Posted by Ashley Gannon on Nov 08, 2010
Age creeps up on all of us. First your night vision goes, then road signs start to look a little fuzzy during the day. Your notice you reflexes slowing; maybe you have a close call or two pulling out of an RV camp or changing lanes on the interstate. Arthritic twinges may make it hard to grip the wheel or find a comfortable sitting position on long road trips. You know it’s time to hang up your RV keys, but you know you’ll miss the comfortable, friendly RV lifestyle you’ve enjoyed all these years. If you trade your RV motorhome for a park model RV, you don’t have to.
When it’s finally time to get off the road, long-time RVers are moving into park model RVs so they can continue to enjoy all the things they love about being an RV owner: the friendly social lifestyle, enjoyable recreational amenities, beautiful outdoor setting and inexpensive living expenses.
These older RVers may no longer be traveling America’s highways and byways but they’re still enjoying all the benefits of RV living. RV park developers have tuned into the growing park model RV movement. Quite a few RV park model communities have opened in popular RV destinations in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, in southern Texas and the Southwest.
RVT.com makes it easy to make the move from RV travel trailer to park model. You can sell your RV on RVT.com and buy a park model RV at the same time!
Posted by Shawn Friesen | Vice President of RVT.com on Oct 29, 2010
Buying a park model RV is a bit more like buying a house than buying an RV. Classified as recreational vehicles because they have a wheeled base and can be moved, park models are not designed for frequent traveling like other RV types. Originally developed to serve as seasonal or temporary housing, their wheeled base allows park model RVs to be towed to a location where they generally remain for months, often years.
These mini homes – park models are legally limited in size to 400 square feet — have become increasingly popular over the last few years. Typically used to provide affordable low cost, low maintenance vacation housing, like a cottage on the beach or a cabin in the woods, park model RVs come in one-, two- or three-bedroom models that also feature a full-size bathroom, living and dining areas, kitchen with full-size appliances, and often a laundry room. Many new park models also feature lofts, crown moldings and other upscale architectural details popular in residential homes. Because outdoor add-ons are only limited by the space of the lot on which the park model sits, many owners dramatically increase usable space by adding covered porches, large patios or decks with outdoor grills and fire pits, and storage sheds…Continue to Full Article.
Posted by Ashley Gannon on May 17, 2010
With folks over 80 being the fastest growing population segment, the reality is that more families will be caring for an elderly parent or relative in the near future. Many seniors prefer staying at home or living with a family member to moving into a nursing home, but most homes are not designed to accommodate people with mobility problems and chronic health issues. A savvy Virginia design firm, N2Care, has come up with a unique solution that many families are finding not only practical but affordable. They are customizing park model RVs into caretaking cottages.
The 12 x 24-foot RV park models are designed to house people with disabilities and can be tied into a home’s security and communication systems to allow 24-hour real time remote computer monitoring to ensure gram or gramp’s safety. The park model RVs comply with local zoning ordinances and are designed to tie into a home’s water, electric and sewer service. Units can be leased short or long-term and be conveniently located on a homeowner’s property.
The new Med-Cottage park model RVs are an innovative way to allow aging grandparents their own living space and independence for as long as possible. The new senior living arrangement not only keeps grandparents close so they can enjoy family activities, but also ensures that when your parents’ need help, you’re there to give it.
