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Anonymous12/27/25, 00:32No.2855384
I think I want to sell my home and just either live in a boat or an rv and fuck around the west coast until I eventually drop dead or something
Anyone here ever actually live in an rv or a small boat full time? does one cost more than the other long terms? I suppose the boat thing sucks because no natl parks or driving around to go get supplies, but living on the water sounds kind of cozy honestly
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Anon12/27/25, 00:37No.2855385
If you already have a pickup truck a trailer would be ridiculously cheaper. But all in all even if you went out and bought a brand new Winnebago off the lot it would probably be cheaper than a used boat. Boats are absolute money pits.
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Anon12/27/25, 01:19No.2855386
Living in a boat would be cheaper and more doable than living in an RV and traveling around.
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Anon12/27/25, 05:59No.2855401
90 minute massages only cost $30 in SEA.
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Anon12/28/25, 05:55No.2855503
>fuck around the west coast until I eventually drop dead or something
please have some decency to do it somewhere else where the wreckage of your trash trailer/boat and your rotting carcass won't trouble our overworked first responders
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Anon12/28/25, 21:03No.2855566
Box Truck
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Anon12/31/25, 15:32No.2855956
unless you really know what you're doing and somehow have access to a cheap boat that you can maintain, and have some way to dock it cheaply, then the RV is going to be more practical.
Maybe if you know enough to be a commercial fisherman you could do that and use it to fund dock fees and fuel and stuff. But personally I would do the RV.
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Anon01/06/26, 06:23No.2856628
Unless you live somewhere tropical you WILL have to dock and store the boat on land during the winter. If you can sail then a sailboat could be cheaper then an RV, a motorboat of any real livable size has enormous fuel consumption. Either one requires a lot of DIY and spare capital in case something important breaks (rigging or the engine). I have lived semi-permanently in both and RV's are a lot simpler to own given they are automobiles and society is very car oriented.Freshwater will be one of you biggest concerns in both, an RV could use filtration on freshwater lakes but a boat will require a RO system if you don't want to dock every week.Unless you know places where it's free, safe and conviniant-ish to park or moor then don't bother with either, a marina can cost $15 a night, campground around $7.also OP is both fake, gay and a FED poster.
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Anon01/06/26, 18:23No.2856681
You have probably driven a car before so I'd say go with the RV. Trying to just jump into a boat you live on and learning how to maintenance and navigate the seas sounds like it would be a nightmare and less of an adventure
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Anon01/09/26, 06:04No.2856903
You probably want to look into how much gas a boat goes through. You can easily burn 10+ gallons per hour.
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Anon02/01/26, 09:10No.2859813
Man thats a complicated question. It really depends on the details. I have some family members who live on boats or have done so for a time. I think the overall question should be framed as "do you want to RV like a normal person or are you a boat weirdo." Because boat life is a different beast. Its also something most people eventually quit doing.
First question is: do you even like boating? Do you absolutely love fishing? And how do you like sleeping on a boat in choppy waters? Is being on the water your nirvana? Try it out and really consider it. Maybe rent a boat for a week and see.
Second issue: what size of boat? Bigger means more stability and amenities, but also more expensive. You really have to consider this well.
Third: really work out the costs of docking over many years. Some places are cheap. Most aren't. Stake out the cheaper spots to see if you even like them. Consider you also have to take the boat out of the water regularly to perform maintenance. If you somehow get a little plot of land with a boat crane on it that could take a lot of complications away, though it will add property taxes etc back in.
Fourth: investigate the different local regulations about staying overnight in the spots you like, including out on the water. Little use of doing the boat thing if you are always just forced to be in the harbor (i.e. boat rv park).
Fifth: do you have mechanical skills to maintain a boat? Not just the engine, but the entire thing is full of little difficulties that take some effort and particular knowledge. Boats often have a lot of specific parts that are hard to source, and there are fewer mechanics in general available. An RV isn't always easy either, but its less specific than a boat.Benefits of a boat is distance between you and other people... Thats pretty much it. Oh and you can shit and piss into the water (though its often illegal) instead of having to use and empty a chemical toilet. And if you love fishing its great... Yeah
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Anon02/02/26, 19:00No.2859974
>Anyone here ever actually live in an rv or a small boat full time?
yes, van. 2 years out west
>does one cost more than the other long terms?
boat will cost more. boat stuff breaks often, materials are both high quality and expensive, marina slips..etcjust get a used cargo van and do a basic conversion then hit the road. dont blow you load on something you dont know if youll like.
I was on the road full time for 2 years (2022-2024) working remote. now im part time vanlife where I spend the summers in the van. I like to spend the summers in norcal and southern oregon on the coast. I enjoy it alot, especially when I find a nice place to camp near the beach
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Anon02/28/26, 03:24No.2862397
OP do you think your parents/grandparents hated you enough to haunt you after their deaths?
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Anon02/28/26, 08:33No.2862408
I lived in a boat for a year when I was 17. I had to move to go to high school, but couldn't find a place to rent. A friend of my parents had a cabin cruiser he didn't use much, so I could stay in that. A great leap of faith, you might say, but I passed my boating license test when I was 14, and had been boating around since I was nine. Besides, I wasn't going to do much actual boating with it.
I mostly stayed nicely moored to a floating dock, but sometimes the owner would come and ask me to take him and his friends somewhere, so I did.
He owned the dock space, so all I had to pay for was the electricity, and gas for cooking. And use of the washing machine and dryer in the service building. I'd also shower there more often, because the on board shower was small, had poor water pressure, and the drainage and ventilation were for shit, so the moisture would be trapped for a long time. You had to dry it with towels to remove it before mold would grow. Hell, even hanging damp towels would have an effect on the indoor climate. The
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Anon03/07/26, 21:19No.2862991
Talk me out of becoming a liveaboard. Looking at a 30-40' sailboat. I am a 38yo single man, no family or attachments, a decent job 5min from the marina and $50K in savings (probably closer to $60K if I cashed out 401K/savings), though I really would rather not blow all my savings on the boat.
I have a decent amount of experience with daysailers and a lot with small boats/skiffs. I live on the Chesapeake so there are a million sailboats for sail in the area, some surprisingly good prices, too (at least at face value).
Would like at least the possibility of blue water voyages after shorter trips up/down the Bay to learn the boat.
What are the pros/cons for everyday living? Common pitfalls or things people don't normally consider?
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Anon03/08/26, 19:42No.2863044
Both are terrible decisions that will cost you thousands in the long run. Also RVs can't even go on most roads once you get off main highways or interstates
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Anon03/09/26, 01:24No.2863070
just live on a big property, and have a smaller camper or boat for fun. living full time in an RV or boat isn't as great as you think it is.
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Anon03/09/26, 03:12No.2863077
Boats and hoes. Plus yarr me Maties. RVs are for boomers and hippies and can disabled by a 3 inch nail.
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Anon03/09/26, 03:29No.2863078
Also you can't be pulled over for dui on a boat, caught in a speed trap and less chance of being murdered in your sleep
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Anon03/09/26, 03:58No.2863086
Look at all of these RV fags coming out of the woodwork... RVs are gay.
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Anon03/09/26, 04:07No.2863087
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