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re: Buying a camper/5th wheel
Posted on 7/27/20 at 7:34 am to Lonnie Utah
Posted on 7/27/20 at 7:34 am to Lonnie Utah
quote:or start a fire, sit next to it and sip whiskey under the stars.
When staying in a Hotel Room, you can't walk outside your front door and pee on a bush.
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Posted on 7/27/20 at 7:47 am to bird35
your "financials" equation is fricked if the owner has dogs they would have to board every trip.
Buying a 22-26k camper and not boarding a couple dogs will save lots of money over a couple years of weekend trips
Buying a 22-26k camper and not boarding a couple dogs will save lots of money over a couple years of weekend trips
Posted on 7/27/20 at 7:48 am to Skip Winkman
The thought of driving an RV or a fifth wheel for any amount of time (much less across the country) to me is simply work.
My favorite is the arse clown in a 1987 POS RV driving on I-10 at 52 mph in the Summer with a mile of traffic restricted behind him because he gets better gas mileage at 52.
Some of us are not RV folk and some RV folk should not be driving their RVs.
Bad things can happen.
Stay off the Interstate if you don’t want to stay up with the speed of prevailing traffic, Ginger.
My favorite is the arse clown in a 1987 POS RV driving on I-10 at 52 mph in the Summer with a mile of traffic restricted behind him because he gets better gas mileage at 52.
Some of us are not RV folk and some RV folk should not be driving their RVs.
Bad things can happen.
Stay off the Interstate if you don’t want to stay up with the speed of prevailing traffic, Ginger.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 8:19 am to soccerfüt
My wife and I have just started in the world of traveling health care. My wife literally just pulled out of the driveway at 8am headed towards Eugene Oregon. I leave out on the 3rd headed towards Eugene as well. Assignments are generally 13 weeks at a time. Finding housing flat out sucks. I’m sure we will learn more as we go and get more experience under our belts, but for the time being our housing per month is more than our house note at home. Our future plans include a 5th wheel and dually truck. We can pay the notes on both with our first week of housing per diem at any assignment and work towards owning both instead of giving our money away simply for a place to lay our heads. We want to explore the US and figure out where we want to settle down for retirement and get the F-CK out of Shreveport.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 9:47 am to soccerfüt
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The thought of driving an RV or a fifth wheel for any amount of time (much less across the country) to me is simply work.
Until this summer, our family did multi-thousand mile, multiple week road trips every summer. Honestly, they were some of the best times of my life. My 9 y/o has been to 33 states by car, and as I said we didn't hit the road this year.
When we made our purchase, the wife and I had an honest talk about the amount of money we were spending. We were talking "college type" money when it was all said and done. Then we landed on "There is more than one type of education".
We have met some of the best most honest and genuine people, on the road. Like the rancher in Kansas that drove us around his ranch and let us feed his cows after a 5 min conversation at a rural gas station. Or the folks from the towing company in Alabama that took such great care of us after we had a mechanical issue. Or the Robotics engineer in Wisconsin that worked for Sargento cheese. Or swimming with the boy and the dog in the Tennessee River near Shilo. And many, many, many more. Those are experiences that I wouldn't trade for anything.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 9:48 am to Cwar11
quote:I’d commute in an RV on the reg in Los Angeles traffic if it improved my life like getting out of Shreveport would.
and get the F-CK out of Shreveport.
This post was edited on 7/27/20 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:08 am to Skip Winkman
quote:
in laws just bought a huge 5th wheel and my BIL bought probably a 35 or so thousand camper is it worth it
My guess is the 2 best days of owning a camper...are very similar to the 2 best days of owning a boat.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:17 am to Skip Winkman
I’ve been thinking about getting one. My best memories were family vacations out west. We just slept in our Ford Econoline or KOA campground. I’d love to give my daughter that experience.
So I rented one last month. It was ~26 ft bumper pull. We had a lot of fun. I’d recommend going to RVShare and renting a few to see what you like before buying one
So I rented one last month. It was ~26 ft bumper pull. We had a lot of fun. I’d recommend going to RVShare and renting a few to see what you like before buying one
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:21 am to jamiegla1
I’m just not sure I would ever feel comfortable pulling one, especially in the mountains.
I do however want to rent a small drivable RV next summer and take my boy in a trip out west for two weeks
I do however want to rent a small drivable RV next summer and take my boy in a trip out west for two weeks
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:24 am to soccerfüt
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Stay off the Interstate if you don’t want to stay up with the speed of prevailing traffic, Ginger.
I LOVE driving mine. I'm usually around 80mph on the way home...
One like this...
This post was edited on 7/27/20 at 10:26 am
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:28 am to bird35
quote:
35000 camper is equal to 233 nights in a hotel at 150 dollars a night. So No
There’s residual value when you sell it. You have your bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, etc with you. You don’t have to pack luggage in and out of hotels, it stays in the camper. You get to build a campfire right outside your door. You can cook your own meals and not have to eat out for every meal. You don’t have to board your pets. You get to be closer to nature than having to drive from a hotel. There’s a lot of benefits to camping over hotels.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:36 am to notiger1997
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I’m just not sure I would ever feel comfortable pulling one, especially in the mountains.
Yeah I totally get that. It took some getting used to in the mild Ouachitas.
I think the benefit of pulling one is that you can unhitch it and take your truck on daily adventures. They make some smaller ones if it’s just you and your son. Forrest River R-Pods are ultralight
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:41 am to Skip Winkman
Everybody's different. The market maybe hot now with Coronavirus. Once it wears off I'm sure you'll see a flood of used inventory. For many the novelty wears off once they hate the drag of driving cross country or hooking up/un hooking and find they don't use it as much to justify the cost.
My parents had a fifth wheel and have slowly upgraded over the years. they now have a class A RV that they just about take everywhere. They actually sold their home and basically live in the RV traveling these days.
My parents had a fifth wheel and have slowly upgraded over the years. they now have a class A RV that they just about take everywhere. They actually sold their home and basically live in the RV traveling these days.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 10:44 am to Skip Winkman
I mean, LSU has a HUGE tailgating community and you of course see RVs at home and away games like crazy
it is definitely a lifestyle/luxury purchase that you buy to enjoy and never look at it as a financial "investment"
But in my limited looks yeah it seems RV/campers are selling high right now as people prefer to travel/stay in their own place so to speak
it is definitely a lifestyle/luxury purchase that you buy to enjoy and never look at it as a financial "investment"
But in my limited looks yeah it seems RV/campers are selling high right now as people prefer to travel/stay in their own place so to speak
Posted on 7/27/20 at 11:11 am to jamiegla1
quote:
I’d love to give my daughter that experience.
No rethink that! The whole hippy van life thing is coming back you don’t want your daughter doing this. ??
I know what you meant just giving you a hard time
Posted on 7/27/20 at 11:16 am to No Colors
quote:Yeah, motor homes are very nice for traveling and road trips, but going sightseeing or shopping can be a pain in the arse unless you pull a vehicle.
I like being able to drop the camper at a site somewhere and have the mobility of the truck.
We’re debating on which way to go. Motor home and pull vehicle, or RV and truck.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 11:18 am to Shankopotomus
Nothing better than walking out of tiger stadium at midnight & popping a few cold drinks taking a shower fire up the grill and cooking out watching all the miserable folks sitting in traffic and then go to sleep in my own bed.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 11:23 am to Skip Winkman
It’s all in what you want to do and what you enjoy. I have cousin who is big into and has been trying to get me to buy one for years. I just don’t want to invest the time into camping right now, maybe some day. He just upgraded and went to a bigger 5th wheel. Now he is looking to sell his old one, anyone in the Covington area looking for a good 5th wheel let me know.
Posted on 7/27/20 at 11:27 am to Skip Winkman
My parents have a very nice 5th wheel (Grand Design Solitude). They really enjoy it, and I enjoy staying in it where they keep it at the lake. However, one thing about campers, whether you travel or keep them in one spot, after a few years things are undoubtedly going to start breaking on them. Usually it is fixable things, but it is just something that a camper owner has to accept will happen.
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