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Old 01-14-2006, 02:22 AM   #1
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What do you park on?

My bus is parked next to my garage on bare ground (dirt)

I'm concerned about the undercarriage rusting from being parked on the dirt from mosture in the ground. I'm worried about things like brake lines or fuel lines rusting.

Is there some sort of moisture barrier I should have; like gravel or something? I probably don’t have the money to pour a concrete slab to park on.

I searched the fourms for a post like this one but couldn’t find one; so sorry if this has been addressed before.

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Old 01-14-2006, 09:33 AM   #2
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Dirt is ok to be on. Grass can be bad if it is too long to the point where it holds the moisture. Don't let any grass get too long around it. I always cut the grass short before parking anything on the grass for extended time.
I have mine parked in the back yard on short grass right now with maybe a inch of snow around it.
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Old 01-14-2006, 11:47 AM   #3
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Mine is next to my garage on asphalt. I think moisture with jump up from dirt, even if there is no grass.
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Old 01-16-2006, 05:13 PM   #4
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I'm back at Paris Mountain State Park. This time I'm on Site 7, which is pretty good. There is a largeish area that was a colonial graveyard on the driver's side, and a fairly large area behind the site that has no other campsites. It is close to the bathhouse (the one that is closed for the winter, but that will be convenient this summer).



Oh, and yes, I'm on blacktop. I drove the bus around the campground today just to take it to dump my holding tank.
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Old 01-16-2006, 06:31 PM   #5
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I park mine on the grass most of the time. Currently she is parked on top of the snow. I do drive my bus usually several times per week all summer long. I only take her out for special occasions during the winter however.
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