Mostly Off Road T/C Questions

Another big advantage of the light pop tops:

( STORAGE )

Yeah, that's why I came back to this topic: I forgot to address about the storage issue but that is probably the most important issue of all when deciding to buy an RV - - Where are you going to store it ???

What frequently happens is that people buy an RV on a whim - - some fast talking salesman convinces them that "life will be free" after they buy the RV. Of course, it is the exact opposite: RV's are loaded with costs after you remove them from the dealer lot.

Not all camping is where ever you feel like stopping. There are all sorts of rules that tend channel RVers in for-pay campgrounds - - a 'parking fee', if you will, that drastically cuts into one's saving over the cost of a motel room.

Then there is maintenance. Anybody who is implying that their RV has been maintenance cost free is lying to you.

Then there is what I call the cultural aspect: people commit themselves to a huge luxurious RV, the "parking fees", the maintenance costs, and the storage fees, and then they promptly de-camp to an expensive restaurant or stop and stay in a motel ! ! !

You gotta feel bad for people when they can't stand the sight of their Brazilian granite countertops after only five days of "roughing it"! To be sure, they could have stayed in the best hotel rooms and be flown in by helicopter for what they've laid out in ongoing expenses for an RV.

Currently, I'm saddled with a residential height garage opening - - about 84 inches. I can just get my Caribou onto a very low dolly and push it into my garage - - air conditioner and all. The facade is brick so modification of the opening would be extremely expensive. Besides that, I live under a fascist HOA that comes after me if they so much as spot the camper while I'm loading it on the truck. Fascist control of our lives is becoming more and more likely to affect any given individual so storage issues are likely to increase - - not decrease. And commercial storage means $ $ $. After ten years, I could have bought a new RV with the potential storage costs where I live. Realizing that ahead of my RV purchase (most people don't) I strived to achieve an RV profile that I could store on my own property. And many people think that it won't be an issue until some official comes knocking on their door when it is too late. The issue of storage is probably the most import point that every potential RV buyer should address, _first_.