From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 12/6/2025 10:56 AM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   > On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:46:36 -0600,   
   >    sticks  wrote:   
   >>   On 12/5/2025 9:38 AM, Ralph E Lindberg wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-12-03 22:57:06 +0000, sticks said:   
   >   
   >>>> I guess I'll have to hook it up to the house every couple   
   >>>> weeks if the roof solar panels don't get the snow melted off.   
   >>>> Also, jotting it down on my list of reasons I need to build a   
   >>>> garage for it.  ;-)   
   >>>   
   >>> I put up an RV port over 20 years ago and have never regretted   
   >>> it. Best RV thing I've done. RVs are not designed to be in the   
   >>> weather, unocuppied or unheated 24/7/365   
   >>   
   >>   I just hate the thought of it sitting out there in the cold,   
   >>   waiting for part of an oak tree to fall on it, or get damaged   
   >>   in another hail storm.  I have always kept my vehicles in a   
   >>   garage and heated it about 15 years ago.  It certainly keeps   
   >>   our vehicles looking better than the neighbors who keep them   
   >>   outside, and sure makes it easier to start them up on the cold   
   >>   winter days.   
   >   
   > I kept our trailer in an outdoor space at a nearby storage   
   > facility for the first few months until a space under a roof   
   > opened up.  The rent went from $65 to $95/month, not unreasonable.   
   >   
   > When we moved to Omaha in July I really wanted a house that had a   
   > garage that could accomodate it.  The options that fit our other   
   > criteria hard third car garage that either had a ceiling that was   
   > too low, or were not long enough.  So I settled for a Public   
   > Storage space that's behid a bay door.  It was $150/month with the   
   > second month free, so pretty reasonable.  They are raising it to   
   > $200/month soon, and I may be looking for other options.  One   
   > other plus is that there's a 120 V outlet inside so I can power a   
   > few things in the trailer directly from that.   
      
   Just parking them outside is reasonable, but once you try and find a   
   place under a roof it get expensive.  Probably be $300-$400/month around   
   here.   
      
      
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