VIDEO: A growing number of RVs are popping up across the Eaton Fire burn zone as more residents move back on their properties while they wait to rebuild their actual homes. Some have moved in large and expensive fifth wheels, others small campers, but all of them want to be back home. For a large number of them, like the Archuletas, it’s a financial decision after their insurance coverage forced them to think outside the box. They learned their insurance, the California FAIR Plan, was only going to give them $5,000 for living expenses and not nearly enough to cover the rebuild of their beloved home.
“We just came up with the idea only because we needed a place to stay,” said Marc Archuleta. “Predominantly, we wanted to save money for our rebuild. We put all our money together. That’s why we’re here.” The Archuletas, one of the first to move into an RV on their property in Altadena, say more are following suit. “They’re popping up everywhere,” Gloria Archuleta said. For Angela Li and her daughter, Zara, it was all about keeping watch over the land they love and protecting the place they have called home for two decades. Add in the challenge of finding temporary housing and they started thinking outside the box.
