Bought ours in 09--empty nest, before retirement. Now we are retired and still enjoying the small RV. We did tent camping before and found we were just not getting out as much as we wanted to. So the RV makes camping and hiking so comfortable, we can hardly call it camping! More like vacationing in lovely spots I guess. We intend to keep ours long term and maybe fit in our first snowbird type trip this winter. We are small but still have plenty of room to have the 2 young grandkids along and their parents sometimes. The parents still go out and sleep in a tent but they have the amenities of a warm cup of coffee and bathroom nearby. I can't think of a better recreational purchase we could have made. We have thoroughly enjoyed our RV.