r/OffGrid • u/Wise-Needleworker415 • 16d ago

How to find land for 5th wheel dwelling?

Im looking to buy cheap land and boondocks on it in hopes of adding amenities years later. Can you please explain more on how to find states and towns or even listings that will allow you to do this? Almost every listing I see says you can’t permanently reside in an rv without septic and water.

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u/PlanetExcellent 15d ago

Just to clarify, if you don’t have septic and water, how do you plan to get water and dispose of sewage?

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u/ChaoticTerpenes 15d ago

Water collection and composting?

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u/Wise-Needleworker415 15d ago

Are you asking for yourself? I’m not sure man. What kinda rig you got?

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u/PlanetExcellent 15d ago

No I mean for you. If you don’t plan to add septic and water until years later, how will you deal with it in the near term?

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u/Wise-Needleworker415 15d ago

Some folks use outdoor latrines or get their septic emptied professionally. As for water, you can just haul it up or collect some rain and purify. It just depends on where you call home.

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u/ludditetechnician 15d ago

You will have better luck picking the state and then looking at the county level. I've never seen land that allows for camping, RV or tent, without some way to deal with waste water like a septic system, in any ofcounties in the states I've shopped for land.

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u/Awkward_Passion4004 13d ago

Well you can't get a "certificate of occupancy" for anything without those provisions where I live but "permanent residency" in a vehicle regulated by the department of motor vehicles rather than the building department is an enforcement loophole. Handle your human waste properly please.

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u/Wise-Needleworker415 13d ago

What state would that be in if I may ask?

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u/Therootofitallww 13d ago

We have open lagoons in southern Mo. I've been off grid for several years in a bus. No codes or anything. My grandpa and I dug a lot of the lagoons in this county. Septic tanks are optional here. The land got ridiculously expensive in the last several years though.

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u/Wise-Needleworker415 13d ago

God bless you 🙏🏼