ascanio1 wrote:
The RV part must be perfect and flawless so that we can then repeat the experience and improve on the holiday aspects that were not perfect (Park access, long waits, bad food, bad attractions, etc.).
Bwahahahaha. "RV" "privacy" and "perfect/flawless" do not belong in the same sentence. RVing is all about adventures, the ones you planned and the ones you hadn't planned. Half the fun of RVing is the little (and sometimes big) situations that inevitably arise. If everyone can remain flexible, resilient, kind, cool, and friendly you'll have a great time. If one or more of you are high maintenance, I foresee an uncomfortable experience.
As for privacy, divest yourselves of that notion. There is NO privacy aboard an RV. Make peace with hearing, seeing, and smelling your friends' every pee, poop, fart, kiss, cuddle, and disagreement. If you can go along and pretend that these things are not happening within 20-feet of where you're sitting, you'll be fine. Cultivate a very broad sense of humor for this trip, cuz you're gonna need it.
ETA: Here are some highlights of our years of RVing:
*Ear infection, burst eardrum
*Hit a building, tore off half the roof ($3,000)
*Ran out of diapers in Yellowstone
*Gerbil died in Grand Tetons, transported home in the freezer
*Vomiting & diarrhea x 2 days
*Cornea abrasion
*Bashed the front of the camper ($6,000)
*Nearly ran out of gas in the desert
*Got lost in the Big Horn Mountains
*Buffalo peed on our campsite (5-ft in diameter pool of pee!)
*Lightning strike 10 feet from the camper, made our ears ring
*Life-threatening pneumonia
*Wind tore off the awning ($1,000)
*Rolled our rig & tow vehicle
