I need some help!!! (deciding on a rv)
Ok so my family and I are taking our first rv trip this summer and we are trying to find an rv to purchase. We thought about renting but the prices we are seeing are in the 5000 plus range and then e...
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If you shop long and hard, you can find a reliable rig to use.
Oh, just maybe, you may want to keep it after the trip too!
I agree that the $10,000 range is going to be a tough find for something to load up and head cross-country with right away. I would want a few shake-down trips local before striking out CC.
You are sort of between a rock and a hard place. You need to take some time to pick the right rig and need time to break it in and get use to the RV lifestyle before you take off on this adventure. You have what, three or four months to do that? Or, you can just grab one and go. If you do that, your chances of disaster are somewhat more likely.
Only you know the flexibility of your clan. It sounds like you have that part sorted out. Keep them in mind when shopping for your RV.
Traveling by RV lends to less privacy, cramped quarters, less cooking area and different toilet access/habits. You also have tank dumping and a host of other small but necessary chores versus a stick and brick home or hotel travel. RVing is a little more work than hotel travel. There will be some set up and tear down along the way. Like already said, beds might need converted. Also, electrical, water and sewer needs connected. The rig needs leveled up and slides put in and out.
So, when searching for the perfect rig, you should figure out sleeping arrangements and floorpan preferences. Are you willing to tear down and set up a dinette table/bed every night/morning? Are you going to cook most meals in the RV? If yes, you need kitchen storage and the like. This also means anyone sleeping in the kitchen area is going to have to get up early too. If you have two kids that can climb up in a cab-over bed together, you will have it made. If you have a teen girl who needs a bed to herself, floor plan limits arise. Don't be afraid to cruise some RV shows. That can help.
You only asked for help with what RV to buy. Others have already chimed in that you can't do a trip like you described. Too many miles, etc... So, even though you didn't ask, I'll chime in.
We drug the two kids cross country in 2015. I pasted the trip outline in the thread below. We had 31 days. However, the whole family had RV experience with multiple several-week trips under our belts. We had been RVing since 2006. We can cover some ground. The kids are completely comfortable. I am a driving machine. Always have been. How about you in an RV. Maybe you can drive forever in a car, but the RV might be a different animal. Another reason to try it out first.
If renting, go for it. Pick up the RV and go. You will figure it out. Not doubt you can have an adventure to remember. If something breaks, call the rental company. Chances are you will have a delay of your trip with a problem with the rental or owned unit.
One benefit to buying versus renting is that you can get the RV early, work out the bugs. Pack it and repack it. Camp out of it a little before you go. Then, everyone will be ready to roll. Your trip will be spent on seeing the wonders of this great country --not figuring out how to close up a slide or something else RV related.
Good luck and here's the thread about cross country below:
Recent thread on cross country
Oh, just maybe, you may want to keep it after the trip too!
I agree that the $10,000 range is going to be a tough find for something to load up and head cross-country with right away. I would want a few shake-down trips local before striking out CC.
You are sort of between a rock and a hard place. You need to take some time to pick the right rig and need time to break it in and get use to the RV lifestyle before you take off on this adventure. You have what, three or four months to do that? Or, you can just grab one and go. If you do that, your chances of disaster are somewhat more likely.
Only you know the flexibility of your clan. It sounds like you have that part sorted out. Keep them in mind when shopping for your RV.
Traveling by RV lends to less privacy, cramped quarters, less cooking area and different toilet access/habits. You also have tank dumping and a host of other small but necessary chores versus a stick and brick home or hotel travel. RVing is a little more work than hotel travel. There will be some set up and tear down along the way. Like already said, beds might need converted. Also, electrical, water and sewer needs connected. The rig needs leveled up and slides put in and out.
So, when searching for the perfect rig, you should figure out sleeping arrangements and floorpan preferences. Are you willing to tear down and set up a dinette table/bed every night/morning? Are you going to cook most meals in the RV? If yes, you need kitchen storage and the like. This also means anyone sleeping in the kitchen area is going to have to get up early too. If you have two kids that can climb up in a cab-over bed together, you will have it made. If you have a teen girl who needs a bed to herself, floor plan limits arise. Don't be afraid to cruise some RV shows. That can help.
You only asked for help with what RV to buy. Others have already chimed in that you can't do a trip like you described. Too many miles, etc... So, even though you didn't ask, I'll chime in.
We drug the two kids cross country in 2015. I pasted the trip outline in the thread below. We had 31 days. However, the whole family had RV experience with multiple several-week trips under our belts. We had been RVing since 2006. We can cover some ground. The kids are completely comfortable. I am a driving machine. Always have been. How about you in an RV. Maybe you can drive forever in a car, but the RV might be a different animal. Another reason to try it out first.
If renting, go for it. Pick up the RV and go. You will figure it out. Not doubt you can have an adventure to remember. If something breaks, call the rental company. Chances are you will have a delay of your trip with a problem with the rental or owned unit.
One benefit to buying versus renting is that you can get the RV early, work out the bugs. Pack it and repack it. Camp out of it a little before you go. Then, everyone will be ready to roll. Your trip will be spent on seeing the wonders of this great country --not figuring out how to close up a slide or something else RV related.
Good luck and here's the thread about cross country below:
Recent thread on cross country
