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Golden_HVAC
Oct 25, 2014Explorer
I was camped out at Johnson Valley off road vehicle area over Christmas and some friends showed up for New Years. I was a little low on propane and moved the motorhome to town to get the 18 gallon tank filled around the 27th.
Then our friends set up about 1/4 mile towards town in their "Usual" spot, so I had to move again. It took about 20 minutes to raise the jacks, move the RV and get all set up again, including awnings out.
In the center of our camping area, there was a bon fire, so the guy in a weekend warrior did not want to park to close to the fire. But he did want to show the slidesshow on the side of his WW fifth wheel. We suggested that perhaps he could move it about 20' closer to the campfire. He declined. For me, moving the motorhome 20 - 30' to allow another RV into our "Ring" of RV's, it is really easy, and move that far at a crawl, I would even leave out the awnings. It might take 5 minutes tops. But the fifth wheel does not move that quickly.
Also backing a motorhome into a tight Federal campground place is fairly easy. Backing in a trailer is a bit more difficult. and to unhitch, then slide out a slide only to find it blocks the electrical post, or hits a tree, that becomes a problem. With a motorhome, moving over 10" is not going to take that long.
So my next RV probably will be a motorhome. But who knows, it might also be a toy hauler, so I can load a electric wheelchair easy.
Good luck!
Fred.
Then our friends set up about 1/4 mile towards town in their "Usual" spot, so I had to move again. It took about 20 minutes to raise the jacks, move the RV and get all set up again, including awnings out.
In the center of our camping area, there was a bon fire, so the guy in a weekend warrior did not want to park to close to the fire. But he did want to show the slidesshow on the side of his WW fifth wheel. We suggested that perhaps he could move it about 20' closer to the campfire. He declined. For me, moving the motorhome 20 - 30' to allow another RV into our "Ring" of RV's, it is really easy, and move that far at a crawl, I would even leave out the awnings. It might take 5 minutes tops. But the fifth wheel does not move that quickly.
Also backing a motorhome into a tight Federal campground place is fairly easy. Backing in a trailer is a bit more difficult. and to unhitch, then slide out a slide only to find it blocks the electrical post, or hits a tree, that becomes a problem. With a motorhome, moving over 10" is not going to take that long.
So my next RV probably will be a motorhome. But who knows, it might also be a toy hauler, so I can load a electric wheelchair easy.
Good luck!
Fred.
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