Dave&Sue
New member
Hi everyone,
I'm Dave Thompson and my wife is Sue. I'm 60 & she's 57. We're looking ahead to retirement & maybe going the RV route to enjoy our winters in warmer locations. So, we're open to ANY advice at all regarding what you've learned and what we should know before going this direction. Decades ago, we had small camper trailers and loved it when our kids were "kids". Now, we've begun looking at travel trailers (motorhomes are not an option). And the ones that seem to appeal to us are in the 30' to 40' range. So, a 3/4 ton truck would be needed. But, before we go there, I'd like to find the best locations to start with...& see if we could rent for a week at a time. And, do this over the next few years.
We're looking for RV Campgrounds that have great facilities and are not the big time resort locations. Somewhere, that we can keep busy or chill-out depending on what we feel like doing. The location should be free of snow, but we're not afraid of a little chilly air.
So, advice on the do's & don't's of this thinking would be greatly appreciated.
Once we find the best places, we may be open to purchasing Park Models in a particular area, or going with a purchase of a large travel trailer either to purchase in the south or from our home area.
What I would like to do is be a snowbird RV'er, at some point...and, this would not necessarily mean that it would be at one site every year, or maybe it would.
So, I can use all of the help that's out there. Don't be shy!
Thanks for anything and everything.
Dave & Sue
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I'm Dave Thompson and my wife is Sue. I'm 60 & she's 57. We're looking ahead to retirement & maybe going the RV route to enjoy our winters in warmer locations. So, we're open to ANY advice at all regarding what you've learned and what we should know before going this direction. Decades ago, we had small camper trailers and loved it when our kids were "kids". Now, we've begun looking at travel trailers (motorhomes are not an option). And the ones that seem to appeal to us are in the 30' to 40' range. So, a 3/4 ton truck would be needed. But, before we go there, I'd like to find the best locations to start with...& see if we could rent for a week at a time. And, do this over the next few years.
We're looking for RV Campgrounds that have great facilities and are not the big time resort locations. Somewhere, that we can keep busy or chill-out depending on what we feel like doing. The location should be free of snow, but we're not afraid of a little chilly air.
So, advice on the do's & don't's of this thinking would be greatly appreciated.
Once we find the best places, we may be open to purchasing Park Models in a particular area, or going with a purchase of a large travel trailer either to purchase in the south or from our home area.
What I would like to do is be a snowbird RV'er, at some point...and, this would not necessarily mean that it would be at one site every year, or maybe it would.
So, I can use all of the help that's out there. Don't be shy!
Thanks for anything and everything.
Dave & Sue
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