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02/10/13, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Idaho
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That is very nice! I wouldlive in that in a heartbeat. Roomy and nice looking. Can't ask for much more. Good luck with your move and happy trails!
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02/10/13, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: north Alabama
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Excellent. Two comments that may help you - first, get rid of the big bed and get something smaller. It'll free up space fro you to move in the bedroom. - There may be storage space under the bed, and you'll need to modify it, but it will be worth it. Second - if the furnace is gas, get two oil-filled electric space heaters. The oil filled are MUCH less dangerous and give an even heat. The downside is that they don't react quickly and the overheat switch keeps them from giving full heat in really cold weather. Oh yeah, build a ramp to the door. Travel trailer steps are not fun if you aren't feeling well. Oh yeah, skirting AND mouse traps. Mice think we make travel trailers for them.
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02/10/13, 01:07 PM
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Living in the Hills
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: South Dakota
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I really like that! We hope to set up something here for my parents to use part of the year and a trailer that that would be perfect!
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02/10/13, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Missouri Ozarks
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Very nice, I know I have had times in my life where something like that would have been a real blessing. As has already been said, you could add a porch or deck, some landscaping, maybe have a small shed put up next to it for storage and poof, you have a real nice long term place there.
You'll have to keep us posted and show some pics when you get it set up.
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02/10/13, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Middle of nowhere along the Rim, Arizona
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Thanks, guys. I'm really happy with it. It was a real bargain -- my folks got lucky on the price. Now we just need to cross our fingers for dry weather so my dad can build a pad and they can deliver it.
Harry -- I like the big storage under the bed. :-) The furnace is gas, and yeah, we were talking about oil filled heaters as they'll be cheaper than propane. It does have VERY sturdy steps, but a porch is in the plans. And my mouse traps (and bed warmers) have four legs, LOL!
Calliemoonbeam -- I'm not likely to need a walker. If I get to that point, well, we'll deal with it. I do want to add grab bars in a couple of places, though. It has a couple awkward steps. I have a number of health problems, mostly genetic, that don't help, but the primary cause of my disability is dystonia and it currently is worse in my upper body. I can't look down easily (neck is in constant spasm) and my body's twisted in strange directions, but I can walk okay. I look funny when I walk if I'm having a bad day and everything's tight, but I get around okay.
Wolf Mom -- I'll be living about 25 miles east of Payson.
Re: trellis/landscaping/etc -- my dad and stepmom are putting in a HUGE garden. The trailer will be inside the "elk fence" and my cats will have a pen next to it, likely with a walkway between the pen and the trailer. I'm lobbying to grow grapes and climbing roses (I love the heirloom variety Don Juan) on the cat pen. I want to put in some fruit trees, too.
The trees on the lot are ponderosa pines and junipers. No deciduous tree other than an old apple tree.
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02/10/13, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: north Alabama
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A porch is a GREAT idea. Will part of it be covered with an awning or something?
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02/10/13, 05:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Whiskey Flats(Ft. Worth) , Tx
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...............You will findout soon enough that changing sheets on the queen bed will be an exercise in dexterity and patience ! , fordy
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02/10/13, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
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It's lovely! What part is the part above cab?
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02/10/13, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Wisconsin & Mississippi
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Very nice
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02/10/13, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Southern Taxifornia
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Very nice! I'm happy for you!
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02/10/13, 07:34 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
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It looks great and I am so happy for you! What a blessing to have parents that are willing and able to look out for you!
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02/10/13, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fl Zones 11
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IF you are thinking about apples, definitely check out www.kuffelcreek.com he writes the book about growing apples in warm - or hot- climates.
I personally would go for a full sized bed. GFB, myself, and the 3 cats fit nicely on a double and I think, after years of making queens and California kings that a double is much easier. But if you like a queen...We tend to have tomorrows clothing nd the night's reading materials stored on the California king and its not so snuggly. Just a thought in passing- I never used electric blankets before this winter and we have both found our health much improved with cold temps- (down to 38 degrees sometimes) and electric blankets. The pain is much improved after a night under the electronic blanket- you might try picking up one and experimenting.
It's a gorgeous house and I hope you'll be very happy in it!!
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02/10/13, 09:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: KY
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I'm so happy for you and what a great family you have. Simply speaking from my past experience of living in small spaces, I offer this one word to consider - ventilation. Sorry to say that it's an issue of life within an enclosed space and has to be considered when you're cooking, using the washer/dryer, using the hot water, bathroom experiences  and all the other life situations that make you want to throw open the windows and get a breath of fresh air.
When having the trailer set up is a good time to recheck the insulation, how all the appliances work/electrical and gas connections, roof connection/leaks, underpinning, and rodent control outside of the premises. I'd put priority on shielding the trailer from the weather such as a metal carport cover or similar. This will add greatly to the comfort level indoors and reduce the strain on the indoor appliances and heating/cooling systems to maintain temperatures. The thermostats will thank you.
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02/10/13, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: GA
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Nice! I hope you'll be very happy there, and it sounds as if you will.
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02/10/13, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Moving from NM to TX, & back to NM.
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You are in pretty country. What's your elevation? Highly recommend a metal roof cover over the 5th wh. The sun is intense at altitude, and really deteriorates plastic.
LOT'S of deer mice & pack rats, they chew up everything.
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02/11/13, 12:07 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Middle of nowhere along the Rim, Arizona
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Grandmotherbear -- thanks for the book. We're up at 6500 feet of elevation in Arizona's Rim country, however. Some of the best apples I've ever tasted come from little orchards around here. It gets about 20-30 inches of precip a year (depending on year) and plenty of freezing in the winter, so apples do REALLY well.
And re: electric blanket -- a toasty electric blanket sounds heavenly. :-)
Soulsurvivor -- I am very, very lucky to have the family I do. I did NOT expect to get this kind of help from them, and wasn't asking for it. It will be a win-win for all of us, however. :-) :-) :-) I'm resolved to make myself useful around here, in any way I can.
Goldencitymuse -- 6500 feet or so. It's in a mixed ponderosa/juniper/scrub oak forest. It is pretty country!!! And yeah, lots of critters. But I'm coming from a rural desert location, so I'm used to them. I'm fortunate enough to have some cats who are awesome mousers, so anything that dares enter the trailer or their pen will be toast. Been there, done that. (In my current mobile home, pre-cats, I had an invasion of mice one year that was like something out of a horror movie. I didn't solve it until I got cats.)
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02/11/13, 02:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sequim WA
Posts: 6,352
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Cygnet, congratulations!!! Wonderful place you go there  It sounds like a great solution to your challenging situation. The big garden also sounds awesome, too.
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02/11/13, 08:19 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: PA
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it's beautiful! congrats, and I hope your move goes well. I agree that you have wonderful family and support. you are blessed.
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02/11/13, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Virginia
Posts: 8,126
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Congratulations Cygnet. That trailer looks real comfortable.
You're getting some great suggestions here...as is customary on these forums. I would second the idea of setting up a type of carport completely over your trailer. I would even add some flooring all around under that carport for a real nice porch.
One thing we benefitted from when setting up our trailer was placing the water pressure tank "under" the trailer, making sure it had a nice easy-to-get to filter. This has protected it from the weather!
You do have wonderful parents! I'm sure your willingness to help out around that place will be gratifying to both them and yourself. Enjoy!! (Oh, you might want to add some "rugosa roses" to your plans for the large rose hips, which are full of vitamin C.)
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