My wife and I are an older Christian couple who plan to sell our home in Florida, and ride out the y2k storm in our 33 ft. travel trailer. We're looking for a concerned family with land, who may be willing to lease or sell enough for our limited needs in exchange for having decent, caring neighbors for mutual support.

Others might want to consider an RV for y2k, since the RV is already outfitted with propane gas stove, gas refrigerator, gas furnace w/ 12 volt fan motor, and 12 volt (battery) lights. We happen to have a new trailer, but there are many used trailers on the market at extremely low prices.

Is anyone aware of any campgrounds that have been converted to y2k rediness, or at least equipped with storage facilities and corporate dining and recreation halls with alternative energy? It would seem like this would be a boon to some (or many) struggling, remote, off the beaten path camping resorts.

Since most campgrounds are in remote locations, buying a struggling or bankrupt campground and converting it, would seem to be a great way to invest funds that are just laying around. Perhaps some of you would consider forming a corporation, and selling y2k leases to get things moving. This would be an ideal way for a rancher or farmer who has been operating in the red to pull himself out of the hole.

This would also be a great way for young professionals, leaving the city, to make a living while avoiding the y2k turmoil. In addition, RV owners are usually above average in many areas, and would be of great support to a non-farm family learning their way around.

There's still time to develop a piece of land, and y2k buyers are as close as the internet forums, so perhaps we can get a discussion going on this.

-- Roy Cave (roy@techcomm.net), October 04, 1998

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We are campers (retired and Christian) who plan to live in our 23' mini-motor home, but we intend to park in our diriveway and have a connection to a new 500 gal LP tank in the yard. Even though we could get by in the house with woodburning stove, kerosene heater, LP stove and hot water heater, we couldn't ignore the convenience of the LP fridge and freezer in the RV. We are taking the additional steps of having solar panels installed on roof and a larger battery pack and inverter installed so that AC energy is available to us where ever we are.

Concerning campgrounds, take a look at www.safehavenY2K.com. You might come out cheaper if you can find some land to buy, but at least these people are thinking along your line of thought.

You made some really good suggestions and this may just open someone's eyes to previously unconsidered possibilities. God bless!

-- Sylvia (in Miss'ippi) (bluebirdms@aol.com), October 05, 1998.

Your on the right track, but if you purchase property (bare land), how will dispose your waste? I've visited a few RV parks that have had a few transients that asked us for handouts. Also, you can't store a lot of food in RV's. If you are in a safe place now with a house an RV will be a valuable asset. There's plenty of ranches around where you can park your trailer and be a groundskeeper or ranch hand. However, you must be willing to carry and use a gun.

-- Bardou (bardou@baloney.com), October 05, 1998.