Kirk W

If you wonder why we might consider you to be young, the youngest of my 3 sons turned 55 last March! 🤪

While I'm not trying to speak for Rod, it sees to me that the point was to see what other's opinions on the issue are, and that was successful. To me one of the more interesting aspects of the poll is that it seems to have changed significantly since a similar one was run about 15 or 20 years ago. While that may be true in the recent past, over the long term, Investopedia has a very different opinion. In terms of averages, stocks have tended to have higher total returns over time. The S&P 500 stock index has had an average annualized return around 10% over very long periods (higher if you include dividends), while average annual real estate returns are often more in the 4-8% range.

Having gown up in Kansas, it is clear that you, like many others didn't see much of Kansas. This was taken not from from where my relatives live in the Kansas Flint Hills. You should also return to Oklahoma and travel through the areas east of OK city.

If the cost per mile is any consideration you need to keep in mind that with diesel running 30-60ȼ more per gallon than gasoline, the difference in fuel milage will not offset the additional cost of fuel. Having owned both diesel and gasoline vehicles, I assure you that most owners find that the diesel maintenance costs more as well.

Since this is a destination trailer//park model, where is it located? What is the monthly park rental cost? Typical utilities bills?

Loss of federal highway funds, true but not fines, or at least none were ever reported in the Dallas area. Can you share some sort of documentation about those fines? Highway money is a pretty good hammer and is used by Congress over states quite frequently.

I sent a PM so that we won't hijack this thread. ☺️ And I probably wouldn't like what either of you do. That is the reason that the US market for RVs has so many brands and models. When our boys were growing up in Wyoming, we had a pop-up that we considered to be luxurious! It had a 15 gallon water tank, a hand water pump, a propane capable refrigerator, and lots of storage. We towed it with a 4X4 Dodge Ramcharger and did most of our camping in forest service campgrounds that were far off of the paved roads. We usually stayed where there was an outhouse (Pam sometimes insisted) but occasionally went farther out where we just found a proper bush and dug a pit. It was really great when the campground had both a toilet and a well with a hand pump! We thought that we were into the backcountry until we visited bruce-t in Australia where they laugh at what we think are boondocks! But lifestyles change and today we do not do any dry camping, even in a parking lot.

So you are thinking of another move? We just moved a few hundred feet to a bigger apartment and moving seems to get to be more work with every passing year. We thought we were buying our last home when we left fulltime life but that has not turned out to be the case. And we are to a point of downsizing even with the vehicles. I believe that you are about 10 years younger than I so here's hoping that health treats both of you better than it has Pam.

The Pebble Flow The Pebble Flow Is the All-Electric, Stress-Reducing Camper Trailer of the Future from Motor Trend Magazine Dimensions Exterior length: 25’ Exterior width: 7’6” Exterior height: 8’8” The Lightship L1 Tesla Graduates Electrify the RV Industry to Infinity and Beyond With Lightship L1 Camper From Motor Trend Magazine Exterior length27 ft Exterior width8 ft, 6 in Exterior height, Road Mode6 ft, 9 in Exterior height, Camp Mode10 ft Interior height, Camp Mode7 ft, 6 in You best be really into the ecology and with very deep pockets since either of these small RVs will cost you more than $100,000 and you still need a tow vehicle. Does anyone know if Airstream has ever produced the Airstream eStream Trailer? I haven't seen anything about it for a year or more now.

Is there some way of contacting you?

Are you seeking help to move your fifth wheel to a different site in the same park, to relocate it on the pad it is on now, or possibly move it to a different RV park? You would likely get more responses if you shared more information.

Florida, Texas, and South Dakota are generally the most popular because none of the 3 have a state income tax, none have a time requirement for residency, they accept mail service addresses, and all have been RVer friendly, although it seems that SD is starting to restrict their voting rights. Several other states do ally use of a mail service to qualify as a resident such as Nevada who also has no income tax, and Oregon who does have income tax. As of today, nine states — Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming — do not levy a state income tax.

I believe that you are thinking of the requirements to hold a driver's license, register a vehicle, or register to vote? It so, the same is true for the vast majority of states. Most states have physical address requirements for those functions and that address must be residential and not a business address. It's something to consider for any one going fulltime.

Texas has liability limits of 30/60/25, which break down to $30,000 per person of bodily injury liability, $60,000 per accident and $25,000 of property damage per accident, higher than most other states. While Texas auto insurance rates are above the national average, they are not one of the highest 5 states. The rates are influenced by the number and size of claims filed as well as things like extreme weather events and high crime rates. Rural areas tend to have lower rates than cities. As to the term of policies, some companies will write policies for 1 year while others limit to 6 months. I recently changed from Safeco who had annual policies to Progressive who will only write a 6 month policy. Some companies offer both and others only one or the other.

Norman, OK?