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#385192 - 12/31/08 09:11 AM
My RV
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Here's my favorite toy and my future fulltime home, my RV. Bought new in the fall of 2007, it is a 2008 Itasca Cambria 26a, built by Winnebago. It is on the older Ford E450 chassis, 14,050 GVWR. I can carry literally a ton of stuff in it, and pull up to 5000 lbs. I get a little over 10 MPG with it, but I pull a Subaru along to use when I get where I'm going.
I've made some improvements. I added a DirecTV receiver, and I have the Extra Innings package. I had the dealer set me up to tow my Subaru, and install hydraulic levelers. I replaced the batteries with two good Group 27 batteries that give me over 200 amp-hours storage. I installed two 100W solar panels and a controller, and see a little over 10 amps charging on a good day. I replaced the stock converter with a good 60A smart charger/converter, and I added a HF ham radio set up with 200W output and a 15 foot variable frequency vertical antenna I use stationary only. A fairly complete set of tools, bedding, kitchen essentials, and other odds and ends make it very homey.
I've been privileged to spend close to 100 nights in the unit all together. 6 weeks straight last summer. I do plan to sell the house and fulltime in this when I retire.
It is about 27 feet long, allowing me to get into some campgrounds I would not be able to get to with a bigger Class A motorhome. But the inside has enough room that I never feel cramped, even sitting out two rainy days in a row. Here's the layout.
This is the floorplan, they changed them, so I'm glad I bought when I did, it is perfect.
Here it is set up in camp, driver's side. State park near Cleveland. See the sat. dish and rear leveler?
Here I am set up for a month near a huge forest. Everything I need is in this picture.
Looking forward. That is a 27" HD TV, Gag Factors look great on it. DVD, stereo sound, DirecTV, and with the solar, I can hike all day and watch TV for 5-6 hours at night without needing to run the generator.
I love to kick back on the U-dinette. The table is huge with the leaf up. Plenty of windows for a view, or a breeze. Fantastic fan overhead keeps things cool when I'm without electrical hookups for the A/C. I had wi-fi at one park, but I'll get an aircard when I start to fulltime. Just kick back and watch Gag Factors and surf XPT, just like at home.
Looking back, plenty of kitchen, corner double bed I find quite good, corner bathroom, reefer on right (propane).
Plenty of overhead storage, and plenty of sleeping room. Curtains have a second, thicker part that pulls down for privacy.
Enough closet space for a single guy. There are 2 drawers below the big closet that are plenty big enough for socks and underwear. I've added a wicker clothes hamper that matches the inside color very well. Had more stuff than I used on the 6 week outing.
I can get the job done in here. Ignore the rug, we spilled an entire bottle of Windex on the first outing. I can hold 43 gallons of fresh water, including the 6 gallon water heater, 32 gallons of black (toilet) waste, and 37 gallons grey (sink) waste. This has proven adequate for over a week, for me and my dog. There is also a sink with a huge medicine cabinet between the reefer and the bathroom, for shaving and washing up.
Plenty of storage for food, there are several other drawers, also. I have a good assortment of pots and pans, dishes, etc. in the RV, and still have enough room for a standard week+ worth of groceries. I would not hesitate to load up and go out for 10 days without any kind of replenishment, water, fuel, eats, clothes, electric, nothing.
So, there it is. I plan to trade the Subaru for a Toyota Tacoma, so I can carry my motorcycle on the pickup, then I'll travel with 3 sets of wheels. I've read extensively on the internet about people who travel fulltime, and I follow several blogs. I can do this, and I think I will love it. For now, I really like to get out for a few days and hike and explore, while coming back to all the comforts of home. I can get ready to scoot on out of town in about an hour, including a quick stop at the grocery.
Emo dog loves the RV, too.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385193 - 12/31/08 11:06 AM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 04/14/06
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Loc: Busy downloading [LEGALLY!]
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Very Nice!! Good luck with all of it! Hope you have a long retirement and get tons of use out of your RV! 
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#385195 - 12/31/08 12:56 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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It can be converted into an enema truck. 
Too predictable, Alex.
At the risk of opening a big can of ...um... worms, let me ask you something, really, something I don't understand at all, but you seem to know all about. What is the sexual attraction to flushing out someone's rectum?
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385196 - 12/31/08 12:57 PM
Re: My RV
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Tranny Whisperer
Porn Jesus
Registered: 08/02/03
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It can be converted into an enema truck.
Too predictable, Alex.
At the risk of opening a big can of ...um... worms, let me ask you something, really, something I don't understand at all, but you seem to know all about. What is the sexual attraction to flushing out someone's rectum?
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
Lots of water into tiny hole.
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#385198 - 12/31/08 01:06 PM
Re: My RV
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Tranny Whisperer
Porn Jesus
Registered: 08/02/03
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You should make that your sig, before it gets taken.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
Does the signature works?
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#385200 - 12/31/08 02:03 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
Posts: 4795
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Does it have space to bring along your motorcycle?
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#385201 - 12/31/08 02:14 PM
Re: My RV
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Does it have space to bring along your motorcycle?
I can tow 5000 lbs. A Toyota Tacoma with tow package can handle a tongue weight of 650 lbs. I plan to tow the pickup, with the motorcycle on a carrier on the back of the pickup.
For now, no, not with the Subaru.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385204 - 12/31/08 02:54 PM
Re: My RV
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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@CQ - you could drive it, it's like a really big van. A few things to worry about, but with the backup monitor, you could even park it.
Solar panels are big and expensive, about $1k for mine, and I did the work. If you want to camp where there aren't places to plug into electricity for several days, you need solar, a generator, or both. Solar is quiet. Quiet is appreciated by myself and others where I like to go. But it will take a long time to break even on the initial cost. I plan to live in the desert southwest and Mexico for several months at a time, and camp in forests and parks where there is no electric, so it's worth it for me. Plus, no hookup spots are cheap or free, but RV parks are getting a bit pricey. But if all you are going to do is camp with hookups, solar isn't worth it.
I have a manual sat dish. They make automatics. I know or can find out from the receiver's firmware the azmuth and elevation. There is a manual crank-up with a digital readout for elevation, and a big knob to rotate the dish. You set the receiver to a screen where it beeps, and beeps faster once you get signal. I can set it up in about 5 minutes.
I hope technology continues to advance, I'd like something small I could stretch out on a coax wire to get sat TV when I'm under trees. Shade, electric, and sat TV would be super. Also, the wireless internet hitting cell towers is expanding.
I spent a full two years researching RVs before I jumped. I mean serious research. Like, obsessive research.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385207 - 12/31/08 03:39 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
Posts: 4795
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@Darrah: The OP has a picture of the bathroom in the RV and mentions that charin had spent quite a bit of time on it. Somehow I am guessing with all the research he did he probably owns an RV in which shitting is possible.
See here:
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I can hold 43 gallons of fresh water, including the 6 gallon water heater, 32 gallons of black (toilet) waste, and 37 gallons grey (sink) waste.
As for internet see here:
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I had wi-fi at one park, but I'll get an aircard when I start to fulltime.
Please note I am not attempting to start trouble with you. I am just attempting to draw your attention to what was written in the original post of this thread as it related to your questions.
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#385209 - 12/31/08 03:58 PM
Re: My RV
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 11/19/06
Posts: 310
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I always hear celebrities say that they can't do number 2 in their tour buses and RVs. With that kind of money being spent, they should figure out a way to.
Actually they usually say that because there are so many people on the bus/RV if you are by yourself who cares? I use my restroom on my boat if I am staying on it overnight.
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#385210 - 12/31/08 03:59 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
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Okay, celebrity shitting is not an expertise of mine but I'll play along.
If they can't shit in vehicles when driving long distances then where do they go? I can only imagine that rest stops on the highway are just as scummy for celebs as they are for me...
I can only imagine it forces them to use one of these:
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#385211 - 12/31/08 04:01 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Both your concerns are important. Yes, D., there is a toilet in the bathroom picture, it uses little water to flush, and goes directly into a holding tank. It isn't a big deal. Places to empty your holding tanks are called dump stations. Any good campground has one. Places like truck stops also have them. If you want to dump at a campground where you aren't camping, there is a fee, $5 is typical. Dump stations have potable water. This is why tank size is so important, that is nearly always the limiting factor on how long one can stay out. For internet, there are several options. You can hope for Wi-Fi, more and more parks have it, and if all you want to do is check e-mail, etc every few days, you can find hotspots. Aircards hit cell towers, and can be very fast or dial-up speed, depending on the tower and how many folks are using it. Or you can get a larger sat dish, and do internet with it, making yourself your own hotspot. They even have automatic internet sat dishes that go on top of RVs ($3k+). It is cheaper to get a dish on a tripod. I am a lifetime member of Escapees. They exist to provide services to fulltimers, like a mail forwarding service and support for changing your legal residence to Texas, where there is no state income tax. Also, cheap camping at a few places scattered mostly down south, and a place you can recover from illness, etc. like a combination nursing home and hospice for RVers. We have a discussion forum that is very helpful. Either a motorhome like me, or a heavy duty pickup with a trailer or 5th wheel trailer is the usual set-up. You can research forever different makes and models, but few will withstand the rigors of fulltiming. There are also folks who haul really big fifth wheels with semi tractors, but I think they are nuts. And there are people who do their own bus conversion, but I think they are nuts. RV.net's discussion forum is very helpful to newbies, with FAQs for many topics. Don't let them fool you, most of this is easy. I agonized about the first time I would need to dump my tanks, because of all the horror stories on the internet. When the time came, I hooked up the big hose, put the end in the hole, pulled the handle, and down it went. Then I did the grey tank. Then I put the hose away. Easy. You cannot go backwards with a motorhome when a car is attached behind it (towed=toad or dingy). I cannot back at all with the Subaru attached, it will permanently fuck up something really bad and expensive. I looked long and hard at Airstreams, they are sooooo coool. But I don't want to have to drive a diesel truck everywhere, I want a smaller vehicle. Well, I encourage anyone with an interest to explore this. However, husband and wife often find out that they love each other, but don't like each other enough to live in such a small space 24/7. And if one member isn't fully committed to the lifestyle, it probably won't work. This is by far the largest reason fulltimers go back to the "sticks and bricks". I'll answer question about RV's forever here. -Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385213 - 12/31/08 04:22 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 12/28/07
Posts: 4856
Loc: The 4th International
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Chuck, I wish you loads of fun with this house on wheels. It looks great and spacious enough for you and the dog. I enjoyed reading this and look forward to reading any future adventures!
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#385215 - 12/31/08 04:44 PM
Re: My RV
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Registered: 05/18/06
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State park near Cleveland.
just curious... which park?
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#385216 - 12/31/08 04:54 PM
Re: My RV
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Gigi, I thought you would comment about the Grippo potato chips.
Punderson State Park. I was with my friend Ellen, we went to an Indians game, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, and we stumbled on a bunch of Amish garage sales.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385217 - 12/31/08 04:56 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
Posts: 4795
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Did you buy the Amish volley ball?
EDIT: Charin, I am curious about how many gallons of water a shower takes. I am no judge of it because my building was built in the 1950's and my shower pressure can strip paint and open wounds. I am positive I am using a disproportionate amount of water.
Edited by conquistador (12/31/08 04:59 PM)
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#385220 - 12/31/08 05:42 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Showers vary. One boondocking (no hookup) site had a water pump, so I got a gallon from there in a bucket, and a big sponge, and cleaned up. Almost all RVs have a shower head you can easily turn on and off, so you can conserve water. A one gallon shower is a bit rough, after a couple days I give myself a little more time to get good and clean.
Let me add that there are tons and tons of RV parks, state parks, and Federal places where you have full hookups. That means at each site you hook up your water, sewer, and electric, and use all you care to. The spot I stayed for a month had full hook-ups. Rents are a lot cheaper by the month, I paid $250 for the month there. And RVers are notoriously very friendly with each other, I enjoyed the old man with the '51 Ford across from me.
Also, most fulltimers with motorhomes get the larger Class A motorhomes that look like buses. Usually, only single folks like me fultime a Class C (van chassis). Technically, mine is a Class B+ because there is no bed over the cab, like most Class C's.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385221 - 12/31/08 05:45 PM
Re: My RV
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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how do you deal with the kitchen odors ? 
There's a fan over the stove. There is a lot of ventilation available if you want it, windows, the door, fans. I never had a problem with it, but I am vegetarian, and Ellen cooked outdoors.
I did a very through clean-up before winter, so critters won't be tempted by smells.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385222 - 12/31/08 05:57 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
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I have to know, do you meet up with other folks who are in AA while you are on the road? Having an AA meeting outdoors sounds pretty cool to me.
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#385224 - 12/31/08 06:10 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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AA is everywhere. But when they find someone from out of town with 18 years, the first thing they want me to do is be the lead speaker at a meeting. That's OK with me. I never have trouble finding meetings. I spent a week boondocking at the Ohio Power Reclands where the power company greened up and made a bunch of fishing and camping spots out of old mining land. Locals call it "The Mines", it's southeast from Zanesville, heard of it, Gigi? At any rate, at the Friday meeting in town, I learned the group was having a campout. Guess where? Ha! We had a great time. I'll never be lonely, unless I let it happen. I have well over 2 millon friends in the U.S. and Canada, and I can count on them. I haven't met some of them yet, but that doesn't matter. -Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385225 - 12/31/08 06:19 PM
Re: My RV
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Technically, mine is a Class B+ because there is no bed over the cab, like most Class C's.
What is in the space above the cab? Is it the entertainment console only or is there more space? I would think that not having a bed wouldn't mean that you could not use the space for other stuff.
Mine is more aerodynamic than a Class C with the bed over. And I wanted an entertainment center there. But Winnie could have given us more over cab storage, I looked at the '09 models last week at the dealer, and they have bigger cabinets.
The oldest and best manufacturer of Class C motorhomes is Lazy Daze in L.A. See pictures on their site. Lots of people fulltime Lazy Daze.
Andy Baird's blog inspired a lot of Class C fulltimer singles, including, eventually, me.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385226 - 12/31/08 06:26 PM
Re: My RV
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Tranny Whisperer
Porn Jesus
Registered: 08/02/03
Posts: 9221
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Here's my favorite toy and my future fulltime home, my RV. Bought new in the fall of 2007, it is a 2008 Itasca Cambria 26a, built by Winnebago. It is on the older Ford E450 chassis, 14,050 GVWR. I can carry literally a ton of stuff in it, and pull up to 5000 lbs. I get a little over 10 MPG with it, but I pull a Subaru along to use when I get where I'm going.
I've made some improvements. I added a DirecTV receiver, and I have the Extra Innings package. I had the dealer set me up to tow my Subaru, and install hydraulic levelers. I replaced the batteries with two good Group 27 batteries that give me over 200 amp-hours storage. I installed two 100W solar panels and a controller, and see a little over 10 amps charging on a good day. I replaced the stock converter with a good 60A smart charger/converter, and I added a HF ham radio set up with 200W output and a 15 foot variable frequency vertical antenna I use stationary only. A fairly complete set of tools, bedding, kitchen essentials, and other odds and ends make it very homey.
I've been privileged to spend close to 100 nights in the unit all together. 6 weeks straight last summer. I do plan to sell the house and fulltime in this when I retire.
It is about 27 feet long, allowing me to get into some campgrounds I would not be able to get to with a bigger Class A motorhome. But the inside has enough room that I never feel cramped, even sitting out two rainy days in a row. Here's the layout.
This is the floorplan, they changed them, so I'm glad I bought when I did, it is perfect.
Here it is set up in camp, driver's side. State park near Cleveland. See the sat. dish and rear leveler?
Here I am set up for a month near a huge forest. Everything I need is in this picture.
Looking forward. That is a 27" HD TV, Gag Factors look great on it. DVD, stereo sound, DirecTV, and with the solar, I can hike all day and watch TV for 5-6 hours at night without needing to run the generator.
I love to kick back on the U-dinette. The table is huge with the leaf up. Plenty of windows for a view, or a breeze. Fantastic fan overhead keeps things cool when I'm without electrical hookups for the A/C. I had wi-fi at one park, but I'll get an aircard when I start to fulltime. Just kick back and watch Gag Factors and surf XPT, just like at home.
Looking back, plenty of kitchen, corner double bed I find quite good, corner bathroom, reefer on right (propane).
Plenty of overhead storage, and plenty of sleeping room. Curtains have a second, thicker part that pulls down for privacy.
Enough closet space for a single guy. There are 2 drawers below the big closet that are plenty big enough for socks and underwear. I've added a wicker clothes hamper that matches the inside color very well. Had more stuff than I used on the 6 week outing.
I can get the job done in here. Ignore the rug, we spilled an entire bottle of Windex on the first outing. I can hold 43 gallons of fresh water, including the 6 gallon water heater, 32 gallons of black (toilet) waste, and 37 gallons grey (sink) waste. This has proven adequate for over a week, for me and my dog. There is also a sink with a huge medicine cabinet between the reefer and the bathroom, for shaving and washing up.
Plenty of storage for food, there are several other drawers, also. I have a good assortment of pots and pans, dishes, etc. in the RV, and still have enough room for a standard week+ worth of groceries. I would not hesitate to load up and go out for 10 days without any kind of replenishment, water, fuel, eats, clothes, electric, nothing.
So, there it is. I plan to trade the Subaru for a Toyota Tacoma, so I can carry my motorcycle on the pickup, then I'll travel with 3 sets of wheels. I've read extensively on the internet about people who travel fulltime, and I follow several blogs. I can do this, and I think I will love it. For now, I really like to get out for a few days and hike and explore, while coming back to all the comforts of home. I can get ready to scoot on out of town in about an hour, including a quick stop at the grocery.
Emo dog loves the RV, too.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
How much $$$ was it?
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#385227 - 12/31/08 06:34 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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RV trader online is the best place to look at prices. The dealer here in Dayton is notorious for good deals, and sells nationwide. I got over 20% off list, I think about $65k without horse trading. You will see a lot of cheaper stuff, but glue and staples ain't gonna hold up to fulltime use or Forest Service roads. Very few quality manufacturers remain for us fulltimers, or fulltimer wannabes in my case. I know you could do it cheaper, Alex, but again, money is my servant, not my master. -Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385228 - 12/31/08 06:45 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
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@Panzer: Do you have a driver's license? (For any type of vehicle?)
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#385229 - 12/31/08 07:12 PM
Re: My RV
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Tranny Whisperer
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RV trader online is the best place to look at prices. The dealer here in Dayton is notorious for good deals, and sells nationwide. I got over 20% off list, I think about $65k without horse trading.
You will see a lot of cheaper stuff, but glue and staples ain't gonna hold up to fulltime use or Forest Service roads. Very few quality manufacturers remain for us fulltimers, or fulltimer wannabes in my case.
I know you could do it cheaper, Alex, but again, money is my servant, not my master.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
$65k is too much. You can get an RV Bus for that kind of money, or for even less build one. This guy converted a school bus into RV.
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#385230 - 12/31/08 07:13 PM
Re: My RV
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Tranny Whisperer
Porn Jesus
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@Panzer: Do you have a driver's license? (For any type of vehicle?)
Yes, I do.
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#385231 - 12/31/08 07:16 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 06/05/05
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Loc: Great America
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@Panzer: Do you have a driver's license? (For any type of vehicle?)
Yes, I do.
for enema tank too?
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#385232 - 12/31/08 07:22 PM
Re: My RV
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Tranny Whisperer
Porn Jesus
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@Panzer: Do you have a driver's license? (For any type of vehicle?)
Yes, I do.
for enema tank too?
It's not a commercial vehicle.
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#385233 - 12/31/08 11:41 PM
Re: My RV
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 08/03/03
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Loc: TX, USA
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I own a Born Free similar to Chuck's. Having water is nice but water is heavy. Even in these two - which have a lot of weight margin for an RV - filling all the fluids adds too much weight. I like to dump black water before leaving, use restrooms at stops etc, and carry no more than 1/2 tank of fresh water until near the destination. A 2000 lbs margin is pretty big for an RV until you to very large ones. You have to be careful when buying to make everyone and their luggage fit in the weight limit (and there are lots of limits to consider - you need to check each wheel on a scale, not just assume it's evenly distributed). I've seen some $400,000 RVs that would require a skinny driver if the gas tank was full... You generally can't get satellite TV when moving. The vehicle moves a lot and everyone needs to be in seat-belts anyway. This probably isn't a problem for Chuck but an occasional RV driver will find that driving even a small RV is *very fatiguing*. I can only cover about half the distance per day that I can do in a car. We have a Saturn as a Toad and store stuff in its trunk to balance the weight across all of the brakes better. Bigger RV's are not better in my opinion. Unless there is some specific need 30' is about the limit for something you can drive most places.
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#385234 - 01/01/09 07:02 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Wow, Born Free is a quality manufacturer, on a par with the Lazy Daze I linked to earlier. I spent some time on the Leapin' Lions owner's forum, as Born Free was on my short list. As a backpacker, I know water is about 8 pounds per gallon. CCC was my concern with a Class C with a slide, and Winnie is tight about the numbers. But if you go to the dealer, they have to list it, usually on a sticker in the closet. Now, I looked at the '09 Cambria with 2 slides on about 30 feet, and even with the new 14,500 lbs. chassis, it only had about 750 lbs. CCC. So there are limits to what you want to do with the E450, for sure. I need to get in the loop for the next Escapees rally around here when they have the folks that weigh each wheel. I have air shocks in back, so I could actually do something to make it right. My tanks are all in the back, the fresh water is under the bed, centered. But the slide and batteries, and reefer, are all on the driver's side. I wonder if the kitchen balances all that out? But I'm not loaded up for fulltime yet, anyway. And I should be way under on gross weight. I drove a semi for a year, and the Cambria is only 96 inches wide, most RV's are 102. That 6 inches really helps. I tried to keep it at 55-60 going Ohio to Alabama, but everyone was going 75-80, so I figured what the hell. I can plug in the iPod, set the cruise on 80, and eat some highway. Or, it can get squirrely as hell at 55, if I let it. Think smooth. I'd like to stress again that JRV and I have quality units, his a bit better, but both rugged. There is a ton of stuff out there that is half the price, but you will basically get something you will be working on every time you take it out. I really mean it when I talk about glue and staples, they slap them together paying folks by the unit, too. Depreciation can be heavy on a new unit. Often, the best deal is a unit that is 2-3 years old, that the owner used and wants a bigger RV. They probably took good care of it, worked out any bugs, and it should be ready to roll at a decent price. But if the roof seals have ever leaked, you may have dry rot inside, and it may not be long for this world. Neglect and water seepage are the killers of RV's. Love my good insulation and dual pane windows, for heat and sound. Lets see that in a bus conversion. -Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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#385235 - 11/12/10 09:59 AM
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Registered: 11/01/09
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#385236 - 11/17/10 06:03 PM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 04/12/07
Posts: 367
Loc: WI
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I just purchased an RV last week....(travel trailer).....Jayco Eagle 314.....I am excited...no pictures yet but in two weeks I have to go the the delivery class which is when they teach me everything I need to know.....
I am very excited
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#385238 - 11/17/10 07:48 PM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 04/12/07
Posts: 367
Loc: WI
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well the dealer does it for everyone...this is my first one so NO I don't know about all the things it can do or things about winterizing or mantaining the tanks.....I may be failing right now but it is important to rise above ones situation....
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#385239 - 11/17/10 08:38 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 01/30/08
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I am dying to see this. The original clip really cheered me up over the years... http://winnebagoman.com/index.php
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#385241 - 11/18/10 03:42 AM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 04/12/07
Posts: 367
Loc: WI
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well for now I am taking the easy way out.....i am parking it at a camp site about 2.5 hours away. one day maybe i will drive something stronger than an element and can then pull it around
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#385242 - 11/19/10 03:38 AM
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#385243 - 01/12/11 05:09 PM
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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I love my new to me '04 Winnebago Adventurer 38G. Tons of room, very comfortable. Everything works great, only has about 12,000 miles, just seems perfect for Emo and me. Kitchen is bigger than Panzer's grandparents kitchen. No ostentatious luxury, just solid, attractive, comfortable furnishings made by Winnebago, not Flexsteel or some other outside company. Fulltime RVers on the internet suggest getting something BIG to live in, and I now know why. Life is good. And it will stay good for a long time, as far as I can tell from today.
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#385244 - 01/12/11 05:23 PM
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Registered: 10/19/06
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wow.... nice ride chuck. srsly. good for you.
how do you ham now?.
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#385248 - 01/12/11 06:26 PM
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Gag Factor Guru
Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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#385251 - 01/12/11 07:06 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Quote:
Haha, you use VO5 and Barbisol.
Haha, you use tranny porn and stolen porno.
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#385252 - 01/12/11 07:30 PM
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Tranny Whisperer
Porn Jesus
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Haha, you use VO5 and Barbisol.
Haha, you use tranny porn and stolen porno.
I don't use tranny porn and I don't steal porno.
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#385254 - 01/12/11 07:52 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 09/23/04
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Who doesn't use Barbisol? It's cheap, good quality, it's everywhere and it works. (I don't use it- I shave with Ivory soap in the shower but I have a can of Barbisol under the sink for when I have a late afternoon news conference with no time for a shower).
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#385255 - 01/12/11 08:27 PM
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Registered: 03/14/08
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Loc: Liqour Hole, Kentucky
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#385256 - 01/12/11 09:31 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/09
Posts: 12931
Loc: 3 feet high and rising
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He's got Brut too Panzie!
Cool wheels Charin. You have your women hang their heads off the couch or the bed?
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#385257 - 01/13/11 06:01 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 08/09/06
Posts: 9113
Loc: red dirt state of mind
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That's great you were able to upgrade your RV again, Chuck. It must be nice to do so well working for the government, when the rest of the country is in such economic turmoil. Congratulations.
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#385258 - 01/13/11 06:39 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
Posts: 4795
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Chuck is that your rolls-royce? (much farther up in the thread) It looks like it may have towed an RV but it also looks like it is next to some kind of cemetery urn.
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#385259 - 01/13/11 06:58 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
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No, just a funny pic I snatched.
h2c, keep paying those taxes.
No RV sex yet, hell, the park has this:
That little gay hairdresser guy is the only one a bit worried about me having a rarely used bottle of prescribed xanax. I appreciate the concern, but everything is fine, really.
I think Gia would approve of this RV, if I vacuumed up all the dog hair.
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#385265 - 01/13/11 11:32 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 04/17/04
Posts: 6005
Loc: travieso capital management an...
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dude, have that thing taken in by a skycrane halfway up a mountainside outside of glacier. cover with brush, set up a spotting scope and a lapua on a bipod on the roof and you've got a perfect huntinc camp. go walk around until you get hungry then grab lunchg and spend the afternoon getting legit shots for a rested rifle in that chambering. there's noserious dropwith that round and you could feel fine guesstimating everything about 500-900 yards, you couldmiss by 2" on a grizzly at those ranges and it's not going far. like 30 feet. it's got enough energy to removethe shoulder girdle and head of humas at 2000 yards and be enoiugh to stop light armored engine blocks at closer ranges. and it's not reserved ffor guns with real antimaterial establishmentt. interventions and barrets are great, but ther's something weird about realizing you're about to shoot an animal with the same bullet your p-51Dwould have used to whack german fighters and strafe at traincars and everything short of main battle tanks or tank killers.
awesomer ly erxecuted, but why notjust use the better one and just take an abrams ino the mountains and sit on the turrent with the full auro thing andjust shoot until your bighornb sheep is in puzzle piece., if you see anything like a blackhawk or big navy chopper on the way to the sheep just shoot until you hit the pilot or qewck a rotor cable and have it taxidermiued when it falls out of the air spinning wildlhy.
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it's cool that you can still go buy a few barret semi-autosthey sell now that are. not you ca people. but the state didn't catch the fact that both the chey-tac .408 and barrett's supposedly near-perfect .416 rigbby creation. not like african hunter who was the actual .rigby shell creator but arival to the .50' in every way and it's superior on people at distances.everything .50 and above is classified as a destructive weapon but the two best choices to fuck shit up you can carry are right under and ergo legal. comedy.
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#385266 - 01/13/11 11:53 AM
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Registered: 12/20/10
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I paid only about US$6K for old Tioga a few years back and rented it out at US$500/mo and got my $$ out of it already.
So... As I said, yours beats it to a bloody pulp.
Likely one of these years will turn it into an "Art-Car" and chill out with the naked hippies in BRC.
ART CARS
Or... That Glacier Nat PK / Skycrane idea is not bad either...
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#385267 - 01/13/11 01:30 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 04/17/04
Posts: 6005
Loc: travieso capital management an...
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yeah, i never thought of them as what you get ripped-off for in NA, a place with solid-sided walls to sleep or retreat to.
bear country and tents=timothy treadwell. if you could get that anywhere off a highway with some kind of snowline-valley profile you're where you want to be, and he's probably got satellite tv, internet, a shower that's hot as fast as a house and your food doesn't have to end up 30' in a bag and rope in a tree to make sure you eat it not just attracted bears to eat and want to defend what they're eating. refrigerators and ways to cook food that aren't basically a welding torch tank that disperses a little wider and weaker pattern of gas. they suck, most water filters suck. all tents save for moutaineering ones will suck sometime because wind and comfortable ones will get you some night you got to a site at midnight and it's pouring and your black diamond or whatever pleasant tent is now blowing 30 feet and further with the wind while you're soaked and stakes and poles are everywhere.
all it takes is a few plain black snakes or a runaway ultralight and you'll start seeing the reason it's just easier to fucking pay for a nimo and a little weight to set up in wind and dark. a minute or two on lousy ground and you're cool. tarps aren't that fun to actually need, space blankets too. and i'll happily pay a premium over a 400-dollar comfy and light tent to never have to have to carry watertight tent epoxy shit in a huge tube as a tiny hole is getting big enoug you're cutting square feet of that tarp up to create the sealed patch for tonight, who knows what's in store a few days later. hot, overpriced, green, heavy and interior space is designed to be ideal if you're tied to the side of rainier but same as a .357 in any shape you take it because you'd really appreciate the results of it working as advertised sometime. yeah, a python or big nimo's going to rape you for a grand carry very little ammo or people/gear, but one storm way under snowline well-within 3-season territory that makes your outside mag winner of a tent stuck and ripped in a bush while your eye almost got clipped by a steak in the gust.
just bitter
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#385268 - 01/13/11 01:31 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
Loc: Dayton
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Yeah, it's a tank. Tioga George And I don't need a referral to see a specialist.
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#385270 - 01/13/11 06:08 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 09/23/04
Posts: 10321
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h2c's post is awesome and then we see jamesn nodding out posting then regain consciousness and pull another post out his ass. These are the little surprises that keep xpt interesting. I'll be damned if I will ever spend 150k or even 70k used for that matter on a depreciating liability- it's never an asset. It pains me to buy a new car much less a rolling mobile home. I guess if I was wealthy enough to compare the comfort of a full-blown RV to a hunting tent without considering the cost of the meat I might harvest, per pound, then I might buy one. But until that time it will be best to just have a friend with an RV. Hopefully one not filled with dog hair and JM porn.
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#385271 - 01/13/11 06:25 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
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If I knew how to drive one of these things would probably be a lot of fun. I would drive it across Canada and then get rid of it.
My absolute biggest issue is the poor fuel economy. I would probably have to leave all the doors opened all the time in hopes they would act as sails and give me slightly better gas mileage.
There was a Top Gear episode where everyone built an RV and went to an RV park (or whatever it's called) and everyone involved found the whole thing dreadfully dull. Till they started setting things on fire.
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#385272 - 01/13/11 06:51 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 5290
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It's not a good investment, financially. Initial depreciation is steep, that's why late model used is the best buy. But, I choose this lifestyle, which is actually a bit more frugal than the "sticks and bricks" locked into one location. Saving the Earth at 8 MPG. I get about 8, but I'll only drive about 2-400 miles a month with the motorhome. The rest of the time I'm getting 20+ with my little truck. I like to stay 3 weeks or a month in one place. Yes, the campgrounds are not exciting, that's the whole point. I walk the dog, mess around on the internet, cook, clean, go to meetings, shop, hike, explore the local area, etc. I need to slow down and relax.
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#385274 - 01/13/11 08:10 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
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Chuck I strongly suggest you find the episode of top gear where they built their own RVs. One of them ends up being 3 stories tall. I think you'll get a kick out of it but I am having trouble finding a link because i don't think RVs are called RVs in england.
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