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foxriverguy · foxriverguy

As we get closer to making our decision we have one big hurdle to cross and that is should we buy a front engine diesel or a diesel pusher? I would like to hear from some FRED owners. Do you miss the air suspension and air brakes? Would you buy another one? What is your MPG? Is the ****pit noisy? And you non-FR...

Kassiejax · Kassiejax

A friend of a friend has just offered me a very good deal on a four year old coach house platinum 232. Its about a year earlier than I had planned on purchasing an rv, but storage is no problem and I could take short trips.. I had been between a B+/C or one of those new plush truck campers with slides. This...

Judy · Judy

Since we have started our journey up the coast starting in Ca. and working our way north we have installed a Banks exhaust brake in our F-550. Our Elite Suites fiver is heavy and it is such an improvement when going down the hills. Be safe in your travels. southwestjudy

Delaine and Lindy · Delaine and Lindy

Well off to Ala this morning to get our new Big Horn 3600RL (Not). The Dealer had parked our Big Horn between two Land Marks and then I made a mistake and let Delaine look at the Land Mark (Augusta). Well we will be towing the new Land Mark (Augusta) back to Tennessee tomorrow around nood. Thank...

Jim01 · Jim01

www.CarTopCamper.com Found this interesting. We had a home-made unit similar to this back in 1963. Don't think it's for Full-Timing though.

Byrdy · Byrdy

Deisel vs gasline engines. Could some one give me Pros and cons

pierreandcolleen · pierreandcolleen

So we thought we were all set with our RV. We've had a 2005 K-Z Durango 5th Wheel for about 2 years that we absolutely love. This fall we bought a new truck (GMC Duramax - 6ft bed) but never tested to see whether it would fit with the RV. It turns out that because of the high sides on the truck bed the hitch o...

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

All of us have given much thought and done tons of research before we purchased our RV's. Unfortunately, there is always something we've had to compromise on, a sofa, a bathroom, a floorplan that is close to what we'd really like but it's just not available.

If you could for a moment drea...

earthmommy · earthmommy

Hi everyone. I'm wondering if there is any one place online we can go to to look for information on RV recalls? Do the manufacturer's websites have this information available? As we begin to look at possible models for our home on wheels, particularly older models, we're concerned about making sure w...

47zipper · 47zipper

If you are thinking about having an out-of-state L.L.C. formed, in order to reduce taxes and registration fees on your RV, please be careful and check your local state laws to be sure you will not be violating them. We had an out-of-state L.L.C. formed in order to reduce our taxes and fees on our RV and no...

Crazie_Eddie · Crazie_Eddie

I'm thinking about full-timing - I want to take my stained glass on the road, and would be traveling with the materials, the finished product and the setup (tent, weights, displays) as well as myself, my stuff and my three large dogs. I want to convert the bedroom area to a studio. I'm thinking class C - w...

Delaine and Lindy · Delaine and Lindy

We are in the process of buying a Big Horn 3600RL by Heartland. Fit and finish seems very good. We are at the point of going in the very near future and bring it home. Comments would be welcome. We thought we could live without having a 5th wheel but we just aren't going to spend another winter...

Byrdy · Byrdy

Hi everyone, whats your opinon on class C, best bang for the buck. I dont mind spending for Quality. fFigured i would start with C with a couple slide outs to get extra room.

foxriverguy · foxriverguy

The young man who will become my son in law in 16 months sent me an E-mail asking what kind of mileage he and his buddies could expect from a 30 foot Class C motor home with a Ford engine. Now I know you will all want to know a lot of other details, but I don't have them. I'm just looking for reasonable estimat...

haiku · haiku

So I have been looking at motorhomes of every shape size and range of price and the one thing I see fairly consistantly is leather sofas and couches. When I asked the dealers at the shows they all said "Everyone asks for leather." Now I was born and raised in Florida so maybe it's just me, but le...

galeanna · galeanna

We have changed midstream and are looking at used coaches. We found this one and wonder if anyone can give us an idea of what tire size may be and if they have one and pros and cons for it. Thanks for any info. It is a 2004 Newmar Kountry Star, 37', Diesel Pusher, 17k miles, White & Gold, AIR CONDITION...

Jay and Fay · Jay and Fay

We are still looking!!!!! A couple of weeks ago we thought we had settled on a new Holiday Rambler. This being such a large decision, we took some of your advise and went looking at late model used ones. A local dealer has a 04 Alpha See Ya with 18 K miles that looks good and at a good price. This is our f...

BillM · BillM

We want to purchase a motorhome and join the ranks of the fulltimers - however I have a question. As I search the internet for used RV's that match our selection criteria - I find the majority of them are not close to where I am located in the Seattle area. It appears that most are in the southeast or south...

blackoak99 · blackoak99

We have finally got an offer on our house and now we are getting worried that we will not have a 5th wheel located in time, but I guess if the sell goes through, we can live in a Motel or something until we get the 5er. Anyway we have located a used Carriage Conestoga that been taken care of, but we have also be...

foxriverguy · foxriverguy

Can anyone provide Newmar's website. I can't seem to locate it. Thanks

Miss Delta · Miss Delta

What brand of travel trailers have a corner shower? I have seen one on Ebay but can't remember the brand. Thanks, Miss Delta

bigfootguy · bigfootguy

I have narrowed down my choice to the BF 21FB. I already have the truck to tow this light weight TT. It will be just me and it will have enough room. Would anyone care to comment on the Bigfoot TT for fulltime all season living? I think i have made the right choice. Thanks

blackoak99 · blackoak99

We are in the process of selling all that we own, and wanting to get on the rode full time and have been looking at all of the 5th wheel trailers. I am about to go nuts, but it seems that there are a few homes that have risen to the top, the cream of the crop as to speak. To mention a few, Carrage, Teton, Landmar...

foxriverguy · foxriverguy

I just stumbled upon GoSiena.com while reading entries on the Escapees Forum. Interesting! Anybody know anything about this company or product? I like the use of name brand applicances made for the home.

ken and cindy · ken and cindy

http://www.internationaltrucks.com/portal/site/ITrucks/menuitem.2fea1fe726559abc31f8e968121010a0/?vgnextoid=6afe57b144421110VgnVCM10000085d0eb0aRCRD

Future Fulltimers · Future Fulltimers

We are still some years away from going full time so we have not yet test drove any MH or TV. However, I am 6'1" and my wife is a petite 4"11". So she is a concerned about being able to drive a large Motorhome or Truck. I am assuming that the drivers seat and pedals adjusts to all sizes...

liketowin · liketowin

just wondering if anyone else out there has a cherokee-we've had ours for a year-really like it-wondering if anyone else is fulltiming in one thks.

bravesfan · bravesfan

I need some feedback on rear kitchen floorplans. Pros and cons. I've read that there is quite a bit of jostling going on back there, much like the back of a bus or airplane. I know things come loose, get broken, etc, but do things get broken more often back there or not? What about the appliances...t...

Digitog41 · Digitog41

Any owners of this coach out there? Our plans are changing from full-timing to part-timing and a 5er is out of the question. The Concord looks like a good fit for our purpose. Just wondering about pros and cons of this unit. Thanks for any info. Ken Pace

Lightfin · Lightfin

Looked at a very nicely equipped, low milage, excellent condition 1999 Pace Arrow Vision 36B w/ two slideouts. Ford Triton. Anyone have any experience/opinions on these you'd care to share???? Thanks!

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	DIESEL PUSHER vs FRONT ENGINE DIESEL (Preview) As we get closer to making our decision we have one big hurdle to cross and that is should we buy a front engine diesel or a diesel pusher? I would like to hear from some FRED owners. Do you miss the air suspension and air brakes? Would you buy another one? What is your MPG? Is the ****pit noisy? And you non-FR...	foxriverguy	8	20723	06:35 AM Jun 5, 2008 by RVDude
	advice on buying a used rv (Preview) A friend of a friend has just offered me a very good deal on a four year old coach house platinum 232. Its about a year earlier than I had planned on purchasing an rv, but storage is no problem and I could take short trips.. I had been between a B+/C or one of those new plush truck campers with slides. This...	Kassiejax	1	1765	06:02 PM Jun 1, 2008 by bjoyce
	Traveling Ca. mountains (Preview) Since we have started our journey up the coast starting in Ca. and working our way north we have installed a Banks exhaust brake in our F-550. Our Elite Suites fiver is heavy and it is such an improvement when going down the hills. Be safe in your travels. southwestjudy	Judy	2	1162	08:23 AM May 19, 2008 by hogans1947
	Big Horn (NO) (Preview) Well off to Ala this morning to get our new Big Horn 3600RL (Not). The Dealer had parked our Big Horn between two Land Marks and then I made a mistake and let Delaine look at the Land Mark (Augusta). Well we will be towing the new Land Mark (Augusta) back to Tennessee tomorrow around nood. Thank...	Delaine and Lindy	10	2918	09:13 PM May 15, 2008 by millcreek271
	RV of the future? (Preview) www.CarTopCamper.com Found this interesting. We had a home-made unit similar to this back in 1963. Don't think it's for Full-Timing though.	Jim01	6	1758	07:19 AM May 15, 2008 by mailman01
	Diesel vs Gasoline (Preview) Deisel vs gasline engines. Could some one give me Pros and cons	Byrdy	19	10128	06:17 AM Apr 4, 2008 by Rockster
	Starting over (Preview) So we thought we were all set with our RV. We've had a 2005 K-Z Durango 5th Wheel for about 2 years that we absolutely love. This fall we bought a new truck (GMC Duramax - 6ft bed) but never tested to see whether it would fit with the RV. It turns out that because of the high sides on the truck bed the hitch o...	pierreandcolleen	15	3266	10:25 AM Apr 2, 2008 by pierreandcolleen
	If you could add one special item to your RV, what would it be? (Preview) All of us have given much thought and done tons of research before we purchased our RV's. Unfortunately, there is always something we've had to compromise on, a sofa, a bathroom, a floorplan that is close to what we'd really like but it's just not available. If you could for a moment drea...	Old Snipe	16	3989	05:49 AM Apr 1, 2008 by ahoweth
	RV Recall Information (Preview) Hi everyone. I'm wondering if there is any one place online we can go to to look for information on RV recalls? Do the manufacturer's websites have this information available? As we begin to look at possible models for our home on wheels, particularly older models, we're concerned about making sure w...	earthmommy	7	1411	09:19 PM Mar 30, 2008 by RVDude
	Caution about forming an out-of-state RV L.L.C.'s (Preview) If you are thinking about having an out-of-state L.L.C. formed, in order to reduce taxes and registration fees on your RV, please be careful and check your local state laws to be sure you will not be violating them. We had an out-of-state L.L.C. formed in order to reduce our taxes and fees on our RV and no...	47zipper	15	4018	08:46 PM Mar 28, 2008 by 47zipper
	Turning an RV into a rolling stained glass studio (Preview) I'm thinking about full-timing - I want to take my stained glass on the road, and would be traveling with the materials, the finished product and the setup (tent, weights, displays) as well as myself, my stuff and my three large dogs. I want to convert the bedroom area to a studio. I'm thinking class C - w...	Crazie_Eddie	2	1513	10:00 PM Mar 12, 2008 by RVDude
	Big Horn ????? (Preview) We are in the process of buying a Big Horn 3600RL by Heartland. Fit and finish seems very good. We are at the point of going in the very near future and bring it home. Comments would be welcome. We thought we could live without having a 5th wheel but we just aren't going to spend another winter...	Delaine and Lindy	3	2083	11:55 PM Mar 5, 2008 by Speedhitch
	Class C manufacturer and or models (Preview) Hi everyone, whats your opinon on class C, best bang for the buck. I dont mind spending for Quality. fFigured i would start with C with a couple slide outs to get extra room.	Byrdy	0	1105	05:03 PM Feb 22, 2008 by Byrdy
	NEED`AN ESTIMATE ON MPG (Preview) The young man who will become my son in law in 16 months sent me an E-mail asking what kind of mileage he and his buddies could expect from a 30 foot Class C motor home with a Ford engine. Now I know you will all want to know a lot of other details, but I don't have them. I'm just looking for reasonable estimat...	foxriverguy	2	2410	04:18 AM Feb 17, 2008 by Luvglass
	Does everyone REALLY want Leather? (Preview) So I have been looking at motorhomes of every shape size and range of price and the one thing I see fairly consistantly is leather sofas and couches. When I asked the dealers at the shows they all said "Everyone asks for leather." Now I was born and raised in Florida so maybe it's just me, but le...	haiku	20	2336	07:51 AM Feb 15, 2008 by Roz
	Newmar Coach question (Preview) We have changed midstream and are looking at used coaches. We found this one and wonder if anyone can give us an idea of what tire size may be and if they have one and pros and cons for it. Thanks for any info. It is a 2004 Newmar Kountry Star, 37', Diesel Pusher, 17k miles, White & Gold, AIR CONDITION...	galeanna	7	3525	07:56 PM Feb 7, 2008 by galeanna
	Alpha See Ya Motorhome (Preview) We are still looking!!!!! A couple of weeks ago we thought we had settled on a new Holiday Rambler. This being such a large decision, we took some of your advise and went looking at late model used ones. A local dealer has a 04 Alpha See Ya with 18 K miles that looks good and at a good price. This is our f...	Jay and Fay	6	6005	08:22 AM Jan 26, 2008 by Darrell and Judy
	Purchasing a used motorhome (Preview) We want to purchase a motorhome and join the ranks of the fulltimers - however I have a question. As I search the internet for used RV's that match our selection criteria - I find the majority of them are not close to where I am located in the Seattle area. It appears that most are in the southeast or south...	BillM	3	1816	07:05 AM Jan 24, 2008 by LakeConroePenny
	Still looking for 5th wheels (Preview) We have finally got an offer on our house and now we are getting worried that we will not have a 5th wheel located in time, but I guess if the sell goes through, we can live in a Motel or something until we get the 5er. Anyway we have located a used Carriage Conestoga that been taken care of, but we have also be...	blackoak99	24	5208	03:20 PM Jan 19, 2008 by Niles and Deb
	Newmar website (Preview) Can anyone provide Newmar's website. I can't seem to locate it. Thanks	foxriverguy	1	1281	05:01 PM Jan 14, 2008 by azed
	Corner showers (Preview) What brand of travel trailers have a corner shower? I have seen one on Ebay but can't remember the brand. Thanks, Miss Delta	Miss Delta	3	1605	09:20 AM Jan 5, 2008 by pierreandcolleen
	Does anyone fulltime in a Bigfoot TT? (Preview) I have narrowed down my choice to the BF 21FB. I already have the truck to tow this light weight TT. It will be just me and it will have enough room. Would anyone care to comment on the Bigfoot TT for fulltime all season living? I think i have made the right choice. Thanks	bigfootguy	7	2299	07:48 PM Dec 23, 2007 by LakeConroePenny
	Trying to narrow down 5er models (Preview) We are in the process of selling all that we own, and wanting to get on the rode full time and have been looking at all of the 5th wheel trailers. I am about to go nuts, but it seems that there are a few homes that have risen to the top, the cream of the crop as to speak. To mention a few, Carrage, Teton, Landmar...	blackoak99	19	3721	08:39 AM Dec 11, 2007 by AZBob42
	A "new" manufacturer of motor homes (Preview) I just stumbled upon GoSiena.com while reading entries on the Escapees Forum. Interesting! Anybody know anything about this company or product? I like the use of name brand applicances made for the home.	foxriverguy	4	2073	08:02 AM Nov 28, 2007 by RVDude
	Before you buy that next truck (Preview) http://www.internationaltrucks.com/portal/site/ITrucks/menuitem.2fea1fe726559abc31f8e968121010a0/?vgnextoid=6afe57b144421110VgnVCM10000085d0eb0aRCRD	ken and cindy	2	1431	09:16 PM Nov 27, 2007 by RVDude
	Can a petite person drive an RV? (Preview) We are still some years away from going full time so we have not yet test drove any MH or TV. However, I am 6'1" and my wife is a petite 4"11". So she is a concerned about being able to drive a large Motorhome or Truck. I am assuming that the drivers seat and pedals adjusts to all sizes...	Future Fulltimers	4	1835	05:48 PM Nov 26, 2007 by Digitog41
	cherokee (forest river) anyone out there (Preview) just wondering if anyone else out there has a cherokee-we've had ours for a year-really like it-wondering if anyone else is fulltiming in one thks.	liketowin	2	1231	03:22 PM Nov 25, 2007 by blijil
	Rear kitchen floorplans (Preview) I need some feedback on rear kitchen floorplans. Pros and cons. I've read that there is quite a bit of jostling going on back there, much like the back of a bus or airplane. I know things come loose, get broken, etc, but do things get broken more often back there or not? What about the appliances...t...	bravesfan	7	4446	08:30 AM Oct 25, 2007 by blijil
	Coachman Concord Class B+ (Preview) Any owners of this coach out there? Our plans are changing from full-timing to part-timing and a 5er is out of the question. The Concord looks like a good fit for our purpose. Just wondering about pros and cons of this unit. Thanks for any info. Ken Pace	Digitog41	2	3008	08:02 AM Oct 17, 2007 by blijil
	Experience/Opinions re: Pace Arrow Vision MH???? (Preview) Looked at a very nicely equipped, low milage, excellent condition 1999 Pace Arrow Vision 36B w/ two slideouts. Ford Triton. Anyone have any experience/opinions on these you'd care to share???? Thanks!	Lightfin	2	1252	09:52 AM Oct 13, 2007 by SATBOYZ 1
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