Researching stages
My husband and I will have more opportunity for longer travel in 3 1/2 years. I am researching Motorhomes so we can begin taking some weekend/holiday trips then eventually take some longer 2-3 week t...
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BRLA
Welcome to the world of RVing. As others say do not jump into anything too fast. What is right for others may or may not be right for you. We can all tell you what we did but that is what seemed right for us. You will find that most of us started in Tents and moved up to a travel trailer then a fifth wheel. We then progress into a Class C or A and settle out in what we are comfortable with. We did just that and it has been an evolution over thirty five years. We bought our first class A seven years before we retired. We liked it even more then we thought we would and after being retired for three years we went to a 40 foot class A. We had no problem traveling with our 37 foot gas motor home. When we went out west and hit 15 National Parks we never had a problem fitting into a park. In fact Colter Bay in the Teton National Park had a lot of forty two foot Class As camping. We do tow a car and enjoy doing so. Hook up is simple and we tour from what we call our base camp. One rule of thumb most large Class C and gas model class As can tow toads up to 5,000 pounds which is a nice tow vehicle. The Diesel models tow up to 10,000 pounds. Even though ours can tow 10,000 pounds we only tow about 3,500 pounds. Others worked up to a pop up and stayed with that and that is right for them. Bigger is not better unless that is what is right for you. As others have said renting various different size units for a weekend is a good idea. Also take in a good RV show and see everything that is out there. Don't get caught up in all of the glitter. Getting a quality brand as well as the right floor plan for you is most important. Also don't jump into anything at a show as they will more then likely offer you the same deal after you have a chance to sleep on it. But before you get into it too deep rent one and do some camping to see if it your cup of tea. Do lots of research and ask lots of questions. It is what everyone on this forum likes to do but it is not for everyone. If you do not use what you buy a lot it will never pay out for you.Enjoy the process.
Welcome to the world of RVing. As others say do not jump into anything too fast. What is right for others may or may not be right for you. We can all tell you what we did but that is what seemed right for us. You will find that most of us started in Tents and moved up to a travel trailer then a fifth wheel. We then progress into a Class C or A and settle out in what we are comfortable with. We did just that and it has been an evolution over thirty five years. We bought our first class A seven years before we retired. We liked it even more then we thought we would and after being retired for three years we went to a 40 foot class A. We had no problem traveling with our 37 foot gas motor home. When we went out west and hit 15 National Parks we never had a problem fitting into a park. In fact Colter Bay in the Teton National Park had a lot of forty two foot Class As camping. We do tow a car and enjoy doing so. Hook up is simple and we tour from what we call our base camp. One rule of thumb most large Class C and gas model class As can tow toads up to 5,000 pounds which is a nice tow vehicle. The Diesel models tow up to 10,000 pounds. Even though ours can tow 10,000 pounds we only tow about 3,500 pounds. Others worked up to a pop up and stayed with that and that is right for them. Bigger is not better unless that is what is right for you. As others have said renting various different size units for a weekend is a good idea. Also take in a good RV show and see everything that is out there. Don't get caught up in all of the glitter. Getting a quality brand as well as the right floor plan for you is most important. Also don't jump into anything at a show as they will more then likely offer you the same deal after you have a chance to sleep on it. But before you get into it too deep rent one and do some camping to see if it your cup of tea. Do lots of research and ask lots of questions. It is what everyone on this forum likes to do but it is not for everyone. If you do not use what you buy a lot it will never pay out for you.Enjoy the process.
