New to RV'ing, many questions
I am researching and planning a cross country trip from Florida to the West Coast. I would need to rent and RV since buying is not an option, but am curious if anyone can help me decide whether a type...
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With a family of 5 I would vote for a Class A, you would have more space as a family, especially on a rain day. Try to get bunk beds and a pull out sofa for sleeping.
Have you ever driven an RV before? If so, you know what you are doing. If not I would rent one for a week and try it out to see how you handle and drive it. Driving an RV is not like driving a car. Will your wife be driving also so it is not as tiring. Your 18 year old will not be able to drive due to the RV being a rental. I would consider a good day, primarily interstates, at 300-350. You need to figure time to pack up in the morning and set up in the evening plus food shopping and cooking, big gas tanks(80+ gals, will probably need to fill-up each d day), propane etc. All this takes time.
Are you going to rent a car for each of your planned stops? RV's are not conducive to driving in cities or heavy traffic.
The distance from Orlando to San Francisco is about 2800 miles, 8 days out and 8-9(figuring Seattle) days back(that is driving 350 a day.
If you encounter headwinds or sidewinds another day might be needed. Driving a big box in a sidewind is extremely tiring.
You might consider just using your car and driving cross country. Rent an RV from LA to Seattle. Then you will have a car for touring, save time crossing the country. You will have 3 drivers so you can put on the miles.
Good luck in you decision.
Have you ever driven an RV before? If so, you know what you are doing. If not I would rent one for a week and try it out to see how you handle and drive it. Driving an RV is not like driving a car. Will your wife be driving also so it is not as tiring. Your 18 year old will not be able to drive due to the RV being a rental. I would consider a good day, primarily interstates, at 300-350. You need to figure time to pack up in the morning and set up in the evening plus food shopping and cooking, big gas tanks(80+ gals, will probably need to fill-up each d day), propane etc. All this takes time.
Are you going to rent a car for each of your planned stops? RV's are not conducive to driving in cities or heavy traffic.
The distance from Orlando to San Francisco is about 2800 miles, 8 days out and 8-9(figuring Seattle) days back(that is driving 350 a day.
If you encounter headwinds or sidewinds another day might be needed. Driving a big box in a sidewind is extremely tiring.
You might consider just using your car and driving cross country. Rent an RV from LA to Seattle. Then you will have a car for touring, save time crossing the country. You will have 3 drivers so you can put on the miles.
Good luck in you decision.
