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traveylin
May 22, 2017Explorer
For your entry level, first rv,, there are two primary decsions.
Where you will use it will have a lot to say about the length. Many of the National and state parks and forests in the west were built for up to 30 foot rv's. A 45 footer will not fit in many of the public facilities. When taking the Alaskan ferry into Skagway it was a breeze to pull in to ship with toad attached in my 30 footer. The next motor home was full sized and had a bear of a time making the turns, without a toad. Lost a chrome strip.
The next decsion is diesal or gas. For the same size coach I used about 55-60 markup to go diesal. Its not just the motor, a lot of other upgardes get piled into the diesal coach price I bought a gasser.
Beprepared for first year use to include a lot of adustments and fixes. Motor homes are one off construction. Not like a production line toyota.
We are into our 7 th year with our entry level Class a and look forward to 7 more
Where you will use it will have a lot to say about the length. Many of the National and state parks and forests in the west were built for up to 30 foot rv's. A 45 footer will not fit in many of the public facilities. When taking the Alaskan ferry into Skagway it was a breeze to pull in to ship with toad attached in my 30 footer. The next motor home was full sized and had a bear of a time making the turns, without a toad. Lost a chrome strip.
The next decsion is diesal or gas. For the same size coach I used about 55-60 markup to go diesal. Its not just the motor, a lot of other upgardes get piled into the diesal coach price I bought a gasser.
Beprepared for first year use to include a lot of adustments and fixes. Motor homes are one off construction. Not like a production line toyota.
We are into our 7 th year with our entry level Class a and look forward to 7 more
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