After Hurricane Milton ravaged central Florida last October, 55-year-old Stefan Kaschkadayev, a life-long camping enthusiast and full-time RVer, briefly considered relocating from the Tampa Bay area to Nebraska.
The Category 3 hurricane not only destroyed his 40-foot Cedar Creek Champagne fifth-wheel in Palmetto, but also the warehouse in St. Petersburg, 20-plus miles to the north across Tampa Bay, where he stored his tools and equipment to repair boats.
Even though Stefan and his wife, Wendy, are still working mostly full-time, with Stefan repairing boats and working as a private, “for hire” boat captain and Wendy working as a yoga instructor, they had been living full-time for the past three years in their fifth wheel at The Tides RV Resort in Palmetto…