This could be a long post . . for a first one . . . so please bear with me:
I'm an American, but I've been floating around the World since the 60's and it's time I came back this Winter and say 'hello, goodbye' to members of my family that will open their door and say 'who the heck are you?'
Anyway, many of my family are in the frozen lands of the Northern Mid-West and I need some advice on RV choice but I'll try and keep it short and sweet: My budget to buy is about 60K$ but that's a little flexible either way. There's one other issue and that's width, It needs to be 100" wide max. (if that's possible) with BIG heated pass-through storage. Engine choice has made me dismiss the petrol Ford V10 as not really suitable for heavy hauling and the old GM V8s have been doing sterling work for generations ... but does anyone in the States do an LPG/propane conversion for them . . . and for that matter is LPG(autogas) available in the States?
Diesel choice is easy Cat, Cummins, GM in that order, you can run them on old bacon grease if you have to and they won't complain too much
I know I need dual pane windows and a good heating system, whats more important is winterised water and waste tanks, protected pipework and easily fitted snow chains.
Some side points: Is it better not to have slide-outs for a cold weather bus and do you think I'm mad for wanting to use an RV in the Mid-West/Rocky mountain winter?
So six or so years ago, who made an RV that's ready for the worst that the Arctic can throw at it?
Many thanks, John
ps. I have a European large vehicle licence rated for 45 tonnes with air brakes, but we have a size limit of 12 x 2.55metres for RVs if I want to bring it back to Europe.
I'm an American, but I've been floating around the World since the 60's and it's time I came back this Winter and say 'hello, goodbye' to members of my family that will open their door and say 'who the heck are you?'
Anyway, many of my family are in the frozen lands of the Northern Mid-West and I need some advice on RV choice but I'll try and keep it short and sweet: My budget to buy is about 60K$ but that's a little flexible either way. There's one other issue and that's width, It needs to be 100" wide max. (if that's possible) with BIG heated pass-through storage. Engine choice has made me dismiss the petrol Ford V10 as not really suitable for heavy hauling and the old GM V8s have been doing sterling work for generations ... but does anyone in the States do an LPG/propane conversion for them . . . and for that matter is LPG(autogas) available in the States?
Diesel choice is easy Cat, Cummins, GM in that order, you can run them on old bacon grease if you have to and they won't complain too much
I know I need dual pane windows and a good heating system, whats more important is winterised water and waste tanks, protected pipework and easily fitted snow chains.
Some side points: Is it better not to have slide-outs for a cold weather bus and do you think I'm mad for wanting to use an RV in the Mid-West/Rocky mountain winter?
So six or so years ago, who made an RV that's ready for the worst that the Arctic can throw at it?
Many thanks, John
ps. I have a European large vehicle licence rated for 45 tonnes with air brakes, but we have a size limit of 12 x 2.55metres for RVs if I want to bring it back to Europe.