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Any local resources on full-time RV living? (self.austin)

submitted 1 year ago by powderhorn to c/austin

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My apartment renewal's coming up, and I've been looking into #vanlife minus the nomadic portions since a having a car was a casualty of the pandemic.

I can park at work unless I need hookups, and a friend's happy to let me use their address. But I feel like this would be entirely too easy, so I'm sure there must be things hiding in the shadows that others could fill me in on.

Like ... this heat.

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[–] lemmy_party 4 points 1 year ago

Chiming in based on some second hand experience passed on from friends who tried van life for varying periods of time. Even with friends willing to let you use their address and driveway, living in such a confined space seems rough if you plan to spend significant amounts of time there. Both of my friends gave up on the idea after less than a year, or two in the longest case. YMMV If you spend most of your time out and about.

[–] robolemmy 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I suspect a lot of the info you need isn’t particularly specific to Austin.

Heat is probably the main problem. If you try to keep a van cool with the engine’s AC you’ll go broke on gas and probably repair bills too. Without AC you’re looking at internal temperatures of 120+ on a regular basis.

[–] powderhorn 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, this is just one prong of my feasibility study. Financing costs on used look very reasonable compared to my current rent, to say nothing of what I'm about to hear it's going up to.

[–] mikerussell 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buy a used travel trailer, hire someone with a truck to transport it for you. You can find rv parks with lot fees for 500-600 month plus electric.

[–] powderhorn 2 points 1 year ago

I'd like to be able to be mobile. Part of my current situation is I wasn't able to afford to replace my car a couple years ago because of rent then.