New to RV’ing need advice

jim1521 wrote:
Shoals,
Don't be discouraged. ...

Once you've done that, THEN sit down and think about executing on the plan.

DAILY LIFE QUESTIONS
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5 YEAR BUSINESS PLAN
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MAINTAINING THE RV
Are you handy with tools?
Can you fix things yourself?
Do you have the time and tools to fix things yourself?
If you can answer YES to those questions, consider buying a used (1-4 years old) 5th wheel. It will be much easier to sell a 5th wheel than it will be to sell a Park model (see 5 Year Business Plan above).

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Shoals has it right with these thoughts. However, I am one to purchase new instead of used, whatever you get. And you sound like you are wanting to go "new" also. So, that does bring up one other item on Shoals list, if you go "new"...

Every new RV's purchased will come with a warranty, usually 1 year, some more as it's getting better. But rest assured of all the brand new ones sold 99.9999999999% of them will need to go back to the dealership for warranty work of some kind or another within the first year of ownership. And unfortunately, sometimes, dealerships can keep them on their sites for quite a long time.

Heaven forbid, but if that happened to you ... with a brand new RV, under warranty, and it has to go back to the shop, even for a day, what do you do with the family?

What I'm saying is ... you need a contingency plan "B" all the time! Always. You must always have a plan "B" ready to throw into action if for some reason you find yourself unable to use the camper.

In a stick-and-brick home, a tornado or a hurricane can blow the house away too. But in an RV, there are a lot more things that could happen that will leave you sitting at an empty campsite, roasting hotdogs with a stick over a fire and sleeping on the ground.

It's just something to keep in the back of your mind. Keep a plan "B" ready to throw into action.