Anyone here own an RV and live and/or travel in it frequently?

[MJ DeMarco]

I'm sorry for the repeated posts, this is the last one I promise.

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[loop101]

So I recently went on an RV roadtrip last month and outside of the "active shooter" incident, it was a pretty interesting trip.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I like it or not. Part of me does, another part of me doesn't. I can't quite finger my thoughts.

I enjoyed getting out into nature and experiencing this subculture, even the driving aspect wasn't too bad -- but I'm hesitant about an RV being a huge maintenance and money suck. There's an old saying my friend used to say, boats make you broke ... (I guess they cost a lot to fix) ... are RV's the same?

As for what I'd buy, I'd definitely would go with a Class-A as I hate towing and hitching shit. The Class-C's are too small.

The thought that one of these huge Class-A's could be snagged for less than a Lamborghini SV has my interest.

On a side note, this could be a great option to accelerate your Fastlane -- instead of living in an expensive apartment or a house, you could hunker down in an RV park, save money, and grind your business away. If I was 22 and single again, it would be a consideration.

BTW, there's an RV show today at Cards Stadium, I'm going down there to take a look.

I would checkout rvdirect.com , they sell directly from the manufactures over the net, usually 50% off. They can't post their prices, so you have to ask for a quote.

https://www.rvdirect.com/

 

[becks22]

I grew up RVing after I almost was attacked by a bear at age 7. That put an end to our family tenting days. The have lots of benefits like being able to just pick up and go anywhere. My parents bought a new smaller RV for just the two of them now and they have done a few cross country trips in it. Especially now with COVID, it's nice being able to have your own home away from home without needing to talk to anyone else or use shared facilities. It's a lot of work to use and also to drive. You're basically driving a tractor trailer. If you don't enjoy driving, that part alone could put you off. I know that is why my mother never drives and they only go as far as my dad can drive in one day.

 

[loop101]

I would investigate if a composting toilet is an option in any RV I bought. Not having to empty a black-water tank would be really nice.

If you don't like towing, a 5th-wheel might be a good option. They tow a lot differently than a normal travel-trailer. You need a good truck, though.

 

[WJK]

So I recently went on an RV roadtrip last month and outside of the "active shooter" incident, it was a pretty interesting trip.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I like it or not. Part of me does, another part of me doesn't. I can't quite finger my thoughts.

I enjoyed getting out into nature and experiencing this subculture, even the driving aspect wasn't too bad -- but I'm hesitant about an RV being a huge maintenance and money suck. There's an old saying my friend used to say, boats make you broke ... (I guess they cost a lot to fix) ... are RV's the same?

As for what I'd buy, I'd definitely would go with a Class-A as I hate towing and hitching shit. The Class-C's are too small.

The thought that one of these huge Class-A's could be snagged for less than a Lamborghini SV has my interest.

On a side note, this could be a great option to accelerate your Fastlane -- instead of living in an expensive apartment or a house, you could hunker down in an RV park, save money, and grind your business away. If I was 22 and single again, it would be a consideration.

BTW, there's an RV show todaWy at Cards Stadium, I'm going down there to take a look.

We have an old camping trailer that pull around with one of our pickups. It's like an old favorite pair of slippers -- comfortable, very low maintenance, and debt-free . Yes, it has a queen sized bed with my memory foam topper. It has a kitchen, bathroom and the very important forced air heating. We use it off road here in Alaska. We set it up and then run around in our truck or with our ATVs. We could up grade, but why? It's all that we need.

 

[JohanXV]

I also have an RV for 4 years. We travel 5 times per year. Really, it is a cool thing. Firstly, we had just a small trailer with everything you need for camping, but it was not so good and we raised money for several years to buy a real mobile home where we can live comfortably. To tell the truth, it's worth this money and better to take a good model from the beginning. For the present moment, we don't travel because of covid pandemics. But I hope this spring we will open the season with the first warmth. I ordered for our trips some useful equipment, even a washing/drying mashing from the Palmgear website. So we are on full alert. LOL

 

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[jjohns500]

So I recently went on an RV roadtrip last month and outside of the "active shooter" incident, it was a pretty interesting trip.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I like it or not. Part of me does, another part of me doesn't. I can't quite finger my thoughts.

I enjoyed getting out into nature and experiencing this subculture, even the driving aspect wasn't too bad -- but I'm hesitant about an RV being a huge maintenance and money suck. There's an old saying my friend used to say, boats make you broke ... (I guess they cost a lot to fix) ... are RV's the same?

As for what I'd buy, I'd definitely would go with a Class-A as I hate towing and hitching shit. The Class-C's are too small.

The thought that one of these huge Class-A's could be snagged for less than a Lamborghini SV has my interest.

On a side note, this could be a great option to accelerate your Fastlane -- instead of living in an expensive apartment or a house, you could hunker down in an RV park, save money, and grind your business away. If I was 22 and single again, it would be a consideration.

BTW, there's an RV show today at Cards Stadium, I'm going down there to take a look.

I can't personally speak to RV, however I grew up with my family owning and traveling in them. They all loved them. I personally have taken more to the vanlife route. Built this one myself and it's perfect for my and my daughter to travel. Much less maintenance and it's actually my daily driver, which I don't really drive anywhere since I have a studio in my home.

Vans are definitely very small in comparison. However we don't spend much time inside since we are usually out in nature. Plus it drives like a nissan sentra