Reflections on 6 Months of RV Research! ;)
Hi Class C Forum, I caught the RV bug about 6 months ago after a particularly stressful stretch at work. Researching RVs has become the way that I decompress when I have some discretionary time. Cu...
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Rvforjimnme:
Your post would be much easier to read with a few paragraphs to beak it up. You seem to think that a 24/25' C is lot more work than has been our experience.
After 24,000+ miles in the last 24 months I find many of your assertions to be incorrect. We can unhook, on those few occasions when we have hookups in less than 5 minutes(closer to 2 or 3 actually).
Unplugging/stowing a power cord - one/two minutes... tops. We never hook up to sewer, just use it like your own personal dump station when you are ready to hit the road. The same goes for water, why risk you rig on uncertain pressure? Those pressure valves do fail from time to time. Much safer to run off of the pump and tank and we turn off the pump when we leave our site. We just top up the tank as needed when leaving.
Since we keep the interior neat/clutter free a couple of minutes of interior straightening by my bride has us safely ready for the road while I attend to any needed exterior cores.
Sight seeing has never been and issue including DC & Annapolis to name just two. Our 24' lC fits in just about any parking lot. Grocery getting is all but eliminated with a modicum of planning and if we need to we just drive into town.
We bought a 24' so we would have no use, much less need for a Toad. We do now however enjoy towing my motorcycle (1987 BMW R80 (800 cc) RT), on a small (9'), trailer not for Toad duty but because it is so much fun to ride.
We are currently in Olathe Colorado having cruised up this morning from Durango through Silverton and on up to Ouray - a once in a lifetime ride by the way, and will drive over to Moab in the morning. Once set up in our site we will hop on the bike and cruise Canyonlands NP followed by Arches NP on Tuesday. Next will be Capitol Reef and probably another trip to Bryce and our all time favorite, Zion.
Small C's don't need Toads and are probably the easiest RV's to travel in. Keep it simple and you will also keep it fun/easy.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
Your post would be much easier to read with a few paragraphs to beak it up. You seem to think that a 24/25' C is lot more work than has been our experience.
After 24,000+ miles in the last 24 months I find many of your assertions to be incorrect. We can unhook, on those few occasions when we have hookups in less than 5 minutes(closer to 2 or 3 actually).
Unplugging/stowing a power cord - one/two minutes... tops. We never hook up to sewer, just use it like your own personal dump station when you are ready to hit the road. The same goes for water, why risk you rig on uncertain pressure? Those pressure valves do fail from time to time. Much safer to run off of the pump and tank and we turn off the pump when we leave our site. We just top up the tank as needed when leaving.
Since we keep the interior neat/clutter free a couple of minutes of interior straightening by my bride has us safely ready for the road while I attend to any needed exterior cores.
Sight seeing has never been and issue including DC & Annapolis to name just two. Our 24' lC fits in just about any parking lot. Grocery getting is all but eliminated with a modicum of planning and if we need to we just drive into town.
We bought a 24' so we would have no use, much less need for a Toad. We do now however enjoy towing my motorcycle (1987 BMW R80 (800 cc) RT), on a small (9'), trailer not for Toad duty but because it is so much fun to ride.
We are currently in Olathe Colorado having cruised up this morning from Durango through Silverton and on up to Ouray - a once in a lifetime ride by the way, and will drive over to Moab in the morning. Once set up in our site we will hop on the bike and cruise Canyonlands NP followed by Arches NP on Tuesday. Next will be Capitol Reef and probably another trip to Bryce and our all time favorite, Zion.
Small C's don't need Toads and are probably the easiest RV's to travel in. Keep it simple and you will also keep it fun/easy.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
