PghBob wrote:
Given that you are located in Maryland, you might want to consider going to the RV show in Hershey, mid-September, self-promoted as the largest RV show in the country. There you can see first-hand various rigs of all sort and check the options as well.
If you are new to RVing, consider how you will use your RV. For example, are you more interested in traveling around, or more interested in taking the RV to "the lake or beach" for several days or weeks at a time. Also, if new to RVing, you need to factor in the Occupant and Cargo Carrying Capacity (OCCC) of the unit. This is to insure that you are not driving overloaded. Depending of the RV of choice, you may not be able to add all of the suggested options above, without an overload. We saw some units at the Hershey show that would have been overloaded just with the four adults in our family getting onboard. *In general*, the longer the RV and options like slideouts, leveling systems, and towing all decrease the amount of weight you can safely carry. Best wishes for a successful search.
This is the best advice you got. See what you can add to ccc weight then consider adding toys and items to coach. We have BT Cruiser 28 ft 1 small slide in living area Unit is perfect for 2. The unit dry with full gas tank is 10,888lbs. That's 3162 lbs. left for us to add two people , food and stuff. We roughly add 1000 to 1500 over that only have maybe 5 gal fresh water when we are on the road pull a 3200 lbs. SUV and can keep the pressure on tires down for a better ride based on weight of load on tires from Tire manufactures chart. Most have TIRES maxed out to 80lbs and ride like a cement truck because they don't know weight of load on axles ( not everyone but most). Plus at 55MPH we averaged ON 3000 MILE SUMMER TRIP 11 mpg with V10. Follow this mans advice, He is steering you at what to look at 1st, then you can add all the toys later when you know the available weight to add on to coach.
