Turcopole
07-14-2018, 10:40 AM
Hello everyone,
I am a consultant that embeds at my client location for the duration of our contract. This can be anywhere from 3 months to a year. I own a home back in St. Louis and I travel there every other weekend, but the rest of the time, I'm wherever I work. I've tried renting apartments, furnished and unfurnished (some towns just don't have any to rent) and even tried skimping on cost to save money from my living stipend by renting a room in a house. I've decided to try full time living in a 5th wheel RV.
I've purchased a used Dodge 3500 diesel pick up and a used but very nice 2016 Keystone Montana 3950br (haven't picked up the trailer from the dealer yet). Next step is to secure membership at the local RV resort near the town where I'm working until this time next year.
It's going to be a cold winter I'm sure. I'm currently on assignment in South Dakota. Everyone I've talked to has assured me that full time living in the model I've purchased is possible and that where I'm looking to put my trailer there are around 45 or so other year round full timers.
I'm totally new to any sort of RV anything so this is going to be a big learning curve. I'm happy to have found this forum and will likely be using it quite a bit as I go along, so thank you everyone in advance.
My first question out the gate is regarding washing machines. I understand people sometimes opt for a stackable washer and dryer instead of the smaller all-in-one combo that I've heard of. How would I determine if that would be a possibility for the trailer I've purchased? I've done some google searching but I just don't know enough about this yet to know where to really look or how best to ask in the search engine. At least, I've not found any useful information in the inquiries I've made so far. Any input would be appreciated!
Thanks everyone!
I am a consultant that embeds at my client location for the duration of our contract. This can be anywhere from 3 months to a year. I own a home back in St. Louis and I travel there every other weekend, but the rest of the time, I'm wherever I work. I've tried renting apartments, furnished and unfurnished (some towns just don't have any to rent) and even tried skimping on cost to save money from my living stipend by renting a room in a house. I've decided to try full time living in a 5th wheel RV.
I've purchased a used Dodge 3500 diesel pick up and a used but very nice 2016 Keystone Montana 3950br (haven't picked up the trailer from the dealer yet). Next step is to secure membership at the local RV resort near the town where I'm working until this time next year.
It's going to be a cold winter I'm sure. I'm currently on assignment in South Dakota. Everyone I've talked to has assured me that full time living in the model I've purchased is possible and that where I'm looking to put my trailer there are around 45 or so other year round full timers.
I'm totally new to any sort of RV anything so this is going to be a big learning curve. I'm happy to have found this forum and will likely be using it quite a bit as I go along, so thank you everyone in advance.
My first question out the gate is regarding washing machines. I understand people sometimes opt for a stackable washer and dryer instead of the smaller all-in-one combo that I've heard of. How would I determine if that would be a possibility for the trailer I've purchased? I've done some google searching but I just don't know enough about this yet to know where to really look or how best to ask in the search engine. At least, I've not found any useful information in the inquiries I've made so far. Any input would be appreciated!
Thanks everyone!