I like the size and convenience of the Class Cs. But in many cases, you will likely need to tow a car. Many of the travel trailers under 7000 pounds seem poorly built and used ones are often beat up even if they are only 5-6 years old. The 5th wheels seem to be the best of both worlds but I need a new truck to pull one. Any suggestions?
Considering a RV ..........any advice?
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I always wanted to get one, but only if I could comfortably afford one. Very expensive to own and operate, and often very inconvenient without towing a vehicle. However, if you're just doing short trips to camping locations, football games, then not so bad. Had a friend who bought a 20 something year old used one last year for like only $19,000.00, but once he had it for a month, he figured out he couldn't afford to do much with it. Still has it, but is looking to sale it.
Truly depends on money looking to spend. I agree with your thought process and think 5th wheel is the way to go, but what vehicles do you have now? Might be better to go cheap for a year or 2 to figure out what you want in an RV. Outside kitchen, rear kitchen, etc, etc.
I have a truck with a 7500lb towing capacity. That eliminates the majority of 5th wheels. I do like the outside kitchen feature but surely isn't necessary. I think the biggest feature I want in a trailer is a bathroom where others don't have to enter the bedroom to use it. In some of the trailers under 25 feet, that feature isn't available.
I have been looking at models 5-6 years old to avoid the big depreciation hit....but with that comes additional maintenance and costs. I am only semi-handy. The towing a vehicle issue seems to be my biggest issue right now.
I have a double entrance trailer. You should be able to find what you are looking for, but I'd still recommend going cheap first to make sure it's something you want to do and then figure out what you really want/need in an RV.
When in doubt, you cannot go wrong with one of these:
I could do that....the wife does have veto power
Same here. I've been to many different sporting events over the years and I've always been amazed about how many of those rigs I have seen. A group of us used to stay in a smaller motor home for the Indy 500 and I probably saw hundreds of those on every trip.
The driver behind this is that the wife doesn't like boarding the dogs when we travel. I have found some private rentals that allow pets. Definitely an option
Shoot the damn dogs and use the money you save on all the dog related **** for plane tickets and fly somewhere like a gentleman.
You know, I myself have watched those cable RV shows on occasion, and have seen episodes where folks/families visited dealerships to rent.....either as a prelude to decide what they might eventually buy, or else as their one-time home-away-from-home. And, I've come to view renting as a pretty logical approach for somebody (like, for example, yours truly) who finds the idea of RV'ing to be somewhat alluring while avoiding the enormous committment (both financial and practical).
I want to say I've seen Class A's rent for perhaps a couple grand, but I don't know for what length of time.....I mean, is that for a week, or a month ??
even for business trips under 6 hrs I drive. Too many wasted days in airports in my career to ever say I enjoy the flying experience.
The first thing I do when I retire is drive across the country and Canada.
One of the main reasons I retired very early. And....you will love motoring around Canada.....done its several times from Nova Scotia to the Canadian Rockies.
I hate boarding the dogs too. That is definitely the nice thing about camping.
Basically, anything under 3 hrs by my plane and I’m doing the flying. No airport time wasting. I’m airborne in 15 minutes from walking out my front door. Beyond that, I’m Delta bound.
I had to look that up. Crazy that at least a version of that plane has been in production since 47.
Mine is an 88 model, it’s the conventional tail model not the V tail (doctor killer).