Living stationary in an RV: Tips for Full-Time RV Life

What are some RV park amenities you MUST have? What tips do you have for stationary RV Living?

I always swept off my roof once a month and seal coat it every year. I never had a problem or a leak.

Thank you for being the only person I've ever heard mention RV parking and the space between sites. It's been my biggest "silent concern",

Back in the 80's "I was in my 20's" I had a mint 32ft Holiday Summer Seasonal for 10 yrs. on the water at York Beach, Maine. What a blast living at the beach in the summer during the 80's. Anyways now retired and ready to "snowbird" Florida winters and Maine beaches in the summer. Can't wait.

The first 30 seconds was so encouraging and welcoming. I’m going for the unconventional way.

Same here with full time Rv living. This is an easy “hack”. I do this in the winter and or summer. The water hose is put out in the sun. Thus. The free sun warms the water hose and the shower is good. Free heated water hose. ❤❤ happy trails. 😊😊

My only disagreement with your list is buying new. DO NOT BUY new, if you can find a pre-pandemic trailer. Trailers and RVs made during and since 2020 are poorly made with little support by the manufacturers. Avoid Lippert and anything from Camping World.

Been really enjoying your videos. 22yo guy who can't afford rent in our small town with everyone from other states moving here. Recently bought a a 2021 keystone hideout 38bhd so its a 40 foot model and im getting everything ready to live in. Sun and heat is definitely something I need to figure out, need to get the electrical system up and running before I can use the AC, it's placed out on my parents 5 acres and is at least a bit more independent. Planning to have my partner move in at some point as well so I'm glad to see others are able to live in it as a couple.

We are lucky! We own property with my mother in law several acres. We have a fifth wheel it’s not new but we don’t have to fix it up. We own it. We are in the process of making sure our water tank and all is ready for us to have full use of the restroom. Gonna live in it for about two years to get bills paid off and start building on out land.

Hi Christy. I also went stationary full time. Made my decision, after 4 years of research, to sell my house and buy my rv. I'm 70 with limited capabilities, but needed to downsize, and it was quit the lifestyle change. I also moved from the Central Valley to the east bay in a rv park with full amenities and pool. Was able to buy new, very happy with the decision. The only problems I have come across is my rv was built during the pandemic, and the industry had to scramble to replace workers which shows up in my rig as little flaws like, doors hung slightly crooked, screws on latches stripped etc. Minor fixes. I was able to purchase a top end 38ft Jayco Eagle, washer and dryer stackable, 2 slide outs, bedroom with a couch and dresser built in, almost like a 5th wheel. Feels like a spacious apartment, perfect for me. I am going to upgrade my toilet to a higher end brand and also my kitchen faucet. Plan is to move closer to my son in Kansas within a year. Climate has snow but not to many days in freezing weather. But very happy overall.

One thing to me that is nice about setting up an RV as your vacation home is that it is self contained and can be taken with you if you decide to move to a different spot.

We started out traveling in our rv, after an accident and some health issues we are now stationary rv'ers we love it. We had a chance to buy a house but decided to buy another rv. It's hard to imagine living in a house we can't take with us and we don't own. We pay fully for our rv's outright, so no they aren't brand new and I get a new house every 4 or so years. We pay 500/months for our spot and that includes all utilities.

I’m currently living in an RV on someone’s property and it’s well, awkward to say the least, but it’s complicated. We really want to find a nice park to live in but in our area (Delaware), everywhere we look seems to be either too bougie (they don’t want permanent live-ins) or they’re too trashy - drugs and such. We have a newer trailer, so we haven’t run into the same older stigma that we used to have on our boat, which was a 1986….. BUT, we are running into the exact same problem we had on our boat, that everywhere doesn’t want people who live in it permanently- just vacationers. UGH! It’s so complicated.

Up here in New England most RV Parks-Campgrounds have a 20 yr. age limit on your RV Trailer. Pretty strict on it. You have to be careful if buying a seasonal on a site. If it's a mint condition 2007 or so, you only have 3-5 years w/it. That's after paying good money. Your already behind because now "YOU" have to get rid of a 20 yr old trailer. No one will buy it because of the 20 yr old age limit in RV Parks. Just be careful.

We’ve been living full time in an RV. We lived in Texas, it was super hot but we lived in a nice ranch with a pond. Now we live in Georgia, it’s cooler here but we are right next to the forest. So far there has been a huge rat snake they climbed into our RV. Ticks that climb on my dog when we barely walk out our door. And I have a bad case of poison ivy, there are a lot of plants and vines here. The RV park doesn’t cut down these plants but it’s cheaper here than in the city but its you get the good with the bad here. I kinda miss Texas now.

This has been on my heart for a couple years. And I’ve been doing my research and as time goes on I believe it’s time I take this risk.

I have an RV parked on our land in front of the lake but basically live in our motor home. The RV is my refuge for ham radio and kind of a man cave.

Thank you for all the great input. We, too, are moving to Northern California to live in an RV. So glad I found you on here!

Me and my wife are remodeling a 30 ft camper to live stationary for a while. Looking forward to it but also holding my breath on everything that’s gotta get done. Thanks for the videos on stationary living! Helps a lot

I was so excited to start my journey I didn’t go over everything and ended up with a camper that was much older and not enough storage space it has been a nightmare for me , we’re now searching for something it’s just so hard because these campers go beyond what there actually worth so it makes it hard to decide wether to risk getting into something newer.. I’m happy you were able to resolve your mistakes and find a solution that works for you thanks for the video