Looking for our first RV and suggestions ...
Hello All, We are looking to purchase our first RV here in the next few months, well next spring sometime. We are going to start out with just driving short distances within a 4 state area in ...
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Ms Laurie,
I have had just about one of everything. We now have a very small A that we love.
Now, you are saying that you will stick to four local states.
Would you care to place a bet on that??
When you find out what traveling in your own coach is like, you may even consider getting one for Hawai'i. (Naw, you can just about walk anyplace you want to go there.)
Now, what has not been addressed at all here is WINTER.....
Getting the chassis serviced is essential, but during the winter is when most coaches are damaged by a lack of understanding of both the nature of the coach and the required care of the engine.
Do not try to use a trap for a cover. Any cover at all is often more of a problem than it is value. If you can find or build covered storage, you will extend the life of the coach a great deal.
For the engine, find someone locally that knows how to put a boat "to bed for the winter". This is a relatively simple and inexpensive process. It is little more than adding a stabilizer to fuel in the tank, "fogging" the engine to prevent internal corrosion and disconnecting the batteries if full time shore power is not available.
Winterizing the coach is a standard practice. There are two ways and both work to protect what is there.
Best of Luck
Matt
I have had just about one of everything. We now have a very small A that we love.
Now, you are saying that you will stick to four local states.
Would you care to place a bet on that??
When you find out what traveling in your own coach is like, you may even consider getting one for Hawai'i. (Naw, you can just about walk anyplace you want to go there.)
Now, what has not been addressed at all here is WINTER.....
Getting the chassis serviced is essential, but during the winter is when most coaches are damaged by a lack of understanding of both the nature of the coach and the required care of the engine.
Do not try to use a trap for a cover. Any cover at all is often more of a problem than it is value. If you can find or build covered storage, you will extend the life of the coach a great deal.
For the engine, find someone locally that knows how to put a boat "to bed for the winter". This is a relatively simple and inexpensive process. It is little more than adding a stabilizer to fuel in the tank, "fogging" the engine to prevent internal corrosion and disconnecting the batteries if full time shore power is not available.
Winterizing the coach is a standard practice. There are two ways and both work to protect what is there.
Best of Luck
Matt
