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rs680
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Oct 30, 2013

Confused Need help Newbie here looking for frist

Hello everyone. I am a single semi retired guy that will be doing most of my long distance travel in the summer I have 3 to 4 months off every year and me and my dog are tired of sitting at home alone. So nows the time to get a Rv so I will be ready to go early spring.

Now the question What the heck should I really buy. New, Used and if so how many years old. Motorhome, class A B or C , 5th wheel, tt. REg, light or ultralite.

There is just to many to chose. I have been studying this for 6 months now.
No matter how you look at it they all have good points and bad. The more I ask myself what I need the more confused I get.

I was leaning towards travel trailer or 5th wheel But now I am back to Class A or maybe C or B. Gas unit 30 ft range

My question is What are those must have things and what is the ideal size when it comes to small more remote campgrounds. I spend most of my time away from the big resort campgrounds.

Is there a Company that builds for the cold Canada winters. I live in central Ontario and will be mostly traveling in northern Canada.

Also I have heard not to buy anything over 10 years old is this true and if so why.

I am sorry for all the question I have tried to do the research myself but just find the more I read the more I do not understand

thank you

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  • what type truck do you have to tow a TT or a 5th ? that comes into play also. how much room do you need? just you ad the dog may get by on something in the 25 ft range with a slide. nothing over 10 years sometimes means head ache repairing. some units have been taken care of and they make good first units. I have a 99 and it has been taken care of religiously. it is still a good unit. units like mine are rare but there are some out there. I know a guy who has a dog and he just has a small class C. he does very well in it. he does take care of his MH and it is in very good condition. some Units are built for the cold and the Canadian weather. keep asking your questions we will try to answer the best we can
  • Welcome! You'll get lots of opinions on here. Each unit has its own pros and cons. If it were me, I'd see if I could locate and RV show somewhere that you could attend so you could spend a day or two touring the models and getting ideas on what is right for you.

    Here is a link to Canadian RV shows. (I hope you mean Ontario Canada, and not Ontario California...)

    Canada RV shows