re: Is the RV life the life for me?

Did it exactly a year ago, went from 3300 sq ft to 450, don't miss it at all. Leaving Melbourne Fl today for a two week trip to Pigeon Forge then to Auburn for the Georgia game.

Best part of the RV life is the "key club."

I will say if/when you do buy one, first try to rent the make and model you are thinking of buying. Drive it around and live in it a couple weeks, and that will tell you a whole lot about it.

When you decide to buy an RV just like the one you rented treat it just like a house you are thinking about buying. Take someone who knows RVs with you and have them inspect it. Try to learn the most common problems with the make/model you are buying and have the person thoroughly look over those items/systems. You're not buying a vehicle, you're buying a home on wheels. The same issues you can have with a poorly built home will show up in an RV, and often sooner than they do in a home. The problem is, you can't live in that RV when the plumbing or electrical or drivetrain is being repaired as you can when someone is fixing your home.

I don’t know you so I can’t answer your question.

I know me, the RV life to me sounds like a sentence from a judge.

Good luck, hope you figure it out for yourself.

I feel like this is one of those things that sounds like a great idea until you are about 3 weeks into it. But if you know exactly what you are getting into and thats what youu really enjoy go for it.

I have about 13 years from retirement, but we are already setting up to do this. Our plan is to sell local by something as a base in the north and go on long trips but return home after each for time with family. We decided we did not want to go full-time because we want to have a home base. We enjoy it. We have gone to Disney and the mountains in our rv. Nice not having all the comforts of home next to me on the road.

I've heard these things are goldmines and the appreciation on RVs is up there with boats.

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Is the RV life the life for me?

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You should watch this movie.

My wife and I are in the process of building a new house, so we bought a camper and towed it around the country. It was probably the most fun three months of our relationship.

We also are in the process of selling the camper, and I think we’re going to get our money back out of it. I would advise buying over renting. You can sell it back. Renting right now is extremely expensive because the demand is very high.

I'm on my 5th one. I've been all over the country in them.

Things to know from my experience...

They are ALL pieces of chit. From the small bumper pull travel trailer to the 40' $2mil Prevost bus.

Cabinet doors and trim will fall off... no big deal there really. Generators will fail. Roofs will leak. You will chase electrical gremlins. Slideouts will f up. I can go on and on...

If you get a drivable RV and it's gas powered, it will be slow as hell. It will not climb hills. It will drop down to 3rd gear begging for mercy. It will get awful fuel mileage.

Diesels are a much better driving experience. No problem pulling hills. No comparison really. But... it will break down. Most likely the stupid DEF system... Maybe leaving you stranded in the middle of nowhere. If it's a diesel pusher, good luck finding someone to work on it. Hell, no one wants to work on the gas ones either.

That's why I got one one a Freightliner truck. At least you can find any diesel mechanic to fix it.

Anyways. I enjoy having one and traveling in it. But it is a pain in the arse sometimes. Find one you can tolerate driving and doesn't leave you exhausted with white knuckles.