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Photomike
Apr 11, 2017Explorer III
I deal with many people that are doing the same or similar to what you want to do, most are looking for a RV hybrid to go on expeditions and they don't want the full RV experience.
From my experience to vary just a little from the norm costs way more than it is worth.Had a guy that had a chance to buy a nice little RV for $25,000 he passed as it had too much for what he wanted. So he built one himself when all was said and done for buying the chassis, in labor to build, parts and time wasted for trying to get insurance/ license and registration figured that he was into it for over $80,000. If he had to do it again he would have bought the RV and been happy. Then there is trying to sell it, there was a nice truck camper close to me that was in amazing shape the only issue for many was the guy that had it built asked for no bathroom to be installed as he never uses bathrooms in the RV, well nobody wanted it like that and the cost to add a bathroom was insane. Likewise a guy here had a trailer built with no bathroom or kitchen sink (so no water system). When he went to sell it nobody wanted it he had it for a couple years then ended up giving it away as it sold for such a low price.
If you buy an RV and don't want the fridge to be cold, don't turn it on. If you don't want a hot water tank use the bypass. Easier than removing or trying to add if you decide to use it.
Myself I like the extras even in a Walmart parking lot!
From my experience to vary just a little from the norm costs way more than it is worth.Had a guy that had a chance to buy a nice little RV for $25,000 he passed as it had too much for what he wanted. So he built one himself when all was said and done for buying the chassis, in labor to build, parts and time wasted for trying to get insurance/ license and registration figured that he was into it for over $80,000. If he had to do it again he would have bought the RV and been happy. Then there is trying to sell it, there was a nice truck camper close to me that was in amazing shape the only issue for many was the guy that had it built asked for no bathroom to be installed as he never uses bathrooms in the RV, well nobody wanted it like that and the cost to add a bathroom was insane. Likewise a guy here had a trailer built with no bathroom or kitchen sink (so no water system). When he went to sell it nobody wanted it he had it for a couple years then ended up giving it away as it sold for such a low price.
If you buy an RV and don't want the fridge to be cold, don't turn it on. If you don't want a hot water tank use the bypass. Easier than removing or trying to add if you decide to use it.
Myself I like the extras even in a Walmart parking lot!
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