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Maybe the perception is different but to me living in a caravan however big feels like one step above living in a motel which seems to be another thing that han
by stormdennis 6y ago
Maybe the perception is different but to me living in a caravan however big feels like one step above living in a motel which seems to be another thing that hand to mouth Americans have to put up with. You'd think that in a country as big and rich as America that workers could afford a home.
- dangus 6y ago"Trailers" in trailer parks are not portable like a caravan or recreational vehicle. They are full modular homes that are delivered by truck, yes, so they're initially on a trailer. But once they are "installed" they are full homes. They can't be moved on a whim, it would cost thousands of dollars to relocate a trailer home. In other words, it's just a factory-built home that's delivered via truck in one piece. Think of like a nice three bedroom apartment, that's what a brand new mobile home would get you. You can also get doublewides that are delivered on two trailers and put together into one home. Here's an example: https://www.redmanhomesofindiana.com/home-plans-photos/advantage-1680-265 https://www.redmanhomesofindiana.com/home-plans-photos/advan... Mobile homes can be built on an owned plot of land, or on rented space ("trailer parks"). Mobile homes may be one of the best values in America in terms of comfortable, detached living at a low cost. The idea that people in mobile homes live in squalor seems to me to be somewhat discriminatory.
- stormdennis 6y agoFair enough, I still don't like the sound of them one little bit though. No one in this country would consider one of those a house though, however well appointed they are. The way people living in them are portrayed on TV/film doesn't help either though.