HELP! First Time buyer getting cold feet.
We are a couple in our early 50's, recently retired from full-time employment, with a daughter who is Junior in H.S. and a 22 yr old son living at home. We have limited camping experience amounting to...
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You both need to see the RV lifestyle as an adventure and see the driving journey as part of that adventure.
I don't know if either of you are mechanical but it is very normal for even a mechanically oriented personal who has never owned an RV to be overwhelmed and get cold feet thinking about all things in's and out's of oteing, setting up and maintaining an RV.
We've all been there at one time or another in our RV adventure. Based on your apparent desire to explore and your dislike of airplane (which I completely understand) I hope your husband does not let fear of the unknown about RV's and the adventure hold him back from taking the jump.
It is a good decision to buy used the first time around as your investment is minimal as you are learning whether this is truly something as are passionate about and wish to investment more time an money into.
Don't hesitate to ask as many question as needed on the forum to answer all your concerns and anxieties.
Being in our mid 50's as well we have gone through the period when our kids were adults still living at home. Our youngest is finishing college in June so I
X-my-fingers, hope and pray he gets a job quickly in his field so he does not have to move back home after graduation.
I don't know if either of you are mechanical but it is very normal for even a mechanically oriented personal who has never owned an RV to be overwhelmed and get cold feet thinking about all things in's and out's of oteing, setting up and maintaining an RV.
We've all been there at one time or another in our RV adventure. Based on your apparent desire to explore and your dislike of airplane (which I completely understand) I hope your husband does not let fear of the unknown about RV's and the adventure hold him back from taking the jump.
It is a good decision to buy used the first time around as your investment is minimal as you are learning whether this is truly something as are passionate about and wish to investment more time an money into.
Don't hesitate to ask as many question as needed on the forum to answer all your concerns and anxieties.
Being in our mid 50's as well we have gone through the period when our kids were adults still living at home. Our youngest is finishing college in June so I
X-my-fingers, hope and pray he gets a job quickly in his field so he does not have to move back home after graduation.
