How often do you buy new trailer?
We were having a conversation and this question was discussed. Just wondering....how often, on average, do you guys trade in/buy new trailers and why?
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Ex & I were not from camping families, but found that by tent camping we could afford to travel more often and longer distances than by staying in motels. We always questioned why someone would want a class A or trailer - "that's not really camping!"
Then we got older. . . we adopted three children and still loved tent camping. The we got older still and became legal guardians of a toddler. We bought a van conversion. The older kids still tent camped near the van, but the toddler did not enjoy the outdoors at all, and doesn't to this day.
We drifted away from camping.
I anticipated a 2013 retirement & full-timing lifestyle so bought a 1996 Damon class A-perfect for one person! Then an opportunity for a promotion presented itself. The promotion would be an increase in salary, helping me save $ for my full-timing plans and also increase my pension. I now planned to retire in 2015.
This past summer ex and I took three of our grandchildren tent camping. Enjoyable, but being 40 years older I now see why folks want RV instead of tents.
However,like EcoBullet, "in April the grandkids came back to live". I have two grandchildren living with me. The class A is not set up for 3 people.
I have no idea what the future holds as far as my full-timing plans, but I am glad to see that others change camping styles and vehicles so I don't feel so bad about contemplating changing from my 1996 MH to a trailer.
In addition, I drink 0 cups of coffee per day whether camping or not. Just please don't take a poll on how much Diet Pepsi people drink while camping!
Then we got older. . . we adopted three children and still loved tent camping. The we got older still and became legal guardians of a toddler. We bought a van conversion. The older kids still tent camped near the van, but the toddler did not enjoy the outdoors at all, and doesn't to this day.
We drifted away from camping.
I anticipated a 2013 retirement & full-timing lifestyle so bought a 1996 Damon class A-perfect for one person! Then an opportunity for a promotion presented itself. The promotion would be an increase in salary, helping me save $ for my full-timing plans and also increase my pension. I now planned to retire in 2015.
This past summer ex and I took three of our grandchildren tent camping. Enjoyable, but being 40 years older I now see why folks want RV instead of tents.
However,like EcoBullet, "in April the grandkids came back to live". I have two grandchildren living with me. The class A is not set up for 3 people.
I have no idea what the future holds as far as my full-timing plans, but I am glad to see that others change camping styles and vehicles so I don't feel so bad about contemplating changing from my 1996 MH to a trailer.
In addition, I drink 0 cups of coffee per day whether camping or not. Just please don't take a poll on how much Diet Pepsi people drink while camping!
