Park models

[Night goat]

I’m thinking that a park model- not necessarily an “rv” style, but a legit prefab house style park model might be a good option for my property. I’m considering using one as my full time residence although how much actual time I will be there is yet to be determined with a new job I took. I figure there’s gotta at least be a few here who have experience with these and I’d love to hear the good the bad and the ugly. There’s some good looking log cabin types on the market and I’m really interested. Rich’s portable cabins down in Oregon definitely has my eye…

[brocka]

I have a 2008 39' Kropf at our place in Mardon. Its been great so far. Well built and pretty spacious. No complaints about it.

[Boss .300 winmag]

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[thinkingman]

My coworker just bought one for her property near Wenatchee.
Nice unit with a loft, residential appliances.
Looks great, not cheap.
Apparently the dealer was a piece of work.
I'll try to get more details.

[buckfvr]

Be sure and get one with a Northwest insulation package, dont settle for anything but MAX insulation.

[Special T]

My folks lived in one for several years while building a house. Waterproofing is a major concern because the roof has no overhang. I think the longevity of them is highly depended on design, and I personally would not have a log cabin styled one. IMO the only way to mitigate the overhang issue is to essentially have a roof extention on both sides. Say a carport and covered deck or something.

[scotsman]

We have a Park Model at our place in Chelan. It came from Leisureland Homes in Albany OR. We really liked working with them because they are direct vendors for a Park Model factory nearby.., you can tour the factory and see lots of homes under construction in their huge indoor facility. Their stock plans didn’t   fit our lot / view so for no charge flipped the layout and made a few changes (bay windw). The price seemed reasonable and included delivery to our site. This was in 2014 and the home has been solid and reliable. Chelan county code required doubled rafters for snow load with increased insulation. All we have for heat / cooling is a small heat pump with electric baseboards for real cold weather. Cool in summer, warm in winter, what more could you want? Pic in move – in day 2014.