High Level Q: TT vs FW for Full-timing?
Hi, Planning/hoping a move to full-timing later this year – though we have never owned an RV before (go easy on me)! The lifestyle and freedom to visit family and friends is pushing us in this dire...
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I'm not going to get into the TT/FW towing fray... we currently own a 25' TT and have towed it with both a 1/2 ton SUV and 3/4 ton truck. With a properly set up WD hitch, they both handled just fine.
OP - you didn't say (or I didn't see) in which part of the country you plan to use your RV. We are working toward going full-time later this year (have five weeks of work left before retirement). In researching dozens of brands and hundreds of models of RVs, I've found that it's harder to find a TT with a fully enclosed and heated underbelly for four-season use. (Arctic Fox makes some very good units - but they may not be big enough for the four of you and they aren't cheap.) Double-pane windows are also a very good thing to have in both hot and cold weather - as much for reducing condensation as for the insulation/energy costs. Combine the all-weather factors with storage space and a few must/haves and won't-deal-withs, and we will be looking for a suitable fifth wheel for full-timing. The comment by a previous poster regarding the bunk house for the kids is a really good one - especially as young as yours are, too.
OP - you didn't say (or I didn't see) in which part of the country you plan to use your RV. We are working toward going full-time later this year (have five weeks of work left before retirement). In researching dozens of brands and hundreds of models of RVs, I've found that it's harder to find a TT with a fully enclosed and heated underbelly for four-season use. (Arctic Fox makes some very good units - but they may not be big enough for the four of you and they aren't cheap.) Double-pane windows are also a very good thing to have in both hot and cold weather - as much for reducing condensation as for the insulation/energy costs. Combine the all-weather factors with storage space and a few must/haves and won't-deal-withs, and we will be looking for a suitable fifth wheel for full-timing. The comment by a previous poster regarding the bunk house for the kids is a really good one - especially as young as yours are, too.
