Looking to start class A family living
Hello My name is Josh Wilkes. My family and I are wanting to make the transition from apartment living to RV living. Currently I'm a waiter at Chili's Bar and Grill, and my wife is a 7 months pregnant...
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You have been given very valuable, if not tough to hear advice, for free. The kind of advice that has cost most of us hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to learn..lol
A RV is a luxury purchase, not something that should be looked at as primary housing with no safety net. What would scare me, with a family depending on me, is if something happened to the rig and we were forced out of it. With every penny tied up in it, where would we go?
Also, regardless of rig, New/Used/Entry Level/Luxury Coach, you have to have a basic understanding of how things work, BOTH automotive AND Residential, along with a basic set of tools to work on both. I have had to "MacGyver" some stuff up on the side of the road to get me and my family out of harms way and into civilization (and this was in year old or 2 year old coaches. Things happen.
If you stated you were going to buy a travel trailer and live out of it at a seasonal site, then maybe that is a different conversation since you would not have the expense of the "truck" part and the expense of moving it. You or the wife could also work out some of the lot fees by bartering for work (workcamping) she could do secretarial things or organize children's activities in exchange for a reduction in lot fees and you could cut grass or trim weeds, etc.
I do admire your sense of adventure, but INHO that should have probably come before the kids. It is no big deal for you and the bride to live in the back of the car or station wagon of couch surf for a short time if things fall apart, but with young-uns in tow, the dynamic changes.
A RV is a luxury purchase, not something that should be looked at as primary housing with no safety net. What would scare me, with a family depending on me, is if something happened to the rig and we were forced out of it. With every penny tied up in it, where would we go?
Also, regardless of rig, New/Used/Entry Level/Luxury Coach, you have to have a basic understanding of how things work, BOTH automotive AND Residential, along with a basic set of tools to work on both. I have had to "MacGyver" some stuff up on the side of the road to get me and my family out of harms way and into civilization (and this was in year old or 2 year old coaches. Things happen.
If you stated you were going to buy a travel trailer and live out of it at a seasonal site, then maybe that is a different conversation since you would not have the expense of the "truck" part and the expense of moving it. You or the wife could also work out some of the lot fees by bartering for work (workcamping) she could do secretarial things or organize children's activities in exchange for a reduction in lot fees and you could cut grass or trim weeds, etc.
I do admire your sense of adventure, but INHO that should have probably come before the kids. It is no big deal for you and the bride to live in the back of the car or station wagon of couch surf for a short time if things fall apart, but with young-uns in tow, the dynamic changes.
