Good Sam Community

Gooding__R · ‎Feb-13-2017

I have noticed that a lot of post ask about {If you were buying an RV what would you buy} and I have found in my 40+ years of RVing that there are more hills and mountains then flat ground in this country. I have tried all of them from pop up, TT, class C and class A and have found that all you need is HP and torque. If you don't get irritated by listening to an under powered engine climbing a mountain then you have never had an engine that will do the job. I really don't think they make the perfect RV but look at the power supply before you buy. The reason I am posting this is I went from a diesel Class C to a gas Class A and have been sorry ever since. I miss my POWER.

Lwiddis · ‎Feb-15-2017

" I have found in my 40+ years of RVing that there are more hills and mountains than flat ground in this country." All uphill for me!

Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad

rexlion · ‎Feb-14-2017

Look on the bright side, it could be worse. I recall the Dodge 360 in my dad's old Winnebago (early '70s vintage); it literally could not maintain 66 mph in a stiff headwind! Dad would snug up behind an 18-wheeler and draft for as many miles as he could, but eventually the rig driver would tire of the tailgating and he'd speed up a bit... and we couldn't keep up. Those weren't the days! LOL

Mike G.
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. --Frederick Douglass
photo: Yosemite Valley view from Taft Point

DutchmenSport · ‎Feb-13-2017

Don't beat yourself up too bad there Goodling! At the time you purchased the gasser, you though you were doing the right thing. No doubt you came armed with all the information you needed to make an intelligent choice.

Now that you know the limitations of your rig, I suppose it's OK to experience buyer's remorse, but now you know what the limitations are. Rather than focus on what you use to have, focus on the best way to utilize what you do have now! Going up a very steep grade? Well, you might not be able to it at 95 mph any more, maybe only 45, but look at it this way... the slower speed gives you the opportunity to sight see a bit more now! You might even be going slow enough now to actually see the roses, instead of just a red blur from the corner of your eye. Focus on what you do have, not what you don't. And may your travels truly be enjoyable!