Let's see your RV, 5th Wheel or Camper !

[Aispuro]

Hellloooo all I thought I'd make a post on our vacation toys, I didn't see a thread on this so if there is one please let me know an I'll close this out.

So I'm no where near retiring I'm 28 years old just thought it be cool to own one an travel an not have to spend an arm an a leg everytime I want to vacation.
So I'm driving thru dallas oregon this past weekend an came across this RV, stopped checked it out took it for a test drive an siad what the hell so this Friday I pick it up. Not bad for my first Rv.

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[Stomper]

Not spend an arm and a leg on vacation he says.... at 4-8MPG on the highway.... check.



RV's are like boats, except instead of hole in the water you keep dumping money into, it's a hole in the pavement!

 

[Kruel J]

Not spend an arm on vacation he says.... at 4-8MPG on the highway.... check.



RV's are like boats, except instead of hole in the water you keep dumping money into, it's a hole in the pavement!

This. And I worked in the industry for quite a while. They fun but they 'spensive.

 

[DB is Here]

Congrats, some of our best family memories were those spent camping.

Enjoy.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

i need to get a new truck before i can get the trailer i want!

 

[Boboclown]

i need to get a new truck before i can get the trailer i want!

Get one with a sleeper and you won't need a trailer!

You just won't have a passenger seat, no room to stretch, and can't stand up.

 

[Aispuro]

Not spend an arm on vacation he says.... at 4-8MPG on the highway.... check.



RV's are like boats, except instead of hole in the water you keep dumping money into, it's a hole in the pavement!

Hey its actually 10 mpg lol

 

[Aispuro]

Congrats, some of our best family memories were those spent camping.

Enjoy.

Bought it just in time.

 

[Aispuro]

i need to get a new truck before i can get the trailer i want!

What type of trailer you looking at buying?

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

What type of trailer you looking at buying?

not entirely certain yet. i want one thats built well. some of the stuff i see in brand new RVs seems cheap. my FIL bought a brand new northernlite camper. hes had the radio replaced 3 times and the refrigerator replaced twice all within 6months of buying it.

a friend of mine has a toyhauler and the dang frame bent after 1 year but his 1 year warranty had just expired and he was SOL. it seems crazy to me that a manufacturer wont stand behind their product for over a year for howmuch money people spend on them.
we ended up bending it back and adding a few gussets to strengthen it.

 

[Aispuro]

not entirely certain yet. i want one thats built well. some of the stuff i see in brand new RVs seems cheap. my FIL bought a brand new northernlite camper. hes had the radio replaced 3 times and the refrigerator replaced twice all within 6months of buying it.

a friend of mine has a toyhauler and the dang frame bent after 1 year but his 1 year warranty had just expired and he was SOL. it seems crazy to me that a manufacturer wont stand behind their product for over a year for howmuch money people spend on them.
we ended up bending it back and adding a few gussets to strengthen it.

Well when you decide to purchase one never buy anything made from forest river the frames are put together like toothpicks an gum literally I've watched a crew make them from start to finish an I wasnt impressed. Scary.

 

[Gl0ckGirl]

not entirely certain yet. i want one thats built well. some of the stuff i see in brand new RVs seems cheap. my FIL bought a brand new northernlite camper. hes had the radio replaced 3 times and the refrigerator replaced twice all within 6months of buying it.

a friend of mine has a toyhauler and the dang frame bent after 1 year but his 1 year warranty had just expired and he was SOL. it seems crazy to me that a manufacturer wont stand behind their product for over a year for howmuch money people spend on them.
we ended up bending it back and adding a few gussets to strengthen it.

JayCo gives you a 2 year bumper to bumper warrantee! And anything manufactured after May 21, 2019 will now also have a 3 year structure warrantee... I may know a girl who sells RVs

 

[beavernation]

This 2016 RPod by Forest River has been outstanding. I have towed it all over the Western US without fail. We were in between selling/buying a home on our move to Baker City and we even lived full time in it for 5 months.



We still have this lil teardrop from 2011. It has been a tough lil sucker as Ive had it in some places that will make ya pucker up I will use it in less than a month when I head south to chase Pronghorn in SE Oregon.

Yes RV's can be huge money pits but if you choose wisely they can be super convenient and useful!!.....

 

[edslhead]

Got this 20 ft trl last year for hunting. Loaded its about all the Ranger can handle. I plan to get a F150 down the road.

 

[Boboclown]

Always wondered... Why do I always see RVs going only 60 mph?

 

[IOM]

Getting great gas mileage...

 

[beavernation]

The only time my Rpod sees 60 is when Im hard into the go pedal while hurtling from 50 to 76 which is the speed I set the cruise at. These little 3.5 Liter twin turbo trucks with a custom tune really pull hard. It also helps a lot that my trailer is only 3300# wet

 

[Boboclown]

The only time my Rpod sees 60 is when Im hard into the go pedal while hurtling from 50 to 76 which is the speed I set the cruise at. These little 3.5 Liter twin turbo trucks with a custom tune really pull hard. It also helps a lot that my trailer is only 3300# wet

Which is why I always go "WTF!! " when I see RVs going so damn slow. I'm hitting 68 (governed) even when I'm almost 80,000 pounds, up the gentle hills on I-95!

I mean, I got detroit diesel powering this truck but still! She ain't no peterbilt, just a Western Star.