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.
"I asked the insurance if there's the option to do the RV and they said yes, and I like the idea," Li said. "I like being here, and I want to be here for the rebuild, so that's why I went with this option."
For now, they're calling a $160,000 two-bedroom RV home.
"The insurance, they're paying the payments for the RV. Once my house has the certification of approval for occupancy then I get to keep the RV after that as well," Li said. "That sounded like a good option, but I don't know if I can drive this thing."
Li has never been in an RV before and says the learning curve has been steep. She says the requirements for moving it into place were also a surprise.
"I have to get a permit just to live on the property with an RV, on my own property for temporary housing, and I have to sign that it will be taken away after the house is built as well," she said.
The Archuletas say their 23-foot camper cost them about $20,000, including permits. They say they'll be able to make up the cost of rent in a matter of months.
Like Li, they had never done the RV life before and say at this point it is only a temporary fix.
"Once our house is built, we're gonna sell the RV or get rid of it," Marc Archuleta said. "I don't want to store it back here. I want to get back to the way it was when we moved in."
More than 70 RV permits have been issued in the Eaton burn zone, and more may be on the way as more residents search for temporary housing solutions that may be more cost effective.