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The floor plan remains when all else is accepted or forgotten. The tow vehicle must have the cargo capacity as well a the towing capacity. The cost must not be a long term burden.

The rest is personal choice.

Good luck

thanks. ya I guess I should of gave a bio. 21 years military, Infantry! That's why I'm getting a camper as I'm not sleeping on the ground no more. Have a tent and will set that up also at camp site for little heathens (kids I mean) We have some camping items. Lot's of military left overs. New things I will need to learn about are the camper itself, and getting used to campers at campgrounds and those type of ins and outs. My guess is it'll be far less heart aches to deal with than Dry camping off the grid though? Me and wife just "know" we want a camper with a bedroom for us, closed off from main living area, a back up bunk house for kids, also closed off from main living/kitchen area. Other than those, rest we are able to compromise on things. WE look forward to getting a camper soon though and getting back to seeing new places in our great country. Again, appreciate all the input people give me here, it helps tremendously.

You know, many of us on these forums didn't jump into our current RV's from total scratch. Many of us inherited the lifestyle from our parents when we were kids, and others started out camping in tents, moved to pop-ups, trailers, and finally motor homes. It's a progression.

Considering you are planning out a year from now, why not get a tent now, sleeping bags, and a few essential camping items and get your feet wet experiencing "The Great Outdoors". Besides, any item you purchase for tent camping, will then be automatically moved into the new camper once you get it. So it's definitely NOT money lost, but instead, well invested for your future camper.

By experiencing some tent camping now, you'll begin to familiarize yourself how campgrounds works, about water conservation, different environments, dealing with less than favorable sunshine days, travel, planning, and a bunch of other camping "basics" that will automatically transition to your new RV when you get it.

In the event you really do not like the campground crowd for some reason, and that camping REALLY is not what you though it would be, at best, you'll have the cost of the tent at a loss (which isn't that much) and the other camping gear can be kept for the impending predicted zombie attack we're all suppose to encounter someday! (well, it doesn't hurt to carry a sleeping back in the truck of your car in the winter).

Considering your home is Wisconsin, Wisconsin has some very, very nice State Parks, more than comfortable for any kind of camping, with variety everywhere. Use this next year as a learning experience. You learn a LOT by tent camping that transfers to RV-ing. Cooking, bathing, use of water, bathroom needs, reservations, travel, planning, dealing with fellow campers, just to name a few.

And that tent? After you get your RV, you can still set the tent up at your campsite and use it for an outside storage area, to put things like, lawn chairs and such out of the way and keep dry in the event of rain, or just as a place use as a portable outside garage. Plus.... if the in-laws decide to come along, they can sleep in the tent! NEVER give up YOUR bed to anyone else. Guests always sleep somewhere else, never YOUR bed.

Anyway, this is just a suggestion how you can utilize the next 12 months to a full advantage, planning, preparing, and experiencing what you will need when you finally get that RV.

But most of all, have fun! It's a fun adventure. The adventure begins when you make that final decision ... "I want this!" And the planning starts! It's so exciting, you head spins! Good luck and really enjoy these days of planing and prep.

thanks for all the help...Ya, I got approx. a year left unless I run into a lot of money quicker lol. I also want to go see the one I want before I buy. Pretty much narrowed it down to must haves list, now just need to find some to go look at. Yup, first time trailer buyer so want to make sure it's right.

What worked for me was figuring out a "must have" and doing web searches based on it. The nature of the beast is that the information you hope to pin down changes every day. And, what is on the websites of manufacturers doesn't really represent what they offer. For example, we wanted a destination trailer with two queen bedrooms. The one we ended up ordering was shown on the manufacturer's website as having a front bunk room with a bunk and a dinette. Making the front bedroom a queen bedroom was an option that wasn't present on their website. But, I found a two queen bedroom model on a dealer's website and was able to go see it before I ordered mine with exactly the options I wanted.

Changin' Gears is a pretty informative web site, packed full of LOTS of information. It has lists of just about everything, comparisons between RV types, helps, tips, towing information.

Here's the page that links to the RV manufacturers, with links to their web sites This will keep you busy for years: Click here.

Of course, you'll have to drill down into each manufacturer's web site, but the information contained here is an awesome repository of information.

Is this your first trailer? If it is you might want to start with a used one. Normally the first one is the exploratory model. All of them have certain little things they hide. It’s just the nature of the beast. You’ll know much better what fits you best on the second or third model.
RV shopping is great. Have fun!

I did all that. been to a few rv shows, lots of dealers. It just coming down to weight, and compromise or not compromise on certain things. Every time I sit down and look online though at floorplans I always find new companies or new models I've never seen before. I figure if I can just sit down and methodically do a Military style search, I can narrow it down, then go look at actual model and rule it out or in. I got roughly a year till buying ... I'm a slow mover. In my defense though this is a lot of money to buy one of these things I want to be sure before buying.

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HERE is a List OF RV MFGS

But really think you would be better served by going to an RV Show where you can walk thru, visually inspect various mfgs/models


OR spend a few weekends going to various RV Dealers


Nothing beats actually sitting down inside and testing it out