Older Motorhome
The joys of owning an older motorhome. I have a 2008 Winnebago Aspect 26A on a E450 Ford. This trip has been interesting. The morning of a our departure we had to have our fully loaded vehicle towed o...
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tragusa3,
We do seem to be the "rare few" with plans for such a long ownership.
Back in 1983 we became parents at the age of 25. We loved camping and decided to buy a new motor home for easier parenting during our travels. The rig we bought SEEN HERE was extremely simplistic and also affordable. It was more like a conversion van than a motor home. It was our second car the first 7 years. We owned it for 24 years. It would have continued to serve us well if not for us getting older and needing more facilities. So with that experience along with my continued determination, I hope we can keep OUR RIG TODAY until we are done with such travel style. If we are done with our house at the same time, because the motor home fits inside it, I could see us including the motor home as a bonus to sweeten the sale of the house. But like I say, we hope that is many years away when we just can't live life the same way.
My wife and I are both determined people to keep things going. Our washer and dryer lasted over 35 years. The fridge we bought in 1978 still serves us part time during the holidays. My MTD Ranch King lawn tractor is 30 years old and continues to serve me well. Our 30 year old house still has the original furnace, air conditioner, hot water heater, and water softer. We have been in process of replacing our original furniture that dates back to the late 70's. People who buy it from us on CL loves it all because of style and condition. But we love our new Amish replacements. We turned 60 last year and I think we both still wear a few articles of clothing that date back to high school. We are not pack rats. Everything has it's place. We designed and built our house to fit into our life style of Mr. & Mrs. Frugalfixit. It's our way of life to get the most from stuff.....within reason. So we hope this motor home will serve us until we are done with the travel style.
I should include that we also know how and when to make changes. We retired our Windows 98, Millennium, and XP computers along with our 56k modem at the right times. We don't have any CRT TV's in the house. We don't dress "70's". Hey, we even have S8 and S9 smart phones. :) :) :)
We do seem to be the "rare few" with plans for such a long ownership.
Back in 1983 we became parents at the age of 25. We loved camping and decided to buy a new motor home for easier parenting during our travels. The rig we bought SEEN HERE was extremely simplistic and also affordable. It was more like a conversion van than a motor home. It was our second car the first 7 years. We owned it for 24 years. It would have continued to serve us well if not for us getting older and needing more facilities. So with that experience along with my continued determination, I hope we can keep OUR RIG TODAY until we are done with such travel style. If we are done with our house at the same time, because the motor home fits inside it, I could see us including the motor home as a bonus to sweeten the sale of the house. But like I say, we hope that is many years away when we just can't live life the same way.
My wife and I are both determined people to keep things going. Our washer and dryer lasted over 35 years. The fridge we bought in 1978 still serves us part time during the holidays. My MTD Ranch King lawn tractor is 30 years old and continues to serve me well. Our 30 year old house still has the original furnace, air conditioner, hot water heater, and water softer. We have been in process of replacing our original furniture that dates back to the late 70's. People who buy it from us on CL loves it all because of style and condition. But we love our new Amish replacements. We turned 60 last year and I think we both still wear a few articles of clothing that date back to high school. We are not pack rats. Everything has it's place. We designed and built our house to fit into our life style of Mr. & Mrs. Frugalfixit. It's our way of life to get the most from stuff.....within reason. So we hope this motor home will serve us until we are done with the travel style.
I should include that we also know how and when to make changes. We retired our Windows 98, Millennium, and XP computers along with our 56k modem at the right times. We don't have any CRT TV's in the house. We don't dress "70's". Hey, we even have S8 and S9 smart phones. :) :) :)
