iwanttoretireearly wrote:
It's true. Of all the van life/RV life options though, truck campers just seem to me my best bet and if I'm willing to lose 25k on a used truck, I should also be willing to lose 25k-30k on a camper. Hopefully, none of them break or at least just one. But I'm going to look at Host. I saw Venture America came out with a carbon fiber travel trailer. I don't want a travel trailer but Im hoping we get lighter and lighter materials in the next 10-15 years.
OMG, I know you’re just trying to think about “all” possible scenarios, but dial down the paranoia a bit.
How many un repairable leave it on the side of the road $25k vehicle breakdowns have you had? If it’s one, it’s more than most.
And what makes a vehicle that expensive non repairable? You could put a new Diesel engine in it, the most expensive repair you could do, for half that amount
To your question though, if you are set on getting only 1 expensive component and going cheap on the other, with your fear of breakdowns, get a new truck and old camper. Campers don’t “break down”. One component may fail or get a leak, but nothing short of a tornado will really render it inhabitable.
