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class b or c rv for ND housing?

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  1. Sep 24, 2011 #1
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    Would a small class b or c "van style" rv work for housing in North Dakota? There's plenty to be had on craigslist, and much cheaper than a pickup/trailer combo.
     
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    It would, just not as much living space. The issue with any camper in ND in the winter is keeping it from freezing up. It gets (and stays,) mighty cold up there. A week or two below zero is not unusual. Williston is not as bad as over towards Minot, but make sure you consider a way to better insulate whatever you decide on. Do a weather almanac search on Williston/Tioga/Stanley so you're well aware of what you're facing.
     
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    As long as it is equipped with a heater and you have plenty of propane you should be fine. Finding a place to park it with water and sewer hookup might be a little difficult though.
     
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    Darn few campers of any type are built to be used in the temperature ranges of a North Dakota winter. If you only want to sleep in it, and do all of you plumbing functions someplace else, that would be easily possible, but probably very expensive to keep warm.
     
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    Try to go to work for someone that offers housing. A lot of the legit companies offer housing. I would not recommend living in a camper here during the winter. There are tons of people that do it but it's tough, very tough. RV parks are running anywhere from $500 - $1000 per month. Some offer "cabins" that can be rented. I'd do some shopping around. www.theshopperinc.net (Sorry to shamelessly promote them every chance I get but it's a great resource for the area) I am not in any way affiliated with the shopper. 88 degrees yesterday here, hard to believe we had snow at this time last year.
     
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    An Alaskan camper is probably what you should be looking at, the water and heater sits down in the back end, they fit into a pickup box. They can resist freezing with much less heat and propane when not being occupied.

    I have thought about that, but not doing it yet.

    Best off to find a job that has housing available rather than put money into something like this before finding out if it will work for you in my opinion. If you are sure it will work out for you, an RV is another option to consider.
     
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    I am wondering what brands and models of RVs would work best for ND winter. I was told Arctic Fox was good.
     
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