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Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs

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73 points bikenaga | 1 comments | 22 Sep 25 22:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.391s | source
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Barrin92 ◴[23 Sep 25 00:23 UTC] No.45341379[source]▶
What stands out to me about the people in the article is that they don't seem to be poor in the conventional sense. The woman who sold her 5 bedroom / 3 bathroom house and the guy getting 3k/month in pensions.

I don't hail from the US but wouldn't it be possible for people like that to move to one of the low cost states and rent a modest apartment? I have a friend in Tulsa and I think he pays something like 750 bucks per month for what looked like a pretty nice flat, seems possibly cheaper than this:

"When the family is unable to afford a spot at a campground, which can cost $25 to $45 a night[...]"

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1. JKCalhoun ◴[23 Sep 25 00:30 UTC] No.45341437[source]▶
You may be right. I grew up in the Midwaste but when I was living in California I met a number of native Californians that I am sure would never consider heading to the flyover belt of America. Rightly or wrongly I think they have stereotypes about what it's like to live here.

(And to be sure, the weather is not what they are used to.)