Are there any woman RVers that travel alone? - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Mimi2717 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Are there any woman RVers that travel alone?

Bob and Cheri · RV-Dreams Family Member

First of all Welcome to the friendliest forum on the net. There are many women that RV alone. Many are on this forum and exchange ideas and questions regularly here. Don't be afraid of asking questions here as we all feel that the only Dumb Question is the one not asked.

As far as learning how to operate your RV the dealer that you purchase your Rv from should go over those details with you at the time of purchase. At that time is a great time to ask questions as each type of Rv have some differences from each other. But there are all types of Rv's on this site and willing to answer your questions.

So once again, Welcome!

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome, Randa.

You will find the RV Dreams forums participants to be very friendly and helpful, and with all the knowledge that they have, many quiestions that you may have can be answered here. So, with that in mind, feel free to ask your questions.

There are online resources that are helpful with regards to finding RV parks that are pet friendly. Since I am having a mental block as to the internet URL names, I'll let others provide that information.

As far as driving either a class A or C is concerned, there are RV driving schools, but that may be something that you have to look for in the area where you live. It might even be that a dealership offers an abbreviated course of instruction that would help to get started. There are other options that would be beneficial once you have the basic knowledge, one of which is to find a large, empty parking lot (such as a large mega-church) where one can go to practice by putting out something in the way of traffic cones to practice backing into or turning around.

You will also want to consider having a Toad (that is a towed vechicle behind the RV) with which you can use to travel around cities without having to drive your RV everywhere. If you were to go with a small class C, that might not be so necessary, but if you choose larger units, it becomes more important. Look into the possibility of using your present vehicle for that purpose by checking to see if it can be towed "four-down," which means that it does not need a trailer or tow dolly for that purpose.

Good luck with your research and planning. And, we're glad to have you as part of the "family."

Terry

DebandDon · RV-Dreams Community Member

Mimi (Randa),

There are many sources for "how to's" in RVing. Just Google them. Here is one. RVGeeks uploads frequent "how to's" to YouTube. Watch the one below and then you can search YouTube for other RV "how to's" and there will be more there by RVGeeks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBIWlgk2Yak

Don

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WestWardHo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome, there is a whole thread on the front page for solo RVers. Many are single but you could share a lot. One thought tho is may parks restrict dogs to two max. You might want to check that out.

Dog Folks · RV-Dreams Family Member

While hosting at a south Fla. State park we have met many singole women "on the road."

One lady we met had a very similiar story to yours. She was from Michigan and her husband does not like to camp, so she camps all alone for about 4 months a year, each winter.

Mimi2717 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Thanks for all the replies on where and how to find information. Today DH and I went to an RV Expedition they are having in San Antonio, Texas, I left more confused than when I got there but it did give me alot to think about. I will continue to check them out until I figure out what will work for me. I still have atleast a year to do so. Still extrememly excited...keep the info coming, I'm enjoying hearing everything you have to say. And thanks WestWardHo I will certainly check that out, It would not be an option if my dogs can't go.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

As an afterthought, I think there are a few RV dealers in New Braunfels, which it not too far from you. There is a lady that we know by the name of Melinda King, and I think she works at one called Evergreen RV (or something like that.) If you happen to be over that way in your looking and researching, she is a very honest individual that we met while we were researching for ours. In fact, she was a factory rep for DRV Suites, which is the brand we bought. While they might not have what you are looking for, Melinda is very knowledgeable about RV's and a lot of topics related to them.

Terry