Living in an RV

If a person decided to live in an RV (most likely class B or C) where are they supposed to park when they want to spend the night?

If they’re on the move, so to speak, they can park for free at most Wal Mart parking lots for a day or two.

Otherwise, if they’re looking to have a permanent location, they’ll probably need to rent a space at a trailer park, or, if they wish to sound more classy, a mobile home park.

My inlaws lived in an RV for almost a year when they built their house in Florida. They lived in their driveway. They had the well and septic put in first, so they could just hook up.

Most RV campgrounds offer long-term rentals, often including water, electricity, and cable hookups in the price.

In Alaska, you just pull off the road wherever you feel like it. Private driveways excepted. Outside I guess you have to stay at public campgrounds, paid campgrounds (such as KOA) or RV parks. RV parks have the advantage of having hookups, which is very important if you’re planning a long stay.

I beg to explain the difference between a mobile home (a semi-permanent structure that has wheels, but nonetheless usually remains in one location; often contains rednecks and has small built-on extras such as a porch or shed) and a motorhome or RV (also has wheels, may or may not be a trailer, but is usually driven or towed from place to place, for anything from weekend trips to a year-round arrangement).

The info about Wal-Mart and long-term placement in RV parks is correct (I speak as the daughter of RV snowbirds who have a park model trailer in Texas), but I just wanted to maintain the distinction between the two types of domiciles.