What to buy??????
I am by no means a newby, but at the same time, I am.
Over the years I have owned a few TT's, the most recent 7 years ago, and used as temp housing while I built my house. A class C holiday rambler which I only had a couple seasons before work forced me to let it go. (it sat parked for 2 years), and even a tc (lance model which I had for a year when someone gave it to me because they had to move cross country). I dont want a 5er because I want to ride my scooters. I can get a new truck and tt, or a motorhome and pull my suv and scoot.
But now, I cant decide what I want.
I have wanderlust, I want to travel again. I went blind 4 years ago, and after 5 surgeries can see enough to drive again and want to experience as much as I can before losing it again.
I can reasonably afford to get any type of rig, Type, not brand. I started looking at TT's with the Dutchmen Denali 29 rk seeming like a good fit space wise. A flagstaff 29RK did as well, with a new 2500 series 4x4 pickup.
Or I can get either a new or mildly used motorhome, Class A or C in the 30-32' range. Holiday Ramblers, Jayco's and Forest River all have units which can apparently suffice.
We want to travel a lot the first few years, Alaska at least once, likely twice, I worked the Valdez spill and want to return to some sites I saw years ago. Winters we will go south to the deserts.
I am retired Coast Guard so I can use the Famcamps and will for much of the winters. After Ak, the Yukon will get the same treatment, with the Dempster getting at least one summer.
I have never camped or wandered the western states, I want the flexiblilty to enter the BLM lands and to stay where possible , and to move 100 miles and do it again.
I'm envisioning 2 weeks at a general area, and then moving a relatively short distance to again find my bit of "nowhere".
Tiny trailers of 20' feet will not work, we need space for full time living, roughly a 30' box,
we have looked hard at TT's generally 29-34 foot rear kitchen models,
Class C units around 30' (Jayco and Forester) as well as class A's Jayco, HR and Coachmen, I am comfortable with towing or driving a bigger box, after years pulling boats and driving firefighter apparatus, but I dont know which will be more flexible in the western mountains and BLM lands for site selection.
My question is to those out there, if you were trying to travel extensively in those areas, what class and type would be the easiest to live in and travel for modestly priced travel.
4x4 truck and 30' tt
30- 35' Class A pulling a tacoma or similar
29- 32 ' Class C again pulling a tacoma or similar
What will give you the most freedom to roam?
The greatest ability to find beautiful bits of nowhere.
Over the years I have owned a few TT's, the most recent 7 years ago, and used as temp housing while I built my house. A class C holiday rambler which I only had a couple seasons before work forced me to let it go. (it sat parked for 2 years), and even a tc (lance model which I had for a year when someone gave it to me because they had to move cross country). I dont want a 5er because I want to ride my scooters. I can get a new truck and tt, or a motorhome and pull my suv and scoot.
But now, I cant decide what I want.
I have wanderlust, I want to travel again. I went blind 4 years ago, and after 5 surgeries can see enough to drive again and want to experience as much as I can before losing it again.
I can reasonably afford to get any type of rig, Type, not brand. I started looking at TT's with the Dutchmen Denali 29 rk seeming like a good fit space wise. A flagstaff 29RK did as well, with a new 2500 series 4x4 pickup.
Or I can get either a new or mildly used motorhome, Class A or C in the 30-32' range. Holiday Ramblers, Jayco's and Forest River all have units which can apparently suffice.
We want to travel a lot the first few years, Alaska at least once, likely twice, I worked the Valdez spill and want to return to some sites I saw years ago. Winters we will go south to the deserts.
I am retired Coast Guard so I can use the Famcamps and will for much of the winters. After Ak, the Yukon will get the same treatment, with the Dempster getting at least one summer.
I have never camped or wandered the western states, I want the flexiblilty to enter the BLM lands and to stay where possible , and to move 100 miles and do it again.
I'm envisioning 2 weeks at a general area, and then moving a relatively short distance to again find my bit of "nowhere".
Tiny trailers of 20' feet will not work, we need space for full time living, roughly a 30' box,
we have looked hard at TT's generally 29-34 foot rear kitchen models,
Class C units around 30' (Jayco and Forester) as well as class A's Jayco, HR and Coachmen, I am comfortable with towing or driving a bigger box, after years pulling boats and driving firefighter apparatus, but I dont know which will be more flexible in the western mountains and BLM lands for site selection.
My question is to those out there, if you were trying to travel extensively in those areas, what class and type would be the easiest to live in and travel for modestly priced travel.
4x4 truck and 30' tt
30- 35' Class A pulling a tacoma or similar
29- 32 ' Class C again pulling a tacoma or similar
What will give you the most freedom to roam?
The greatest ability to find beautiful bits of nowhere.
