Welcome to RVF,
@MicaPica; glad to have you here.
If I may, let me suggest that you first visit some reputable RV dealers and just walk through as many as you possibly can. Leave your checkbook and credit card at home; just go look around and envision how you would use the space in the various floor plans. Finding the best floor plan for you is a critical first step.
You haven't said what you plan to pull your RV with. Do you have something suitable? Or, are you planning to buy a tow vehicle as well? That's an important consideration.
I know you said you are anxious to get started on your RV adventure and, believe me, we understand. That said, I strongly encourage you to take a deep breath, relax and do your homework. Floor plans, tow vehicles, etc. are important considerations. Getting in a hurry and taking shortcuts is a recipe for disappointment. You can do this, but please take a little extra time and do it well. You will be very glad you did.
As for hooking things up at the campground, that's easy and we can give you some pointers. Same goes for hooking up to the tow vehicle. Those are the easy things to do.
TJ
Hi TJ, and thank you for the info. I will be visiting the nearest to me RV dealers just to look, yes, in fact, starting tomorrow AM. There is one an hour or so away that seems to have decent Google reviews, FWIW. I will start there. Then there is another a little closer in. I will check that one out too.
My vehicle is a 2002 Escalade that is well-maintained and a V8. Basically it is a GMC truck with badges on it. I have had everything done to it, never let it "go," and it has four new tires most recently. It SAYS it can tow 7400-8400 lbs in the owner's manual. I hope that it's going to be ok as a tow vehicle because the idea of buying a used truck scares me more than buying a used RV. And I would rather spend money on a new RV than a new truck. I
may be able to buy a
new RV, I don't need a huge one, but I am not necessarily wanting the smallest thing with no features either.
Making a list of things I "would" like. Just watched a neat video about a solo woman in a Basecamp Airstream, in fact. Tiny but that has its advantages too, maneuverability and lighter weight, etc. I would "like" the first RV I buy to be the right one for me, of course, and not have regrets as I go along. I plan to see the country, mostly in non-hot places. I am sick to death of hot places (long story). Whatever I get needs to be good for snow, cold. All-weather, I think it is called? I might end up in Canada for all I know, at least as a trip sometime (Jasper?). Colorado? Dakotas. Places like that. Mountains, pines. That is what I like best. No need for beaches, palms, heat, been there done that! YMMV! I think I am fairly adaptable (long story but I lived in a tent building a custom home in a remote area with an ex husband once), and I have "camped" but only in cabins in state parks. I would like a decent bed and a fireplace would be neat. Tech - I need good internet (no idea how that works in RVs, don't care about TV at all if I can stream stuff on Prime/etc. or download movies from somewhere). That's off the top of my head for now anyway.
I don't want to rush, as you said, but I am motivated to get out of my situation before, say, snow hits up in the Dakotas. I don't know anyone and have no living family, but I am a capable person and somewhat of a tomboyish type. I can learn, and take videos, and notes. I ask questions. I research. Thank you again!
Welcome aboard and it sounds like you're off to a great decision to see all the great things we're all experiencing in this lifestyle.
