How To Prepare Land For Full RV Hook-ups

Above, during the time I lived in the motorhome after moving to New Mexico. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When I first moved to New Mexico, I lived for about 11 days in my Class C motorhome in my driveway while waiting for the moving company to deliver my furniture and other belongings.

I was able to do so as I was able to use the shower and toilet in the house so that I needn't go to a dump station so often to empty the holding tanks. The motorhome was plugged into the house electricity.

Living on one's own private property full time permanently was not even a consideration, but RV Travel has posted an interesting article on what it takes to prepare private land for RV full time living.

They begin it with:

Turning raw land into a livable RV site takes planning, patience, and a lot of trenching. In the video at the end of this post from the team at Midlife Mile Marker, we follow a real build in upstate South Carolina, from tall grass to a full-hookup pad. It covers site access, utilities, septic, and the layout choices that made move-in day possible.

The RV site sits in the middle of 14 acres. A spring-fed stream marks the boundary with a neighbor on one side. The setting is quiet and green, with space for trails and future builds. The place is being called Camp Tucker for now. The name may change, but the excitement is real.

To read the full article, go here.