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Full timers/ how many RV's have you had.


Over your year of being full timers how many different RV's have you had and why did you make the changes you made?



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8 1/2 years now. One RV.



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9 years and counting, still have the same RV we started fulltiming in. Now we did have a Class C before we retired, that was our learning vehicle.

Barb


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About 2 + years and two RVs. First RV was a gas Allegro 36LA. We purchased that because we were not sure how much we would actually use it. Picked it up in Dec of 2012 and didn't go home for four months. Had so much fun we decided we would do a lot more traveling. A few more trips in the 36LA and we traded for our current Phaeton 42LH. About two months after getting the Phaeton we sold the house and officially went full time.
We have decided that when we get so decrepit that we have to crawl up the steps well go back to a S&B.


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We had a 40' toyhauler 5th wheel while still working, then went to a 40' motorhome and that's what we started our fulltime adventure in. Traded it in on our current motorhome which better be our last LOL!!

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We're going on 9 years.. and have had 3 RVs.

First was a 16' trailer with only solar & mobile internet (no bathroom) - was fun for a year. But needed a little more.

Second was a super huge 17' travel trailer with all the amenities. Was great for 3 years, then we wanted to slow down our pace and that's when we felt the small space.

Third is a 35' bus conversion that we've been in since 2011. Love love love it. Can't see us changing it in the foreseeable future.


All of our changes have been shifts in our own desires and phases of our travels.



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About two months shy of being 4 years for us in ours.  Haven't had any kind of regret that we felt necessitated a change to another RV, so in our case of full-timing, just the one RV.  However, we did do two years of extensive research of fifth wheels and motorhomes before making our choice.

Terry



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We started in July 2003 with the RV we had, a 35' National RV Dolphin gas motorhome and it worked OK. But we realized that now that we were fulltimers and had some money, we should get one a bit larger, diesel, with some features we wanted. In May 2004 we took delivery of our second RV, a 40' Newmar Dutch Star diesel motorhome and still have it. It is better insulated, the 5' length let us add a combo washer/dryer, it has more storage, has two 15K heat pump/ACs instead of two 13.5K ACs, and a bit better ride (we had made changes to the Dolphin for a better ride, so it was not stock).

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8 yrs fulltime in 2 different (but very similar 5ers) Had the first one 4 years. Researched for over a year before buying the first one which we custom ordered with many changes. The 1st rv design worked great for us so our second is very similar (but just off the lot not custom ordered). The only reason we traded was that our first one was extremely poorly built and constantly broke down and in need of repair. Luckily our second and current 5er has been much better. Never rv'd before our fulltime adventure started 8 years ago. The 2 5ers we've had are the only rvs we have ever used. Lovin the life..............

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We're on #14. We got our first one about our 2nd year of marriage, that was over 30 years ago. The first 8 were deer camp specials, they just got bigger. We started full timing last March and are on #2. We went from a 5th wheel to a toy hauler (5th wheel).

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Wow, very interesting to see how different people have evolved. Keep them coming.
We have not started our full time adventure yet have over the last 35 years we have had.
Started with cap on the back of pick-up with 2 kids
Next slide in truck camper
Next. Little 16' foot
Next 30'TT as seasonal camper
Next 36'TT seasonal camper
Next 32' gas motor home( lots of traveling following our son play college football
Next 37' gas motor home ( lots of tailgating and a few long trips.
Next 38' 5th wheel ( but only used on a seasonal site,never towed it
Current unit is A seasonal 40' park model.
Future either a 43' 5th wheel or a 43' motor home , still up in the air but the 5th wheel has the edge right now, not fare away from having to make this decision.
Keep the info coming, it is all very helpful as I research this thing to death.( just what I do, I do like the hunt.)

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We had two before our current Fulltime RV. First a 74 pop up, then a 98 pull behind and now the fifthwheel. Don't know if this will be our last or not.

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Answer: 2

17 years in a large pop-up, now our 5th wheel.



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We have RVed for over 35 years, starting when our daughter was very young.
During the years we have been many places, seen a lot of this beautiful country and met some wonderful people, we have had the following RVs during those years,

Lark Popup
Palamino Popup
18' Sunline TT
24' Skyline TT
26' Sunnybrook TT
28' Jayco Eagle 5th Wheel
40' Jayco Pinnacle 5th Wheel
42' Redwood 5th Wheel

Like many others, our RVs got larger and larger over the years.



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It is funny how we all want more space in are RV'S once the Kids are gone

keep them coming,

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I guess "one-foot-itis" is not just a boat owner thing....biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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When it becomes your full time home, size does matter!!!

the bigger the RV the longer the marriage will last. I don't care who you are everything couple needs to sometimes go too there own corner for time outs!!!!!!.evileyeevileyeevileyeevileye



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Bobc wrote:

When it becomes your full time home, size does matter!!!

the bigger the RV the longer the marriage will last. I don't care who you are everything couple needs to sometimes go too there own corner for time outs!!!!!!.evileyeevileyeevileyeevileye


 

I would agree, after almost 40 years of marriage, sometimes we still need our space and it is raining or storming outside.



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I think you will find that most full timers have gone through a series of RVs over the years of building up to fulltiming (unless they start off brand new to RVing like Linda & Howard). Based on what I've read in this and other RV forums it seems most people go through 3 to 4 RVs before settling on a final size of RV (35 to 40 foot for most).

Typically start out with a pop up or truck camper, move into TT or MH, and then a larger TT, 5th Wheel or MH.

It seems many fulltimers will change RVs once or twice while in fulltiming mode.

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Bobc wrote:

When it becomes your full time home, size does matter!!!

the bigger the RV the longer the marriage will last. I don't care who you are everything couple needs to sometimes go too there own corner for time outs!!!!!!.evileyeevileyeevileyeevileye


 That's awesome Bob and I totally agree.   We had a 30' TT when we first started camping last year and got our 40' fiver when we decided to go FT.  A group of us were sitting around the campfire the other night speculating on what we would get if we won the lottery.  Most of us would stay in what we have...but I would get one of those cool Semi trucks to haul mine with a little convertible as my run around car :)



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