u/rheenie

Help with logistics and ideas, please!

Hello all!

I have recently had an idea. It is definitely a crazy idea, and may indeed be a bad idea, but I thought I should come to some experts.

I am potentially moving from Iowa to Washington. A joke was made about me living in an RV, and now I can’t get it out of my head. I’ve been doing a lot of scrounging around on the internet for info. Frankly, mostly to convince myself this is a worse idea than I think it is. But it is itching at the inside of my skull, and I need more information.

This is my beginnings of an idea:
Buy an RV for cheap ($5k ish??)
Sell/get rid of most of my crap
Fix the few things on the RV that would need to be done before driving 2000 miles
Live in the RV for about a year to save money.
If it works out well then maybe do it longer term, but if I hate it, it was only a year.

Important facts:
I’m the only human in the equation.
I have a dog (60#) a cat, a tortoise (1.1#), a frog, a day gecko, 4 rats, and various arthropods.
My zoo is a big reason I think this is a bad idea. I’m pretty sure I would need to re-home the rats and the definitely the frog, but I don’t want to get rid of my animals. :(
I have a car that would need to be towed that could be used for day to day.
I have a potential place to park for at least a few months rent free, but with no hookups.
I lived in a 5th wheel with my dad when I was a teenager, (so I’m not totally blind to some of the challenges, but it was a while ago)
I’ve lived in Washington before, but in a very different area, so I’m not use to the climate where I’m going, but I’ve been told it’s much more manageable than Iowa weather.

It seems like a lot of people say that 25’ is a sweet spot for sizes, what size do you all have?
I’m mildly mechanically inclined, and have done many household projects, does that translate into being able to work on a rig like this?

I would love some opinions and “I wish I knew” facts!

Please! Talk me into this. Talk me out of this. Give me knowledge!!

Hello all!

I have recently had an idea. It is definitely a crazy idea, and may indeed be a bad idea, but I thought I should come to some experts.

I am potentially moving from Iowa to Washington. A joke was made about me living in an RV, and now I can’t get it out of my head. I’ve been doing a lot of scrounging around on the internet for info. Frankly, mostly to convince myself this is a worse idea than I think it is. But it is itching at the inside of my skull, and I need more information.

This is my beginnings of an idea:
Buy an RV for cheap ($5k ish??)
Sell/get rid of most of my crap
Fix the few things on the RV that would need to be done before driving 2000 miles
Live in the RV for about a year to save money.
If it works out well then maybe do it longer term, but if I hate it, it was only a year.

Important facts:
I’m the only human in the equation.
I have a dog (60#) a cat, a tortoise (1.1#), a frog, a day gecko, 4 rats, and various arthropods.
My zoo is a big reason I think this is a bad idea. I’m pretty sure I would need to re-home the rats and the definitely the frog, but I don’t want to get rid of my animals. :(
I have a car that would need to be towed that could be used for day to day.
I have a potential place to park for at least a few months rent free, but with no hookups.
I lived in a 5th wheel with my dad when I was a teenager, (so I’m not totally blind to some of the challenges, but it was a while ago)
I’ve lived in Washington before, but in a very different area, so I’m not use to the climate where I’m going, but I’ve been told it’s much more manageable than Iowa weather.

It seems like a lot of people say that 25’ is a sweet spot for sizes, what size do you all have?
I’m mildly mechanically inclined, and have done many household projects, does that translate into being able to work on a rig like this?

I would love some opinions and “I wish I knew” facts!

Please! Talk me into this. Talk me out of this. Give me knowledge!!