Starting early on the plans for going full time and have lots of questions but for the time being let's only look at this one.
We like the idea of workamping, volunteering, state/national park seasonal help, etc. once we hit the road. A couple of places I have looked state the RV has a maximum size to fit into the designated site. Our plan is to get a class A pusher but don't want to get something so large that it becomes an issue with finding a place to set up. Has anyone had issues finding places to work/stay because the RV length was larger than allowed for the location? What did you do if you found yourself in this situation.
Love the web-site and looking forward to the journey ahead.
Gpndavid said
06:14 PM May 5, 2016
We chose a 40 foot unit thinking we would limit ourselves if we went bigger. Now one year into full timing, we have not run across but a few place we couldn't fit ours or a 43. Granted, when we search for locations, we look for big rig friendly. I think we would be doing that with a 38 foot as well. Bottom line, we have plenty of places to camp with a 40 foot rig and it is a good size for us full timing.
mds1 said
09:37 AM May 8, 2016
In September of 2014 we decided going fulltime in an RV would be our future. At the time we expected to leave in eight years. Then took a harder look at our finances and decided we could shorten the time considerably if we workcamped or volunteered for a spot, hoping to save on average about $500 a month on our budget.
I went out to a few of our local state and county parks to checkout the RV spots. For the most part, having a 40' is not an issue. The older state park had fewer spots that could handle the size. And maneuvering around on the roads to the spot would require more skill. The county park was no problem.
Lots of folks suggest going larger than 35' is where finding spots in state parks become a larger issue. Others are suggesting a good fulltime rig size is around 37' or 38'. I've found at 35' and above there is more selection in floor plans.
For us, and after thinking hard about rig size, this is what I'm using: We don't want to sabotage our chances of success when we go fulltime by not having a trailer that's livable for our needs. We plan to be parked for weeks or a few months at a time (hence the selection of a fifth wheel). We decided to let the floor plan we like influence the length of trailer we end up with. Fortunately we have spent some time in a 25' and 30' rig which is influencing our selection.
Hello All,
Starting early on the plans for going full time and have lots of questions but for the time being let's only look at this one.
We like the idea of workamping, volunteering, state/national park seasonal help, etc. once we hit the road. A couple of places I have looked state the RV has a maximum size to fit into the designated site. Our plan is to get a class A pusher but don't want to get something so large that it becomes an issue with finding a place to set up. Has anyone had issues finding places to work/stay because the RV length was larger than allowed for the location? What did you do if you found yourself in this situation.
Love the web-site and looking forward to the journey ahead.
In September of 2014 we decided going fulltime in an RV would be our future. At the time we expected to leave in eight years. Then took a harder look at our finances and decided we could shorten the time considerably if we workcamped or volunteered for a spot, hoping to save on average about $500 a month on our budget.
I went out to a few of our local state and county parks to checkout the RV spots. For the most part, having a 40' is not an issue. The older state park had fewer spots that could handle the size. And maneuvering around on the roads to the spot would require more skill. The county park was no problem.
Lots of folks suggest going larger than 35' is where finding spots in state parks become a larger issue. Others are suggesting a good fulltime rig size is around 37' or 38'. I've found at 35' and above there is more selection in floor plans.
For us, and after thinking hard about rig size, this is what I'm using: We don't want to sabotage our chances of success when we go fulltime by not having a trailer that's livable for our needs. We plan to be parked for weeks or a few months at a time (hence the selection of a fifth wheel). We decided to let the floor plan we like influence the length of trailer we end up with. Fortunately we have spent some time in a 25' and 30' rig which is influencing our selection.