What to look for in a MH when going full-time
My wife and I are considering going full-time while our health holds our and until it is no longer possible to stay full-time. We will be looking for a new or late model motorhome to replace our curre...
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You and only you need to be comfortable in whatever you get. And everyone is different as you can see from the responses you have gotten and will get. But for us,,
*Make sure you have ample storage inside and out. We prefer a motor home on a raised rail for the extra storage below it creates. And we prefer to not have a dishwasher because of the storage it takes away.
*Storage space means nothing if you don’t have the carrying capacity needed to handle what you will probably WANT to carry while full timing.
* There is NO WAY we would be without a washer drier. Sure they are slow but I’d rather sit outside enjoying nature or out for a walk while the machine is doing it’s thing. Rather than sit at a laundry mat. And what do I care if we take 5 min. loading the machine every 2 our 3 days to keep up on laundry while I’m off enjoying something else rather than being at a laundry mat. In fact even though I would like the stacked set, Diane says she likes the combo unit because it does not take as much space.
*Most MH’s will have at least 2 air conditioners and if we ever buy another it will have 3. Even if it’s a 40 footer.
*A generator and inverter is a must for us. And for us solar and good battery capacity is very important.
*We could certainly live with 2 slides up front and one in the bedroom but I don’t think we personally would be happy with it.
*We like to boondock or at least stay in state parks and things can be a little more dirty than staying in a resort setting so if we had it to do over we would not have any carpet if possible. We only have carpet in the bedroom and drivers side slide now and that’s to much for our taste.
*For me more power is better (torque) but you can make due with whatever. You shouldn’t be looking for a races anyway.
*Remember you can modify a few things to fit your likes. We took out a couch and put in a computer station with file cabinets and a rocker recliner. And installed MCD shades, solar and larger batteries to suit our needs. But it would have been nice to negotiate some of that into the original purchase but had no real idea what we were doing because it was our first MH. But we still have it and we bought it in 07.
It’s good you are asking questions.
*Make sure you have ample storage inside and out. We prefer a motor home on a raised rail for the extra storage below it creates. And we prefer to not have a dishwasher because of the storage it takes away.
*Storage space means nothing if you don’t have the carrying capacity needed to handle what you will probably WANT to carry while full timing.
* There is NO WAY we would be without a washer drier. Sure they are slow but I’d rather sit outside enjoying nature or out for a walk while the machine is doing it’s thing. Rather than sit at a laundry mat. And what do I care if we take 5 min. loading the machine every 2 our 3 days to keep up on laundry while I’m off enjoying something else rather than being at a laundry mat. In fact even though I would like the stacked set, Diane says she likes the combo unit because it does not take as much space.
*Most MH’s will have at least 2 air conditioners and if we ever buy another it will have 3. Even if it’s a 40 footer.
*A generator and inverter is a must for us. And for us solar and good battery capacity is very important.
*We could certainly live with 2 slides up front and one in the bedroom but I don’t think we personally would be happy with it.
*We like to boondock or at least stay in state parks and things can be a little more dirty than staying in a resort setting so if we had it to do over we would not have any carpet if possible. We only have carpet in the bedroom and drivers side slide now and that’s to much for our taste.
*For me more power is better (torque) but you can make due with whatever. You shouldn’t be looking for a races anyway.
*Remember you can modify a few things to fit your likes. We took out a couch and put in a computer station with file cabinets and a rocker recliner. And installed MCD shades, solar and larger batteries to suit our needs. But it would have been nice to negotiate some of that into the original purchase but had no real idea what we were doing because it was our first MH. But we still have it and we bought it in 07.
It’s good you are asking questions.
