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Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs

73 points by bikenaga 1y ago

ProllyInfamous 1y ago
My landlord (owns four duplex units) moved out of the other side, into an RV on his land, in order to rent out an additional $900/month unit. No A/C, in the American Southeast [not worth it IMHO]. Freaking property owners are starting to get priced out (of living)!
- bombcar 1y ago
  Does he plan to build on his land? RV while building can be a great source of tax free income.
  - ProllyInfamous 1y ago
    No, it's not permittable land (floodplain). His hoarding has resulted in junkyard vibes (at least it "resets" after major flooding). I'm a blue collar guy in Appalachia, so this isn't exactly California... Landlord is a decade+ older than me — after his parents died, he's sort of going back to the land (if that makes sense). I've testified as a character witness for him (he occassionally gets arrested for self-help evictions — doesn't give AF at all — readily brags admitting to what he done'did); us long-term tenants currently screen new tenants, and all he cares about is money (cash only). If you want a written rental contract, you have to provide one yourself =D I often love it here — and am paid through the end of 2026 (and do everything I can to keep this massively-undermarket rental). Landlord won't even consider selling it (I've offered!), but he has no heirs so... [fingers crossed it'll work out eventually]. Ref: An RV park very close to me is mentioned in OP's article — very real (I am on a slab, thank god). Mostly nothin' out there but land and poverty.
themafia 1y ago
Made that choice 12 years ago. I have no regrets. I was also very lucky. I found a good RV park that had grass yards surrounded by fences with plenty of trees for shade. The RV itself has been incredibly sturdy and I've only had a few issues. I did have to spend 1 day upgrading the electrical from 30 amp to 50 amp so I could run the A/C and the Water Heater at the same time. I had to replace the city water inlet check valve after 8 years. The spring valve on my toilet broke after 5 years but it was less labor to just install a new one. The mattress got replaced immediately. Otherwise, if you can get a good park to live in and don't have large pets or children, I can only highly recommend it.
- alistairSH 1y ago
  Was this an RV or a mobile home (single wide, double wide)? Different products (for those who aren’t aware).
  - themafia 1y ago
    An RV, specifically a Travel Trailer, 33' in length and made by Jayco.
    - RandomBacon 1y ago
      A 12 year old used Jayco might be vastly better quality than what Jayco is pumping out these days.
RandomBacon 1y ago
If anyone is thinking about this, please do research into how crappy modern, mass-produced RVs are built. Lemon Laws do not apply to RVs (except maybe in one state). Many RVs can easily spend most of a year waiting to get a single item half-assed repaired multiple times while the 1 year warranty runs out and the 20 other things don't get fixed. There is a relatively-new YouTube channel called Liz Amazing that showcases RV horror stories, including the most recent one where a luxury RV manufacturer didn't properly install VINs on the RV leading to a $600k fine for the user: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ
- greenavocado 1y ago
  RVs are absolutely garbage quality. Damage is not a matter of IF but WHEN, so it is essential to budget for big ticket, frequent repairs. And you will be replacing your roof in ten years at best.
- zdw 1y ago
  Back around 2000, I bought a Honda Civic, and in buying insurance the VIN number was entered wrong by the insurance company employee - had a 1 instead of a 7 or something, due to the handwritten process in use at the time. A few years later, after dutifully paying my insurance, but moving a few times for school the registration had lapsed and I got pulled over. They ended up taking the license plate because of this, that my car was "uninsured", and apparently I was paying for nothing for the last few years.. I cleared up the registration the next day and the insurance as well, but a few weeks later had to go to court to clear up the ticket. The judge asked me "Why didn't you check that the numbers matched on the insurance forms?", to which I replied "Did you check this with the last car you insured?". They let me off. This is all to say, how is it possible that someone got $600k fine for a mistake that is obviously not the fault of the buyer?
  - fred_is_fred 1y ago
    There has to be more to it.
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64718283661 1y ago
How about truck+trailer combo. The vehicle can be used without taking your house everywhere. And the reliability of each of these things alone is higher than an RV
- greenavocado 1y ago
  35ft fifth wheel RV: Truck burns 14 MPG on a good day. Tires $1000+ every 30-50k mi. 6-9 mpg towing if using gasoline
  - mfkp 1y ago
    Now do the math on driving your RV everywhere (or purchasing a separate smaller vehicle that you can use to get around town, and tow behind the RV when traveling). I'd assume that would cost more.
    - greenavocado 1y ago
      I would spend at least $100 a day when moving it
- brudgers 1y ago
  Even better, you have somewhere to live if your vehicle is in the shop.
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QuantumNoodle 1y ago
> “If we don’t adapt, we won’t change, and if we don’t change, we’ll be mad, and if we’re mad, that just sucks. You don’t want to be mad.” What positive attitude in such a rotten situation. It really hurts reading such stories about hardworking honest people.
hk1337 1y ago
They can be an option for some but i wouldn't do it. - it can be more expensive to repair items on or in the RV - i wouldn't want to permanently reside in an RV in an area where tornadoes are a possibility - they're a depreciating asset
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- dogmatism 1y ago
  There's an old saying in Alabama: Q: What does a divorce and a tornado have in common? A: Someone gonna lose them a trailer
  - selimthegrim 1y ago
    They tell this joke in Louisiana too but usually the punchline is divorce in Chalmette (looked down upon suburb of New Orleans). The joke became significantly less funny when a deadly tornado actually hit the neighboring town of Arabi.
davidw 1y ago
In Portland, it's legal to live in an RV on someone's land as long as there is a proper sewer/electric/water hookup. This is beneficial because it makes for more dispersed RV living rather than concentrating everyone in an RV park. This Sightline article talks about some of the people it has helped: https://www.sightline.org/2025/09/11/homes-on-wheels-are-filling-a-big-gap-in-portland/ https://www.sightline.org/2025/09/11/homes-on-wheels-are-fil... Long term, we should make other more permanent forms of housing cheaper and easier for people to get into, but this is a good solution for some people some of the time.
- fred_is_fred 1y ago
  Is it difficult to connect in to an existing sewer line?
  - toomuchtodo 1y ago
    Not difficult if you’re comfortable being handy. PVC is easy, it’s just a sewer clean out or a dump station for extra fanciness. If your sewer line is something other than PVC, you might need a professional involved. Hand trench, and you might need a private locator service to find it if you don’t know where the existing sewer line is. “home rv sewer dump” are the keywords to use for additional research and sources.
  - davidw 1y ago
    From the article: "Adding the water and sewer connection only cost another $5,000. " Building an ADU (aka Granny flat) can cost hundreds of thousands and take a long time to get done. So it's a way cheaper and easier option.
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999900000999 1y ago
>She house sat for a family member to get her finances back in order, but she found it difficult to afford a rental apartment on the $58,000 a year she gets in disability and Social Security payments. It's not for everyone, but that's more than enough to retire in much of the world. You can get a very nice apartment in much of Seoul for around 700$. Food and healthcare is going to be better too.
- bpt3 1y ago
  You can live comfortably in many, many places in the US on $58k a year as well. It highlights that the problem most of these people have isn't a lack of income.
- theshrike79 1y ago
  A friend is just selling a two bedroom apartment for 15k€ furnished. Small town, sure, but the apartment is in a good shape and the city is nice by Nordic standards.
  - 999900000999 1y ago
    The EU doesn't make getting a long term residency easy, but holy crap. That might be an option for anyone who wants to retire early. Assuming you can sort out a visa, from my understanding the Nordic countries are extremely easy for English speakers. Thank you!
nradov 1y ago
It's a sad situation and really shows our collective failure to build enough housing. But in articles about the financial struggles of single parents, why do journalists frequently not report anything about child support payments? The reader is left to wonder whether the father of the Stitt children is paying his share, or dead, or a deadbeat. In a number of cases I know about the custodial parent didn't even bother to pursue a legal support order. Even a few hundred dollars per month can make a huge difference in paying rent. I understand that navigating the legal system is difficult and many single parents are overwhelmed, but most counties have social workers or legal aid agencies that will help with court filings and collections.
- 999900000999 1y ago
  Alright. This is just a hypothetical story. Sarah has 2 kids with her ex husband Bill. Everytime Sarah mentions child support Bill talks about pursuing joint custody. Bill has no intention of actually following though, but he knows fighting in court is going to very expensive and difficult for Sarah. Sarah drops it. Often filing for child support involves a whole lot of BS. Bill might just be a wacko she'd rather not deal with anymore. After all, they aren't together for a reason. I know my dad kicked me out at 15 and didn't give me a dime until I was like 20, and that was about 300$ or 400$ tops. He wasn't going to spot me rent money during my second eviction. Honest to God, I was grateful he just left me alone for the most part. He still lived in this fantasy land were you can kick you kid out and expect them to do well in school. No I'm not college bound, yes my GPA was like a 1.7 when I graduated high school. Thank you Brendan Eich, thank you for JavaScript, without that magical programing language I wouldn't be where I am now. I guess I wasn't smart enough for C++, but I've made great money in JavaScript and other higher level languages for a long time. Anyway, the woman who starts the story has her reasons.
  - nradov 1y ago
    Right, I get that dealing with family law issues can be extremely difficult — especially when irrational or abusive people are involved. But at some point custodial parents need to step up and do what's necessary to collect the money owed to their children even though it's a painful process. It sucks and it's unfair but usually better than letting the children become homeless. The subject of the story might have her reasons (the father could be dead for all we know) and I wouldn't presume to criticize her based on such a limited set of facts. My criticism of the journalists is that they just leave that part out. It's sloppy writing and leaves the reader wondering what else they missed? Like they can ask for the intimate details of the family's financial history and living situation but they can't ask about child support? It makes no sense.
chrisoconnell 1y ago
I had considered doing this about 3 years ago. I purchased a 1986 Vixen 21TD (a BMW diesel powered, 5 speed motorhome, build specifically as a motorhome, and gets 30mpg). Ultimately, my goals ended up changing. I did a bit of modifications (modern brakes, improved electrical, upgraded alternator, 300aH 12v Lithium, and more), but I ended up only doing a couple trips in it. It was really incredible, being able to have enough space to work, traveling anytime I want without worrying about crashing at a friend's place, or paying for a hotel or being stuck in a boring part of a city where the hotel is, etc. I did a ton of research before purchasing, and loved the fact that it was fully built from the ground up to be a motorhome, rather than how modern conversions or RVs are built. It has a full queen size bed, and a wet bath, and I could comfortably stand when the roof is up. Alas, the home life ended up being for me. P.S. It's for sale.
- benpacker 1y ago
  Would love to see pics of the interior!
- indigodaddy 1y ago
  Vixens were super cool! We bought a used one in the 90s when I was a teenager. Although it did wind up breaking down on a road trip,bao I think they might have been on the unreliable side or known for some issues-- either that or we just got unlucky.
Barrin92 1y ago
What stands out to me about the people in the article is that they don't seem to be poor in the conventional sense. The woman who sold her 5 bedroom / 3 bathroom house and the guy getting 3k/month in pensions. I don't hail from the US but wouldn't it be possible for people like that to move to one of the low cost states and rent a modest apartment? I have a friend in Tulsa and I think he pays something like 750 bucks per month for what looked like a pretty nice flat, seems possibly cheaper than this: "When the family is unable to afford a spot at a campground, which can cost $25 to $45 a night[...]"
- JKCalhoun 1y ago
  You may be right. I grew up in the Midwaste but when I was living in California I met a number of native Californians that I am sure would never consider heading to the flyover belt of America. Rightly or wrongly I think they have stereotypes about what it's like to live here. (And to be sure, the weather is not what they are used to.)
- Molitor5901 1y ago
  It's because they're not looking for a place just to live, they want a place where they want to live. Otherwise RVs would be parked all over America, instead of just in downtowns and other urban areas. Everyone wants to live in the Noe Valley and walk to the Whole Foods, but space, and supply and demand make that simply impossible without absolute government control of housing.
- alistairSH 1y ago
  Yes, in some cases. But, at least in one highlighted case, the woman (who sold her home) wanted to live in a specific metro area to be close to family. Not sure about the first example given - Medford Ore is a fairly rural area, not near a big city. But, they're only staying in campgrounds periodically/sporadically - sounds like they spend substantial time boon docking (parked on federal land, no hookups, no amenities).
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geuis 1y ago
I know many people aren't a fan of the book Ready Player One. Despite that, like any halfway decent future sf story, certain elements ring true. This reminds me of how the stacks get started from that novel.
Molitor5901 1y ago
There is affordable housing, but it's not where people want to live. I am concerned articles like these support the notion that everyone must live in a bustling metropolis in the heart of everything. The article cites up to $45/night to park an RV. Thirty days is $1350. In Valdosta, Georgia, the average apartment rent is approximately $1,004 per month Arkansas median rent of $868. There is affordable housing, even buying, but more publications must get off this notion that everyone must live in Highland Park, or the Castro, or even Midtown Atlanta.
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73 points by bikenaga 1y ago

My landlord (owns four duplex units) moved out of the other side, into an RV on his land, in order to rent out an additional $900/month unit. No A/C, in the American Southeast [not worth it IMHO]. Freaking property owners are starting to get priced out (of living)!

bombcar 1y ago
Does he plan to build on his land? RV while building can be a great source of tax free income.
- ProllyInfamous 1y ago
  No, it's not permittable land (floodplain). His hoarding has resulted in junkyard vibes (at least it "resets" after major flooding). I'm a blue collar guy in Appalachia, so this isn't exactly California... Landlord is a decade+ older than me — after his parents died, he's sort of going back to the land (if that makes sense). I've testified as a character witness for him (he occassionally gets arrested for self-help evictions — doesn't give AF at all — readily brags admitting to what he done'did); us long-term tenants currently screen new tenants, and all he cares about is money (cash only). If you want a written rental contract, you have to provide one yourself =D I often love it here — and am paid through the end of 2026 (and do everything I can to keep this massively-undermarket rental). Landlord won't even consider selling it (I've offered!), but he has no heirs so... [fingers crossed it'll work out eventually]. Ref: An RV park very close to me is mentioned in OP's article — very real (I am on a slab, thank god). Mostly nothin' out there but land and poverty.

themafia 1y ago

Made that choice 12 years ago. I have no regrets. I was also very lucky. I found a good RV park that had grass yards surrounded by fences with plenty of trees for shade. The RV itself has been incredibly sturdy and I've only had a few issues. I did have to spend 1 day upgrading the electrical from 30 amp to 50 amp so I could run the A/C and the Water Heater at the same time. I had to replace the city water inlet check valve after 8 years. The spring valve on my toilet broke after 5 years but it was less labor to just install a new one. The mattress got replaced immediately. Otherwise, if you can get a good park to live in and don't have large pets or children, I can only highly recommend it.

alistairSH 1y ago
Was this an RV or a mobile home (single wide, double wide)? Different products (for those who aren’t aware).
- themafia 1y ago
  An RV, specifically a Travel Trailer, 33' in length and made by Jayco.
  - RandomBacon 1y ago
    A 12 year old used Jayco might be vastly better quality than what Jayco is pumping out these days.

RandomBacon 1y ago

If anyone is thinking about this, please do research into how crappy modern, mass-produced RVs are built. Lemon Laws do not apply to RVs (except maybe in one state). Many RVs can easily spend most of a year waiting to get a single item half-assed repaired multiple times while the 1 year warranty runs out and the 20 other things don't get fixed. There is a relatively-new YouTube channel called Liz Amazing that showcases RV horror stories, including the most recent one where a luxury RV manufacturer didn't properly install VINs on the RV leading to a $600k fine for the user: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ

greenavocado 1y ago
RVs are absolutely garbage quality. Damage is not a matter of IF but WHEN, so it is essential to budget for big ticket, frequent repairs. And you will be replacing your roof in ten years at best.
zdw 1y ago
Back around 2000, I bought a Honda Civic, and in buying insurance the VIN number was entered wrong by the insurance company employee - had a 1 instead of a 7 or something, due to the handwritten process in use at the time. A few years later, after dutifully paying my insurance, but moving a few times for school the registration had lapsed and I got pulled over. They ended up taking the license plate because of this, that my car was "uninsured", and apparently I was paying for nothing for the last few years.. I cleared up the registration the next day and the insurance as well, but a few weeks later had to go to court to clear up the ticket. The judge asked me "Why didn't you check that the numbers matched on the insurance forms?", to which I replied "Did you check this with the last car you insured?". They let me off. This is all to say, how is it possible that someone got $600k fine for a mistake that is obviously not the fault of the buyer?
- fred_is_fred 1y ago
  There has to be more to it.
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64718283661 1y ago

How about truck+trailer combo. The vehicle can be used without taking your house everywhere. And the reliability of each of these things alone is higher than an RV

greenavocado 1y ago
35ft fifth wheel RV: Truck burns 14 MPG on a good day. Tires $1000+ every 30-50k mi. 6-9 mpg towing if using gasoline
- mfkp 1y ago
  Now do the math on driving your RV everywhere (or purchasing a separate smaller vehicle that you can use to get around town, and tow behind the RV when traveling). I'd assume that would cost more.
  - greenavocado 1y ago
    I would spend at least $100 a day when moving it
brudgers 1y ago
Even better, you have somewhere to live if your vehicle is in the shop.
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QuantumNoodle 1y ago

> “If we don’t adapt, we won’t change, and if we don’t change, we’ll be mad, and if we’re mad, that just sucks. You don’t want to be mad.” What positive attitude in such a rotten situation. It really hurts reading such stories about hardworking honest people.

hk1337 1y ago

They can be an option for some but i wouldn't do it. - it can be more expensive to repair items on or in the RV - i wouldn't want to permanently reside in an RV in an area where tornadoes are a possibility - they're a depreciating asset

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dogmatism 1y ago
There's an old saying in Alabama: Q: What does a divorce and a tornado have in common? A: Someone gonna lose them a trailer
- selimthegrim 1y ago
  They tell this joke in Louisiana too but usually the punchline is divorce in Chalmette (looked down upon suburb of New Orleans). The joke became significantly less funny when a deadly tornado actually hit the neighboring town of Arabi.

davidw 1y ago

In Portland, it's legal to live in an RV on someone's land as long as there is a proper sewer/electric/water hookup. This is beneficial because it makes for more dispersed RV living rather than concentrating everyone in an RV park. This Sightline article talks about some of the people it has helped: https://www.sightline.org/2025/09/11/homes-on-wheels-are-filling-a-big-gap-in-portland/ https://www.sightline.org/2025/09/11/homes-on-wheels-are-fil... Long term, we should make other more permanent forms of housing cheaper and easier for people to get into, but this is a good solution for some people some of the time.

fred_is_fred 1y ago
Is it difficult to connect in to an existing sewer line?
- toomuchtodo 1y ago
  Not difficult if you’re comfortable being handy. PVC is easy, it’s just a sewer clean out or a dump station for extra fanciness. If your sewer line is something other than PVC, you might need a professional involved. Hand trench, and you might need a private locator service to find it if you don’t know where the existing sewer line is. “home rv sewer dump” are the keywords to use for additional research and sources.
- davidw 1y ago
  From the article: "Adding the water and sewer connection only cost another $5,000. " Building an ADU (aka Granny flat) can cost hundreds of thousands and take a long time to get done. So it's a way cheaper and easier option.
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999900000999 1y ago

>She house sat for a family member to get her finances back in order, but she found it difficult to afford a rental apartment on the $58,000 a year she gets in disability and Social Security payments. It's not for everyone, but that's more than enough to retire in much of the world. You can get a very nice apartment in much of Seoul for around 700$. Food and healthcare is going to be better too.

bpt3 1y ago
You can live comfortably in many, many places in the US on $58k a year as well. It highlights that the problem most of these people have isn't a lack of income.
theshrike79 1y ago
A friend is just selling a two bedroom apartment for 15k€ furnished. Small town, sure, but the apartment is in a good shape and the city is nice by Nordic standards.
- 999900000999 1y ago
  The EU doesn't make getting a long term residency easy, but holy crap. That might be an option for anyone who wants to retire early. Assuming you can sort out a visa, from my understanding the Nordic countries are extremely easy for English speakers. Thank you!

nradov 1y ago

It's a sad situation and really shows our collective failure to build enough housing. But in articles about the financial struggles of single parents, why do journalists frequently not report anything about child support payments? The reader is left to wonder whether the father of the Stitt children is paying his share, or dead, or a deadbeat. In a number of cases I know about the custodial parent didn't even bother to pursue a legal support order. Even a few hundred dollars per month can make a huge difference in paying rent. I understand that navigating the legal system is difficult and many single parents are overwhelmed, but most counties have social workers or legal aid agencies that will help with court filings and collections.

999900000999 1y ago
Alright. This is just a hypothetical story. Sarah has 2 kids with her ex husband Bill. Everytime Sarah mentions child support Bill talks about pursuing joint custody. Bill has no intention of actually following though, but he knows fighting in court is going to very expensive and difficult for Sarah. Sarah drops it. Often filing for child support involves a whole lot of BS. Bill might just be a wacko she'd rather not deal with anymore. After all, they aren't together for a reason. I know my dad kicked me out at 15 and didn't give me a dime until I was like 20, and that was about 300$ or 400$ tops. He wasn't going to spot me rent money during my second eviction. Honest to God, I was grateful he just left me alone for the most part. He still lived in this fantasy land were you can kick you kid out and expect them to do well in school. No I'm not college bound, yes my GPA was like a 1.7 when I graduated high school. Thank you Brendan Eich, thank you for JavaScript, without that magical programing language I wouldn't be where I am now. I guess I wasn't smart enough for C++, but I've made great money in JavaScript and other higher level languages for a long time. Anyway, the woman who starts the story has her reasons.
- nradov 1y ago
  Right, I get that dealing with family law issues can be extremely difficult — especially when irrational or abusive people are involved. But at some point custodial parents need to step up and do what's necessary to collect the money owed to their children even though it's a painful process. It sucks and it's unfair but usually better than letting the children become homeless. The subject of the story might have her reasons (the father could be dead for all we know) and I wouldn't presume to criticize her based on such a limited set of facts. My criticism of the journalists is that they just leave that part out. It's sloppy writing and leaves the reader wondering what else they missed? Like they can ask for the intimate details of the family's financial history and living situation but they can't ask about child support? It makes no sense.

chrisoconnell 1y ago

I had considered doing this about 3 years ago. I purchased a 1986 Vixen 21TD (a BMW diesel powered, 5 speed motorhome, build specifically as a motorhome, and gets 30mpg). Ultimately, my goals ended up changing. I did a bit of modifications (modern brakes, improved electrical, upgraded alternator, 300aH 12v Lithium, and more), but I ended up only doing a couple trips in it. It was really incredible, being able to have enough space to work, traveling anytime I want without worrying about crashing at a friend's place, or paying for a hotel or being stuck in a boring part of a city where the hotel is, etc. I did a ton of research before purchasing, and loved the fact that it was fully built from the ground up to be a motorhome, rather than how modern conversions or RVs are built. It has a full queen size bed, and a wet bath, and I could comfortably stand when the roof is up. Alas, the home life ended up being for me. P.S. It's for sale.

benpacker 1y ago
Would love to see pics of the interior!
indigodaddy 1y ago
Vixens were super cool! We bought a used one in the 90s when I was a teenager. Although it did wind up breaking down on a road trip,bao I think they might have been on the unreliable side or known for some issues-- either that or we just got unlucky.

Barrin92 1y ago

What stands out to me about the people in the article is that they don't seem to be poor in the conventional sense. The woman who sold her 5 bedroom / 3 bathroom house and the guy getting 3k/month in pensions. I don't hail from the US but wouldn't it be possible for people like that to move to one of the low cost states and rent a modest apartment? I have a friend in Tulsa and I think he pays something like 750 bucks per month for what looked like a pretty nice flat, seems possibly cheaper than this: "When the family is unable to afford a spot at a campground, which can cost $25 to $45 a night[...]"

JKCalhoun 1y ago
You may be right. I grew up in the Midwaste but when I was living in California I met a number of native Californians that I am sure would never consider heading to the flyover belt of America. Rightly or wrongly I think they have stereotypes about what it's like to live here. (And to be sure, the weather is not what they are used to.)
Molitor5901 1y ago
It's because they're not looking for a place just to live, they want a place where they want to live. Otherwise RVs would be parked all over America, instead of just in downtowns and other urban areas. Everyone wants to live in the Noe Valley and walk to the Whole Foods, but space, and supply and demand make that simply impossible without absolute government control of housing.
alistairSH 1y ago
Yes, in some cases. But, at least in one highlighted case, the woman (who sold her home) wanted to live in a specific metro area to be close to family. Not sure about the first example given - Medford Ore is a fairly rural area, not near a big city. But, they're only staying in campgrounds periodically/sporadically - sounds like they spend substantial time boon docking (parked on federal land, no hookups, no amenities).

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geuis 1y ago

I know many people aren't a fan of the book Ready Player One. Despite that, like any halfway decent future sf story, certain elements ring true. This reminds me of how the stacks get started from that novel.

Molitor5901 1y ago

There is affordable housing, but it's not where people want to live. I am concerned articles like these support the notion that everyone must live in a bustling metropolis in the heart of everything. The article cites up to $45/night to park an RV. Thirty days is $1350. In Valdosta, Georgia, the average apartment rent is approximately $1,004 per month Arkansas median rent of $868. There is affordable housing, even buying, but more publications must get off this notion that everyone must live in Highland Park, or the Castro, or even Midtown Atlanta.

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