Interested but have zero experience...
Hello all... The concept of traveling around to many different places in this great country of ours is very tempting. I'm not comfortable with the idea of towing a big, tall & long trailer. I would wa...
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It is important to know that there are two basic types of RV owners.
1. Those who camp.
2. Those who travel by RV.
(Maybe a small subgroup that switches back and forth.)
We travel by RV. We go to one place for four or five days and see the sights, find the good restaurants, go to music festivals or fairs, take pictures, and generally act like tourists. We have visited over a hundred units of the National Park Service, some for multiple days. We could fly in, rent a car, and stay in a hotel, but the fiver lets us go where and when we want bringing along out own clean bed and bath and fixing meals from our own pantry. Because of the way we use it, we have a big, high end fifth wheel and a one ton long bed truck. We stay at campgrounds with full hookups (50amp, please) and prefer pull-throughs.
Others prefer a smaller RV trailer that they can take back into the National Forest, far from civilization, to set up camp, cook over an open fire, enjoy nature, hike, fish, swim, etc. without ever seeing another camper.
What RV suits each one depends on how they may want to use it and you may not know what your type is until you try it. Part of the learning curve.
(By the way, we don't do campfires because the smoke sometimes triggers my wife's asthma. On one occasion I had to take her to the ER due to a neighbor's smoky, wet-wood, campfire.)
1. Those who camp.
2. Those who travel by RV.
(Maybe a small subgroup that switches back and forth.)
We travel by RV. We go to one place for four or five days and see the sights, find the good restaurants, go to music festivals or fairs, take pictures, and generally act like tourists. We have visited over a hundred units of the National Park Service, some for multiple days. We could fly in, rent a car, and stay in a hotel, but the fiver lets us go where and when we want bringing along out own clean bed and bath and fixing meals from our own pantry. Because of the way we use it, we have a big, high end fifth wheel and a one ton long bed truck. We stay at campgrounds with full hookups (50amp, please) and prefer pull-throughs.
Others prefer a smaller RV trailer that they can take back into the National Forest, far from civilization, to set up camp, cook over an open fire, enjoy nature, hike, fish, swim, etc. without ever seeing another camper.
What RV suits each one depends on how they may want to use it and you may not know what your type is until you try it. Part of the learning curve.
(By the way, we don't do campfires because the smoke sometimes triggers my wife's asthma. On one occasion I had to take her to the ER due to a neighbor's smoky, wet-wood, campfire.)
