RV Afficianados

[brutal]

Poke around on rvtrader.com for a while to see what might pique your interest.

Some friends have a 35' Windsor they got for a steal. 7 or 8L CAT engine. It's a beast. $250K+ unit as new for like $80K a few years old as I recall, but they've had it for a good many years now too, maybe 15? Very solid but I think he gets like 5-6MPG pulling his Samuri and jetskis behind at about 60MPH. It's a really solid unit and they do move around in it, poop, make samiches, etc. when rolling. He does his own maintenance, has a nice shop, barn storage, ec. and is handy guy, so that saves them a lot.

From the rear, they're usually master, potty, shower/sink/dressing, kitchen/lounge, driving. There's is closed off between the kitchen and the rest and also a door to the MBR.

There's an RV show every few months, might go poking around to get ideas too.

[Wulf202]

Deals are available for less than what you're expecting to loose on the class A you could own outright. Just saw this

https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/t...556379109.html

"2018 5th Wheel Toy Hauler Trailer - 30' long - full bath with shower enclosure, walk around queen size bed with 2 cabinets for clothes - kitchen has wood cabinets, stainless counter top, recessed sink, gas range - Refrigerator - Norcold 6.3 cf 2 door gas/electric refrigerator with freezer, 30 BTU gas furnace, 13,500 BTU air conditioner, 2 20lb gas cylinders, pantry - fold up seats for toys to be hauled - 6 gal water heater, microwave. Front power jacks with stablizer - exterior shower - black tank flush - 15 ft power awning with LED lights, Stereo with outside speakers (AM, FM. CD's, DVD, Bluetooth)
Can be purchased with 3/4 ton Ford pick up with 5th wheel attachment for $31,800"

[Irving]

Wow!

[Gman]

My dad had a good friend that was in the RV sales business. He had a saying about RVs; "The first thing you think about after buying an RV, is selling an RV."

If it were me, I'd probably go the truck/5th wheel route, but then there's only 2 of us going somewhere in the truck. That's a heckuva deal posted above, but I have to wonder about the details...?

I wish you the best!

[sbgixxer]

Yeah, seems like owning an RV is similar to owning a boat. I've been in industrial mechanics for a while so I'm mechanically inclined but I don't exactly want to tow a trailer full of tools and spare parts so I can do the work. The 5th wheel route is getting more attractive.

[Gman]

I like the ability to easily get around whenever I've arrived at my destination, so it's either tow a car, or unhook the 5th wheel and take the truck.

[Wulf202]

I run a 3/4 ton diesel and a 36ft toy hauler. The nice thing about my toy hauler is the on board generator and fuel station that can feed the motorcycle and generator 30 gallons. It also has a 10 foot garage, that one has no separate garage. Mine is the equivalent of a 2 bedroom but has 4 queen size sleeping areas. I can house comfortably 4 adult males with out crossing swords and be boondocking until the black tank fills up. By myself I can go 3-4 weeks as long as I take very conservative showers.

[Martinjmpr]

When are you looking to buy? Autumn is a great time to buy used because people would rather sell than store for the winter.

[brutal]

Deals are available for less than what you're expecting to loose on the class A you could own outright. Just saw this

https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/t...556379109.html

"2018 5th Wheel Toy Hauler Trailer - 30' long - full bath with shower enclosure, walk around queen size bed with 2 cabinets for clothes - kitchen has wood cabinets, stainless counter top, recessed sink, gas range - Refrigerator - Norcold 6.3 cf 2 door gas/electric refrigerator with freezer, 30 BTU gas furnace, 13,500 BTU air conditioner, 2 20lb gas cylinders, pantry - fold up seats for toys to be hauled - 6 gal water heater, microwave. Front power jacks with stablizer - exterior shower - black tank flush - 15 ft power awning with LED lights, Stereo with outside speakers (AM, FM. CD's, DVD, Bluetooth)
Can be purchased with 3/4 ton Ford pick up with 5th wheel attachment for $31,800"

Translation.

Too small for real toys, needs a 2nd A/C, fridge too small, LP too small, and I wish I had a bigger truck to haul a bigger TH. P.S. It's got a shitty Furrion RV head unit that sounds like crap.

[sbgixxer]

When are you looking to buy? Autumn is a great time to buy used because people would rather sell than store for the winter.

That's about when I'm looking... maybe a little earlier. If everything comes together this year, I'd start looking towards the end of summer. The idea was to get out of here when it starts to get cold since I'll be heading to AZ and CA first.