Owning CLass A or C vs buying a vacation home
We are looking into buying another class A or C which we have been out of the RV world for three years. We had a 33' class A for 6 years and kind of now what it takes to up keep one. We are retired i...
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It is a matter of lifestyle. A vacation home means spending time in only one place. Another option is to invest in a time share as there are swapping services so you can stay at different places inside the network or trade time and stay at places all over the USA or even overseas.
We like to be mobile and explore, so whether traveling in the USA or overseas we primarily stay and small inns and B&B types of places with 12 or fewer guests. The only time we stay at a major hotel is when we are in major cities and then only because we can usually stay for free with our credit card programs points/rewards.
We use the RV to stay in place that are more wild and outside of towns. We fit into the truck and camper or Class B MH segment.
No illusions as to an RV being less expensive than driving a car and staying at places. We do eat a great deal better in terms of the quality of the food by fixing our own meals instead of eating at restaurants in the USA. Overseas the overall healthiness of the food and the way it is prepared is much higher and it is a different story.
We like to be mobile and explore, so whether traveling in the USA or overseas we primarily stay and small inns and B&B types of places with 12 or fewer guests. The only time we stay at a major hotel is when we are in major cities and then only because we can usually stay for free with our credit card programs points/rewards.
We use the RV to stay in place that are more wild and outside of towns. We fit into the truck and camper or Class B MH segment.
No illusions as to an RV being less expensive than driving a car and staying at places. We do eat a great deal better in terms of the quality of the food by fixing our own meals instead of eating at restaurants in the USA. Overseas the overall healthiness of the food and the way it is prepared is much higher and it is a different story.
