I stumbled across this thread through a link from another website. Many thanks to IAMICHABOD for the thread and to all the good people who have posted so much info.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and am considering an RV for full time living and travel for the next six months and perhaps more. I moved to the USA twenty years ago and worked mostly in software until I became too old for this industry and I want to see the country before I'm too old for that.
The area has changed and IMO not for the better. My girl friend wants to move back to her home state of MN which she says is a gentler, calmer way of life. I'm okay with that but not to move now, so I want to be touring in the RV, maybe head south. I don't know how I'll deal with the winter in MN since I have SAD and don't mind joining her in the spring.
I'm thinking of buying an rv from cruise America. I checked El Monte today but I don't see the mileage for each RV on their website. The RV is for me and my girl friend when she'll want to join me.
I have a small online business I should be able to run from the RV with a decent internet connection.
I think a 23a would be good though I am open to the bigger ones, the 27g looks really nice but I'm concerned about the size and gas consumption and they seem to have higher mileage.
I'd probably buy both extended warranties, for the house and vehicle. If I do so does it make any sense to pay about $6,000 for a vehicle with lower mileage ... 80,000 instead of 130,000? On the other hand I read that some people say the extended warranties are not worth much, is that true of cruise America warranties as well?
Would I be able to put solar panels on them, they don't come with ladders? Do they have enough batteries for that. I like the idea of being in nature, not necessarily with a hookup somewhere.
Hpw do I make sure I'm getting a good vehicle? Should I look for an RV tech and hire them to check out the vehicle? Since I am a complete newbie and it is a serious chunk of change it is somewhat daunting. Are these companies thrustworthy?
