Recent content by Octagonal Drake

I just happened to see this one for sale. Not mine and not sure if it fits all your criteria. Just remembered this thread when I saw the ad since you wanted a lift. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/500666514715873/?ref=facebook_story_share

Oh gotcha, thanks!

Thanks, that's comforting to know. I'm not familiar with PPL...what does it mean?

We'll sell after the trip. For a bit, I was leaning towards the truck and trailer. I *think* a truck and trailer will be more expensive, but maybe the bigger issue is 2 kids, a dog, and us all in a truck. Doable, but would feel cramped I think. It's not off the table though.

Good to know. Still well worth it to get a little peace of mind and/or negotiating power before purchase. Mine in bold. Thanks for the input! If we can do swing it, it'll probably be a little of both. We definitely don't want to be driving off every day. Some places will warrant the extra...

Absolutely. My original thought was to meet someone local and pay them $100 (or whatever) to look over whatever MH I'd look seriously at. Now it sounds like I should take it into a shop. Hopefully I just won't take it to the sellers "regular" shop. They could be friends and I may get a less than...

Another great post for me to absorb, thank you.

I haven't seen any of those. Closest I came was the Grand Canyon one time, but timing didn't work out. There was an ice storm and they closed the park while I was in Phoenix one winter. It's encouraging to hear how great it could be, it only motivates me more to figure out a way to make it work...

Very helpful, thank you!

I haven't, but I will! And....um....6 kids? LOL, I don't have any excuses if someone can do that! :D

Good info there as well. Sounds like most reliability issues are on the bells/whistles than it is on the things that keep you rolling down the road. Also sounds like, as much as anything, how well it was cared for is possibly the most important consideration.

Absolutely it helps, thank you.

OK, I don't consider that too serious if it played out that way. Thank you for all your help. Do you, or anyone else, have an opinion on when age and/or mileage become a significant concern? As I alluded to, I'm thinking with my budget I'm probably looking at something 15 years old +/- a few...

Thanks Seiler. On a 15-20 year old Class A similar to that one, what should I budget for repairs maintenance over 1 year and approximately 15k miles? I absolutely will not keep anyone to this, I know there is no way to truly know. But shooting from the hip, if you had to guess type of number...

Totally agree that it's impossible to see everything in a year. But we'd like to basically make a "loop" around the US with some zigs and zags to hit the highlights we want most. Basically going across the northern half in the summer and the southern half in the winter. Not sure we'd be...