odigity

Hadn't considered emergencies - although I imagine most emergencies could still be handled between rentals and old-fashioned helping. Guess I'll just have to work a little harder to pick places.

I hear TX has legendary humidity - and that's where I'm heading first.

Although I have no prior experience with RVs, after 2020 I desperately needed more freedom, so in January I purchased a 2019 Outback 240URS (28' travel trailer) from a dealership in Florida and had it shipped to a storage unit in Houston, where I'm planning to unite it with it for the first time on June 1. (I'm in Las Vegas until my lease ends May 31.) I also just signed up for the Escapees RV Club membership with Mail Forwarding service. Since their HQ happens to be near Houston, and they have their own RV Park (Rainbow's End), I thought it'd be smart and fun to take the trailer there first and stay there until I learn how to properly operate and maintain my trailer while surrounded by experts. However, I just noticed this on their policy page: I don't own a tow vehicle - I own a Honda Insight (basically a civic hybrid) because I do Postmates/GrubHub delivery for a living. Whenever I need to move - which I don't plan to do often - I intend to make use of the very affordable 3/4 ton tow trucks that Enterprise Rental offers at convenient locations all over the country. It makes no sense for me to own a tow vehicle right now. (I'd like to own a truck and be completely independent, but I can't do that until I have income other than food delivery, which is a long-term goal.) So, my rookie question is: Is this a common policy? Do most parks discriminate against perfectly rational and responsible people like me on the assumption that "don't own truck" means "likely to be a problem"? And is there no way to compensate with, say, a security deposit, or something like that?

I agree with the advice - digital is more practical in every way if you're willing to compromise, and 99% of people probably should - and if I get one, I probably will. Still, there's something uniquely awesome about pulling up with a real piano in front and dropping the toy hauler door to play. It's good that at least one person thinks that's achievable. Otherwise, I would have defaulted to assume it's too far outside my skillset (or work ethic) to consider.

For context, those bunks are on the right side of this ramp section. (I don't intend to carry a toy. Gonna use that space for my Soloflex.)

Keyboard's not as sexy, though. Why not live large? I did a quick search, and upright pianos (and smaller equivalents) range from 200-500lbs. It's just a couple feet off of where the toy is supposed to sit (toy hauler section), so it's kind of designed for it. I guess it's adding the weight specifically to the forward resting point, maybe that's a problem - I don't know enough about the trailer's limitations. As for tuning - I guess I'd want to have it re-tuned upon relocation. Luckily, I plan to stay in each location for a while. (Months.) I'm not committed to this - but it seems achievable, and I find the idea very attractive.

If I fold up or remove one or both bunks, think that'll be a good spot for an upright piano? Not yet sure of the exact dimensions because I'm still two months away from seeing my trailer for the first time. (I've got a countdown calendar on my wall.) I think the biggest problem will be avoiding pissing off whoever's in the next spot. I'm guessing trailer walls aren't especially soundproof...