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Post Info TOPIC: Ready for a Big Adventure! Advice needed :)


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Ready for a Big Adventure! Advice needed :)


Hello Everyone,

I am a single female just beginning my new adventure with a grand plan of living full time in an RV with my 4 greyhounds.  I make paper mache dog sculptures and I will be traveling across country to different rescue fundraising events (mainly greyhound events).  I will be selling my sculptures, blogging about the rescues, doing video interviews, taking photos and covering the events. I imagine I will be staying a week or two where the event is and then heading off to the next.

I was thinking that a Class C or B+ would be the best option but just had a conversation with someone that said I would be better off going with a camper that would be towed behind an SUV like a 2WD Ford Expedition.  I would welcome any thoughts on either of these options? Any advice on living in an RV full time with your dogs or just in general would be greatly appreciated too.  If you have a blog or facebook page I could follow, please include the link in your comment.

Thank you in advance for your help,

Terri



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it will depend on how you plan to travel......if you are going from event to event and plan on staying at each one....then a Class C or Class A would be better suited , you would be able to just pull in and have the convenience of a simple parking the rig.

if you use a travel trailer , is there going to be a place for you there or are you going to have to go to a campground and commute back and forth.

each has its plus and minus's......

A fully equipped class C or A....will have onboard water , power and will not require you to get out if you just pull over to rest or boondock. A travel trailer will require you to leave the safety of your vehicle and go back to the passenger side of the trailer to enter or exit....most travel trailers do not have power unless set up for it , and have minimal battery power


of course a Travel trailer will give you the security of having the campground to go to if you have a mechanical failure in the tow vehicle..........have you ever towed a TT before , can you back it up and set it up ?......all of this comes into play.....are your dogs going to be crated during travel ......what will you do or where will you stay if the campground doesnt allow pets of that size?

you will have to weigh out your comfort levels and convenience levels to get the answers .........



-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Monday 3rd of March 2014 01:55:55 PM

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Welcome, check out Great West Vans....they make a nice B with a small lightweight Fiberglass Trailer. They will customize the B for you....Also check out Advanced RV....again they will customize...pull a small trailer with a B....great setup for what you are doing....



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Thanks for the great advice. I hope to know a lot more after going to an RV and camping show this weekend in New Hampshire.



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Enjoy the Show Terri!!!!!

if anyone else is in the NH ....VT ....Maine area , the show is Located at the Milford Dome in Milford NH off Rt. 101...just outside the Manchester area.

It has a very large representation of RV parks and campgrounds in New England and a few dealers..

 

http://www.ucampnh.com/

 

 



-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Monday 3rd of March 2014 04:43:03 PM



-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Monday 3rd of March 2014 04:45:55 PM



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We are not lost in the Woods.....Just Extreme boondocking!!!!!!

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