Looking At First Class A Purchase
We are going to purchase our first MH within the next year. Looking at retirement in 5 years and plan to use it on short trips until then. Once we retire we will be taking longer trips for months at a...
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First I would look at quality stable manufacturers THEN choose a floorplan from what they have to offer. A floorplan is not going to help you when things start falling apart.
Generators are standard on Class A motorhomes so you don't have to worry about buying a stand-alone.
We very successfully full-timed and traveled extensively, including to Alaska, with a 40' motorhome. Public parks are always our first choice and we never had an issue finding a site with our size. I will say that we stayed mostly west of the Mississippi so you'll have to check the eastern state parks that you like for any size restrictions. We've stayed in national parks, state parks, forest service campgrounds, Corp of Engineers, county and city parks.
We've boondocked a lot in national forests and BLM lands. We did have solar which helped a lot but it definitely is not necessary. Many boondockers use their generator. Solar can always be added later.
Definitely tow a car rather than just a golf cart. You can't sitesee in a golf cart. There are many parks that do not allow golf carts, thankfully.
Not all cars are towable 4-down which is the easiest way to do it rather than on a dolly. There are web sites with a listing of which cars can be towed. Check them out before buying.
Generators are standard on Class A motorhomes so you don't have to worry about buying a stand-alone.
We very successfully full-timed and traveled extensively, including to Alaska, with a 40' motorhome. Public parks are always our first choice and we never had an issue finding a site with our size. I will say that we stayed mostly west of the Mississippi so you'll have to check the eastern state parks that you like for any size restrictions. We've stayed in national parks, state parks, forest service campgrounds, Corp of Engineers, county and city parks.
We've boondocked a lot in national forests and BLM lands. We did have solar which helped a lot but it definitely is not necessary. Many boondockers use their generator. Solar can always be added later.
Definitely tow a car rather than just a golf cart. You can't sitesee in a golf cart. There are many parks that do not allow golf carts, thankfully.
Not all cars are towable 4-down which is the easiest way to do it rather than on a dolly. There are web sites with a listing of which cars can be towed. Check them out before buying.
