Hi everyone, I just joined today. here is the story,My wife and I are ready to exchange our lifestyle from stationary house to house on wheels.She is an RN and would like to start travel nursing. I at one time in my life full timed for around 6 years. I was mainly by myself and had a class A fleetwood bounder. This time around I was thinking of a trailer or a 5th wheel but I dont know anything about them.The one thing I liked about my bounder is I was completely self contained for 2 weeks at a time. I had a furnace and an air conditioner and all the bells and whistles.We want at minimum 30 feet but more is better. We do not have a pull vehicle and would have to do that too. We are trying to stay under 50,000$. What are some of your suggestions and why? Mainly I want to be able to park in a park or not if I choose so it must be self contained??Any reccommendations?Thanks all

I wouldn't know where to begin. $50k is a pretty slim budget. Go to the Class A, Fifth-wheel forums and just start reading. Once you get a general idea of what's up then you can ask more specific questions.

If I read your post correctly, being self contained is a biggie for you. That means motor home to me. Would you expand on why or what is attracting you to trailers and/or 5th wheels? What do you think they will give you that a motor home will not?

I'm not sure I guess it was the thought of having 2 engines to maintain. but like I said I had a bounder before and I LOVED it! it was a 1994 34ft long and was perfect. I think I will probably go that route again. Finding one for under 50 is doable I guess. I'll head over to the class A forums and see what the skinny is. Thanks guys

A tow vehicle will be expensive and eat up a lot of your budget. I'd go with a Class A .

Lots of decision points... The wife will need to get to work and will she want to drive a large truck to do so? (One you don't currently have!). I've owned my Chevy Sonic for three years now and the only maintenance expense has been to change the oil, a total of three times so maintaining a second motor is not (to me) a big issue. You can find a lot of late model gas class A's for under $50k.

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wildtoad
Explorer II
May 29, 2016
Lots of decision points... The wife will need to get to work and will she want to drive a large truck to do so? (One you don't currently have!). I've owned my Chevy Sonic for three years now and the only maintenance expense has been to change the oil, a total of three times so maintaining a second motor is not (to me) a big issue. You can find a lot of late model gas class A's for under $50k.
doxiemom11
Explorer II
May 29, 2016
A tow vehicle will be expensive and eat up a lot of your budget. I'd go with a Class A .
jendes
Explorer
May 29, 2016
I'm not sure I guess it was the thought of having 2 engines to maintain. but like I said I had a bounder before and I LOVED it! it was a 1994 34ft long and was perfect. I think I will probably go that route again. Finding one for under 50 is doable I guess. I'll head over to the class A forums and see what the skinny is. Thanks guys
2chiefsRus
Explorer
May 29, 2016
If I read your post correctly, being self contained is a biggie for you. That means motor home to me. Would you expand on why or what is attracting you to trailers and/or 5th wheels? What do you think they will give you that a motor home will not?
2oldman
Explorer II
May 29, 2016
I wouldn't know where to begin.

$50k is a pretty slim budget. Go to the Class A, Fifth-wheel forums and just start reading. Once you get a general idea of what's up then you can ask more specific questions.

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