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wa8yxm
Davison Michigan (East of Flint)
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It is tempting to say "Seek professional help" (You should be thinking of something other than what I'm about to punch line down below.)
First: as you move about the water changes.. This can lead to what I call..er.. After Effects (Also known as frequent flyer miles on the porcelain airline) or frequent use of the toilet.
So the old joke of the length of "Just a Minute" (Depends on which side of the door you are on). Consider a bath and a half floor plan. or 2 holes. NO waiting.
Now the Professional help.. IF you are buying used make friends with a good RV technician who can do a pre-purchase inspection... They may find that the rig looks good but .. there's about 10,000 worth of repairs needed (or more) and the deal is not nearly as good as it looks.
(See the seek professional help was not a joke.. Just not THAT profession).
Home was where I park it. but alas the.
2005 Damon Intruder 377 Alas declared a total loss
after a semi "nicked" it. Still have the radios
Kenwood TS-2000, ICOM ID-5100, ID-51A+2, ID-880 REF030C most times
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Campinfan
Washtenaw County, Michigan
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Thank you all for your tips and suggestions. I am glad I am not in a hurry.
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2016 F 350 FX4 4WD,Lariat, 6.7 Diesel
41' 2018 Sandpiper 369 SAQB
Lovely wife and three children
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03Ultra
Central Massachusetts
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When we bought our first camper we looked at floor plans. We wanted a private bedroom and a private bathroom. We went to several dealers and to a couple of RV shows and walked through quite a few units. We finally found something and bought it. We kept a little pad in the kitchen drawer and when we found something that we wished we had, we wrote it down. 5 years later we took the list and the camper to a dealer and traded on something that, until now has been perfect for us. Good luck, we've made a lifetime and more of memories in our camper. Our vacation home is wherever we park it!
2003 Harley Ultra Classic
2004 Itasca 36M Workhorse
2018 Toyota Tundra
2021 Toyota Highlander
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dougrainer
Carrolton, Texas
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Factor in cost and depreciation. Once done, you will find it is BETTER to rent the type and floorplan you want for 1 or 2 weeks. KEEP renting different types and floorplans, until you find your fit. THAT will get you the knowledge of what you want and can afford. BUY without doing this will cost you tens of thousands of dollars if your RV does NOT meet your expectations. Doug
PS In the RV sales and service for almost 50 years. You would be amazed how many first timers take thousands of dollar hits when they buy and the Floorplan does NOT meet what they thought they wanted, and then they trade.
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LouLawrence
Traveling the US fulltime since 2000.
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Great advice Doug. We did that before we bought. Rented class A and class C and then another class A as we knew pretty quickly that was right for us. It then took a couple of big RV shows for us to find the right floor plan. No buyers remorse. Kept it for about 5 years before moving up to a Prevost and fulltiming.
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