For a long time I have dreamed of traveling the country in a huge RV?.but I also don?t like the reality of debt that would be required to do so. Now that my husband is near retirement, we?ve been discussing the possibility of buying an older used RV, so we?ve been doing a lot of reading and have found it to be somewhat overwhelming. This site has so much great information.
Our main purpose for considering buying an RV is so that we can travel with our three large dogs. We wouldn?t be spending weeks at a time parked at a campground and we?d like for the RV to be small enough so that we can get around easily and go on short, impromptu trips. I?d also like to be able to drive it myself and don?t think I could handle anything larger. With our limited budget, we realize we would have to buy an older model. A good, working generator is essential to keep the RV cool if we step out and leave the pets behind.
We are not so concerned about age ? as we are price -- if the RV has been well maintained. My husband maintains our vehicles, lawn mowers, etc. I can?t do electrical or plumbing, but can do a bit of carpentry and certainly paint anything. We plan on removing the dinette area of any RV we purchase to make more space for the dogs and I would like to redecorate.
Of course we like Class A?s better, but I can?t imagine finding one within our budget. We really like the ?basement? storage space in the Class A?s also.
We?ve kind of narrowed it down to a 28-ft. class C with 2 or more slide-outs and a real bathroom. We could do gas or diesel, depending on the price and condition. I think we will have to buy one from an individual because of our budget.
DISLIKES:
Carpet-like ceilings
Crawl-in Corner bed
Wet bath
Fake wood cabinets, but I could live with it
The zero counter space models
We plan to rent a Class C for a very short, experimental overnight trip to see how we do because my husband has never traveled in an RV.
So if anyone has any suggestions to make as far as models fitting our ?likes? or whether our expectations are unrealistic, I would appreciate any input.
Our main purpose for considering buying an RV is so that we can travel with our three large dogs. We wouldn?t be spending weeks at a time parked at a campground and we?d like for the RV to be small enough so that we can get around easily and go on short, impromptu trips. I?d also like to be able to drive it myself and don?t think I could handle anything larger. With our limited budget, we realize we would have to buy an older model. A good, working generator is essential to keep the RV cool if we step out and leave the pets behind.
We are not so concerned about age ? as we are price -- if the RV has been well maintained. My husband maintains our vehicles, lawn mowers, etc. I can?t do electrical or plumbing, but can do a bit of carpentry and certainly paint anything. We plan on removing the dinette area of any RV we purchase to make more space for the dogs and I would like to redecorate.
Of course we like Class A?s better, but I can?t imagine finding one within our budget. We really like the ?basement? storage space in the Class A?s also.
We?ve kind of narrowed it down to a 28-ft. class C with 2 or more slide-outs and a real bathroom. We could do gas or diesel, depending on the price and condition. I think we will have to buy one from an individual because of our budget.
DISLIKES:
Carpet-like ceilings
Crawl-in Corner bed
Wet bath
Fake wood cabinets, but I could live with it
The zero counter space models
We plan to rent a Class C for a very short, experimental overnight trip to see how we do because my husband has never traveled in an RV.
So if anyone has any suggestions to make as far as models fitting our ?likes? or whether our expectations are unrealistic, I would appreciate any input.