Grand totals

Ok, after all the repairs are made and the unexpected items are finished, we ended up spending a grand total of $6891.46 dollars on our camper. This includes the unexpected AC unit as well as every penny spent on the camper. Not bad compared to the initial costs of a home or even renting an apartment. Not to mention the long term goal of lower monthly bills. The average price of an apartment here in Orlando is about $1000 dollars a month, plus utilities. Our lot rent including utilities is only $424.75 per month. This will equal a savings of $6902 dollars a year not counting the utilities saving of approximately 500 dollars a month.
This is the reason we chose to live in an Rv to start with.
There are some things you have to prepare for. Rv's don't have the space of a house, even with all the planning we did. There are some things that take time to get used to. Cooking for example, the kitchen is small and there isn't room to have four or five pots on at the same time. Meals have to be planned not only because of cooking space, but space for groceries. You have to really plan your shopping trips, and know where everything is going before you purchase it. You will find yourself at the store thinking I'd like to get that, then the next thought will be, where am I going to put it. Another problem is you cannot have everything on at once. Most RV's have a thirty amp service. While this is not normally a problem, you have to think about it, we've found that if you use hot water, like washing dishes, then turn on the coffee pot while the water heater is heating along with the AC the breaker will trip. While this is only a minor thing it's something you have to always think about. I am planning to upgrade the main power center to a 50 amp service in the next couple of months, so look for that.
While it is a little cramped, it's not as bad as either of us expected. Overall our first week and a half in an RV fulltime has been pretty uneventful. We spent most of our time taking care of the usual moving tasks. We got our licenses changed to Florida. added insulation to the windows and roof vents, and unpacking. We've been trying to get ready for next week. Lisa starts Law School and I start school for my CDL license.
That's it for now, I'll post more this weekend.
Till then Have fun and Happy Rving.