First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
This post is intended to be helpful to the first time buyer of a motor home. For those of you who don't fall into that category or believe this post is incomplete or off the mark, do us all a favor, a...
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I think this is a great discussion. We've been looking at MHs for 4 years and renting them on trips for 6 years. Previously we camped in a pop-up for 20 years. We're close to retirement when we're willing to actually buy an MH. We know ourselves and we don't often trade stuff in as long as it is serviceable for all kinds of reasons. So we need the first choice to be the right choice. Several of the points you made are items that we've given a great deal of thought to.
There is one sticking point that is making us question our decision process. Can we reasonably expect to do the kind of camping that makes us want a MH, in the kind of MH that we like? We've always avoided private campgrounds and love Natl Forests, state and federal parks. Our biggest concern is that the 36-37 footer that we want won't actually be able to handle those sites.
Any advice from more experienced folks?
There is one sticking point that is making us question our decision process. Can we reasonably expect to do the kind of camping that makes us want a MH, in the kind of MH that we like? We've always avoided private campgrounds and love Natl Forests, state and federal parks. Our biggest concern is that the 36-37 footer that we want won't actually be able to handle those sites.
Any advice from more experienced folks?
