It might sound like a real estate advertisement but for these houses on wheels no permanent real estate is needed.
More than 50 motorhomes and caravans were assembled on East Otago High School's playing field at Palmerston on Friday for a South Island rally organised by the Otago branch of the New Zealand Motorhome and Caravan Association.
For some, motorhome living is a weekend and holiday passion. For others, it is a permanent lifestyle.
Jan and Malcolm Rhodes own one of the biggest vehicles at the rally - a 12m-long Class A motorhome named "Intrepid", which had a replacement value of about "half a million" dollars, Mrs Rhodes said.
They travel where the work is, currently Winton, with the motorhome providing all the comforts of home, including a dishwasher.
For Anne and Brian Wolff, of Dunedin, motorhome living is a weekend hobby.
Their 10m-long Class A motorhome came with a chandelier.
"It's a bit dorkish," Mrs Wolff said.
It was the companionship of like-minded people that really made the rallies, Mr Wolff said.
The aim was to involve the communities at venues where the rallies were held, he said.
The Palmerston community had put on cake stalls and a barbecue, and a dance and competitions were planned.
Otago branch secretary Ian Jones said the motorhomes had come from as far afield as Mid-Canterbury and Southland.
The Otago branch had 451 members, whose vehicles ranged from caravans to converted buses, he said.
All vehicles taking part had to comply with certain conditions, including having the capacity to be self-contained for a minimum of three days.
