And I can throw my hall rug into the shower, throw stuff from counter into kitchen sink, put my slides in, unplug electric, and maybe even roll up my water hose in about 4 minutes! When co-camping with my son who has a 30' trailer, I can unhook and dump at the dump station, as well as return to my camp site, while he is still hooking up his trailer.
Buy used then and get what you want.
This is what we did when needed for about the first 5 years and 20,000+ miles of our travels, but eventually we invested in a small cheap used TOAD, which has made travel a lot more convenient.
IMO, buying used is asking for trouble. Seller is getting rid of it for a reason. I don't want to be the one finding out why.Buy used then and get what you want.
IMO, buying new is for suckers. It's just that I am one of those suckers.
I wonder if my Class A is now worth half of what I paid for it a couple of years ago. I kinda doubt it. Not that I care.
-Don- Reno, NV
Reasons could be the high gas price, don't have the time for RVing. Got bored with it, not used often enough, and countless other things.
If you're ok with a 23 year old pickup you can get a 23 year old Class C with the same drivetrain for $5000 and 1/4 the miles. Good old RVs are out there. In my case the sellers only drove it 56K miles in 17 years and in their mid 80's just got too old to camp anymore. Which selling due to the owner's age is a lot more common in the RV world than the used car world. So some else's problem doesn't necessarily translate to your problem.
We have an F150 and Ford Escape that stay at home. Neither would be good trade ins. A toad for us would be a 3rd car, not in the cards $$. Plus, we feel the toad adds unnecessary danger for us. 30 ft MH is enough of a challenge. With rentals, you get a different car with each destination, like the Camry we have this time. I’ve never driven a Camry. It’s nice, fast.
4 minutes is a goal! We’re under 10 minutes and I leave the hall rug down. Makes a mess if I’ve been lazy with my sweeping. The slides go right over it no problem. It’s the cat water bowl that slows me down, damn thing spills on the way to the sink. Looking at another system besides a bowl.
I've had both types of RVs over the years. With a trailer leaving the campsite for things like going to the store or sightseeing can be spur of the moment instead of having to break camp and then set everything back up when I return. Just grab my wallet, phone, keys and go. I don't know about you, but I do these things much more frequently than a once a week trip to the dump station. I prefer to boondock or stay in undeveloped campgrounds and with solar and large holding tanks a trailer does this very well. And I don't have to worry about someone taking over my campsite while I'm gone, the trailer is a pretty good indication the space is occupied.
Actually, its a 23 year old conversion van, but it only has 81,000 miles on it, so I think its still got life in it.
Exactly my point, Gary. Thank you.
another consideration is the type of camping that you do.
We're going to sell our DP MH and buy a Cl C 26' MH, and not tow a car, because we are not physically able to travel long distances now. I'm still thinking of visiting my cousin in Yahats OR again before one of us kicks the can. I've only seen him once in the past 40 years
My wife and I bought a 23ft C with no slide, towed a Jeep..the only drawback was that darn corner bed, we’re up in age 70, so usually a trip or two the the bathroom at night gets old quick, you either scoot out or crawl out backwards…so now we have a 34’ MH so much better ..
Yea, bed accessibility on both sides is very important to about everyone we know that has an RV…My wife and I bought a 23ft C with no slide, towed a Jeep..the only drawback was that darn corner bed, we’re up in age 70, so usually a trip or two the the bathroom at night gets old quick, you either scoot out or crawl out backwards…so now we have a 34’ MH so much better ..
