If you have a residential address, just don’t tell them. You can finance through anyone. If you use a mail service, they know and they’ll turn you down. Been there, done that. There are only 2 banks that I know who finance to fulltimers: Essex Bank of the West and Alliant Credit Union.
There’s no real easy way to find an RV park to live in. It takes leg work and making phone calls. You’re going to need to search for RV parks using Campendium.com and CampgroundReviews.com. Then you need to check that each is open year round if you’re planning on being there all year. And then […]
You know you want to travel in your RV fulltime but you don’t know what to do for income, right? This question gets asked multiple times per day in the fulltime RVing groups and forums that I follow. Inevitably they get overrun by multilevel marketing (MLM) companies and other “network marketing” jobs. I’ll talk about […]
To answer if an RV clothing washer/dryer is worth it or not, the first question is are you weekending or fulltime? We weekended for 3 years and just didn’t see the point. We didn’t mind the occasional trip to the campground laundry facilities and taking home dirty clothes. Once we went fulltime, we started without […]
NEEDs are very few, SHOULD HAVEs a little longer, and WANTs are never ending! Watch out for “must have” lists with 30+ things on them. Some are good, some you’ll never use. Start small and go use it a few times before going overboard buying all the things. See if this list helps get you […]
The different memberships are good or bad for each individual depending on your travel style, location, and whatnot. For instance, we have been close to where Thousand Trails parks are and love the cost savings (we’ve stayed over 1,000 nights in the past 10 years; at $30-60/night, we’ve saved $20-50,000 in that time). Alternatively, while […]
It all comes down to preference. I personally like knowing where all of the “quirks” came from and having the stories behind each of the bumps and bruises. But, know that: Almost all new RVs have issues; some big, some little. Almost all used RVs have issues; some big, some little. Getting warranty work when […]
A lot of people call the type that you drive an “RV” and everything else a “camper” or a “travel trailer”. But being pedantic, they are all lumped under the category of “Recreational Vehicles”. The types that you drive are motorhomes. There are different types: Class A are bus-like Class B are vans Class C […]
If you have 16” wheels, go for Sailun S637 or Goodyear’s G614. If you have smaller wheels, then go for Goodyear Endurance or Maxxis m8008. The Goodyear’s are rated for a higher speed than the Maxxis. And if you don’t already have one, get a TPMS! In my opinion, it’s almost more important than the […]
Are there sewer hookups anywhere on the property? If so, you can often us the sewer cleanout. Either use a tote to take the waste water to it, or if it’s within 200-250′, you may be able to use a macerator pump.If not, you can use a vessel secured in the truck bed and pump […]
