I agree, touring fifth wheels, is not any different than what we live in now, except with wheels and a new change of scenery when ever we move! It comes down to money. We have a 2017 Honda CRV. We can't tow a Casita and haven't the funds for a big truck and trailer. Everyone has gone through significant changes due to pandemic. Our drastic change came in the form of my husband having a second brain surgery that rendered him with significant short term memory loss. He was retired AF, went to school and earned 2 master degrees and was a practicing CPA for 10 years. Before being classified as disabled, he was fired from CPA firm for not fulfilling his work load. This man went back to work too quick, under pressure from partners at firm. We sold our home, paid off our debts with proceeds, downsized from 2500 sq ft home to a 700 sq ft trailer....debt free. After 5 years of living in this parking lot, we can no longer make ends meet. I've worked my entire life in retail ,schools, factories and dream job as a pet sitter. All CD's have been cashed in. We hope to sell our trailer for 60K. We have NOTHING else except each other,married 43 years. What can we buy, used, to get out into nature and live in until we move into low income senior apartment in 10--15 years. This is not easy, and certainly not what we thought would become of us! But we are in good health, and want to live the best we can. My husband has put everyone's happiness before his own his entire life. He needs this little bit of freedom. I want to be there with him.
Your words ring true. Seems we keep hitting a brick wall with buying a used rv. We wanted to improve our life by seeing more of the West and being safe and secure at the same time. It took me years to have the guts to write to this forum and Cheap RV living. It's very disappointing to be pointed to reality that it isn't going to work. We will be open to purchase a safe rv, but the reality is what it is. We will keep looking forward. Thank you!
Good luck to you and your wife. Yes, medical challenges can alter the way we see life and what is important. Sending best wishes and strength to you both!
I'm not sure where you find a range of 25 miles for FRS (maybe mountain top to mountain top?), but generally a half mile to a mile is more likely if there are no obstructions, at least when we've used them, in spite of advertising hype. CB walkie talkies might be a tad better (without external antennas, which are illegal on FRS), but mobile CB units can go several miles, depending on conditions.
Thank you all for your comments. We are in the holding pattern waiting to hear back from seller regarding our counter offer. This is a 2004 Bigfoot 28RQ. Asking $39,000 (initially it was over 40K). We really liked it. New Tires,brakes and 54,000 miles. We offered $31,500. They countered $35,575. We need to stick with budget. Final offer from us $32,000. My husband is disabled retired military, but before brain surgeries and disability, he was a practicing CPA. He still is 10 times smarter with numbers than most! We are learning patients and what is vital...we're better off than many others. But we have very limited funds. Fingers crossed! Thank you for feedback!
