I don't know why I didn't think of this before.  Why not accept Hipcampers in whatever they are driving at the RV sites that are available?  I mean, yes, I had them listed for regular RV's, but now? I changed to accepting anything and charging less if they are only using 20 amp outlet.  If it's money in my pocket, come on!  

Disconcerting?  I was going through a preview of the site and it said no water, electricity or sewer at the sites. This is their default setting and I hadn't seen it before - just now actually. There are many pages of script for a Hipcamp park owner to go through, apparently I hadn't scrolled through all of it. Well, that's all changed now and I hope that means I'll start getting more of them in. 

After Lowe's this morning, I spent many hours attempting to nail down exactly what I need to get the laundry going.  It's more than you would think.  For me, it is almost mind-boggling trying to identify everything needed and then get it all written down on paper.  I will be sitting here for however long now that I just got home looking up endless information on installation of this, that and the other thing. 

When you move into a new home, hooking up washing machine and dryer are a matter of connecting the hoses to the existing outlets and plugging it in. In this case, it's the entire thing from the ground up.   

This stuff wears me out much faster than physical labor.  

Lowe's doesn't sell the type of paneling you would need to create your own shower stall.  They have paneling, but not for water applications.  The cheapest shower they had there that is complete (minus faucets, non of them have faucets) is a 30 inch end wall set - that's pretty small - for $299 or a 60 in for $369.  This would be a setup where I would just install a shower curtain, forget the expensive glass and keep it simple.  

They have corner setups but they are much more expensive, even for little itty bitty ones.  

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Several hours spent watching videos. Although I knew that drain pipes in a house need vented, I did not know that every drain needs  vent on it. Toilet, sinks, shower, etc.  There are height levels for the washer drain box and P - trap. I had completely forgotten about the need for a P trap for the washer drain.  Actually, it seems that I had it stuck in my brain that it doesn't need one.  Yeah, well once the smell and bugs and flies come in through there then you will remember lmao.  

The dryer wiring was as I had already figure, as well as the water heater and an oven outlet.  However, I thought dryer's needed 50 amp, they only need 30 as well as the water heater. Only the oven will need a 50 amp breaker. It means I already have the outlets for the water heater and the dryer.  I'm running an oven outlet because I will get one in there sooner or later.  

Water line is pretty easy, I figured it would be but I had to check, lol. I had to check everything excepting I didn't get into the toilet installation nor the shower stall installation. I'm not doing that first so I don't need to worry about that. 

There is also detailed instructions that came with the dryer and the washer.  I have been looking at that as well.  I only want to double check the dryer amp requirements for it has a steam setting that you can steam your clothing.  It has a water inlet as well. It may mean it need more amps for the steam, I don't know, haven't gotten that far but I will before I leave the house tomorrow morning to get the rest of the stuff I need for getting the water heater, dryer and washer installed.  

I need to get the wiring from the ground into the box. The will require some conduit and fittings.  I just want it in there, I am not hooking it up yet for it will just be in the way. No, it isn't energized and I won't be energizing it until I get everything in there first.  

There is a lot to do but I had to get my head in order first. Meaning I needed to understand how everything is going to go.  

Well, there's more but I'm burnt out on all this mental stuff. It's almost 9:00 pm and it's time to relax.  

 Monday - morning - not that early.

I was out of it this morning when I initially woke up at 5:30 am.  I just went back to sleep.  Not that I was planning on getting up that early, but a few days in a row of kids waking me up? Well they are in school today and no running around and making all kinds of noise. 

I have a list of things to start on/do today. I am writing lists on paper now. This is old-school versus using the phone with notes.  I like the phone with notes, don't get me wrong, I have passwords and other easily forgettable information on there.  But writing things down? This is what I did my whole life before getting a smart phone.

I just started doing it but I am so much more comfortable and at ease with it. Yes, it means carrying around a notebook, so what? The list is 13 lines long and doesn't even have everything.  Lol.  Of course it would rain today - when there was no mention of rain in the forecast.  

I think I have 20 plus tabs - there's more looking at it lol - for sites looking for a shower stall that won't break the already broken bank. The only thing I found was a site called Alibaba, which I was suspect of at first and then found out it is Chinese. No thanks. FB Marketplace, Lowe's, Craigslist, Home Depot, Google searches with all kinds of results, random websites, a place in Dallas that sells them cheaper - but not cheap.  I'm looking at a glass enclosure for $175. That doesn't include the base.  Most of the stuff being sold are not "kits", they are pieces.

You buy the base, everything is sold separately You buy the glass, the base is sold separately.  You find a kit? It's a grand and I don't think it even includes the faucets.  I was hoping to have a grand at most left for everything.  

I'm just going to see what's available at Lowe's this morning and see if I can buy a base and just sheets of that wall stuff they sell - whatever it's called.  Not buying it today, just need to look.  There are bases for sale on FB Marketplace. 

Lot 11 and 14 were no shows.  They paid one night's stay at the point of reserving the lots.  They lose that money. Industry wide standard.  Parks do this because if people stand nothing to lose, they will make multiple reservations where they "think" they'd like to stay and then make up their minds once they get close.  That day they picked and may not show up might also be a day where someone else was looking.  If you don't charge them, you are definitely out that money.  

I have plenty of reservations in the system for March, but there haven't been any new ones in a few days.  I need more on the short term lots.  I only need a few hundred dollars more of reservations before it equals long term and - they won't use as much electricity as long term since most of them aren't showing up until mid to late afternoon.  With a noon checkout time - if it's just one day - that means you are only seeing 9 or 10 hours worth of electric use versus a long term that is 24 hours worth and some of them are definitely leaving the lights on and AC units on.  

This just strengthens the case to either up the lot rent or meter the lots.  I will likely just up the lot rent to everyone that has their AC units on all day long while not there and if those units compressors are working all the time. You can hear it. When the compressor kicks in or is already on.  I will just stand outside of these trailers and listen for a while. No one's home so it's not creepy or anything.  See if/when the compressor shuts off and when it kicks back in. The money wasted is the money saved.  

Those people will see a $50 per month (at least) increase in their lot rent. If they don't like it, they can certainly try to find some place else cheaper. I'm not sure what the notice time is, probably 30 days.  RV parks are treated much differently than pretty much everything else - much looser on the restrictions and rules imposed.  Hotel in nature - hotels can charge whatever they want whenever they want. In fact, they change their rates throughout the week, I've seen this endlessly. I just don't know if that can translate over to someone who is already staying there.

Most people aren't going to challenge the legality of it anyway. They'll just leave if they don't like it, but I will give them a 30 day notice if I don't do anything else in research.  Maybe by then a lot of this brain-racking stuff will be done with and I can devote more energies to it.  Right now, it's enough to figure out everything for the shed.  

Well, unfortunately, it's almost 10:00 am already.  Just a late start for me today. Still plenty of time to get stuff done.

G'day.