Anybody else near Austin?

[JohnWes]

<p>I've spend the past few months in Austin, though I visit friends and family near College Station and Cuero (near Victoria) often too.&nbsp; I love meeting other vandwellers, homesteaders, and off-gridders.&nbsp; I'm in a solar-equipped Rialta myself, pic attached below.</p><p>Cheers!</p>

 

[kwest]

I'm in Austin, i have a pic of you're rig i was going to post on here. I sleep in the same area every few days.

 

[JohnWes]

Awesome!&nbsp; I can tell that was taken last week <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">&nbsp; I'll send you a private message/email.

 

[weestrom05]

neat rig. Im really looking at the bike rack though. Is it a rrack you built or is it commercially built. &nbsp;Where can one be gotten. It looks like it could be added to my aerostar fairly easily. &nbsp;Curt

 

[Stargazer]

There are are others here

 

[JohnWes]

<p>

neat rig. Im really looking at the bike rack though. Is it a rrack you built or is it commercially built. &nbsp;Where can one be gotten. It looks like it could be added to my aerostar fairly easily. &nbsp;Curt

<br><br>Curt, I built it myself.&nbsp; The suspension can be had at doublehitch.com&nbsp;&nbsp; When the bike is unloaded, the carrier flips up out of the way against the back of the van.&nbsp; Since the video I've engineered a collapsible front wheel chock and a rear tire restraint: <br><br><br>StarGazer, do you mean to say you're in Austin too?</p>

 

[weestrom05]

Havingit fold &nbsp;wont work for me. &nbsp;id not be able to open the back door to the van. Im setting the van up like a teardrop with the galley across the rear. &nbsp;How much problem would occur if it had disconnects at the bumper and simply unhook it? &nbsp;Curt

 

[owl]

&nbsp;&nbsp; Hey John, your post heading could be the start of CW hit! Too bad Glen Campbell is gone.

 

[Cherry]

I'm currently staying in San Marcos, not too far fro m Austin.

 

[stinko]

I'm in Austin. &nbsp;Does anybody have any tips for good camping on the way north?

 

[JohnWes]

I'm in Austin. &nbsp;Does anybody have any tips for good camping on the way north?

<br><br>If you're boondocking, cops (residents) have been cracking down in Austin, so pick your parking spots very carefully and don't stay in one spot too long.

 

[Roo]

Glen Campbell is gone? When? One hundred miles west of Austin

 

[psytechguy]

Glenn's still around. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2011 and stopped performing in 2012 after a Goodbye Concert. Sad. He's one of the greats.

Besides his own music, he played guitar as a studio musician on probably half of the top 40 hits I grew up with in the 60's.

Oh! To stay on topic.... I'm in Austin!

 

[Les H]

I'm in Ft Worth. Not exactly next door, but could Mabye meet in the middle? My fifth wheel is in a park, but I have camping and backpack gear. If you ( or anyone) are interested, pm me.

 

[GrantRobertson]

I'm in Austin and newly interested in what you folks call "vandwelling." I see it as a first step towards getting off the grid on my own piece of land someday. Also as a way to reduce how much I need to earn in order to live, thus leaving me more free time to think.

I've been looking for a mobile home park and can't find any place that will allow rigs older than 10 years or any "custom" or self-built rigs. Any ideas or suggestions?

Grant

 

[compassrose]

Read http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/Texas/Austin.html and pay attention to any comment about "workers" staying in the park (like Austin RV Park North) or "permanent residents" that aren't in high end rigs (like Midtown RV Park). GENERALLY the places with these descriptions will take older and/or unique RVs. Read thru the descriptions and you will understand what I mean. Since youu are local, you can stop by and quietly check out the parks to see what kind of vibe you get. I suggest that anyone interested in fulltiming in whatever "RV" they may choose, to read rvpark reviews and read all the reviews about parks you are familiar with and visit (drive thru) to see how they compare to the reviews. It's interesting in most cases. We have seen reviews that bear no resemblence to reality. You will also learn how to recognize the keywords/phrases that many non-working fulltimers and pretentious parttime/weekenders use to describe the working rvers.

 

[Kevin H]

There is a mobile home park in the southwest corner of the 183 & 71 interchange that has some RVs. Check them out.

 

[GrantRobertson]

"workers" staying in the park (like Austin RV Park North)

I actually contacted this park just today. They told me they don't allow rigs more than 10 years old. They said all the old trailers I saw in their park are grandfathered in.

 

[BamaDuke]

I've seen this topic go back and forth several times. From what I've seen, if your RV is clean, not dented, has all the exterior lighting working, has good tires, and the tow vehicle isn't a wreck, almost all of the parks will welcome you. Only the "resort destination" parks adhere closely to this rule. When the office manager at the park answers the phone, and is asked about the "10 year rule", they have to say that they enforce it. It may be an insurance agent calling to verify, or the owner calling to see how the question gets answered. There are two Airstreams in my park, over 30 years old. They are the best looking RVs in the place.

Mine is 15 years old. When I wash/wax it, I can stay anywhere. Central Texas has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. Places like Austin are very desirable places to live. An RV park will have it's choice for residents. Saying they enforce the 10 year rule weeds out a lot of RVers. Go East, toward Bastrop. Parks there are more relaxed.

Bama Duke

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Don't know if things have changed, but Manor used to have a few parks.
Is that big flea market still out there in Manor??