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Living in a camper/ RV for ski season

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fghtoffyrdmns
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any thoughts? seriously considering doing this lol

tips on staying warm?

places to shower?

Places to hook up electric?
Oct 3 2013 4:08PM
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humpty
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live in a trailer park, im sure the residents would be nice, just watch out for lahey.
Oct 3 2013 4:20PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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aha, i would just try and find someone who wants me to pay their utilities so i can use electric haha
Oct 3 2013 4:22PM
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humpty
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lol but no seriously dude if i were you get a decent rv and just camp out in the parking lots, truck stops. you could get a job selling shit, pan drumming lol idk but ive always wanted to live out west for a month and just camp out in the parking lots.
Oct 3 2013 4:26PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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yah im just going to most likely have a full time job so id need somewhere to stay more permanently than a month
Oct 3 2013 4:27PM
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Errl
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Fuck hooking up to electricity. Get yourself a headlamp and a shit load of used paperbacks. Get a gym membership somewhere to use the shower/pool/hot tub (if the gym has all that extra shit). Locate the nearest laundromat (or don't, up to you). Spend money only on a reliable stove and a nice sleeping bag. Don't layer up a lot to sleep- you'll end up colder than wearing less. Put your socks in the bottom of your sleeping bag at the end of each day.
Oct 3 2013 4:29PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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true, but at the same time space heaters are pretty nifty to have. Gym membership is a very good idea though, good call.
Oct 3 2013 4:32PM
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appa
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threads.

gym membership idea is genius for the showers. that would be dope spending a whole winter skiing and reading books in an rv for cheap.
Oct 3 2013 4:35PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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that's what im saying! Im probably buying a camper next week and driving it up to summit
Oct 3 2013 4:40PM
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Rparr
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Don't turn your RV into a meth lab. That's all I got.
Oct 3 2013 4:46PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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lol ill try to avoid it
Oct 3 2013 4:51PM
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DockEllis
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Your profile says your from Boze? Why would you drive it to summit?
Oct 3 2013 4:54PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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i moved to CO
Oct 3 2013 4:56PM
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DockEllis
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Oh nice. Well if you're from CO, going to buy an RV, and bum it at a resort, you should go somewhere besides summit. Make an adventure out of it. Sounds like an awesome time.
Oct 3 2013 5:00PM
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appa
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op if you go through with it let us know what your setup is and your living expenses and such. i think everyone could learn from it. also how much does a camper or rv rental even run?
Oct 3 2013 5:03PM
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snowpocalypse
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This is my ride. A few thing to remember if you are RV\camping. Most resorts are not cool with overnight camping now days so finding a place to post up for extended time will be harder than you are thinking. If you have a shitter in the rig you will need to dump every week and keep up the septic system. If you let this go you will have a bad time. Invest in a solid propane heater or a system that has a catalytic converter. Warmth is good carbon monoxide poisoning is bad/ The gym idea is a good one. trying to shower in that cramp of space is doable but not that much fun. Good luck and have a blast let me know if you have any other question about the nomadic warrior.
Oct 3 2013 5:22PM
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clive_bixby
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^we had people park campers 2 years in a row. Find someone who has a big driveway.
Oct 3 2013 5:57PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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Im from the east normally so i have never ever skiied summit before lol
Oct 3 2013 6:01PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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the campers im looking at are from 600-1500 dollars, id prefer to own than rent and save myself some money.
Oct 3 2013 6:04PM
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FatherSteeze
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Too avoid carbon monoxide just light up some candles and it keeps the place warm as shit for some reason. always remeber an extra sleeping bag
Jan 4 2014 5:03AM
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David_Wells
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Yo, I bought a camper for 700$ and use iit for adventures. I tore up the inside and then insulated the fuck out of it with r30 insulation. I live in Oakland,Ca right now so its easy to work on because the weather but I just took my trailer up for the first time and really pushed it to its limits.

I ride tahoe and kirkwood just got their first dump. So after class on thursday me and 4 homies packed in my subaru loaded the trailer and sent it. we stay at SNO-PARKS they cost 25$ per season and are pretty much a lot located on mountain passes always within at least 10 miles of any of the resorts up here. the sno-parks which are used by snowmobilers also have really rad backcountry access.

advantages of having a trailer over van.

you can ditch the trailer where ever you like. You just need a coupler lock. which locks your hitch reciver on the trailer they are like 20$ on amazon.

The motor in your car will be much more reliable then the motor in a camper which is constantly hauling the load of a camper.


you can use your car for other things besides camping which for me is nessacary because I go to school in a city like san francisco.

heating is tricky I bought a propane heater called the mr heater buddy portable heater...

ended up not workiing above 7,000 ft which is not good cause if you are cruising resorts or BC shit on mtn passes you are higher then that..

so i have found on rv camping forums that most people hook up to a "marine battery" and then run electricity from the positive negative plugs on that. a electric heater is definatly the best idea due to fuck C02 posioning. which is FUCKING SERIOUS.


SO, just buy an old used utility trailer on craigslist and put in some fucking work on it and you will have a good old time!!!!!!
Feb 2 2014 3:45PM
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