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I found a camp-ground near where I live, but I don't know if I could live there in an RV. Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, in Lake Hopatcong NJ, has "paved RV sites with water and electric" for $90 a week. If I used a friends house as a legal address for my mail, could I stay at the reservation for $360 a month? I saw a campground in TX that charged $350 a month for RVs, so perhaps $350-$400 is the typical monthly fee?
I guess I could park the RV on any campground, as long as I paid their fee and otherwise fended for myself. The reservation I mentioned has wifi, electricity, water, and a "sanitary dump" RV's can use. Is that how living in an RV works?
If I paid $400 a month for the RV parking fee, I would have $600 a month to pay for the RV - and have it cost the same as renting an apartment. The difference would be, I would own the RV after 5 years - and I would only have to pay parking fees after that (more or less). The essexcredit website says a $30k loan at 5.99% for 5 years would be $579.84 per month.
I've been reading some websites by Canadian RV'ers, it sounds like winter living is possible if you plan for things properly. If I had a pickup instead of jeep, I could get a TT. I'm planning on an RV so I can tow my Jeep if I have to move. I might need to get some books from Amazon about RV full-time living.
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