camoura Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hello, I'm new in this forum! My wife and I just bought a motorhome to travel through the US. Our plan is to know all states "Alaska by plane :-) ". We will do this in 8 to 19 trips of about 20 days each, living the motorhome+toad stored between the trips ( 2 to 3 month periods ). The question is: Where could we find cheap storage for both? Thanks Best regards Carlos and Carla Moura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VallAndMo Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hello Carlos and Carla, Welcome to the Forum; you will find lots of knowledgeable and friendly folks here willing to help you, so if you have any questions, just ask. Regarding storage: not much experience in this regard, but in our travels we've seen some RV storage places in Arizona; we think some people who live in colder states leave their RVs stored there during the hot seasons and fly in to snowbird in them come winter. I'm sure you will get better information from more experienced folks here, so wait a few days before making a decision. PS: are you Brazilians? We're just curious because of your names... Cheers, -- Vall & Mo. Getting ready to join the RV full-time lifestyle in 2017! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Welcome to the Escapee forums and also to the RV Club! I'd assume that since you have joined the Escapees RV Club you probably used the mail service to register the RV. With TX license plates you will probably need to store the RV in TX also to avoid problems from the DMV. Also you probably will want a storage location that is fairly near to the place you fly into and out of the US. If you share with us the city you plan to fly into, that will help us to suggest a storage facility. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 You'll probably be flying into multiple cities to take off for your touring. When you decide where your trip for that segment will end just Google RV Storage at that city and I'm sure a long list will pop up. Good luck...sounds like nice plans! If you would happen to register your RV in Texas, that doesn't mean you'd have to store it in Texas during every trip. You can store it in any state. In fact, if you stored it in Texas after every trip you'd have to deal with state inspections. Storage lots here in Arizona have RVs stored with many state license plates. Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 In the midwest RVs are often stored in sheds on farms. But getting from there to an airport can be a challenge. Some RV parks have storage areas but you can't always access those year around so be sure your timing makes sense as to arrivals and departures. Linda Sand Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg112 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 And finding decent, reasonably priced conveniently located storage can be much more problemmatic in some places than others. We didn't have a problem in Houston, got a package deal with the toad. Denver on the other hand, has very limited availability, waiting lists, 3-6 month minimums and no package deals. In fact a lot of storage lots won't take your toad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtmtnhiker Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Check out craigslist under the Housing category then Parking and Storage sub category. When in the Parking and Storage listings type RV in the search bar and check titles only box in the left column. You should see lots of options that may or may not suit you. Garry 2018 Grand Design Imagine 2600RB 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcharrette Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 I'd assume your going to be storing for more than a week or two at a time? I ask because we had 2 times this summer where we were traveling (in Utah) and needed to head home to Colorado for a week and 10 days the 2nd time. Both times we spoke to the manager/owner of the campground we were staying at and said "we had to make a trip home but would be returning to stay a few more night's. Can we store our camper here?" The first time they were a bit hesitant but let us leave it in a dirt parking lot. Not ideal but we secured everything and hitch locked it. The second time the campground was basically an old farm. They had an old barn behind all the sites and were happy to let us "park it by the barn". In both cases they did not charge us and it saved us a TON of gas money not having to tow the camper back and forth! Randy Charrette 2014 Kodiak 240BHSL www.pedaladventures.com (our travels) www.axelproject.com (our non-profit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce t Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Some dealers may let you park out back. Get some work that needs to be done and ask about limited storage. regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoura Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi, We are from Brazil. We are Geocachers ( www.geocaching.com ) and love to travel through the US geocaching. Last year we rent a RV and traveled from Chicago to Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana and Michigan. After that we decided to buy our own motorhome. Now it's stored in Orlando. We will return to US next February. Cheers, Carlos and Carla Hello Carlos and Carla,Welcome to the Forum; you will find lots of knowledgeable and friendly folks here willing to help you, so if you have any questions, just ask.Regarding storage: not much experience in this regard, but in our travels we've seen some RV storage places in Arizona; we think some people who live in colder states leave their RVs stored there during the hot seasons and fly in to snowbird in them come winter.I'm sure you will get better information from more experienced folks here, so wait a few days before making a decision.PS: are you Brazilians? We're just curious because of your names...Cheers,--Vall & Mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoura Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi, thanks for the help. I'm yet planning the trip but we would like to go to the northeast part in the spring of 2015 and return to the south ( central part ) in the autumn/215 to store the motorhome for the winter. Then we will go north again in the spring of 2016 and turn west to Seattle returning to the south in the autumn of 2016. Then we will go east again finishing the trip in Houston. I'll check the storage possibilities in some key cities to find the best alternatives. Best regards and many thanks again! Cheers, Carlos and Carla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZeRV Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 We store our US RV at a Cubesmart storage facility in Riverside, just east of greater Los Angeles. We find it convenient to fly into LAX from Australia and take a bus and train to Riverside to collect our RV from storage. We have a good site in the storage facility and are happy to pay for the site for 12 months per year as the rate is very reasonable. We've been On The USA Road Again ... Our Aussie bus conversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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