Having a 20ft Class B that is obviously an RV.. plus pulling a utility trailer behind it, I won't have any stealth and I will take up a lot of space to park, so urban boon docking is out for me, short of truck stops or Wal-Mart.<br><br>I am an unusual creature in that I am going to be full timing but I enjoy large cities. My needs are simple really.. full hookup (electric, water, sewer). WIFI would be a huge plus but I wouldn't have to require it.<br><br>It seems to me the best way of finding no frills RV parks seems to be through Google maps by searching for "RV park" and using satellite view to look at the park. Some parks say "'mobile home park" in their name but do allow accommodate RVs. It takes a lot of time to do but it's doable.<br><br>I suppose you could try to find a local phone book and go a map search from that but they are hard to find these days. People look at you funny when you ask if they have one.. as if I walked in and asked where I can get a horse shoed or something.
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<span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://freecampsites.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">Freecampsites.net</span></a></span><br><br>They are of this group super nice folks<br><br>Putz
We have parks in this little town with actual mineral spring pools (and extra charge but not much for baths) for as little as $130 a month for a space plus electric....the southwest is full of cheap rv parks...you can live in one in Columbus, NM 3 miles from Palomas, MX, a sweet little border town...(I just spent the day there yesterday with a couple friends and one of them and I sat in the town park for a couple hours talking and eating pastries, while one guy was getting teethwork and eye exam done...very peaceful and quiet...), for $15 a day and I think a much better monthly rate....<br><br>Here is a list of NM state park fees....:<br><br>http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/spd/FeesPermits.html<br><br>We have very beautiful state parks and we keep most open year round and our rest stops are pretty nice also and are good for parking in 24 hours at a time and the only time they close is to be renovated.<br><br>Bri<br><br>
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Wow, Brian, I have been feeling a call to the Southwest as soon as I am mobile- particularly NM. You have just validated my idea with the concept that it is totally affordable. Yay!
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Cubey, I am so glad to hear of someone in a 20ft Class B with a utility trailer tow. I am thinking more and more about that setup.
I am mainly pulling it so I can carry a 125cc scooter for riding at stops. It will greatly help offset the van's terrible MPG. The van will get around 10-11.. and the scooter gets about 90-95. I wanted a much smaller lighter trailer at first but it didn't pan out.. lost money on it but managed to sell it. <br><br>The one I have now is an older home made one, but strongly heavily built. It has raised mesh sides and a ramp tail gate (which looks like it was added later) so I can lock the gate closed and short of cutting the locks, they can't get the scooter out. I will have locks/chain on the bike too. It makes for pretty secure storage any time the bike is in there.<br><br>I am in the process of painting the trailer slowly with black glass spray paint so it'll look newer/nicer. I also had to have a new axle with leaf springs added because they built it without any suspension!<br><br>The photo below is what it looked like when I got it. That dark red/maroon color makes it look so old and crappy. You can tell it's an older trailer somewhat painted gloss black even from a slight distance but it still looks considerably better/newer. It's roughly half done. Dollar General's brand for $1.25 a can works great. You get a lot in the cans and they seem to completely empty themselves. Black makes for cheap and easy touch ups if it gets messed up or a spot is missed.<br><br>In some ways, I would have preferred an enclosed but it would be heavier and I wouldn't be able to see behind it any. I can see the tail gate of the trailer out the van's back window so I can kind of see where it is when backing, plus the side mirrors... but I can also see past it somewhat.<br><br>
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Cubey- I call it the hiccup gremlin 
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I wouldn't tow a trailer just to have a scooter with me, though I do understand you will be able to use it to carry other things too. Backing up with a trailer, and even getting gas is such a PITA, the trailer option is always the last one in my mind.<br><br> I'd get one of those carriers that rest in the trailer hitch and add's 1.5 feet to the overall length of the van. Plenty of ways to secure both the carrier and the scooter from thieves.<br><br>Might need some additional brake and signal lights if scooter obscures originals.
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<br><br>I was thinking about the scooter option on the back of a Class C with one of those. Otherwise a Class B that would drive anywhere and ditch the scooter for a small cargo trailer. UGH choices, choices.wrcsixeight said:
A class C might be ok with a rear carrer... a class B has a lot less storage inside. Plus B's has single rear wheels, C's have a dually axle. I considered a rear carrier but I have a rear spare tire carrier, can't really use a carrier for the scooter with that in the way. Plus I think it would be too much weight and stress on the rear subframe of the van which has been extended for the rear of the Class B conversion. <br><br>So I had to go with a trailer. While it makes the van pull more weight, it doesn't carry it suspended in mid air which is harder on the tries and suspension. The back of this van is already REALLY heavy. I'd hate to add 400lbs more to it! The trailer tongue weight is at most 100lbs with the trailer fully loaded up I'm sure. <br><br>The trailer adds extra rear lights which I am mounting up higher than normal so they are better seen. I wante a much smaller, lighter trailer but the carrier i put on it had too much of a slope... it had it hard to load and unload the scooter. The frame was catching badly and I couldn't safely load it and unload it on a regular basis. The one I have now is awesome.
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<br><br>Oh My Gosh! This is funny!!!!Willy said:
Cubey, you are on the right track for you. Stick with what you plan out and alter when you find a need. Inexpensive RV parks are everywhere. Mostly on the edges of the larger cities. The real estate in the cities doesn't lend itself well for RV parks. Find a spot in an area you want to live for awhile and explore on the scooter. Smaller, cheaper RV/Mobile Home parks don't advertise or have web sites. I have found very affordable spots all over the west including Calif. by this manner. Check with RV repair places and mobile RV repair people for locations. When you locate a space, tell the manager, owner you would be happy to help out around the park for a reduction in fees. Don't listen to folks who tell you your plans won't work just because they don't agree with what you want to do. Go for it and have fun!
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I would put some fenders on the trailer if I could afford it, here in Kansas you can get pulled over for not having them cuz the tires throw rocks up into windshields so they say.
<br><br>Failing that, Google maps works great for finding small RV parks as I think I mentioned before. It seems to me,the older ones are along US highways back from the days when people traveled them more than interstates (either from not existing yet, being under construction or being brand new). Some are along State Highways though.owl said:
<br><br>If you mean Bullhead City AZ, the heat there is unbelievable. Few people would want to stay there except in winter. Electric would be a hell of a lot higher than $25 a month. If the place has a pool and clean shower/bathroom/rec room - those are the amenities, the frills. <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">CP said:
