rollindowntheroad wrote:
I am looking to full time in a Class A when I retire. Currently my thoughts are not traveling a great deal in it but stay in one location for 1 or 2 months then moving to a new location. I live in Florida and plan on staying in Florida.
Re-reading your post you said that you will sit and then move to another place IN Florida. If you do not plan to boonedock, then a generator is not needed. If you only move within the state, you may not burn much fuel so you may need to stabilize the fuel that is not used.
Florida's high temps, salt air, and high humidity is not kind to any type of motor vehicle so I would minimize my investment and stick with a trailer until I determine how I like the full-time lifestyle. Having a trailer relocated every few months is not that big of a deal and there are several sources to relocate it. With either a Class A or a trailer, you will need some sort of regular vehicle for your daily use. Looking at Craigslist in this area you will see several trailers in the 30-35' range for under $10,000 that are not too old. If any them show no signs of leak damage you are good to go. I doubt if you will find a Class A in the same condition, and age, for less than $50,000, and there may be several issues that you can't see. The used trailer will have depreciated less(in dollars) in a few years than any Class A will and the maintenance is limited to wheel bearings and tires for the mechanical portion vrs everything mechanical that needs to be tended to with a Class A. Not to mention that insurance will be less for the trailer than the Class A, especially if you do not need liability coverage for the trailer.
