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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Nicco,
Go for it! This sounds like a great trip for all of you. You have nothing to worry about. Here are my suggestions to help make your RV trip pleasurable and memorable.
1. Rent a class C motor home from a reputable dealer. Have it throughly mechanically checked out especially make sure the tires are in xlt. shape. Take the Class C to your local trusted Tire store and have them check the tires.
2. With your husband, take the RV home and plug everything in, i.e.. elec. shore cord, shore water hose. Then go through the whole RV and turn every electrical appliance, device on to make sure they all work. Make sure the RV dealer fills the propane tanks before you leave. Turn everything on that runs on propane, i.e.. heater, refrig., stove. Make the dealer shows you how to light the pilot light on. Make sure you know how to turn everything on and off.
3. Buy a Emergency Roadside Service plan, i.e.. Good Sam Platinum plan. This ERS plan will take care of any situation you run into on your trip, i.e.. flat tires, mechanical breakdowns or towing. If you have a break down you just have to use your cell phone and get ERS. they will also tow your rig to the nearest RV service center who can fix the problem.:):) For additional security and peace of mind, you can buy Good Sam's "Travel assist" plan. If you are unable to complete the trip because of medical problems, Good Sam will arrange to have your RV driven back to your home:)
Bottom line, "Relax and enjoy the RV trip" and let Good Sam take care of any mechanical problems you might encounter:):):)
4. Check to make sure your own insurance covers the RV and ask if there are any exceptions. If not, then check with Good Sam for insurance or ask the dealer what he can offer but compare prices between Good Sam and the dealers insurance.
5. Take a map and plot out your trip into 4 to 5 hrs. per day driving. Locate a RV park and make reservations for the whole trip. Go to the application "Good Sam RV parks" to locate RV parks or just buy the Good Sam RV Travel Guide book which list all the rV parks. Try to end each day of driving by appox. 3:00PM. Trying to park and set a RV rig in the dark is not fun.
6. Now you have taken care of all possible RV issues to worry about------So jump in the RV and have a great trip:):) Let us know what you end up doing.
Go for it! This sounds like a great trip for all of you. You have nothing to worry about. Here are my suggestions to help make your RV trip pleasurable and memorable.
1. Rent a class C motor home from a reputable dealer. Have it throughly mechanically checked out especially make sure the tires are in xlt. shape. Take the Class C to your local trusted Tire store and have them check the tires.
2. With your husband, take the RV home and plug everything in, i.e.. elec. shore cord, shore water hose. Then go through the whole RV and turn every electrical appliance, device on to make sure they all work. Make sure the RV dealer fills the propane tanks before you leave. Turn everything on that runs on propane, i.e.. heater, refrig., stove. Make the dealer shows you how to light the pilot light on. Make sure you know how to turn everything on and off.
3. Buy a Emergency Roadside Service plan, i.e.. Good Sam Platinum plan. This ERS plan will take care of any situation you run into on your trip, i.e.. flat tires, mechanical breakdowns or towing. If you have a break down you just have to use your cell phone and get ERS. they will also tow your rig to the nearest RV service center who can fix the problem.:):) For additional security and peace of mind, you can buy Good Sam's "Travel assist" plan. If you are unable to complete the trip because of medical problems, Good Sam will arrange to have your RV driven back to your home:)
Bottom line, "Relax and enjoy the RV trip" and let Good Sam take care of any mechanical problems you might encounter:):):)
4. Check to make sure your own insurance covers the RV and ask if there are any exceptions. If not, then check with Good Sam for insurance or ask the dealer what he can offer but compare prices between Good Sam and the dealers insurance.
5. Take a map and plot out your trip into 4 to 5 hrs. per day driving. Locate a RV park and make reservations for the whole trip. Go to the application "Good Sam RV parks" to locate RV parks or just buy the Good Sam RV Travel Guide book which list all the rV parks. Try to end each day of driving by appox. 3:00PM. Trying to park and set a RV rig in the dark is not fun.
6. Now you have taken care of all possible RV issues to worry about------So jump in the RV and have a great trip:):) Let us know what you end up doing.
