Hi, we bought a 1991 22 ft Tioga montara cpl yrs back. Well... We have since travelled a bit, last summer we spent 2 mos going from lake tahoe( our home) to Massachusetts. We went thru Wyoming,N Dakota, Wis, Minn, Oh, Ny, Penn, etc. Then took the northern route back, to the coast and south. Point being.... The 2 of us and a shedding German shepherd did just fine only bickered 2x! ( we used to have a roof topper ?) we learned a lot ! now I know before we buy our next RV, I know all the stuff to check, I will be crawling on the roof, into the storage , under the chassis, into the pipes and plumbing. We love our little RV. We have done improvement and will probably be able to sell for what we paid for it, so..... now my question.... We just put the house on the market, selling the cars, the market if good right now and our house has 27 stairs,, aka... not a good retirement home... We r not in a hurry to replace the beast but... We don't want to buy new, we want to stay somewhat compact as we are now..what's better... buy a used high quality older RV.. or a newer but standard quality rv.. We have bought rental cars before and had great luck .. a prius and a Awd rav4. They were the base models as rental rv's seem to be. But you can get a rental for 30-40,000. Only a cpl yrs old. It at the same time.... an older but known to be quality RV is also an option. Our travel style is most high mountain s in the sierra, Rockies and Canada... mountain passes. We will tow a vehicle some of the time but it will have to be able to hold skiis and dog and be and or 4wd when not being towed. At the moment the toad is a 1993 ranger 4x4. Came with the Tioga. I have read a ton... but.. gas vs diesel at high altitude with toad. Love mountainous, rural areas. If considering the same length... for example 25ish ft... what is the diff between class A vs Class C or B+? Class B is too small. The hardest thing for me converting to the RV lifestyle is I am a potter.... not a hobby conducive to rv... I love cookimg... It will be good to be forced to symplify... We have a house in Baja . To say " fulltime " isn't accurate cuz we have an escape house. We also plan to rent a condo or place here and there during ski season. We did that last winter. I guess my question to all you people with experience what should we consider in the future. We don't want to be limited to paved parks. We like to use private RV parks, national forest campgrounds, boondocking.. oh ya.... I want solar. Plan to get a cpl suitcase panels even for the Tioga. Our house in Mexico is completely off grid, 30 miles down a dirt road....si i have a rudimentary understanding og solar. any input anyone has would be great! We don't want to spend a 100 ,0000 on an RV. I dont want to climb above cab to bad ad we do now.. i dont want to put bed away everyday.. but a corner bed entrance is acceptable. Boy.... this has gotten wordy.. sorry and thankypy in advance.....cathy