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RVF Newbee
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- Jun 10, 2020
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Hi there! Like many others new to the forum I too Googled RV forums and this was the first site to pop up. I am new to the whole idea of Rv'ing, in fact I don't even own one yet. Most of my life I have either been tent camping starting with scouting or staying in a family cabin. I currently own a 12-person cabin tent but growing up in the Northeast I was lucky enough to visit my family cabin in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This camp was in my family for over a hundred years but we sadly had to sell for various circumstances back in 2017.
During what I have called Covid-cation this spring my wife and I have been able to spend a good amount of time discussing what future vacations might look like for our family. We both do enjoy tent camping. I've bought so many accessories over the years I'm sure we can be accused of glamping but there are times we do like to rough it. In fact back in the Adirondacks I spent a week of vacation digging a hole to build a new outhouse. But thinking to the future we could see ourselves in a few years wanting to get into the world of pop up campers. I've probably spent too much time researching, trying to get an idea of the price ranges, and what the whole buying experience could look like. I know what I would like to get but first we need the appropriate vehicle to tow something of significant size. I currently have a major crush on the Rockwood High Wall series pop-up campers.
Just towing a pop-up would be a new experience for me. I've never towed anything in my SUV or car but have hauled kayaks and luggage bags on the roof and bikes and and a sizable cargo tray on my rear hitch.
So with that in mind these are some of my questions for those with more experience and insight:
-Would you suggest trying to tow something behind my vehicle before I ever tow a camper? Any recommendations?
-would you suggest using Outdoorsy first to try things out? (I think we would to see if the whole process/experience is for us.)
-I see many post about buying a newer used pop-up camper than buying new. Any thoughts?
-I am seeing for the RV dealers around me they do not have a large selection of pop up campers and with one salesperson I did speak to over the phone they told me they usually only get those in as part of a trade-in or it would have to be special order. Is this a normal situation that is just part of the industry?
- Do you have recommendations as to how I could see the models I would be most interested in?
-Should I be prepared to travel a distance to find the camper I want?
A lot here I know and I'm sure I'll have many more questions but would appreciate any insight to the ones I posted above. Many thanks!
During what I have called Covid-cation this spring my wife and I have been able to spend a good amount of time discussing what future vacations might look like for our family. We both do enjoy tent camping. I've bought so many accessories over the years I'm sure we can be accused of glamping but there are times we do like to rough it. In fact back in the Adirondacks I spent a week of vacation digging a hole to build a new outhouse. But thinking to the future we could see ourselves in a few years wanting to get into the world of pop up campers. I've probably spent too much time researching, trying to get an idea of the price ranges, and what the whole buying experience could look like. I know what I would like to get but first we need the appropriate vehicle to tow something of significant size. I currently have a major crush on the Rockwood High Wall series pop-up campers.
Just towing a pop-up would be a new experience for me. I've never towed anything in my SUV or car but have hauled kayaks and luggage bags on the roof and bikes and and a sizable cargo tray on my rear hitch.
So with that in mind these are some of my questions for those with more experience and insight:
-Would you suggest trying to tow something behind my vehicle before I ever tow a camper? Any recommendations?
-would you suggest using Outdoorsy first to try things out? (I think we would to see if the whole process/experience is for us.)
-I see many post about buying a newer used pop-up camper than buying new. Any thoughts?
-I am seeing for the RV dealers around me they do not have a large selection of pop up campers and with one salesperson I did speak to over the phone they told me they usually only get those in as part of a trade-in or it would have to be special order. Is this a normal situation that is just part of the industry?
- Do you have recommendations as to how I could see the models I would be most interested in?
-Should I be prepared to travel a distance to find the camper I want?
A lot here I know and I'm sure I'll have many more questions but would appreciate any insight to the ones I posted above. Many thanks!
