New full timer?
Just some general questions that might help narrow down your choices.
1. What are your possible general RV travel plans? Plan on moving around every month or so? Plan to staying in one location for 6 months or longer at a time? In general, if you plan on traveling around quite a bit then you should be looking at a more upper end $$$ RV. If your RV is going to only move a few times a year, then you could get by with a lower priced RV. The more your RV is going to be moving around the country, the more substantial your RV should be. If I were going to full time RV, I would be looking at a Class A, Class C or a 5th wheel with 3 slides and not necessarily in that order but rather at which one meets the greatest number of my travel plans.
2. Which parts of the country are you most frequently planning to RV in? The general weather conditions should be a strong consideration as to the quality of your RV choices. The more severe/colder weather conditions, the more substantial the RV should be. You might want to consider an RV that has heat pump. RV's in general are not the most well insulated units.
3. I would be looking at used RV's that are 5 yrs. or less old. The prices will generally much lower than if you buy a new one.
4. Those "little house on wheels" make no sense to me primarily because the people that build them tend to focus on the house structure and less on the frame, axels, plumbing etc etc. The weight of the Little House will dictate what type of vehicle you will need to tow it with trailers or 5th wheels. The answers to these questions should help you at least narrow some of your choices.
