.

    • @neraksenoj2308
      @neraksenoj2308 Месяц назад +9

      For the price you pay for one, you still have a huge debt.

    • @KoDeMondo
      @KoDeMondo 29 дней назад +1

      BS here in Australia camping is 100aud per night!! Go figure out

    • @jenniferw1595
      @jenniferw1595 29 дней назад +5

      Or buy a smaller house with a large down payment and watch it appreciate. Our small ranch was paid off in 6 years and has tripled in price.

    • @bambinaforever1402
      @bambinaforever1402 22 дня назад +4

      😂😂😂😂😂free?????????? U re not well in the head obviously. NOTHING is free anywhere. U have to pay to stay at a park and PAY A LOT. the park owner must have several REAL HOUSES to live in for themself

    • @IronMike-f8i
      @IronMike-f8i 7 дней назад

      Our R. V.. RENT,, 😢😢IS GOING TO 1000. A MONTH.. PLUS,, YOU NEVER OWN YOUR LAND.PLUS,, YOU. MUST CUT YOUR GRASS,, CLEAN TOO.. MANY ARE A BAD DEAL😮😢

  • @mharrison42
    @mharrison42 Месяц назад +40

    Thanks for highlighting our park Ernest!

  • @SuperSushidog
    @SuperSushidog Месяц назад +103

    That's a really nice park, but we couldn't afford the monthly rate. We're retired living on SS so we're really cheap. We added a very large solar/battery system on our 1999 National Tropical Class A, so we don't need electrical hookups anymore. In fact, we haven't plugged into a power pole in over 2 years, yet we can run everything in our RV, including our A/Cs and appliances. We usually boondock out west, practically for free, moving every 2 weeks, but we usually like to winter over in one place, moving around the country the rest of the year. We're visiting family in NC now where boondocking places are pretty rare, so we're staying in a spacious no hook-up site at a convenient RV park for only $100/mo. this winter. We wintered over 3 years at a little RV park near Brownsville, TX that's only $170/mo. + elec. for a 50a FHU site if you stay all winter ($200 for a single month.) There is also a county RV park near Falcon Lake, TX that you can stay all winter at for free. It has free water hook-ups and a free dump station. Even free hot showers, but no electricity. This doesn't affect us, with all our solar, but it will limit some.
    BTW, the advantage of having a self-propelled Class A is that we pull a little 4-cylinder car that gets 30mpg for when we go on grocery runs, tour the area, get water, etc. We have 8, 550-watt solar panels racked 15" off our roof, so we carry our own shade with us. We also have a smaller 620w side solar array that makes a nice bedroom window shade too, keeping inside temps under control. You definitely have more room in your fiver though, as our coach is only 35ft long with a single large slide. Since we travel with it, it's a good compromise size for getting in tight national forest boondocking spots, yet it's still big enough for two people to live in without feeling cramped. Motorhomes usually have more carrying capacity than trailers do too - which is important when you're traveling FT like we do.

    • @maplesf3297
      @maplesf3297 Месяц назад +5

      Nice solar setup and winter rv sites recommendations

    • @user-kl8vr8io3b
      @user-kl8vr8io3b 26 дней назад +3

      Отличная инструкция для выживания 👍👍👍

    • @bambinaforever1402
      @bambinaforever1402 22 дня назад

      Dear god so sad. Life is spent and u do not even have a house to meet your last breath. Sad. Where do u go to toilet? If u have no hook up for your toilet or water where do u crap or wash your dirty butt? Disgusting

    • @kingtrance307
      @kingtrance307 21 день назад

      @@user-kl8vr8io3b- Is survival difficult in Russia 🇷🇺 right now? I hear your ruble isn’t doing so well?

    • @user-kl8vr8io3b
      @user-kl8vr8io3b 21 день назад

      ​@@kingtrance307 ​​ обычная история....у нас так постоянно с 1991 года....😁😁😁

  • @theautotoyboxfollowyourdre9722
    @theautotoyboxfollowyourdre9722 Месяц назад +49

    8 months for me full time. BEST DECISION IVE EVER MADE. Wish I had done it in my 20’s and bought property to use as rental property only!! That’s the way to do it!!

    • @dishcleaner2
      @dishcleaner2 Месяц назад +11

      28 year old about to do this. Glad I am not insane

    • @nia6849
      @nia6849 Месяц назад +2

      ​lol

    • @theautotoyboxfollowyourdre9722
      @theautotoyboxfollowyourdre9722 Месяц назад +4

      @@dishcleaner2 Anybody that says you are have them check your bank account. The rentals will buy you houses you didn’t pay for and eventually support you for the rest of your life. Blessings!

    • @joephillips7612
      @joephillips7612 Месяц назад +2

      @@dishcleaner2. To expand on what they are saying, if you can buy a house or apt and rent it out while living cheaply in a park, it’s a good first step to buoying passive wealth. First time buyers usually don’t need a down payment for your main residence. Just some income and credit score. So you might consider moving into your house to get the loan going and then renting it out soon after.

    • @dishcleaner2
      @dishcleaner2 Месяц назад +3

      @@joephillips7612 thanks for the advice! I was planning on primarily boondocking to keep costs down so I can save up for putting 20% down on the property so I don't have to get PMI. Then I'd contribute half of my income to the basis for about 5 years, which would hopefully pay it off.

  • @swampyankee72
    @swampyankee72 Месяц назад +24

    Thank you for your insights and observations. Fulltime is something I'm seriously considering.

  • @SweetLeola
    @SweetLeola Месяц назад +26

    Thanks. Seems like a nice, peaceful environment.

  • @tombkk1322
    @tombkk1322 Месяц назад +17

    Thanks for the tour! Looks like a great place to live. I am new to your channel and enjoying your content.

  • @1MacDog
    @1MacDog Месяц назад +8

    Thanks for posting this! I'm going to be doing this next year. Ive had a situation with my health toware ive had to live in a motel for 3 yrs so im tired of paying rent to something i dont own. If i get an RV i at least would own that. Ive been planning to do this for 4-6 yrs about. Ive researched them alot. I'm in south Texas. I really want a Class A but may start out with a small travel trailer first. I have an suv but it cant pull nothing too large. Ill be living in it full time. Thanks for posting this. Nice to see what other resorts look like.

  • @ibez07
    @ibez07 Месяц назад +12

    Looks fantastic, love from England

  • @donnap1958
    @donnap1958 Месяц назад +6

    We stayed in your park earlier this year. It's a fabulous park near everything. Well run and well kept. Will look you up the next time we are there visiting relatives. Look forward to watching you.

  • @BodySculptTV
    @BodySculptTV 18 дней назад +2

    Thank you for your contribution, enjoyed your video. Been trying to convince the wife to start this journey, your video helped negotiations. I am 52 and my parents are going into their 90's and will be too elderly to stay alone, I will have to look after them and all my plans of RVing will be compromised. I wanted to spend at least 5 years RVing but would settle with at least two. God Speed to you Sir.

  • @marksr8784
    @marksr8784 Месяц назад +11

    Great tour 👌..looks decent 🏕✌🏿...Thanks for your Service 🇺🇸

  • @patsparks5599
    @patsparks5599 Месяц назад +22

    The RV park looks great. So many options for you to use. Better than a house!

  • @pamplant3610
    @pamplant3610 Месяц назад +26

    I live full-time in a 35 ft. 5th wheel with 3 slides in a RV park and I've been here for 8 years. I have a large fenced yard for my dog. Love living here in the mountains of Colorado.

    • @homerfantastic
      @homerfantastic Месяц назад +3

      How is it in the winter? How do you heat you unit? Tnx

    • @jibberjabber-fm6pb
      @jibberjabber-fm6pb Месяц назад +1

      im gonna have to do the same here in florida. homes are crazy expensive and insurances outrages

    • @greghemlock6679
      @greghemlock6679 23 дня назад +1

      Colorado native here make sure that you have lots of insulation heating is very expensive in the winter months in Colorado😮

  • @quit2quilt525
    @quit2quilt525 Месяц назад +5

    I would definitely consider this! Looks like FREEDOM to me. When I think about the upkeep of property, I’m depressed. Always something to shell money out for. Never ending. Enjoy your peaceful surroundings!

  • @antionetteblack179
    @antionetteblack179 26 дней назад +4

    Congrats! Thx for sharing..We've lived in our motorhome over 4 years..love it!

  • @stevewoods8116
    @stevewoods8116 Месяц назад +12

    I really really enjoyed this video!!! I do not RV yet. Waiting to retire, Probbaly going in a class B, Probably keeping a house for awhile. If I go full time Its nice to know I could do somerhing like this for a few months, I have watched more than a thousand hours of RV video, but I have never seen this. It is great to know this would be affiordable for a few months at a time.

  • @marvawright4874
    @marvawright4874 29 дней назад +3

    You have a fabulous life! I wish you continuous blessings. This is my 1st tour of an RV Park, and I am impressed!

  • @robertmcdonald9280
    @robertmcdonald9280 Месяц назад +140

    They call us trailer trash. So now I'm stick and brick trash with a kick ass travel trailer.

    • @dross24MA
      @dross24MA Месяц назад +13

      😅 Hahahahahaha 😂
      (Some people's trash is other people's treasure - enjoy! 😊 )

    • @ricksworlddereaux2397
      @ricksworlddereaux2397 Месяц назад +8

      Its sad that US Citizens we call it Middlesociety here,that work and earn about 3000$ a months..cannot afford a home and ground anymore....here in Europe,you still can afford a Flat or House..with 3000$ paycheck..thanks to cheap healthcare,pensionfond..etc..a 500$ monthy morgauge will pay your house down in about 30years..🇺🇸🇩🇪

    • @ricksworlddereaux2397
      @ricksworlddereaux2397 Месяц назад +3

      900$ a months,you can rent a nice flat in Europe..4 room one..😂😂😂my is 3 room..in germany..cost me 600$..utilities electrictity,wifi..another 180$..

    • @endofsociety
      @endofsociety Месяц назад

      ​@@ricksworlddereaux2397 see, here in America, we have other people from other piss poor countries coming here with their hands out. Taking all the resources from citizens. While the citizens get put on the back burner for any kind of help. Unlike other countries, they don't really like taking people in, unless they can contribute to society, and not be a drain on it.

    • @kathyfann
      @kathyfann Месяц назад +8

      Rv parks are not trailer Parks there is a huge difference people move in and out after the vacation season in an RV Park and they can be a lovely place if you stay because there are clubhouse libraries launder mats pools pancakes morning bbq weekends in some RV Parks shuttles to shopping and Dr. or vet.
      All kinds of events and companies come by to wash 🧼 your RV and others come to repair items.

  • @two-sense
    @two-sense Месяц назад +20

    My wife and I lived in a 27ft 5th wheel for a year and a half while we built our house. Bought it for $2,500. Sold it for $2,500. Parked it on our own land. Cost:$0 Great choice for the right circumstances.

  • @wikoxtra5247
    @wikoxtra5247 19 дней назад +1

    Hi,
    Interesting video indeed. Thank you from a frenchman 😁
    I love traveling, meeting different people, different walks of life. Enjoy camping time across the US and other countries. I found camping grounds very comfortable in america with heated showers, laundry, heated pool... Had the pleasure to talk with an american WWII veteran in Utah.
    Experience the nomadic lifestyle is one of the best things to do.
    Take care

  • @DanThomas-n1e
    @DanThomas-n1e Месяц назад +11

    Housing costs are insane and i dont see it getting any better. TIP. In Florida was use steel cables over the top to anchor down and I have survived 110 mph winds in my 5th wheel. I have been full time in my RV for 10 years and have no intentions of a house unless I win the lottery.

  • @aliceinchainz3003
    @aliceinchainz3003 Месяц назад +26

    so im 85 yrs old and healthy as an ox,
    been living in a RV since 1980
    so when i was a kid i use to hear about trying to acheive the american dream but as i got older i realized hey man
    the american dream was sombody elses dream who tried to make all americans feel like to be sombody and to fit in!
    u had to live in a 400k house 2 car garage wife 2 kids with a picket fence well lol that was sombody elses dream ,
    that dream isnt for everyone
    i have lived in an rv my whole adult life, all diesels .
    i will never buy or live in a house ever again
    did that as a kid. an i hated it.
    well today in 2024 i live full time in a 2008 american tradition diesel pusher!
    off grid no issues. simply put,
    living this way makes more sense than living in a city paying bills trying to fit in where u dont belong.
    to have the ability to live where u want go where u want
    with all u need to survive an live free, the way the good lord intended for u to live.
    its a no brainer.
    where was it written that u have to be in debt your whole life.
    living this way u wont be trust me i know ive worked my whole life since i was 17,
    retired at 59 yrs old saved every dime with my 401k im worth over 2 mill now
    what else could i possibly need.
    ill settle in arizona at some point lol i already told my kids just bury me in my rv i dont need a casket.
    oh by the way i prefer diesel pushers over travel trailers and fifth wheels cuz i can not stand the tear down and hook stuff when im ready to go i wanna go,
    just fold up the lawn chairs and go u will find most people feel that way to much involved with towing.

    • @danlusha1919
      @danlusha1919 Месяц назад +2

      Good on you brother, God bless 🙏

    • @MJ-xo1ji
      @MJ-xo1ji Месяц назад +1

      Admirable and inspirational! 🙌🏻 Thanks for sharing your story and I agree 💯 % with what you said!

    • @jibberjabber-fm6pb
      @jibberjabber-fm6pb Месяц назад +1

      motorhomes are super expensive. you can get nice newer fifth wheel for 30k

    • @MJ-xo1ji
      @MJ-xo1ji Месяц назад +1

      @@jibberjabber-fm6pb and then you’d need to add up the $$$ price for a heavy duty pickup truck

    • @user-vx3ku1vk5w
      @user-vx3ku1vk5w Месяц назад +3

      I'm a 45 year old single woman. I just finished raising my kids alone cause I accidentally picked a dud of a husband. I'm selling my house in a month and planning to RV. I'm kind of terrified of the change. Your comment helped me so much! Thank you for sharing your story. I hope I get to meet lots of people like you out there.

  • @kathleengould6223
    @kathleengould6223 Месяц назад +10

    Nice place! And the price is great!

  • @sandygordon496
    @sandygordon496 Месяц назад +2

    This video was suggested on my feed. I really like your content as well as your home. I look forward to watching your other videos!

  • @DoItYourselfGardening
    @DoItYourselfGardening Месяц назад +2

    Thanks for this as I just turned 30 and have been looking at such ventures!!

  • @bernieman4
    @bernieman4 19 дней назад +1

    Good for you my man! Let's see how it is in 4 years, when I turn 55...I may consider RV resort like you or 55+ community...very inciteful post. Thank you!

  • @TrekkingwithDebandMike
    @TrekkingwithDebandMike Месяц назад +22

    It is good to have a community.

  • @apollocobain8363
    @apollocobain8363 Месяц назад +1

    Thanks for the tour. I make and sell LED lighting and switches and have a lot of customers who live in or do after-market customizations on RVs and tour buses. Your video makes me think about staying in a couple RV parks to meet folks and get a better idea of what kind of lighting makes sense for them!

  • @Rlaplante73
    @Rlaplante73 Месяц назад +3

    Thanks for this informative video. My wife and I have considered RVing. This is the first RV Park I am aware of that allows you to stay for long periods of time. All the ones we've looked at had limits of a few weeks and to extend required one to move to a different lot within the Park.

  • @draterlarebil4506
    @draterlarebil4506 21 день назад +4

    You guys definitely are not trailer trash.
    You guys are stylish.
    ❤from Africa

  • @CeruleanSky1111
    @CeruleanSky1111 Месяц назад +8

    When I was at Admiralty the rent was $400 per month… That was a very long time ago! As a host, I cleaned up a sage garden there. It had a bench and was a lovely spot to sit and read. Nice place, nice people.

  • @Vanessa70170
    @Vanessa70170 Месяц назад +2

    Wow thank you for showing us and explaining to us this information. It was so helpful. I am looking into rv's. Thank you again!

  • @MIGHTYRIVERS19
    @MIGHTYRIVERS19 Месяц назад +1

    Hello Ernest , nice to meet you , glad you are doing well there . Used to travel in a small motorhome but with virus it all stopped . See you soon , much love from across the pond **

  • @Middle850
    @Middle850 Месяц назад +3

    Good for you. You’re living how you want to and think about it. You have a place over your head, running water and restroom, TV and a warm bed. What more do you need?

  • @perjrgensen8280
    @perjrgensen8280 23 дня назад +9

    Great video. 👍❤In Denmark, we do not stigmatize people based on where or how they live. If you and your family are happy with the place you live. Is it good for you. In Denmark, we don't care if you have a big house, an expensive car or expensive clothes. We are not impressed by that. Money is not everything. Happy people are better for society.

    • @bambinaforever1402
      @bambinaforever1402 22 дня назад +1

      That is SOO NOT TRUE. and in Europe we call them gypsies. The ones who live in RV

  • @bonedust68
    @bonedust68 28 дней назад +3

    I have seen RV parks out west like in AZ.. where you can prepay a year in advance and it comes to only $3-350 per month.. not including utilities.. Thanks for sharing your park.. its very nice..

  • @seanoleary1979
    @seanoleary1979 Месяц назад +2

    Great no-nonsense video! Thanx!

  • @dastrnad
    @dastrnad 21 день назад +1

    Respect, sir! You sound like a very wise man. Wishing you all the best.

  • @sheilabundren2037
    @sheilabundren2037 22 дня назад +1

    Very interesting. I've never seen RV park where you can live full time. That's cheaper than my condo with HOA plus pool membership. Thanks for sharing. Nice place.

  • @CheeseLayong
    @CheeseLayong Месяц назад +22

    Good that they allow your 2007 rv. I heard some parks have limits on how old the rv is

    • @joncarrollguillory2623
      @joncarrollguillory2623 Месяц назад +1

      Yeah that's what I heard about how old RVs are, In Dallas a lot of parks said 2010 oldest.

    • @dross24MA
      @dross24MA Месяц назад +3

      Yep - some are just snooty but many are afraid of breakdowns being abandoned.

  • @MyLogHomeLife
    @MyLogHomeLife Месяц назад +1

    It looks like you have good amenities. We travel for months at a time and have been in a wide variety of campgrounds and RV parks. Very nice laundry! We recently stayed at the KOA in San Antonio, which was nice. Yours looks great, too!

  • @mattjohnson7835
    @mattjohnson7835 Месяц назад +2

    Some day I would like to do some RVing. I struggle with a configuration that would allow me to take my bass boat with me. The only configuration that seems possible is a Pick-up with camper top. Most of those don't seem large enough and those that are, cost a bunch and require a large truck. Still searching for the right combination.

  • @robertross804
    @robertross804 29 дней назад +1

    thank 4 the tour it nice to have good neighbors from liberty ky pops

  • @erics8302
    @erics8302 21 день назад +1

    Nice RV park. I lived in one happily for three years after my divorce and I want to say that you mentioned using window A/C. If you have power supplied that really works. I was in Arizona and it got hot but a window A/C goes a long way in a small space. If you need it a 2000 generator can run up to 8000 BTUs which is pretty good for most RVs. Of course in Arizona winter is not much so heat is not much of an issue. I wonder how people do who live in RVs in Minnesota or Montana do. Texas has pretty mild weather.

  • @galerae947
    @galerae947 Месяц назад +6

    I live in a 27 ft 5th wheel with one slide in an old RV park on the banks of a large lake. I am disabled on SS, and I can afford this park. I have space for my dog with a patio and room for planters of fruits and veggies. Not fancy, not big, but affordable and enough for me. I bought my RV used and dirty for $3000. Some elbow grease and maintenance yelded me a comfortable small home. I installed a mini woodstove that reduces heating costs, and I put an AC unit in a window for our hot summers. My space rent is $600.

    • @dastrnad
      @dastrnad 21 день назад +1

      Well done. Love my wood stove so I appreciate the difference one can make, both in the quality of the heat and the ambience.

  • @artdogg50
    @artdogg50 Месяц назад +2

    Very much appreciated! Don't really run across too many people who are willing to give as much information as you did here. Looks great and the general weather there seems pretty pleasant. Still unsure on what all units they allow to stay there though?

  • @WealthyChronicle
    @WealthyChronicle 25 дней назад +5

    7 years in an RV park? 🤯 That's a lifestyle choice I never thought about!

  • @Anna_Stetik
    @Anna_Stetik Месяц назад +63

    Did this for 4 years. Yes, it's cheap, but in many places, the neighbors are right up your ass. They live right there, right outside your windows. Some want to know everything about you, and gossip is rampant. Hope you don't get screaming kids next to you, or those who drink every. single. night around their campfire or grill, telling tall tales, loudly, right there, outside your windows. Do yourself a favor and drive through, or walk through in the daytime and late afternoon/early evening, if possible.

    • @molahi5779
      @molahi5779 27 дней назад +8

      The further outside the city you go, the more spacious the lot become. The prices drop also.

    • @Anna_Stetik
      @Anna_Stetik 24 дня назад +2

      @@molahi5779 I was 6 miles out. Clearly that wasn't far enough. Other than obnoxious, busy body neighbors, I loved it. My post was to warn others to see what things are like when everyone is home from work.
      I had a 44' Park Model, and it had a 19' slide out that ran along the wall of the living room and dining room. I want to do it again, in a better place, but I didn't have a truck or experience to pull a trailer behind me. (It was delivered to the spot), so had to sell. One day, I'll get another AND a truck.

    • @cheecharron1244
      @cheecharron1244 19 дней назад

      Australia here. Living in a camper. We are working full-time, early starts. Wake up at 3-3- or 4-30. Some 'neighbours' are awake talking all night. Drugs/ mental health. I have to push ear plugs as far as I can every night. The communal toilets are cleaned but the patrons give not one fcuk about cleaning up their mess. It's not paradise, but it is cheap. The gov fcuked it all up. Not unlike our brothers and sisters elsewhere.

  • @helmuth.7947
    @helmuth.7947 20 дней назад +1

    Thanks for the interesting insights. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪🇺🇸

  • @mirkocompagnoni
    @mirkocompagnoni 21 день назад +1

    Hi Ernest, I think this type of housing should be considered more. In the end you live well anyway, at lower costs and in a small community in fact. Greetings from Italy!

  • @Xz66-r5o
    @Xz66-r5o 22 дня назад +2

    Brother I have a 36 feet cougar 2012 5th wheel,and I been living very happy for like 7 years too,divorce too,so we know exactly what you went thru,but thanks God we are doing better and better...I'm happy you figured out,a way to be in peace,just like many of us.

  • @williamwoolcock
    @williamwoolcock Месяц назад +2

    What about sewer hookups, electrical services. Are toilets blocked up and is greywater drainage to sewer available.

  • @profmoysesjr
    @profmoysesjr 22 дня назад +2

    Muito bom vídeo. Bem educativo. ótima perspectiva. Obrigado por compartilhar.

  • @christinestephenson1742
    @christinestephenson1742 Месяц назад +4

    I noticed in the park we stayed overnight in Texas, that lots of the RVs there were obviously being lived in. We have been RV'ing for years and I have no problem at all staying in one for the months we're away from home. Some people choose to sell their homes and live full time on the road or choose to live in them in parks. People should know most RVs are not built to live in full time, and if you choose to live in one of those, you'll void the warranty if it's brand new. We lived in ours for 3 weeks this year when we visited Wyoming.

  • @thoughtzbytreee
    @thoughtzbytreee Месяц назад +3

    Thank you for sharing. I really respect and enjoy this life.

  • @cjhoward409
    @cjhoward409 Месяц назад +2

    We all have to live somewhere. We traveled around for a year in our motorhome and I loved it. Some days I’d like to sell it all and get on the road again, but I love my 5 acres and home we built. No mortgage. No consumer debt. And great views

  • @JohnOLeary-m9e
    @JohnOLeary-m9e 23 дня назад +2

    God bless you people in America I'm John from Ireland I'm homeless and would love too have an RV too sleep 💤💤💤💤 in god bless you sir thank you for showing me how🚽💓💓💓 you live your life in Florida ❤❤❤❤ I sleep out in the cold rain it's not easy

  • @KimReddy9292
    @KimReddy9292 22 дня назад +1

    Wow great life & amazing channel 🌍🇿🇦🚌❤️‍🔥👍👍👍👍

  • @bsmith1794
    @bsmith1794 24 дня назад +1

    Thank you that was a good feel for RV parks sounds like a peaceful kind of life

  • @mamawren2795
    @mamawren2795 26 дней назад +1

    Great video! Thanks for posting ❤

  • @endofsociety
    @endofsociety Месяц назад +6

    That is a nice rv park. Your rv is going to last a long time simply because you don't move it around much. The ones that usually have alot of problems are the ones that travel alot. All that rattling down the road will loosen things up, and causes various failures. Plus it also helps that the slideout isn't constantly going in and out all the time neither. Nothing wrong with rv full time park living. Low maintenence, no monthly mortgage, ( pay off an rv alot faster than a house) and if you don't like your neighbors, you can always move your home elsewhere. 😊

    • @jglee6721
      @jglee6721 Месяц назад

      I spent years studying RVs but never actually bought one. Then, in 2018, I came across a brand-new development of cheap homes and bought one for $186K. If the payments are low enough, it’s like having a permanent RV!
      As for neighbors? Just bribe them. On Halloween, I went over to one of my neighbors and gave their kids a big bag of Snickers before trick-or-treating started. It’s way cheaper than a tank of gas.

  • @samderak6418
    @samderak6418 Месяц назад +6

    Thanks for your video.l am a single father with 2 Yung kids. But iam in Canada. The normal trailer site it's 100$ Canadian a night. And the maximum time you can stay it's only 1 month

    • @geraldcalderone5228-x2p
      @geraldcalderone5228-x2p Месяц назад

      You can save by boondocking but from what I understand, it’s difficult in Canada. BLM land and national forests make it possible here

  • @kensai77
    @kensai77 Месяц назад +1

    Good video man. Been saving up for a house but now average home price is around $300-400k unless you want to live in the ghetto, then it's still $250k+. I'm definitely going to look into this style of living. I like the idea of being mobile too. Thanks!

  • @steveedwards4635
    @steveedwards4635 29 дней назад +2

    I thought that RV park looked familiar! Then the fifth wheel at 1:14 confirmed it! Thanks Ernest! 😎🤙🏾

  • @kellyclarke8754
    @kellyclarke8754 Месяц назад +2

    I have a garden home but worked 2 hours from home so I towed my 29 ft bumper pull. I was able to go back home on my time off. There was never a bad day staying in the RV. The park I stayed in had 24 hour laundry, year round pool and hot tub, fishing lake, dog park, bathrooms, clubhouse, full hookups, outdoor kitchens, golf cart rentals. I felt like I was on vacation for 4 years.

  • @netook8
    @netook8 22 дня назад +1

    Easy to do in that country. In Canada the only option other than going into the states is the rare parks that are open year round(you need a 4 seasons unit) and generally going to the west coast where the winters never get cold enough to cause the propane heating to fail in RVs. Propane boils at around -40 degrees so if it gets within 20 degrees of that the heaters will stop working. Some more bold RVers have installed wood stoves as they are more reliable heat in a Canadian winter

  • @elainegreaves3081
    @elainegreaves3081 25 дней назад +2

    Very nice park to live in. Clean and inviting. Good choice when house buying is too expensive. Sure is nicer than apartment living. Everything you need to be comfortable.

  • @busbybinne
    @busbybinne 29 дней назад +1

    I'm trying to understand their pricing. I got that it's more money for a "driveway" for an additional car, but does each lot come with a power and water hook-up, or are those an additional cost? Thanks for the tour! It seems like a nice chill space.

  • @leeedsonetwo
    @leeedsonetwo 3 дня назад +1

    Not something that we see in Europe, very interesting to see how other people live. I was surprised at how expensive renting a spot is although you do get a lot for your money. A very interesting video thanks for sharing.

  • @sirolse
    @sirolse 15 дней назад +1

    thanks for this video. I think that the caravan life will increase as long as the electrification of cars progresses

  • @AndreaSimone57
    @AndreaSimone57 Месяц назад +2

    Thanks for making the video wanting to transition to an RV trailer. Some of the parks I've looked at are pretty expensive and I have some small pets, its4 a bit confusing.

  • @markfortuin7111
    @markfortuin7111 22 дня назад +1

    Very inspirational. God bless!

  • @Tlcutrell-hn9yy
    @Tlcutrell-hn9yy Месяц назад +4

    😊 💚 I like the pool !

  • @HunterMann
    @HunterMann 20 дней назад +1

    Thanks for the good video. Yes sometimes your AAA insurance will pay for a tow from one RV Park to the next, probably a limit of 50 to 100 miles. Or you can haul a local tow truck company to tow it. Some people do this, keeping it at an RV park for the winter then they Have it towed to a storage lot or indoor storage in the same town.
    There are some RV parks that have a special truck for moving various types of trailers around whether it’s to other parts of the park or to a nearby parking lot storage place.
    make sure anyone moving it has insurance to cover in case there is damage, if people are not used to hauling trailers they might mess it up and you want to make sure that’s covered. Again thanks for the video.

  • @jillwiegand4257
    @jillwiegand4257 24 дня назад +1

    Do you sign a month to month lease? How much notice do they require if you plan to leave?
    What is included, water, pool etc.
    There is a pet park. How many pets are allowed and size restrictions?
    Thank you!

  • @carriebishop8568
    @carriebishop8568 Месяц назад +1

    Ernest I must tell you it's been along time since I've seen a beard look so well shaped. I mean there's not a hair out of place it's all going in the same direction. Others that I've seen their hairs on their face go different directions you really have it down pat in the perfect shape and design that fits very well on your face. I like the combination with the brown and the mix gray it looks very classy. Just wanted to say that.

  • @jmackd1
    @jmackd1 29 дней назад +1

    Thnx for the video, I live in Austin and property taxes are through the roof, RV living may be the way to go... The only thing I'd be worried about is bad weather, a small tornado would toss them around like toys wouldn't it?

  • @isaacchavez1425
    @isaacchavez1425 20 дней назад +2

    I live in a manufactured home i bought brand new almost 2 years ago. Its a single wide 2/2 840 sq ft. Im on 2 acres of land 1 fenced the other not. 35 miles outside of the city & monthly mortgage is 812. I also recently bought a '24 WRX for 513/month. These are my only 2 "bills". I live in an area most say "middle of nowhere" but ive been out here 8 years now 😊 Its quiet, peaceful, no neighbors, & cheap. 35 miles to town. I'll NEVER go back to living close to any 1 EVER again. Just visiting friends at their apartments puts me on edge. Im 33.

  • @markbucher7609
    @markbucher7609 22 дня назад +1

    I hear you loud and clear brother! Got kicked out of my old house and now live in a small cheap apartment. Just got my social security, going to buy a teardrop trailer, get out and go. Apartment is cheap enough to allow me to do this. Us old vets, we gotta stick together!

  • @ericeagleton
    @ericeagleton Месяц назад +1

    Nice park with your pools and shower rooms ,that laundry is cheap compared to other places 😀, I've been in a few RV parks from California to Washington ,Chattanooga ,TN was really nice , Oklahoma,, Texas ,Arizona , Nevada and now in Florida for the last 4 years , If California ever gets straightened out I would
    Head back there .take care y'all 😉

  • @donpardo1
    @donpardo1 25 дней назад +1

    Hi mate,
    I wish we had trailer parks like this in Australia. I have no problem being called trailer trash.?? You’re kidding me!
    This is resort style living !! Sign me up!!
    I would buy a big caravan/ trailer with a ford F 350 super duty /dually power stroke diesel to move it around . with a gooseneck of course!
    It’s affordable for ME in the USA, but not in Oz by a long shot.
    Like your style
    Cheers rom Oz

  • @pudsrus2
    @pudsrus2 24 дня назад +2

    Well done looking after yourself after splitting up,I wish you all the best 👍

  • @jr-mynext50years41
    @jr-mynext50years41 Месяц назад +5

    My condo lease is up in December and I’m seriously planning to start the car/van/rv living for 6-12 months. It shouldn’t take me long to get out of debt once I start this. I might do it longer if it’s successful for me. I’m feeling some fear to not renew my lease but I’ve been wanting to do this for over 10 years. I know once I take the plunge I will be fine. Did you have any fears in the beginning?

    • @lmErnest
      @lmErnest  Месяц назад +4

      No, I didn't its better than any apartment. I can always go back to renting at any time , no lease. I can sell the RV and buy a house or rent at any time. Just don't pay too much for your RV.

    • @jr-mynext50years41
      @jr-mynext50years41 Месяц назад +2

      That’s my next dilemma. I don’t want to be taken advantage of on the price of a small used rv. I’m going to have to do my homework for sure. I want to pay cash so it will need to be really cheap lol

    • @williamlewis3582
      @williamlewis3582 Месяц назад +2

      I live in.my van full-time in Michigan best decision ever.

    • @roythousand13
      @roythousand13 22 дня назад

      👍

  • @MelissaLuvsHens
    @MelissaLuvsHens 21 день назад +1

    Does anyone use E-Bikes for transportation? Thanks for your video!

  • @RobC41
    @RobC41 Месяц назад +3

    Nice tour of the RV resort, I live close to it and had family stay there many years ago in our RV.

  • @prestonrenify
    @prestonrenify Месяц назад +1

    Nice looking park and video. Seems very viable, certainly for a mature, single person. But....WHAT I WONDER ABOUT is what might your routine be upon forecasts of an approaching significant storm? Also, what if weather threatens to smash your home? Possessions? valuables? family photos and greatgrandmon's chifferobe? Do you store such items in a bricks & mortar storage facility????

  • @jamesrodriquez2863
    @jamesrodriquez2863 Месяц назад +3

    I've got a few years to go before retiring, and I'm considering my options for when that day comes. My issue with going the RV park route is the same as going with a mobile home park---I would be at the mercy of whomever owns the park in terms of the monthly lot rent. I've seen too many videos of people who have lived long term in these parks who then get forced out with nowhere to go because the park gets purchased by a corporation that then drastically raises the rent. I like the idea of living in a smaller space, like a camper that I could use to do some traveling with, but I don't want to be on the road full time. A home base in one of these parks would be ideal except for that one thing.

  • @arifali6762
    @arifali6762 16 дней назад +1

    Hi, thanks for making and sharing it.
    Is it common to have one around the country?
    I'm from Northern Virginia.

  • @mbrown6837
    @mbrown6837 Месяц назад +1

    Do dogs run loose on the grounds? Do people keep their dogs on leashes or behind fences? That would be my concern.
    How much is your lot/space rent per month?