Do not have to be old to own a Motorhome

[RobertRyan]

Good article from this local RV site
Do not have to be old to own a Motorhome

[Toot_Mc]

I turn 79 this month. I feel 21 but my body feels 79. but I just down sized from 36' Beaver class A Diesel Pusher to a 26 Coach House B+. So far we love new rig. Lot less maint. and I can do most of maint. on B+.

began camping when I finished collage with starcraft pop-up camper then took TT route a few years. went to class C several years ago with 1989 Tioga motorhome Then Class a diesel pusher, now I am back to B+ and tickled pink.

[ron_dittmer]

We bought our first motor home HERE at age 25 when our first child was born. We owned it for 24 years, replacing it in 2007 with what we have today, something geared toward an older couple's needs and comforts.

[Bobbo]

DW once gave me a birthday card that said "You know you are getting old when you start to think of an RV as 'one SWEET ride'."

[Hank85713]

No you dont have to be old, but it helps. Unless independently wealthy or something the younger folks will not utilize as much as older. The rig will stay parked more than used. Older will not vary much but will tend to be used a little more IMO. I am not referring to full timers here. We had a slide in pu camper used the******out of it for several years with the 2 younger kids. They went to HS and we used it less. Work demands required I go to La. for several weeks and there were no lodging capabilities in the area. We bought our TT usd it for the entire summer for the work lodging as well as a vacation unit. Got home only used a couple of times after that. about 5 years later decided to do more traveling got new truck and off we went. Did this for several years during summers. Unit sat idle most of time. Now wife wanted RV, still have truck and trailer. Bought the rv, used in a couple of times for dry runs, once this past summer for 6 weeks, now will be next year until its out on road. We both still work plus with winter coming we live in a place where there is no need to move in an rv soooo.

Anyhow, the basic premiss is correct, but just how old do you need to be to really use it effectively. A slide in if they were affordable with a right size truck is actually the best IMO for people with young kids. Park the slide in still have the truck, without extra insurance payments etc. Depending where they live the slide in can be parked in the yard/driveway, an RV may have to go to a storage lot. So it is all very dependent on how you look at want to do rving.

[WA7NDD]

We have had either a TT or MH since my children were in diapers. They are in their 40's now. We went through 5 TT and 2 MH's, and now have one of each and at 70, still going.

[Chris-n-Cristen]

My wife is 27 and I am 32 and we own a 27 ft Tioga class C we take our 3 young'ins camping in. Its much easier for us to travel this way with our 3 year old daughter being autistic, she needs her own space and loves to play out doors so we saw it as a great alternative to hotels or a tent.

[5Mainecampers]

We bought our Class C 3 years ago at 41; our youngest 2 were 8 & 7 in 2011. It is a great way to travel with kids--long drives have proven to very comfortable and we can make great time without stopping at rest stops. My now 11 year old wants to get one when he gets his license- haha

[Robocop]

I had to grow up a little bit more and make sure the bank would let me drive mine away. One more year to retirement and then I will really misbehave! However, I do miss a good tent, PUP or HTT. Well, maybe only a little.

[AAFD]

35 when we bought our first class A:)

KC

[Harvey51]

I am very glad I experienced tent and popup camping when our kids were young - very special memories.

Camping costs with tents are very low and enable young families to stay out of debt while showing the kids how to stay out of debt when they grow up. Recommended!

[DaCrema]

OH BEAN gas. I shouldn't have listened to that fella. I could have had an RV years ago instead of the tent. 🙂

[RambleOnNW]

I always keep Warren Miller's* quote in mind "If you don't do it this year, you will be a year older when you do"



*Warren Miller

[Mich_F]

I had never thought about it before, but I was 49 when I bought my first motor home - that was 19 years ago already - yikes. :E

[Bordercollie]

Re:Old

We started tent camping and motorhoming when a very young family. Our last motorhome buy was in 2003 and our health and other factors changed without notice. We are not nearly as active in motorhoming as we had planned. "Old"
is not so much a factor in enjoying motorhoming as your agility/ability to walk etc., once you get there.