Anyone make the switch from a motor home?

Before our current FW, we had two Class C and two Class A. With both the C and A's we always had the toad problem. Never a vehicle we would want but a vehicle that could be towed. When you have a toad, you can never back up! Problems getting gas etc. C's two small, class a's a little better, but not quite, yes you could manage to cook a meal, if you were not picky, but the stove top, no oven, and microwave, yes popcorn and boil water but to small to cook anything, if you like microwave cooking! Queen size beds, but we wanted King size beds, yes we could have gotten a bigger more expensive class a, but come on I did not want to spend $100,000 for a king size bed! Diesel pusher, 7 MPG, and try and find someone to work on it!? Once we had to drive over 100 miles with the enginge in "limp" mode to a garage that was willing to look at it! No I do not think we will go back to a powered RV, we love our Grand Design Solitude 320X!

BigD2, What a fun story! Thanks for sharing! But, WHY did you go back to the 5er?

I know there are some of you who will be able to relate to the following story and may even get a good laugh at my expense, and you are welcome.

Our RV adventures started 6 years ago with the purchase of an KZ 30' pull behind toy hauler. I have had motorcycles nearly all my adult life and just could not go anywhere without it. My wife and I have ridden our bike in almost every state in the US and that was made even more enjoyable when we got our first trailer. Shortly after the purchase of our first toy hauler we made the mistake of going to a very large RV show at the Tampa Florida fair grounds. We like many others soon found out that we "needed" a larger trailer so we purchased a 40 foot Keystone Raptor and of course now we needed a larger truck, so enter a new Ford F350 diesel dually. We had this setup for 2 years until (you got it) we again went to the same RV show

While traveling thru many RV parks we started to like the idea of a Class A motor home and of course we had to be able to take the Goldwing. There are a few Class A' toy haulers but we did not find any that we liked. So we started searching all over the internet and several months later found a 2007 Country Coach Inspire that had everything we needed except the interior storage for the Goldwing. So we said goodbye to the Raptor and my new Ford dually and purchased the Country Coach. We found a super hydraulic lift that would carry the 1000lb Goldwing bike welded to the frame on the rear So off we went again traveling all over the country. Class A motor homes are a real pleasure to drive and extremely comfortable but are very expensive to own and especially pricey to operate. Every repair or accessory seems to start at $1,000. I remember my son telling me when we were thinking about buying our first trailer that I should just bite the bullet and purchase a class A motor home. He seems to know me better than I know myself, and he was right. I cannot tell you how many thousands of dollars we could have saved had I taken his advice. We finally sold the motor home last year and said goodbye to the wonderful world of RVing, or so we thought. Last week we purchased a Forrest river silverback and a new (you guesses it) Ford F250 diesel. Once RVing gets in our blood it stays there forever

We've decided to sell our beloved Class C, because after a decade of fantastic sightseeing across the US and Canada, where the MH was nimble, easy to set up, had great storage, etc etc - we're now thinking of staying in one spot for a month. And since we already have an F-350, a 5er was an easy choice. Ours has a 13' Super Slide and it's like an apartment when set up. I'll be sad when the Class C sells because it holds so many memories.... but for what we hope for our future (snowbirding), the 5er is just a better setup.

Well I have a motorhome but having read a lot on your posted subject. I try to tell people to strongly consider what type of Rving they will be doing. If traveling a lot and long distances (which we do) I'd prefer a Motorhome. If doing shorter trips and staying in one location for longer periods of time I would go for 5th wheel or camper. My brother bought a MH and never goes anywhere but local and doesn't use it very much a camper would of been a better choice.
Good luck in your choice!

We had an Allegro Bay with gas. Did not keep it long as dW and myself just kept running into each other. It only had 2 slides, Work horse engine. Very wobbly on curves on the highway, and had horrible gas mileage. Just did not work for us. I was still farming, before retiring, and already had irrigation engines diesel pickup and farm trucks. Why have another engine to service. Went back to 5th and pulled with present truck. Really enjoyed getting space back. I realize some MHs have plenty of space, but ours did not.

One other Thing is with a MH you have two Engines to keep up.

Great post. We have been considering going to a MH. We just went from TT to 5er 2 years ago. So far the MH we looked at the 5er has much more space inside, but less storage.

janegowest wrote:
Would love to hear why and how satisfied you are with your decision.

Search the archives.

Been on here a lot over the years.

Probably on the MH forum also - for folks going the "other way" -
although not as many.

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Most people I know that went from a 5er to a MH went back to a 5er.

Complaints of less space were common.

Ask the Husband what he likes about the MH the usual answer is "I can see ahead of the traffic when driving".