One Year Try

rockportrocket wrote:
....You are not going to find a moho in the same condition without a toad for that kind of money.

The thing you don't mention is in calif , you are going to pay upwards of 65.00 per night for a decent park.

The insur and both will run you about 800 per year.

Comparing a fiver/trk combo to a tt/anything or moho is like comparing apples to lemons. No such thing. A truck fiver combo gives so much more more, value, resale and ROOM/ROOM/ROOM, there is no comparison .

Thanks for the info about the 5th vs TT. I currently have a Mazda 6 in pretty decent condition with 80k miles, I bought it new so I'm the only owner. Definitely an ok vehicle for a TOAD if I went the CLASS C route.

I will keep looking and comparing. I have been crunching numbers all week in Excel, got lots of charts going on the expenses and downloaded some other peoples Excel spreadsheets as well.

You make a VERY good point about California RV expenses, so I will look into if I can find any cheaper places to stay in California. I was hoping to find an ugly RV park in the desert cheaper, or maybe stay in state parks (more than likely a mix).

@Others
There is actually cell reception in most of California to some degree as long as you bring both a Verizon and an ATT phone, until you get between cliffs (so there are dead spots). As far as Internet, I only need cell reception to receive alert messages and to talk, Internet by cell is usually always within a 20 mile drive (there really aren't that many dead zones anymore, especially in CALIF). Wyoming and New Mexico and Montana can suck for cell reception still, but the coastal states have cell towers everywhere as long as you are not too far away from either a small town, a HWY, or a FWY.

Kind of going to debate the Class C vs. the Truck + 5th vs. SUV + TT. I think I've just about ruled out the CLASS A Motorhome.

The Class C potentially sounds like a good idea, though my fear is that I may get claustrophobic. I am used to having a lot of space, as my apt is 1450 sq. feet and I'm the only one here. I just am not sure that a CLASS C would really be easier to sell, will keep researching.

I am not worried about being alone, I am already a recluse and am usually alone anyways. Plus I will be visiting friends, so it would be nice to have a good setup to have them come visit me as well.

I think the easiest thing to resell is the SUV and maybe the 3/4 truck. That is why I like this idea the most so far...

The only reason I am not ALL for the truck and 5th is that I much prefer the rides the V8 SUV's give over the 3/4 truck around town, but I know having a V8 SUV will limit me to smaller TT's vs. a truck allowing me to get a 5th. Also the safety issues of towing a TT with an SUV are so much worse than towing a 5th with a truck.

Thanks again.