Satelite Tv Fulltiming

sdianel wrote:
Winegard's website says Hopper requires Pro equipment that is not compatible with RV's.

Really? Myself and several other people on this forum have Hoppers installed in our RVs. My Hopper was installed in 2012 and I now have two of them in my RV. Both of them are still working fine, but I do make sure the units are powered off while driving my Class A.

owomp wrote:
Selling the home and getting ready to go full time in our class A.Really getting a lot of differing answers on how to get satellite tv.
Would prefer the dish hopper,want dvr capability and HD.Dish says to call winegard or other option is camping world.neither have dvr.

First, from my experience and from others, contact a local sat installer -- not DISH or Winegard. You may have to contact more than one local installer because some installers do not like working in RVs.

For fulltimers, like myself, I recommend purchasing a Winegard Travler for either a DISH or DirecTV system because of the Travler's push-button ease of use and because the Travler can give you everything that a home system has.

A DISH Travler can be had for about $1200 and a DirecTV Travler for about $1500.

However, you can certainly use a much less expensive portable tripod with a Hopper. In fact, in addition to my DISH Travler, I carry a tripod for those times when we're parked under trees.

In the end, however, you have plenty of choices. Probably more than you want.

To make this whole selection process easier, I added a DISH RV Selection Guide to our RV travel blog.