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  1. Can I ask what state and county? I would also check if there's an HOA. We did a lot of RV property searching around Colorado many years ago, and found a couple of situations like this.
  2. Hi @OKed! We are going on our 17th year of being nomads, nice to meet you! When you ask about managing campgrounds, do you mean as in being a Work Camper? My husband and I don't right now, but there are lots of great resources to find manager gigs. We love Workamper News for that sort of thing, which we've done on and off over the years. If you're looking for work I suggest checking 'em out!
  3. Couldn't agree more. Our full-timing life is far less complicated because we became Livingston residents and Escapees members. Can't recommend it enough. Enjoy your new chapter!
  4. I think frustrations depend on so many variables, like where you are at in life. Are you working? Retired? Kids? No kids? Single? Married? It's different for everyone. We started full-timing as working-age RVers with no kids and a dog, on sabbatical back in 2007. We haven't stopped although this is the first winter we are not spending in an RV (because we are up in Alaska for the season). Being out of the RV for the next 10 months (yes, we are going back to life on the road after our AK adventure), I'm able to more easily reflect on what we loved / don't love about full-timing. Top 3 Full-time RVing Frustrations for Us as Working Age RVers: 1. Lousy, Expensive, Complicated Health Care Coverage. Getting coverage out of state is difficult and expensive. We are currently Coloradoans but formerly Texans for 9 years. We finally have health care across the west coast because we were able to get Kaiser Health Insurance as Colorado residents, and Kaiser is in most West Coast states. But it's not covering us here in Alaska so everything is out of network. 2. Internet Coverage is Expensive. It's expensive to maintain reliable, redundant internet coverage no matter what providers you use. We average anywhere from a low of $200 to $350 a month depending on the plans we are using. 3. Finding Long-Term (30-day) RV Campsites is Tougher. RVing is more popular than ever, and finding a good site in a good, affordable park (say nightly rent less of than $80) in more populated places like the West Coast is tougher these days. Otherwise, the usual frustrations that life will throw at any couple who lives and works together in a small space are pretty typical of most sticks and bricks folks. And although I wouldn't call it frustrating, I do miss building long-term connections in a community where people know you, and vice versa. The only thing that's come close to that for us is staying seasonally at our favorite park in the SoCal desert every winter. This is the first time we won't be there in 7 years, so we'll see what this community is like as far as getting to know folks. So far, so good. But I'm looking forward to the day when we don't have to worry about the usual domestic/renter responsibilities like trash service, snow removal, etc.
  5. Our all-time favorite is Fountain of Youth in the Southern California desert. Great prices, fun people, lots to do! The only thing is you are 40 miles from a town, but FOY has everything you need including a 2x weekly produce market, convenience store, postal services, and all the activities anyone could want, for a great price! We often write about FOY in our blog. Hope to see you there.
  6. Just updating this. We are leaving the west coast in a couple of weeks and headed to Fort Collins, Colorado if anyone wants to see it there.
  7. Ease of access also depends on your medical insurance. We have Kaiser Permanente, which has facilities in several states. It takes a couple of phone calls to get prescription meds from our home base to our current location. But as long as it's a location where KP has a presence, we eventually get them. However, I'm not sure if pain meds are as easy to get. Probably not is my guess, since KP really cracked down on dispensing opioid medications a few years ago. Sorry you guys are dealing with this. Ongoing medical issues are a huge challenge for a lot of full-timers.
  8. As former Livingston TX domicillers, we never had a problem telling the county clerk we were away. Both my husband and I got summoned several times in the 9 years we were there. Now that we are Coloradoans, we also told the county clerk we were traveling and it wasn't a problem. One thing to keep in mind if you do get a PO Box in AZ. You will still need a physical, non-commercial address somewhere in AZ for vehicle registration, getting new bank accounts if you do that at some point, and other legal matters. In most cases, and as far as I know, unless you can prove long-term residency at the RV park, an address there does not suffice with bureaucrats.
  9. Our 2010 Arctic Fox 27-5B Arctic Fox fifth wheel is for sale. Now you can live and work from anywhere in the ultimate nomadic home office. This 2010 four-season fifth wheel is in great shape. After all, it’s our home on wheels and we take great care of the roof over our head. We’ve maintained it well and added many modifications to make it the ultimate nomadic home office. Want to know more? Check out the details and contact us now to schedule a showing. 27′ Arctic Fox Fifth Wheel Home Office with Custom Mods & Upgrades: Titan Hydraulic Disc Brakes & BrakeRite Actuator from Performance Trailer Braking PullRite Superglide 3300 Auto-sliding Fifth Wheel Hitch Winfield Adjustable Landing Leg Extensions & Stabilizers Satellite Internet/TV Ready Auto-deploy Satellite Dish Mount RF Mogul ACU-1 Dish Controller Wifi Router with VoIP Switch Tripp-Lite Surge Supressor Mount your Dishy or Get Dish TV! Includes weBoost Cell Signal Booster Custom 500 Watt Solar Power System Read all about our solar power system installation. (5) Renogy 100w solar panel with tilt mounts (4) Trojan T105-Plus 6v Batteries ProWatt SW2000 Pure Sine Wave Inverter Solar Boost SB3000 MPPT Charge Controller Blue Sky IPN Remote Controller Panel DIY Fifth Wheel Bunkhouse Workshop Remodel Custom Built Office Workstation RVLock Keyless RV Door Handle with Remote Boondocking Water Pump Siphon Hack Vented Battery Compartment Network Equipment Cooling Rack Many Extras Included: Honda EU2000i Super Quiet Portable Generator RVQ Portable BBQ with Mount/Stand & RV Gas Connect Tire Covers Ergonomic Office Chair & Workbench Stool Progressive Industries 30A RV Surge Protector 50A/30A & 30A/20A Power Adapters Mr Buddy Certified Safe Indoor Propane Heater Electric Toaster Sirius XM antenna and Radio Mount 10′ weBoost Antenna Extension with Cable All Freshwater and Sewer Hoses Freshwater Filters: Inline & Under-sink Wheel Chocks Expanding Tire Locking Chock & Wrench Leveling Blocks Spare Appliance Parts, Light Bulbs, & More! Asking Price: $19k OBO including the Pull-rite Superglide hitch, satellite controller, wifi router, cellular signal booster, RVQ Gas BBQ, and many other goodies. AND: We’ll tow it anywhere within a three-hour drive of wherever we are staying (currently on the West Coast).
  10. It's never too early to think about who will watch your property next winter. We are seeking a caretaking gig in Talkeetna or Willow, and hope you will think of us! Two Alaska Caretakers available for Willow or Talkeetna housesitting in the winter 2023-2024. We are a capable, responsible, fit, 55-year-old Colorado couple with one dog, seeking a caretaking gig with indoor plumbing, good heat, ideally near town. We have plenty of ranch and caretaking experience, with local references. You can learn about us at www.LiveWorkDream.com. Private message me if you'd like to talk!
  11. Thanks for sharing Kirk. This is a story being played out all over the US, and it's having a huge trickle down effect. Thousands of people are choosing to live in their RV because of lack of affordable housing. Some of them actually travel in the RV, most are living in RV parks without ever moving the RV. I saw this all summer long as we bounced around the west coast, where housing is incredibly unaffordable. On the one hand, it's great that people are seeing they can enjoy life with less stuff cluttering it up. On the other hand, RV parks are not the answer to long-term housing. RVs are not made as well as even the most inexpensive sticks and bricks house. They depreciate fast, while houses appreciate even in a down market. Families that opt out of the housing market have one less way to build generational wealth over time. The trend of young people having a lower quality of life than their parents will continue until the problem of creating affordable housing is solved. Another big problem with this movement is that in higher priced housing markets, like the west coast, these folks have filled up RV parks to the point that it's nearly impossible to travel as a full-time RVer without having a reservation at every destination. No more spontaneous road trips, now you need to book destinations months in advance. We learned this the hard way when trying to find a spot for one month at a time along the I5 corridor in Oregon, and later in the SF Bay Area, after our summer plans didn't work out. It was impossible to find a spot for more than a few nights at a time. We moved on. I love that more people are discovering how fun and affordable RV living can be. But as a long term solution for housing? I don't believe it's the answer.
  12. Yay! Congrats on finding the lifestyle that works well for you!
  13. Hi Kirk! Thanks for chiming in. While my focus is on folks who volunteer while traveling, I'd love to hear more about what you are doing.
  14. Do you regularly participate in social services types of volunteer gigs while you travel? I'm writing an article for Escapees Magazine and would like to talk to SKPs who are actively volunteering for social services projects. For example, people who regularly volunteer to help out with homeless outreach services, food banks, medical care, etc. If this sounds like you, please fill out this Google survey so I can learn more about your volunteer work. Thank you! https://forms.gle/Qg9QZKEi6SJaaHvS7
  15. Wow, thank you. What a much better map than what carriers offer! I wanted to see how accurate the map is. I looked at location where we were told we would have coverage, based on the Verizon coverage map. But we got to the spot (for a workamping job), we discovered that it was smack in the middle of a black hole, surrounded by 5G towers! Since we had no coverage, we had to leave the job, which was so disappointing. I'm keeping this bookmarked. Can't thank you enough!
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