to buy or to rent for a road trip.
Hi Everybody. just a quick bit of background about us, I am married and have a beautiful wife and a son aged 4, my wife and i are both extreme sports people and love the outdoors. august next y...
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Given what you are looking to do and spend, buying and then selling on consignment sounds like a great idea.
I would purchase a 3-5 year old 26-28 ft. class C. Someone else will have taken the initial depreciation and all the recalls/services should have been performed. The cargo capacity of the overhead sleeping compartment is pretty huge and you can still fit the 4 year old up there with "stuff". Or you can use the bed on the main floor. I agree that slideouts might be nice, but dealing with mechanical issues will be a major concern for you. I'd skip the slideouts in your case. That size coach is ideal for a family of three and it is much easier to find parking. Once you go over 28', you can have issues with not just parking, but even access to certain campgrounds/sites.
Amenities to have in the RV are pretty much everything in a typical home, but you MUST have a generator on board and an awning. I use the awning every time I go out and in cases where there is no power, you CANNOT beat having a generator. I think my ideal would be a pair of Honda 2000i generators. You can use just one most of the time (quiet and low fuel consumption) and chain in the second one if you need to use the A/C off grid.
Best of luck finding just the right rig for your trip.
Jose
I would purchase a 3-5 year old 26-28 ft. class C. Someone else will have taken the initial depreciation and all the recalls/services should have been performed. The cargo capacity of the overhead sleeping compartment is pretty huge and you can still fit the 4 year old up there with "stuff". Or you can use the bed on the main floor. I agree that slideouts might be nice, but dealing with mechanical issues will be a major concern for you. I'd skip the slideouts in your case. That size coach is ideal for a family of three and it is much easier to find parking. Once you go over 28', you can have issues with not just parking, but even access to certain campgrounds/sites.
Amenities to have in the RV are pretty much everything in a typical home, but you MUST have a generator on board and an awning. I use the awning every time I go out and in cases where there is no power, you CANNOT beat having a generator. I think my ideal would be a pair of Honda 2000i generators. You can use just one most of the time (quiet and low fuel consumption) and chain in the second one if you need to use the A/C off grid.
Best of luck finding just the right rig for your trip.
Jose
