Money and costs.
I guess, for a variety of reasons, finally, in our 70's and after 40+ years of RVing in various forms, we seem to have a little more spendable cash. For example, we decided we wanted a bedroom window ...
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We're shooting to be debt free by the end of this year (crossing fingers). We've made countless $$$ mistakes and are just correcting these the best we can now. This has all been an expensive lesson is the importance of being debt free.
Purchasing a used, in dire need of repairs, travel trailer was our way of getting an RV without going into further debt. It is possible to get into an RV and travel inexpensively with a family, but concessions need to be made. We're going to Washington DC in a few weeks for 3 days for around $100 ($48 campground, $50 fuel), but are foregoing all of the luxuries and sticking to free sites and activities.
Purchasing a used, in dire need of repairs, travel trailer was our way of getting an RV without going into further debt. It is possible to get into an RV and travel inexpensively with a family, but concessions need to be made. We're going to Washington DC in a few weeks for 3 days for around $100 ($48 campground, $50 fuel), but are foregoing all of the luxuries and sticking to free sites and activities.
