Tom Hanks' Son Chet Hanks Chooses Jayco Eagle RV in Nashville
tom hanks' son Chet Hanks, 35, says he is living out of a Jayco Eagle RV in Nashville while he pursues country music with Something Out West. He said the move came after he decided he did not want to take on an apartment setup in a new city.
He told viewers on April 28 that he had just furnished a condo in Los Angeles and did not want to do that again in Nashville. After staying in rental homes and hotels, he said the arrangement got “really old,” which pushed him toward a trailer that gives him a kitchen and a walk-in shower.
Nashville RV Park
Hanks said he picked the RV after crashing in an Airstream during a trip to Northern California. The setup led him to the Jayco Eagle, which he described as having “everything you need,” and to a living situation that keeps him among older trailer park residents.
“I just like having my own space,” he said. “I got my kitchen. I got a walk-in shower—that's a big deal in trailers.” He added, “I’m probably the youngest person in the trailer park by 30 or 40 years,” and called his neighbors “great people.”
Something Out West
The Nashville move ties directly to his country push with Something Out West, the band he is taking into a new market while living in a trailer park instead of an apartment. That choice keeps overhead low and keeps his base simple as he tries to build a music identity outside the family name.
Hanks said the Stagecoach country music festival set he played with bandmate Drew Arthur was “a big deal,” and that it was only the group’s second performance ever. “It was only our second performance ever, so I'm trying to play catch-up. I was nervous,” he said.
Stagecoach Pressure
At Stagecoach, he and Arthur performed “You Better Run,” with Tom Hanks in the crowd cheering him on. That appearance put a public test in front of a project that is still early enough for nerves to matter.
For now, the story is less about celebrity comfort than about what a working start in country music looks like: one RV, one new city, and a band still early enough that a festival slot counts as a benchmark. Nashville gives him the stage; the trailer park gives him the room to keep building.
