RVs / Travel Trailers / Etc.
- Thread starter Raising Heel
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Starting threads about trailers and RV's isn't exactly helping.
I think a lot of folks are still hungover from the election. I think that was an exhaustive process for a lot of members here, with even a few casualties along the way. Some folks went from multiple personalities down to just being themselves. It was rough.
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I'm still just waiting for the movie bracket to happen.
Back to the ops question.
We purchased a 2017 mallard26 by heartland.
Nice set up for myself, the wife, and our youngest child.
Good midline product with decent features. It has power hitch, awning, and dining/couch area.
When I finish paying my house off, I'll upgrade to a fifth wheel.
She told me if I pay the boat and camper off with this project, I could trade my Chevy high country in for a diesel. Thankfully, the nuclear plant awarded me a job that will take care of the house, boat, and camper.
We purchased an older model to test the waters a couple of years ago. We prefer that over staying in a bed bug inn. We plan to travel more once my daughter goes to college. Plus I'm in the middle of mid life crisis, so I'm enjoying it while I can
We purchased a 2017 mallard26 by heartland.
Nice set up for myself, the wife, and our youngest child.
Good midline product with decent features. It has power hitch, awning, and dining/couch area.
When I finish paying my house off, I'll upgrade to a fifth wheel.
She told me if I pay the boat and camper off with this project, I could trade my Chevy high country in for a diesel. Thankfully, the nuclear plant awarded me a job that will take care of the house, boat, and camper.
We purchased an older model to test the waters a couple of years ago. We prefer that over staying in a bed bug inn. We plan to travel more once my daughter goes to college. Plus I'm in the middle of mid life crisis, so I'm enjoying it while I can
Very nice. Good layout and it looks like it has a comfortable amount of interior space. Fifth wheels are definitely something you have to graduate to. Some of those things are nicer than my house.
I'm pretty much in the same boat, mid-life crisis and all. I like being self-reliant when traveling. That often means tent camping, which I sometimes enjoy more than staying in a hotel. The problem I've run into is that I own three dogs so the cost and logistics of boarding them makes travel difficult. The travel trailer is intended to solve that problem, plus like you said it's your home on wheels and you don't have to worry about sketchy hotels.
I've been researching travel trailers for over a year now. It is absolutely overwhelming how many manufactures, makes, models, and trims there are. Literally thousands.
ETA: Do you have an outside kitchen? Oh snap!
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All a seriousness, my in-laws just gave my wife their 25' camper. It is in great condition and still in NC and I need to pull it down to FL. They are in late 70's and cannot use anymore. I went to scout out local beach and river campgrounds this weekend. It was bike week so they were packed and good to see how they handled the camping crowds.
Good place to take one. Would be even better if Captiva allowed campers. oh, and no, not yet.
My wife and I are thinking about a Class C if we can decide whether we would use it enough to make it worth the investment. We went to the RV show in Charlotte in January and really enjoyed it.
Of course, she was most attracted to the $500,000 motorhome...
Of course, she was most attracted to the $500,000 motorhome...
Camp world has a fifth wheel with two full baths and a full size kitchen for around 60k. You could buy the camper and truck to pull it for a their of the price. And have a nice cruising vehicle as well
You keep talking about this. Let's make it happen. UNC Lacrosse roadtrip? ACC Baseball Tourney in Louisville?
I have a 25' Keystone Bullet 246RBS travel trailer. We mostly take it to the mountains. Really helps if you are traveling with canines.
The words I've been longing to hear, lol.
Does your floorplan have the TV at a 90-degree angle from the couch? That has generally been a no-go as I'm looking at various models and I'm not even a big TV watcher.
It does, but it's got an armature than extends it and gives it some angle variance, and it's also mounted on a 360 degree swivel with a mirror on the other side. It can be rotated to face the living area, or spun 180 degrees to face the bedroom.
@Raising Heel I may have told you about this before, but I saw once on a DIY show on [insert one of those TV channels, maybe Discovery], this guy spent 4-5 years building his perfect retirement RV. I'll see if I can find it on YouTube, but this thing was perfect. He basically took the cab of an old Mack semi and fused it to a camper (I think) and figured out ways to run electricity and water to it in such a way that it could self-sustain for up to 7 days without the need of a RV lot hookup, thus allowing him, his wife, and his dog to explore wherever they wanted, and not be a slave to RV lot locations.
Furthermore, he managed to create a "garage" in the back of it, where he chain-hooked a small convertible in place. He scoured the internet and found a small enough convertible (some non-major brand, can't recall) that was small enough to fit in the space, yet big enough for him, his wife, and dog. It was pretty dang cool. Let me see if I can find it. Way too big of a task for most people to complete, but it may give you some ideas/motivation.
Furthermore, he managed to create a "garage" in the back of it, where he chain-hooked a small convertible in place. He scoured the internet and found a small enough convertible (some non-major brand, can't recall) that was small enough to fit in the space, yet big enough for him, his wife, and dog. It was pretty dang cool. Let me see if I can find it. Way too big of a task for most people to complete, but it may give you some ideas/motivation.
I've thought about that combination but not explored it much. But since I'm in the tiny house business I can build one of those cheaper than a travel trailer. I'd just be pulling my Mazda 3 behind the class C and my wife might be comfortable driving it. But we are not even close to making the leap.
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You gotta find this for me. Sounds cool. I wish I had the know-how to do this kind of stuff.
The whole "self-sustain" or "off the grid" thing is also known as boondocking. It's one of the things I'm strongly considering as I look at travel trailers, since many of them are capable of being out for a week or more. There are several models with solar power hook-ups that allow you to charge the batteries that power your lights, water pump, and other basic essentials. You can't run power hogs like A/C or television, but if you're judicious with your use of electricity it's not a constraint. The issue most boondockers experience is running out of fresh water.
I think might've poasted this before but check out this RV. It's made to be completely self-contained plus it can go off road, which makes it the perfect vehicle for exploring otherwise inhospitable terrains.
Man, I've looked and looked and looked and I can't find this. It wasn't even on a show specifically about RVs. It was just on one of those shows where they show cool things people have made/done. It had to be one of those channels like Discovery.
That's hilarious. My mom just sent me this link a couple days ago: http://mystarcollectorcar.com/march-2016-super-bugger-a-very-unusual-vw-beetle-rv/
I hate you (but I hope you have fun anyway). Report back if you feel so inclined.Heading out tomorrow for the weekend. Have a good weekend losers
