Recent content by terrycarhart

So in a quagmire and need some opinions. We purchased our first RV 2 months ago and are workamping for the summer at a day use park. 2000 Bounder had 240 hrs on generator. I think Gary might have commented in a previous post that be careful about old gens with low miles.....he was right. So have...

we just bought our first Class A, 2000 Bounder! We first rented a class C from B&B RV's near the old airport here in Denver. Not that it was cheap but after 16 years of talking about RVing we rented for 8 days and had a blast. Best thing we ever did for our marriage! 1 month after we got back we...

Thanks Alpha and KDBgoat. Seems like I resolved the lower issue by flipping on generator, also found a on/off switch under panel flipped that on and blower came on followed by burner 2 mins later. OK WE HAVE HEAT!!! Found back of water heater, top valve was hot and bottom was cooler. I guess I...

So we pulled the trigger and purchased a 2000 Bounder 38K miles as our first RV, or as our niece calls it The Bus House! Got it into a dealer to change oil and give it a good look thru, they came back and said looked great from chassis standpoint. Having issue with hot water heater, all lines...

Thanks Glen and Gary(as always ;D), did some more research and found that indeed the results are mixed and not very favorable for Girard (correct spelling). Now I just have to decide if I'm going to tackle the job myself, from videos it seems pretty straight forward. Due to age I think I will...

So we decided on purchasing the 2002 Tiffin Allegro, 36K miles. In the process of doing the inspection we found that the water heater tank was broken/split. Just spoke with mobile mechanic and he raised the idea of going with the (sort of instant on) hot water. He thought the difference in price...

Thank You all for taking the time to respond, all good information for us! The lengths are 32, 30 and 31 so very close. Only concern about slides (were) more moving parts to breakdown but the sales guy showed me the manual feature so its not as much of a concern as it was. All 3 are on the Chevy...

So we are trying to decide on which deal to pursue with final paid inspection. Heres the details as they line up: #1. 2002 Tiffin Allegro, no back up camera, floor is more solid than our brick/mortar home, 38K miles, tires 2013, great tread, $22,000  NADA 20K high retail Needs good cleaning, no...

Thanks Gary, I didnt think it made much sense.

Thank you all for your comments today. My wife and I are at the proverbial crossroads with our decision. We've both experienced any number of "signs" that indicate we should pull the plug any change our lives. And then we question what exactly it did or didn't mean. Anyway we are closer then...

Unless I missed something, I read that the quotes were for drive train and for the coach portion, refrig, water heater, generator..... So in most cases your on a Chevy Workhorse or Ford Triton V10 and in the coach the refrig are the same brands, the generator is probably Onan and the water. So...

Happy Saturday from snowy Colorado, We are looking at purchasing our first RV and have settled on a Class A to offer the most of the home like effect. Planning on doing some workamping for the next couple of years. Looking at 3, 04 National Seabreeze, 04 Newmar Scottsdale and 07 Coachman Mirada...

Thanks Donn and Gary. Great info and good points. I think I'm more of the temperament of Donn, do what it takes since this is kinda of "our" park for the next 6 months. Money isn't the object but of course you don't want to feel put upon also and I have heard some horror stories! Now all we have...

Hi All, My wife and I are going to try this as a test run to see if we like it. We found a position at a day use only site and therefore the responsibilities are pretty basic and straightforward, just what we want for our first try. I've been trying to cover all aspects but concerned I'm missing...