CaptSquid
Senior Member
As we all know, Skoolies fall into that grey area. We're not RVs and we're not mobile homes.
1st, a bit of background. I'm a disabled vet (TIA) who purchased Brunhilde for a less expensive dwelling. Trying to find a space to park her has turned out to be a nightmare. Especially if you have TWO vehicles to move.
At first, after I returned to Montana after I bought her, I stayed (not inexpensively, either) at a Motel 6. Strange concept, but these people actually expect you to give them money for them to provide you a place to stay. I stayed there for 5 weeks before the $$$ ran out. After that, I parked on the back lot until the manager called the cops and told them that an elderly man (meaning me) was relieving himself in the vacant lot next door. They (the cops) told me that she wanted me to move. I asked the officers where and they told me the Holiday Inn across and down the street.
There I stayed for a few weeks until they informed me that I had to register the vehicle with them. This bought me another month of free parking. Then, they came out and told me they now wanted $25 / night to park.
So, I moved again, this time into a lot of a building that looked abandoned. This lasted one night only. The next day, the owner (at least I THINK he was the owner) told me that I had to move by the next morning because he was bringing in earth moving equipment to level out the property. I did, but he didn't.
The new spot looked choice. Dead end road, not a lick of traffic, right next to the freeway, nice and dark. Until about an hour ago. I get told that I can't park there (the building is up for lease), but he didn't identify himself. Well, I managed to stretch this stay until Monday morning.
I'm at wit's end! Rentals in this town are obscene ($675/mo for a SINGLE room), Walmart is somewhat of a joke, although not out of the question. RV campgrounds (we have Worldwide HQ for KOA here in town) call for a bank account the size of Donald Trump's, which I do not have. I can park in the truck stops, but they're not much better than Wally World.
1st, a bit of background. I'm a disabled vet (TIA) who purchased Brunhilde for a less expensive dwelling. Trying to find a space to park her has turned out to be a nightmare. Especially if you have TWO vehicles to move.
At first, after I returned to Montana after I bought her, I stayed (not inexpensively, either) at a Motel 6. Strange concept, but these people actually expect you to give them money for them to provide you a place to stay. I stayed there for 5 weeks before the $$$ ran out. After that, I parked on the back lot until the manager called the cops and told them that an elderly man (meaning me) was relieving himself in the vacant lot next door. They (the cops) told me that she wanted me to move. I asked the officers where and they told me the Holiday Inn across and down the street.
There I stayed for a few weeks until they informed me that I had to register the vehicle with them. This bought me another month of free parking. Then, they came out and told me they now wanted $25 / night to park.
So, I moved again, this time into a lot of a building that looked abandoned. This lasted one night only. The next day, the owner (at least I THINK he was the owner) told me that I had to move by the next morning because he was bringing in earth moving equipment to level out the property. I did, but he didn't.
The new spot looked choice. Dead end road, not a lick of traffic, right next to the freeway, nice and dark. Until about an hour ago. I get told that I can't park there (the building is up for lease), but he didn't identify himself. Well, I managed to stretch this stay until Monday morning.
I'm at wit's end! Rentals in this town are obscene ($675/mo for a SINGLE room), Walmart is somewhat of a joke, although not out of the question. RV campgrounds (we have Worldwide HQ for KOA here in town) call for a bank account the size of Donald Trump's, which I do not have. I can park in the truck stops, but they're not much better than Wally World.
