RV Living On Own Property, Not The Government's Business

Above, RV living while waiting for the movers. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When I moved to New Mexico nearly five years ago (has it really been that long?), I lived in my motorhome on my newly-bought property for about 12 days. This was necessary as I had to wait for the movers to deliver my belongings. The vehicle transporters delivered my Mustang much sooner.

The question on living in an RV on one's own property is the topic of an opinion piece in RV Travel.

They begin it with:

Full disclosure—I come from a pretty government-wary household, so my opinion here may be a little bit biased. I grew up on 36 secluded acres in a small rural town that had around 1,000 residents. In towns like this, most people simply mind their own business. There are no nosy neighbors preoccupied with what you’re doing on your private property, and local zoning is lax, to say the least.

After full-time RVing for a few years now, my partner and I have strongly considered the possibility of purchasing some property to use as a home base. It’d be great to use it as a temporary place to park our truck camper and live in it, while we build something more permanent.

However, doing so isn’t as easy as you’d think—legally. There’s so much red tape surrounding residing in an RV, even if it is on your own property. Personally, I think the restrictions surrounding it are preposterous. At the end of the day, people should be allowed to do what they want on their own land, so long as it’s not damaging the local environment or harming surrounding residents.

So far, I haven't read anything above I disagree with.

To read more, go here.