Deeded RV Lots.

[shovelhead]

I'm about to do some life changing decisions.

First some background.
I'm a retired 64 year old widower. Have been camping one form or another all my life.  I enjoy many outdoor activities. However, none of those activities
include cold weather and snow. Pretty much a fair weather person.

Being alone in a 4 BR 3 Bath house is just too much for one old dude to handle. Indoor and outdoor maintenance is really over whelming.
The place is just too big.  I would like to do a major downsize.   I plan on changing  my permanent   residence to South Dakota for mostly financial reasons. SD is pretty "retiree" friendly but remember my dislike of winter weather :-)    I'd like to hit the road for 75-85% of my time. Spending my winters here in GA.
For my time  in GA I'm looking at a deeded RV lots purchase.  The ones in North GA are pretty reasonable with small 1 or 2 BR cabins and a pad for your camp trailer.

Anybody have experience with deeded RV lots or recommendation against it?   I get a little feeling of gypsy blood and I dont like a place for a lot of rules (HOA covenants)

TIA

Dave

[david]

If you have gypsy blood, won't you get tired of a fixed RV location. I would prefer to travel and explore and not be tied down to one spot.

David

[livinthegoodlife]

What about volunteering at a campground?  Some will give you a site with amenities and some will also pay a salary if you work kamp. Check out Work Kamper, Older and Bolder, check with the different parks or even KOA's. This way you are still camping, meeting other people, can travel and maybe even earn extra money.

I am not sure, but it may be that deeded lots also are charged a monthly fee much like a condo fee.

[shovelhead]

David , I agree but I feel a need for a base camp preferably in the South with less severe winters. I cant stay in my present home just because it's too much for 1 person.  I've been here 20+ years and nearly 4 years since my wife passed.  I looked into smaller homes, apartment living isnt for me.  The little cabin with the ability to park the CL has some attraction.

LTGL you are correct. Much like a condo they have fees to cover your trash, water, lawn maintenance.  The place I'm looking at charges $33 a month.  The more I ponder buying the less appeal it has.  They do have rentals and that maybe what I do for 2 months a year.  I would consider a volunteer or work-camp gig. However, most want a team and it's just me & Bella(dog).

I will probably wing it. For now I need to declutter, do some minor work around here and drive a for sale sign out front. Hopefully get the place sold in early spring.  I am already feeling the urge to hit the road a small case of cabin fever.   P-)

[david]

Dave:

Twice over the last 15 years I considered buying a boat slip in a condominium arrangement or a piece of undeveloped property with a boat slip that I could later build a house on. I am glad I didn't. Within a few years circumstances or preferences led me to move. I am glad I rented rather than committed to owning a slip. I think I would feel the same way about RVing.

As we get older, renting rather than owning makes a lot of sense.

David

[livinthegoodlife]

Dave, There are work kamps for single people too!!  I follow a blogg on Jimbosjourneys.com.  He is an older single person with a dog that travels and works at different campgrounds and other places.  He is very interesting to read on.  He gives some good tips and has pictures of different places he camps at.  Another site you can look at is Cool Works. We are considering working for Yellowstone where for $60.00 a week you get a site with full hookups, $60 a week for three hot meals in the employee restaurant.  It is worth checking it out. (You also get paid for working there too).  That is on Cool Works. It is worth a try to look at it.

[shovelhead]

LTGL thanks for the link to Jimbo's blog.  Interesting guy and pretty similar to my situation. I do plan to RV 90% and the possibility of camper work has appeal.  I'm a retired geek, so my experience is more inline with IT, networks, SAN (Disk) .  I'd would need training on any job retail, site maintenance, customer facing jobs. Reading through Jims blog he does camp site work and Amazon fulfillment center jobs. He mentions his little dog missed him a lot being away 8-10 hours a day.   I believe Bella wouldnt be too happy either.  We have been together nearly 24/7 since she adopted me. She hears my truck keys jingle and she is at the door.  Something to think on.