Ready to Live on the Road and Excited

pianotuna wrote:
Hi Donna Jean,

And if Ian is ill, would you be comfortable driving a 42 foot vehicle with a toad?

Campgrounds are different than Marina's. Folks who can afford a boat (bring out another thousand) are more financially well off than RV'ers in general.

Many of us are happy camping with no facilities. That is even more so now that solar power and internet access are affordable.

If buying used, there are three things to look for. Look for water leaks. Look harder for water leaks. LOOK EVEN HARDER FOR WATER LEAKS.

Donna Jean wrote:

Those that know Ian feel he will not have trouble with the RV because he is use to driving a big diesel truck pulling a 43"boat and we love staying in marinas, I assume campgrounds will be similar.

I do plan on driving but not nearly as much as Ian, if he was to ill to drive i suspect we would stay put. Boats are like RV's some can be pretty low budget and some are tricked out. We have met all sorts of people from a family of six with a 25 year old boat and only a cuddy cabin to sleep in to people on luxury yachts, I expect people in campsites are not that much different. Have you ever spent much time sleeping in a cigarette style boat, while they might look pretty they suck for interior comfort:D We used the marina facilities all the time and only used our head if absolutely necessary, we also never had running water in the boat, of course the longest we ever spent on the boat was about 2 weeks at a time.

That's good advice on the leaks, where are some of the areas that are most prone to leaking. I will be sure to let Ian know, i suspect ian will join here to and read up on all the stuff to watch out for. What surprised me most when talking to people with the Class A's on how much trouble you can have with buying new. Everyone told us with new you are back and forth for repairs or tweaks they all said the same thing; "hopefully with used they will have gotten the kinks out."