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We're a newly retired couple thinking about purchasing our first rv and wondering what to get. We don't want to start out with the gigantic brand new model, but are looking at something gently used an...
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You have to first figure out how you want to use it. Continuous traveling leans toward motorized RVs, long stays at a few locations leans toward towables. How many people, how much time living in it suggests things about size. Then, do you want a house on wheels, or areyou looking for a camping experience?
We shopped RVs for almost two years looking at travel trailers, class A, B and C motorhomes, and small fifth wheel trailers before we figured out that how we wanted to use it (mostly travel, and short camps with a club, occasional trips with children and grandchildren) put us ina 30 foot claas C roomy for two but capable of housing up to six for short trips.
The friends that got us into RVing went through three travel trailers and and a small fith wheel in 12 years, and have just lately moved on to a 25-foot class C. How they were using their RV evolved from local camping to traveling, but it took them a while to figure out how their needs were changing.
If you are going to stay anywhere for a while, you need local transportation. This argues for a towable RV, tow vehicle as transportation, but with a motorhome you have the option of towing a second motor vehicle for this purpose.
We shopped RVs for almost two years looking at travel trailers, class A, B and C motorhomes, and small fifth wheel trailers before we figured out that how we wanted to use it (mostly travel, and short camps with a club, occasional trips with children and grandchildren) put us ina 30 foot claas C roomy for two but capable of housing up to six for short trips.
The friends that got us into RVing went through three travel trailers and and a small fith wheel in 12 years, and have just lately moved on to a 25-foot class C. How they were using their RV evolved from local camping to traveling, but it took them a while to figure out how their needs were changing.
If you are going to stay anywhere for a while, you need local transportation. This argues for a towable RV, tow vehicle as transportation, but with a motorhome you have the option of towing a second motor vehicle for this purpose.
