New and Clueless!!

FamilyCamper133 wrote:
Hi Everyone!! My husband are getting ready to purchase our first ever camper-2013 Starcraft Autumn Ridge 329bhu. Like our FIRST...EVER!!! Granted, my husband camped in a pop up with his family growing up and I went on vacations with my best fiends family in their travel trailer but all I had to know then was throw the toilet paper in the trash unless you...you know...so, I (both of us really) are clueless!!!!! I don't even know where to begin. We have three small children-4, 2 1/2, and 10 months so our goal in camping is creating lots of great memories for them.

Our plan is to pretty much lease a lot at a camp ground that is about 30minutes away and just have little mini vacations when we want to. And eventually build a deck at our lot and have it be our home away from home.

I desperately want to do everything right and care for our new "home" to make it last for years to come! Any tips and advice would be appreciated. Till then...I will continue to explore the forums and try to teach myself all I can! :)

Hello and welcome. One of my neighbors at the seasonal campground where I have a site in WV did the same thing. He bought a new Sunnybrook Sunset Creek and added a deck on at his seasonal site. He has two younger children and loves his arrangement. He pulls out about twice a year to go to the beach and deer hunting in the fall.

As others have mentioned used will reduce your initial costs as long as you get a well maintained unit. Be cautious about water leaks and such in used units. If you decide to go new and you find warranty issues all you have to do is pull it out of the site and take it to the dealer for service. What you are proposing is quite doable if you want to go that route. Good luck in whatever you decide and if you have questions feel free to ask.