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Re: Newbie needs advice for 1st RV trip in a week.
Also, since I'm not buying the RV in Florida and won't be returning home before heading out on our trip, what is the best way of handling title and registration? I know I will owe sales tax to FLorida and talking to the DMV I can send them paperwork and then can mail out a plate and registration but what's the best way of getting a temporary permit to move it to Colorado while I'm waiting for the plates? Florida can't give me one of those. Is that something I'd have to get from Missouri? The seller said he doesn't mind leaving the plates on it but I don't want to get pulled over and have a problem. Would a cop have a problem if I have it insured in my name but still have sellers plates and registration?298Views0likes0CommentsRe: Newbie needs advice for 1st RV trip in a week.
If we get to an area where we can't find a camp site but there isn't a Walmart what options do we have? Can you get away with pulling over into a different parking lot or off the side of a road? My concern is at some point getting caught in no mans land where we are driving around at sundown with no place to stay and getting rousted by cops and having to keep moving throughout the night. For instance, if we can't find a camp site in Yellowstone, do we have to drive out of the park at night and what if there isn't a walmart around? Same along the Oregon coast (though I suspect we'd find more walmarts even if we have to go inland). Thanks again for all the help!298Views0likes0CommentsRe: Newbie needs advice for 1st RV trip in a week.
Thanks for all of the great information! I'm sure our trip will evolve by the time we go from Colorado to Yellowstone but our plan is less than 400 miles in a day (not everyday) except for the grind back to Florida from California. We've done that trip many times in car so we will power through that section with fewer stops. We've done some insane car trips, one driving from the North of Chile to the South of Chile, through Argentina to Brazil and back. The trip back from Iguazu Falls Brazil to Northern Chile we drove 44 hours in a 48 hour time frame. We have no desire to do that on this trip.298Views0likes0CommentsNewbie needs advice for 1st RV trip in a week.
We just purchased a used Gulf Stream BT cruiser 5291 which we will pick up in Missouri and then head out to Colorado to spend some time with my parents. From there we plan to go through Rocky Mtn Natl, Grand Tetons Natl and Yellowstone. If all is still going well we will press on to Oregon (Portland, Salem, Coast, Bend) then down thru Northern California to Mammoth before heading back to Florida. The plan is to do it in about 4-5 weeks. It will be my wife and I along with our 7 and 10 year old kids. We've traveled a lot and camped but have very little experience with Rvs so we really don't know where to begin and are very open to any suggestions. I realize we are jumping into a big trip right out of the gate but we have a lot of flexibility so we can shorten it as necessary. Some newbie ?s I have are: When it's hot out, does the dash ac cool off back to the couch at least or do most people drive with open windows, plug in internal fans, the roof ac going? Would you have to run generator to run roof ac? Can that be done while driving? What appliances/outlets work while you are driving down the road and again, does the generator have to be started or does the engine generate enough power to watch tv, use microwave, etc? Do we need to really plan out our dates and reserve campsites in advance? This may be hard because we won't know how far we will want to drive and what time we will make until we get some days behind us and know what it's like. What is a good website/mobile app to find sites along our route? What are some things you learned the hard way that you wish you knew before hitting the road? Any suggestions on routes or campsites around the Pacific Northwest? The good thing is we will drive it from Missouri to Colorado and then stay there for a week or so at my parents before we head out on our trip so we will have time to sort through things and stock up. Thanks so much for all your help!3.6KViews0likes22Comments
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