anybody living in travel trailers with no truck to haul them?

[Dazzlecat]

Hello, I want to get a travel trailer to live in but i don't have a truck and don't want one. i have a scooter that i use for transportation. i will probably have to move my RV once or twice over a 4 year period. i am assuming i won't need a truck and can just hire someone to move it for me, or rent a truck and move it myself. does this plan sound logical? or am i missing some serious stuff? i will be living in an RV park with all the hookups. <br>thanks

 

[dragonflyinthesky]

<STRONG>I bet the rv site you want to park on will have someone they know to move it for you.</STRONG>

 

[Dazzlecat]

Dragonfly, I had not thought of that. I probably will be able to find someone in the park to do that for less then a hauling service. thanks!

 

[bruce757]

Hello Dazzlecat, Just be sure you check out the rv park before you move in.

 

[Dazzlecat]

Hi Bruce,<br>what should I be looking for? I've never lived in one so I'm not sure what to look out for as far as bad/good RV parks. thanks.

 

[dragonflyinthesky]

I would try to get there at various times, such as when the school bus lets off, how many kids and are they half way behaved?&nbsp; Is the street they will put you on a main street with traffic, will cars that turn be shining their lights into your lot?<BR>Ex and I bought a wonderful farmhouse on a quiet road once. We didn't check out several miles up the road where it was closed for construction. Good excuse, we were young, sort of. You know the rest of the story once the road opened.

 

[Dazzlecat]

ooh, i hadn't even thought about traffic, or kids. yikes. <br>thanks for the tips.<br><br>ps. sorry to hear about your traffic problems.

 

[longjohn]

If possible, it would be good to stay away from a long-term lease that you can't get out of without a penalty, should you not like the park and want to move.

 

[Kevin H]

We lived in a commercial campground in Austin, TX for four years before we retired and hit the road. &nbsp;You can ask any park for a tour. &nbsp;They do it all the time. &nbsp;Also ask about the electricity - do they have 30 and 50 amps? &nbsp;Ask if there are any issues with water or sewer. &nbsp;Those are the main utilities. &nbsp;Some parks offer cable TV.<br><br>Do they have a clean pool? &nbsp;Are there laundry facilities? &nbsp;Take a look at the bath house. &nbsp;Is it clean and do the showers and toilets function properly? &nbsp;<br><br>As you tour through - take a good look at the residents. &nbsp;Is the place kept up or does it look like a dump?<br><br>If you are still interested in a certain park, go back and walk around after the office is closed. &nbsp;Most all residents are happy to talk about the facility and they will tell you the truth. &nbsp;If the place looks good and the people are happy, chances are you will be too. &nbsp;Socially, our long term park was the best neighbor experience we have ever had.<br><br>I have not heard of success in negotiating for better monthly rates. &nbsp;Most are set rigidly<br><br>I have not run into any parks with a long term lease. &nbsp;The longest we saw was just month-2-month. &nbsp;Also, most will let you move to a different spot if you want/need to. &nbsp;They are usually very accommodating. &nbsp;The long termers are the bread and butter. &nbsp;The overnighters are the dessert.<br><br>Good Luck and Happy Trails!!!

 

[Dazzlecat]

thanks for the really good tips and advice. i'm keeping notes.

 

[Kevin H]

One more thing I forgot to mention: &nbsp; Most parks have their long term spots metered for electricity. &nbsp;That cost is <em>in addition</em> to the cost of renting the site.<br><br>In Austin, the park had to charge the same amount as the electric company. &nbsp;They are not power companies and they cannot re-sell the power. &nbsp;Just an interesting thing to know.<br><br>-- &nbsp;Kevin

 

[RV-Kitty]

You will find a lot of people living in TTs and 5th wheels that don't have tow vehicles. When they move they hire someone to move their RV. Just make sure the person is a professional and has insurance.&nbsp;

 

[accrete]

I've shared elsewhere that my wife and i live full time by choice in a _<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.490753267623040.114732.100000651126034&amp;type=3" rel="nofollow">nice 38ft fifth wheel_</a>. We lived in a TT in the early 80's before the kids came along and loved it. Kids came. We moved into a 3 bedroom farmhouse on an acre of land. Kids joined the US Air Force...cari &amp; i moved into our rig that weighs in at ~18K at the scales. NO WAY were we gonna spring for a truck to pull that around maybe once a year or so. It should be easy to find someone to relocate your rig especially if just moving around the local area up to maybe a couple hundred miles. We paid a bonded driver $300 for a 185 mile trip. Pocket change compared to the maintenance on a rig big enough to pull our beast!<br><br>We are parked long term (monthly rates + metered electric) at a golf course/rv resort and luv the view and company. <br><br>Try it...you'll most likely love it!<br>Cheers,<br>Thom

 

[LFM]

I bought a 35 Ft 15 year old camper trailer about 10 years ago. I didn't have a truck to move it so I paid a professional, he charged me $2.25 a mile. Just a couple of months ago I had to move it (sold the land it was on), I was surprised to find the rate had jumped to over $5.00 a mile. It was high enough that I decided to sell rather than pay to have it moved. It just&nbsp;wasn't&nbsp;worth paying in my case over $600 to have it hauled back home. I wouldn't do it again. If you plain on buying a camper without a tow&nbsp;vehicle look at the park model campers.

 

[VJG1977]

<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Has anyone looked into a rental truck to move a travel trailer?&nbsp; U-haul has trucks with a towing capacity of 7500 to 10000 lbs. Listed from $39 a day.&nbsp; That is returned to the location you picked it up and fuel on top of that.&nbsp; There are other truck rental companies also.&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span>

 

[VanGirl]

I looked into this last year. UHaul welds a 2 in ball to their vehicles. I found no way to put the correct 2 5/16" ball on the truck. If you figure out how to make UHaul work for you please post it.<br><br>VanGirl

 

[vantexan]

I asked both Uhaul and Ryder a few years back and they said they didn't allow it. I lived in a 26' tt for 12 years and moved every 2 years or so with my job. I've used people who lived in the RV park, people who advertised on Craigslist, and national transport companies like Horizon. The best prices are generally from the transport companies who often have people driving by your area on their way back from delivering a trailer to a RV dealer.

A good place to get opinions about a RV park is a website called RV Park Reviews. They should come up on Google. The problem I was finding in recent years in Texas was the oil industry was doing well and parks were full up with oil workers. When I first started doing this it was mostly retirees. I've since moved into an apartment but if you own a trailer outright it's a good way to get into an area with limited housing options, especially if you have pets.

 

[offroad]

finding this topic interesting. good ideas about just having the rv moved when you need to do that. moving something for $600 that you will live in only a year makes limited sense, but if you have to pay more to rent a new place, you makea judgement call. &nbsp;maybe it is cheaper to sell, and then buy at the destination.

 

[c_hasbeen]

depending on how far you are moving you may consider home depot truck.<br>our home depot here has a 1 ton flat bed truck that you can rent, I checked out the hitch and it is a receiver hitch so you could buy a 2 5/16 ball and receiver, purchase a couple of sheets of ply wood or some siding to make your skirting with, rent the truck to haul your new purchase - tow your camper - then take your plywood or siding back and get your cash back.<br>don't ask if you can move a trailer with it<br><img src="/images/boards/smilies/cool.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[Dazzlecat]

thanks for all the replies. Since posting this i've changed gears and am moving to portland oregon instead of texas. i will still be living in a TT though.<br><br>I just got back from a big RV convention today (in Minneapolis). It was great to finally be able to walk around in a bunch of different types of RVs. I confirmed what I suspected, I can't live in anything under 27', they just felt way too small. so i will probably go with a 28' or 30'.&nbsp; i still like the keystone laredo and the cougars the best. <br><br>now i'm just a bit concerned about all the rain. although i like the vaulted ceilings and roofs, it seems like the rain won't be able to stay on the roof for very long. anybody live in a TT where it rains a lot, or should i be posting that question in a new post?