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I sold my coach because of health/mobility reasons - spinal fracture made mobility difficult and I had an uncertain outcome. Now that I’m healing well and becoming able again (much sooner than expected) I have a hind-sight perspective on the whole thing. What I didn’t like was the expense and uncertainty of owning a DP. Too much to go wrong and so much of it can leave you stranded. If I do it again, it will most likely be a travel trailer for a variety of reasons.
Also I now have a been-there-done-that feeling about the whole thing much like the rest of my old hobbies (sailing, golf, vintage cars, photography, Harleys, guns, etc). I’ve done enough cross-country trips, visited enough national parks or other prime attractions, and family members aren’t RVing as much as in the past. At this point for the few trips I’m likely to make, renting a TT seems like the best way to go.
But things change and I can’t tell the future. There are a few TTs that interest me, as well as other alternatives to newer, more complex coaches. I’m using my break from progressing through about every kind of RV (starting with truck campers 40 years go, and continuing up to my most recent coach), to reflect and collect info so that if there is a next time, I’ll choose something as cost effective and functional as possible. Whatever it is will be simple, won’t be able to leave me stranded waiting for parts or whatever, will be easy to work on, and won’t have thousand dollar tires, complex emissions, and electronic/CANbus controls for everything, to name a few of my DP peaves.
To answer the Blog Q’s:
Also I now have a been-there-done-that feeling about the whole thing much like the rest of my old hobbies (sailing, golf, vintage cars, photography, Harleys, guns, etc). I’ve done enough cross-country trips, visited enough national parks or other prime attractions, and family members aren’t RVing as much as in the past. At this point for the few trips I’m likely to make, renting a TT seems like the best way to go.
But things change and I can’t tell the future. There are a few TTs that interest me, as well as other alternatives to newer, more complex coaches. I’m using my break from progressing through about every kind of RV (starting with truck campers 40 years go, and continuing up to my most recent coach), to reflect and collect info so that if there is a next time, I’ll choose something as cost effective and functional as possible. Whatever it is will be simple, won’t be able to leave me stranded waiting for parts or whatever, will be easy to work on, and won’t have thousand dollar tires, complex emissions, and electronic/CANbus controls for everything, to name a few of my DP peaves.
To answer the Blog Q’s:
- Are you finding campgrounds booked up or is finding a site not a problem? No. I never frequented crowded, popular locations so that wasn’t an issue for me.
- What do you like best about RVing? My own everything, traveling with my dogs, and the ability to move on.
- What are your pet peeves? See above…
- Are you seeing more permanent and seasonal RV parks? For me RV parks were primarily just a place to dump tanks, make repairs, or briefly visit someone or something of interest near-by.
- Are rising costs affecting your camping style? Excessive inflation of everything does cause me to re-evaluate.
- Do you have favorite campgrounds or RV parks? A few small, quiet, out of the way coastal locations.
- What is the most memorable experience you have had RVing? Exploring Maine for a month and waiting in Sidney NE for a week for an exhaust manifold.
- Do you have any tips or secrets you’d like to share? Stay within the scope of your skills, knowledge and abilities, be prepared, and have a Plan B.
