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Nov 22, 2013Explorer II
I'll add that we bought our first one on the first day of shopping. We rented for years prior to that so we were not total newbie's. We went to the closest dealer and selected one from the six or so that fit our weight requirement. We just knew we wanted our own and it was time.
We were a little pickier buying the second one. Shopped around for a few weeks at the four local dealers and fell in love with the monster.
It took us almost a year to select the third. We looked at no less that 100 campers and finally realized our perfect camper didn't exist. So we had to settle on what we thought was the best floor plan available. We walked in one that had the perfect kitchen and bath and said this is it. We hate the bedroom but it is what it is. We can deal with it.
There was a lady here the last few months all excited in buying her first camper. She was awarded the Most Post award from a newbie. She over analyzed every aspect of the process. I'm sure she was suffering from analysis paralysis and her brain went into vapor lock from all of it. What ever happened to her?
Point is: Don't over analyze it. Don't climb on top to count how many holes have been cut in the roof. Only you know what you like. When you walk into your camper you will know it and nothing else will really matter.
Pick one and go have fun!
We were a little pickier buying the second one. Shopped around for a few weeks at the four local dealers and fell in love with the monster.
It took us almost a year to select the third. We looked at no less that 100 campers and finally realized our perfect camper didn't exist. So we had to settle on what we thought was the best floor plan available. We walked in one that had the perfect kitchen and bath and said this is it. We hate the bedroom but it is what it is. We can deal with it.
There was a lady here the last few months all excited in buying her first camper. She was awarded the Most Post award from a newbie. She over analyzed every aspect of the process. I'm sure she was suffering from analysis paralysis and her brain went into vapor lock from all of it. What ever happened to her?
Point is: Don't over analyze it. Don't climb on top to count how many holes have been cut in the roof. Only you know what you like. When you walk into your camper you will know it and nothing else will really matter.
Pick one and go have fun!
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