Encouragement, Thoughts? Newbie is scared!
Hi everyone, I'm a married Mom of 3 who has always dreamed of taking a cross country trip with her kids. Now my kids are 18, 15 and 11 and I'm realizing that I need to do this soon if it is going t...
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Do it, it will be a great adventure.
We rented motorhomes 4 times before we purchased, once from Cruise America, and 3 times from independent rental companies. Cruise American might be your best bet, as they can probably deal with emergencies and breakdowns than a smaller rental company. We actually bought our first Class C MH from a high-end rental company in Canada, that was low-mileage and very well maintained.
Don't worry about the mountains, just take it slow, especially down grades. It would be great if your first trip would be with another RV, with someone to help lead you through the process of planting yourself for the night, and leaving in the morning. The orientation is usually pretty good, but there are a few tips that are not well covered that will make it easier for you. At most campgrounds there are usually lots of people more than willing to help.
Path1 has some great ideas about saving a bit of $$$. It's the extras that really cost when you rent.
We rented motorhomes 4 times before we purchased, once from Cruise America, and 3 times from independent rental companies. Cruise American might be your best bet, as they can probably deal with emergencies and breakdowns than a smaller rental company. We actually bought our first Class C MH from a high-end rental company in Canada, that was low-mileage and very well maintained.
Don't worry about the mountains, just take it slow, especially down grades. It would be great if your first trip would be with another RV, with someone to help lead you through the process of planting yourself for the night, and leaving in the morning. The orientation is usually pretty good, but there are a few tips that are not well covered that will make it easier for you. At most campgrounds there are usually lots of people more than willing to help.
Path1 has some great ideas about saving a bit of $$$. It's the extras that really cost when you rent.
