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arhayes wrote:
You mention a 5verToy Hauler but never mentioned a toy. We have a 43' TH which has a 10' garage and haul a Goldwing. We have full timed for almost 14 months now and put 12,000 towing miles on in that time, plus 6,000 additional on the truck and 6,000 on the motorcycle. Using the bike for touring reduces our fuel costs.

We don't normally boondock and primarily reside in FHU parks. Because of our length, and wanting be be able to use the back porch feature, we avoid state and national parks. Most couldn't accommodate us anyway. If there's a park nearby we want to see, we take the bike and ride through.

I got rid of my rolling tool chests and most power tools and kept 2 smaller chests that live in the basement. I also kept a sawzall, sabre saw, solder gun, cordless drill along with all the hand tools that'd fit in the 2 boxes. That's been enough for any rig repairs or little jobs we've needed to do, bike oil changes, etc.

We still cannot imagine a class A meeting our needs since we still want to ride the bike. Once we get the bike off, the garage is converted into living space, has heat and AC, its own TV, did, etc. All that gives us much more space than a MH would afford and has worked out great thus far.

We have one restroom, though there are models avbl with 2, but that has not been an issue this far. I'm retired and we do dishes together by hand. No dishwasher needed. Same with the washer/dryer. Our rig is plumbed and prepped, but the majority of comments we've seen indicate that the RV models are slow and inefficient. Every RVpark we've been in has had an adequate laundry and it has worked fine. We've discussed adding them several times and always decide "no".

Good luck.

Funny. We just got back from a local dealer here and fell in love with the Momentum 380! Just noticed in your tag line that it is the one you have too.
LOVE the sliding glass door to the garage. Makes it feel so much bigger. And honestly, with the patio extended, gives us much more usable space. We both like being outside.

This is now at the top of our list and are no longer looking at a MH. TH gives us way more options.

As for toys, none yet. Though we are looking at a touring bike and maybe a couple dirt bikes.

You mentioned rig repairs...Have you had anything major? All of the 5ers we've looked at seem to have some trim that has popped off here and there. I imagine thats with any of them and just the nature of the beast. By no means anything that scares us.

We would like to get solar on the top and the model we just looked at already has the solar hookups. Any info on solar? Good or bad investment? Will it augment the generator usage enough to warrant the upfront cost?

Thanks!