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thinkhard · 06-08-2014, 04:45 PM

Hi I'm new here and I was looking at getting a class A and full timing here in Pa any one got any tips for me.

mel s · 06-08-2014, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkhard

Hi I'm new here and I was looking at getting a class A and full timing here in Pa any one got any tips for me.

"Go south before the freezing weather and snow come", is the best tip I can think of.

Fasteddie08 · 06-08-2014, 07:01 PM

Do you want to live in Pa during the winter? Then get one with heated floors and good side wall and roof insulation.

PushedAround · 06-08-2014, 07:02 PM

Welcome from PA, and I agree with Mel. We go south once or twice a winter but I have to W**K so I can't be a snowbird.

thinkhard · 06-08-2014, 08:21 PM

Thanks for the help I get my girls every other weekend so I can't go south.

super_rep · 06-09-2014, 09:19 AM

I don't think you'd like a class A in the PA winters/ You'd probably be better off getting a park model and settling in some place like Hickory Hills in Bath, PA. Think there is also a year round community with park models in Hatfield. We lived in the Poconos for 38 years; are now full time in a class A and wouldn't think of spending the winter in PA.

thinkhard · 06-09-2014, 10:17 PM

Thanks for the help I'm at a park now but they shut the water off when it gets cold. This is something I been thinking about doing. Can you tell me what a park model is I'm new to a lot of this stuff. Thanks

twogypsies · 06-10-2014, 04:00 PM

A Park Model is like a mini mobile home. It's not something you travel around in. It's something that stays in one place. If you don't intend to move around why not look into a nice mobile home park. Mobile homes typically have better insulation and skirting around the bottom to help keep out cold. Of course, mobile homes will require you to pay a monthly rent for the space it's parked on. If you go with a regular RV - Class A, your propane bills will be very high because of running the furnace constantly. You will also need to winterize your pipes and be careful dealing with your holding tanks so they don't freeze. It's really not a good idea in extreme temps. Good luck.

thinkhard · 06-10-2014, 04:47 PM

Thanks I will think about that

Davdeb1 · 06-10-2014, 06:39 PM

If you aren't going to move around, why not just rent a apartment? Maybe we misunderstood, because you said you were buying a class A. Does that mean you will travel all over, or stay in PA? If you are going to stay in PA, why are you full timing? In that climate, its highly impractical.

thinkhard · 06-10-2014, 10:51 PM

I was going to do some travel. I was going to full time to help save on bills.

Davdeb1 · 06-11-2014, 07:25 AM

If you buy a gas unit and leave the area from mid November until mid April it may be doable. If you are doing it to cut back on expenses, it may not work out. You have to figure at least $300 a month for parking or rental fees. Figure 50 cents a mile for fuel. You still have insurance and maintenance. I don't know what you live in now, but going fulltime to cut expenses usually doesn't add up.