Alternative lifestyles...Which would you choose?

[Zorra]

24. Depends on your needs, and what kind of squat or good situation you can find.

A lot depends on knowing what you want and being in the right place at the right time.

I've lived in my small RV in various places and situations, from free rent and no utility costs, at a place where I worked, $200 a month rent and no utility costs on a friends property, $80 a month on BLM land where the snowbirds live around Yuma or Quartzsite in winter, $65 a month rent on the Baja peninsula, rent free in the woods or desert in various places, etc.

Sometimes you can score a nice private RV spot in a really nice place near a river or lake for $300 or less at a private residence.

I've found that the farther away from cities I am, the easier life is in most every way. Warmer, drier climates generally make RV life a lot more hassle free. I recommend a solar powered energy system for living in an RV, it gives you much more independence and increases your options for places to live. RVs generally have propane stoves and propane hot water heaters, many have 3 option, 120v, 12v, and propane refrigerators as well.

All of the above places I've lived were west of the rockies, east of California, east of the Cascades, and south of Canada, depending on the season. The southwest has by far been the easiest, all things considered.

Living in an RV gets really old after awhile, mine is parked in the yard in front of my cozy $500 a month rental home right now.

Good luck!