DreamChasers, that's very good advice. That's the premise we've been working from, and we've narrowed down our "needs" and "wants" considerably. We also live near Lazy Days, so we'll be going there to continue to see rigs, and to the big show in Tampa in January. We'll definitely spend a lot of time thinking about how we'd live in each option.
The trouble I think we're having is, we're pretty solid on what we won't compromise on, what has a bit of wiggle room, and what we don't like at all, but we're not overly sure on things like, do we get a bigger rig we really like that's less expensive but perhaps somewhat less well built than a somewhat smaller rig we really like that's more expensive but seems to be higher quality. As an example, a Jayco vs a Tiffin. Both have floor plans we love, but one obviously is better quality than the other. We'll sacrifice 2 feet if we choose a Tiffin, to stay within our budget, but the quality seems better. That's really the question, and without living in it for a year, we're hoping those who have will provide insights. For one to two year's ownership, will that two feet be important or will the better construction be more important. We don't know.