re: Family trip in an RV opinions

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My buddy drive his wife, daughter and one dog down from Frisco BUT they stayed at the beach a few days heading there and afterwards and made it like a 3 week trip (and towed his car).

We met up with them one day and he said literally, every other day he was fixing or working on something while his family was in the parks.

He said the same thing...never again and that was only three people and a dog.

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Can't speak to a rental but if you keep them road ready you don't have to do much while on the road. Keeping one road ready is not cheap or easy but if you are dumb enough to own one cheap and easy ain't your goal to begin with...financial ruin maybe but not cheap and easy.

We have driven ours across country 4 times and from New Mexico to Georgia and back 3 times and from New Mexico to LA once....and hundreds of short 5-800 mile trips. 2 adults, one teen and one child, and 2 dogs and some of the time a cat. We pulled a Honda CRV behind us most of the time. We have lived on the road in ours for up to 3 weeks. It is 42 feet long and with 4 people, 2 dogs and often a cat it is TIGHT. When the slide out is out it is comfortable but on the road it is tight. The only issue we have ever had in close to 90K miles is blowing out the inside rear drivers side tire a couple of times. The black water and most of the fresh water holding tank is on that side as well as the couch, the generator and the kitchen...almost all of the weight in other words. We have enjoyed it but we are insane LOL...it has been a VERY expensive hobby...a 3 day local camping trip costs us a cool $1000 or close to it...they ain't cheap but they are great ways to spend mostly quality time with your family, within reason. 14 people in one is not going to be close to quality time....