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Hey Vermint,
Yeah, at that price I don't see many being sold. Yes, I have a juggle hammock and a tent. I once bought a used slide-in truck camper for $500. I never had a pick-up to move it and lived in it for more then two years. I figured if I ever needed to move it I would rent a pick-up truck. But in the end I got my use out of it and gave it away for free.
I don't really think of a bicycle camper/trailer being practical for travel, I like my Pro Force jungle hammock for that. It would be okay maybe to move a short distance. But anything more like the slide-in camper, rent a pick-up.
What I really like about the idea of a bicycle camper is no registration fees or "real property" tax that some state charge. So no tag (lic plate). This is the same for a slide-in truck camper.
With my disability I'm pass the point of biking long distance, even if I was a younger man. There was a time I could cover more then 70 miles in a day. I also will probably lose my driver license some day due to my disability, so boondocking most likely won't be in my future.
But a small slide-in camper or bicycle camper that doesn't require a tag or property tax in a cheap RV park in the west near a WalMart would about as cheap as I could live if needed. With being disabled I would need to be near services. Some might consider renting a room in a home, but I rather be in a small camper. Plus you have your privacy. Even if I can't drive in the future, lots of people have trucks and pull vehicles you could pay to move.
For $5,000 or so you mention, I could buy a very nice slide-in camper, and maybe quad-cycle or mobility scooter.
You have good, valid points. I'm in a good place right now, but life can throw you a curve ball, so I try to think ahead.
Yeah, at that price I don't see many being sold. Yes, I have a juggle hammock and a tent. I once bought a used slide-in truck camper for $500. I never had a pick-up to move it and lived in it for more then two years. I figured if I ever needed to move it I would rent a pick-up truck. But in the end I got my use out of it and gave it away for free.
I don't really think of a bicycle camper/trailer being practical for travel, I like my Pro Force jungle hammock for that. It would be okay maybe to move a short distance. But anything more like the slide-in camper, rent a pick-up.
What I really like about the idea of a bicycle camper is no registration fees or "real property" tax that some state charge. So no tag (lic plate). This is the same for a slide-in truck camper.
With my disability I'm pass the point of biking long distance, even if I was a younger man. There was a time I could cover more then 70 miles in a day. I also will probably lose my driver license some day due to my disability, so boondocking most likely won't be in my future.
But a small slide-in camper or bicycle camper that doesn't require a tag or property tax in a cheap RV park in the west near a WalMart would about as cheap as I could live if needed. With being disabled I would need to be near services. Some might consider renting a room in a home, but I rather be in a small camper. Plus you have your privacy. Even if I can't drive in the future, lots of people have trucks and pull vehicles you could pay to move.
For $5,000 or so you mention, I could buy a very nice slide-in camper, and maybe quad-cycle or mobility scooter.
You have good, valid points. I'm in a good place right now, but life can throw you a curve ball, so I try to think ahead.