bobndot wrote:
Might be time to rethink this rv life style. IMO, this used MH rv style is not working for you.
I have been down the used MH road and found it not all that reliable a road to travel, especially if you do not know the previous owner and the units history.
If you can live with a rv style change, you can hold on to your cash that you have using to repair things. When I had limited cash to spend on toys, I had the best mechanical luck buying a smaller trailer under 6,000# wet and leasing a new truck. The truck never broke down and the trailer has a lot less mechanical stuff to deal with than a MH.
There are so many 'cash back' deals that will save you thousands on 1500 series trucks where you do not need any special aftermarket equipment for it to tow a smaller TT. A stock truck with a tow package will be fine. You'll be driving a new rig for about the same money as you're spending repairing an unreliable MH where you're chancing being stuck in far away places.
You could lease a truck and put the down payment into the lease and use your cash for the TT.
I can't see buying a used B with uncertain repairs in the future. You'll be in the same position you're in now. I see that being a revolving door with too much expense and down time.
This is the same conclusion that I am coming to also. I have owned my current class A in my signature for 16 years, I have put $21,000 for mods repairs and maintenance. Every trip something needs fixing. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed the trips up to Alaska, Canada out west over 100k miles of travel but the biggest problem if something major fails on a trip truck shops don't want to work on class A's and other shops don't have lifts big enough to accommodate large Class A's. I have had 3 break downs over the years and difficulty finding shops , the last one in Mt which took 4 months to get the MH back home. I too have looked at smaller Class A's, B's, C's in the 24 ft Range with full wall slides, TC's, small 5th wheels(not many on the market) and small TT's which there are many to choose from. Everything has its trade off's, B's are way to small no storage or FW capacity. TC's require a HD truck and if you want at least 50 gals of FW and a slide out you need a DRW truck($60k plus). 5th wheels sacrifice storage in the truck bed for a more stable tow. So to me the best option is a small TT that has 50 to 80 gals of FW, a pass tru storage up front, plus the whole bed of the truck which as bobndot stated can be towed with a 1/2 ton truck, can be used as a second vehicle and any shop across the country can work on if something happens.