How do I pick the right RV for my family?
Good Morning- My husband and I are in the beginning stages of research and shopping for an RV that will suit our family. Our family is us, 2 kids (13 & 9, boy and girl) and our easiest kids our 2 Sp...
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You mentioned getting away from technology, bonding and seeing this great country. You may not like my answer but here goes. We are a family of 4 (me, wife, 13 yr old daughter, 24 yr old son). Our son doesn't live at home anymore. We started off back in 2000 with a pop up. Our daughter was not even born then and our son was about 10 yrs old. We kept it a few years. It wasn't unitl 2010 (after son was out of the house) that we re-entered the RV world. We went straight to a 31' TT/F250 truck. The TT was a bunkhouse model. We figured our daughter would bring friends or son may come with us at sometime. We had the TT 3 years and neither happened. We also found ourselves limited with the TT. The main thing was that it was not really set up for much more than FHU type sites. We found ourselves wanting to explore more and get to places out in nature. We started planning. I bought a generator that we could use. I was looking at upgrading the batteries and etc. But we still had a setback. It was the size of the unit. While we could still find some campsites that we would fit in, we were more limited. We ended up trading in for a Class C. It's still a 31' model, but it is set up better for us and traveling. Even though we can tow a car (and sometimes do), there's a difference of backing in a 31' class c into a spot than maneuvering a 31' tt hooked up to a truck into some spots. If your towing with the motorhome, you have to unhook the car, before you can back in the motorhome. It's not feasible with a towable trailer (TT/5th wheel). You have to use the truck to do it. And then you are looking at a 20' long truck to try an park vs a car half the size.
My advice would be to get something more utilitarian. You sound like you want to get out in nature. Don't worry so much about the fancy stuff. Get the basics. Get something that allows you to remain self contained for longer periods of time. Something large enough, but also something smaller, more manageable and that opens up the possiblity to many more campsites. Invest in solar and a good size battery bank. Look at tank sizes (waste/fresh water). Looking at ways to fill up and drain.
While i wish our tanks were bigger, one of the first things I did to our Class C was install a 2nd battery and a couple of fantastic fans. I finally ordered a 100 watt solar panel (suitcase) the other day. My coworker just upgraded his class c with one that has a lot of fancy stuff. Part of me is jealous. Because I would like to have all that while sitting in a site at the Hilton Head Island Motorcoach Resort. But another part of me is thinking is that thsoe fancy things are just more stuff to service/maintain and a chance for them to break. Plus I would not use them when we are up on the Blue Ridge Parkway or a National Park.
My advice would be to get something more utilitarian. You sound like you want to get out in nature. Don't worry so much about the fancy stuff. Get the basics. Get something that allows you to remain self contained for longer periods of time. Something large enough, but also something smaller, more manageable and that opens up the possiblity to many more campsites. Invest in solar and a good size battery bank. Look at tank sizes (waste/fresh water). Looking at ways to fill up and drain.
While i wish our tanks were bigger, one of the first things I did to our Class C was install a 2nd battery and a couple of fantastic fans. I finally ordered a 100 watt solar panel (suitcase) the other day. My coworker just upgraded his class c with one that has a lot of fancy stuff. Part of me is jealous. Because I would like to have all that while sitting in a site at the Hilton Head Island Motorcoach Resort. But another part of me is thinking is that thsoe fancy things are just more stuff to service/maintain and a chance for them to break. Plus I would not use them when we are up on the Blue Ridge Parkway or a National Park.
