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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The part of your trip that concerns me is that you plan to FLY home. Pert of the beauty of an RV is being able to bring everything you could ever need, along with you...LOL! Does Cruise American supply linens and towels? Or do you have to bring all your own bedding? If so, then you might be just as well off by renting a van and tenting it - and shipping all your gear home. Of course, you're going to want to beat me to death the first time you are laying in a tent in a thunderstorm....
That being said - I (Deb) drive our 28' Class C (a popular size for rentals) all over. The most important thing to remember is the "swing": if you have to make a sharp right turn, for example, the left rear corner will swing out WIDER than the point where you started the turn. Otherwise, it's like driving a large cargo van: you can't really see out the sides behind the "B" pillar and probably can't see out the back window. You learn to monitor your mirrors a lot; and just do everything slowly and smoothly. If you have to back up - send one of the kids to guide you and watch out for obstacles (especially overhead ones). What you will gain by camping?? Staying in amazing places! They don't build hotels along the banks of a babbling brook or next to a beaver pond..
That being said - I (Deb) drive our 28' Class C (a popular size for rentals) all over. The most important thing to remember is the "swing": if you have to make a sharp right turn, for example, the left rear corner will swing out WIDER than the point where you started the turn. Otherwise, it's like driving a large cargo van: you can't really see out the sides behind the "B" pillar and probably can't see out the back window. You learn to monitor your mirrors a lot; and just do everything slowly and smoothly. If you have to back up - send one of the kids to guide you and watch out for obstacles (especially overhead ones). What you will gain by camping?? Staying in amazing places! They don't build hotels along the banks of a babbling brook or next to a beaver pond..
