Just bought 6 acre of land. Now what???

[airbiscuit]

You have to be excited

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Amazing how far trailers have evolved all these years. My grandfather next door bought his first Airstream in 1956. It was one step up from a Bambi. I slept in an overhead compartment, my nose an inch from ceiling. Every night I dreamed I was buried alive in a coffin.
The tiny bathroom was like a telephone booth...you sat on the toilet to shower.
I still have my Wally Byam beret though!

 

[Eagle1]

Thanks. We looked at a bunch of them the past couple weekends but kept coming back to this one. For long term living in one, it made the most sense with the extra room off the kitchen.

It's a 2019 model and about 1/3 the cost of some brand new ones that we looked at.

It's also a true 4 season unit.

Nice rig but look the underside over once you have it. They often leave up to 6" openings into the basement and water lines can freeze. Takes light and some crawling, not hard to resolve with insulation.

 

[Dftodd]

Nice rig but look the underside over once you have it. They often leave up to 6" openings into the basement and water lines can freeze. Takes light and some crawling, not hard to resolve with insulation.

The opening is actually in the front where the water line connects. It's a 4" diameter opening.

The sales guy showed it to us yesterday as well as giving us tips for for preventing a water line freeze as well as plumbing in a larger propane tank.

 

[Torvy]

There are days I wish we would have done the camper thing...our house was supposed to be done no later than June...still waiting. I'm now paying for a cheap motel while i wait. If it was cooler, I'd just live in my garage.

Looks like y'all have a good plan. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

 

[Eagle1]

The opening is actually in the front where the water line connects. It's a 4" diameter opening.

The sales guy showed it to us yesterday as well as giving us tips for for preventing a water line freeze as well as plumbing in a larger propane tank.

One sitting here has a big opening from the kitchen slide into the space behind all the water valves. Just something to sniff out before it gets cold. Not a show stopper by any means. I pretty sure 4 season for RV makers is tested in southern florida not canada....

 

[Dftodd]

One sitting here has a big opening from the kitchen slide into the space behind all the water valves. Just something to sniff out before it gets cold. Not a show stopper by any means. I pretty sure 4 season for RV makers is tested in southern florida not canada....

That's surprising since most are manufactured in Indiana

I'll sniff around on it. The water seems to run through the center belly and no water is run into any of the slides.

 

[Pixguy]

Some rv's will have heat in the lower compartments and a heating element in the holding tank. Use the water lines with the heating wire attached as well. Add the extend a tank lp connection also so you can easily swap out the tanks.

 

[lman]

Nice rig but look the underside over once you have it. They often leave up to 6" openings into the basement and water lines can freeze. Takes light and some crawling, not hard to resolve with insulation.

Mice also love the basements when it starts to cool off.

 

[airbiscuit]

Is it possible to seal every (mouse) access point in a camper?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Looks just like one my SIL live in, same layout. Bigger than the cabin I was planning to build on my lot.

 

[Pixguy]

Is it possible to seal every (mouse) access point in a camper?

Almost impossible and it's prime season now and the next few months. There are tons of remedies but the best imo is the cat and snap trap. Once they're in the walls, you're screwed.

 

[Dftodd]

Almost impossible and it's prime season now and the next few months. There are tons of remedies but the best imo is the cat and snap trap. Once they're in the walls, you're screwed.

Cat won't work for us. The 86lb shepherd would annihilate the cat wife's also highly allergic to cats.

We usually use snap traps or a couple bucket traps in the storage compartments.

 

[Dftodd]

Everything seems to have come together all at once out there on the property. Contractor started on water and septic today.

Heard back from the power company. I'll meet the engineer out there on Thursday to discuss where they want to bring power in and placement of their pole and my temporary power pole.

Talked to an electrician as well. He's gonna call me with a price tomorrow to mount and wire everything up on the pole.

In this case, he's gonna mount everything to the pole. Then I'll swing by his shop with the trailer. Pick up the pole and install it put on the property.

E-signed all the paperwork on the camper. Everything is all set. We got an appt on Saturday to do a walk through with it powered up. Then we'll take possession of it. We might store it for a week at their lot till we're ready for it out on the property.

 

[airbiscuit]

I've started spraying diluted fabric softener on the ground under my tractor, in the engine compartment and under the seat. Seems to keep the mice away.

 

[Pixguy]

I've started spraying diluted fabric softener on the ground under my tractor, in the engine compartment and under the seat. Seems to keep the mice away.

Lights underneath at night may help too. I know it helped when I kept a light under the engine hood on my Sprinter rv stored outside. It stopped them from chewing the felt in my air intake compartment.

Luckily I'm able to keep mine in a garage now.

 

[Dftodd]

Water is in. Septic will probably be done tomorrow.

Looks like all he has left is to dig and run the line up to the leach field.

 

[Pixguy]

Water is in. Septic will probably be done tomorrow.

Looks like all he has left is to dig and run the line up to the leach field.

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Wow, your subs are showing up!

 

[Dftodd]

Wow, your subs are showing up!

Yeah. I posted it on the other thread in the photo section.

This guy will definitely get my buisiness if I ever need anything else done.

I'll definitely be spreading the word as well to anyone needing anything similar done.

He doesn't beat you up on the price, shows up when expected...... actually showed up sooner then I expected so he's sent me scrambling a couple times now

I had him do the water line. I was planning on doing it myself. But it was only a little more for him to do it. He did it better with higher quality stuff.

And does quality work.

 

[Dftodd]

Septic is done, water is done. Electrician installed the temporary power pole/ meter box today.

Power company will be out sometime soon to install three poles and run the line. They are taking down one large oak on the corner of the driveway. So... I'll have some homework one night dragging brush to the brush pile.

Electrician still needs to trench about 100ft to install an RV pedestal and hook up the septic pump.

Told him as long as it was done in the next two weeks, I would be happy.