Seeking Alpha Social Club
4 of a Kind
Good morning peeps,
Please note that this is NOT a debate about cost, brand, or alternatives (e.g., buying a vacation home instead of an RV). Ideally what I am looking for is feedback from people that have first hand knowledge, or close friends, that have owned a 5th wheel (or Class A) and wound up selling it to buy the other. Why?
EDIT: PLEASE ALSO SHARE POSITIVES OR NEGATIVES ABOUT YOUR OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS UNUSUAL THINGS TO CONSIDER THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW BEFORE BUYING. I'm just trying to avoid endless debates about whether or not this is a waste of money.
Some ground rules:
Tagging some people that have discussed RVing here on PCF. @Redbelly , @Boother36 , @FDLmold , @johnjohn , @mike32 .
Thank you very much in advance!!
Kev
Please note that this is NOT a debate about cost, brand, or alternatives (e.g., buying a vacation home instead of an RV). Ideally what I am looking for is feedback from people that have first hand knowledge, or close friends, that have owned a 5th wheel (or Class A) and wound up selling it to buy the other. Why?
EDIT: PLEASE ALSO SHARE POSITIVES OR NEGATIVES ABOUT YOUR OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS UNUSUAL THINGS TO CONSIDER THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW BEFORE BUYING. I'm just trying to avoid endless debates about whether or not this is a waste of money.
Some ground rules:
- We plan to retire in 3 years and will RVing 3 to 6 months out of the year, so I'm looking for advice from full-time or semi full-time RVers.
- I'm not looking for advice on whether or not this is a worth while adventure. I'm trully trying to focus on which direction to continue our RV journey--5th wheel or class A--and why?
- We plan to rent (a class A) before buying. Probably hard to rent a 5th wheel since I don't currently own a large enough truck.
- Budget? $200k - $250k, but might consider higher. This would allow us to keep our VA home if we want to, but higher than that (e.g., $400k+) would likely require us to sell our primary residence. Looking for advice on this as well.
- Budget is all in for truck + 5th wheel, or class A motorhome.
- Yes I know, I need a turbo diesel 3500 high output full ton dually for the size 5th we are considering.
- We are looking at 1 year old models (new) or slightly used. The 40%+ discount off of brand new current model year is too big to pass up.
- We started out thinking we wanted a class A (we were pretty certain), but after looking at 5th wheels, we fell in love with a:
- Crossroads Redwood 4150RD:
- Crossroads Redwood 4150RD:
- After researching more and watching videos about the extra work a 5th wheel requires, we went back to class A and are currently interested in:
- Thor Challenger 37DS:
- Jayco Embark 39T2 (if we can find one):
- Thor Challenger 37DS:
- HOWEVER, I know we will go back to look again this weekend and might fall in love with the Redwood all over again.
- Have you owned a 5th wheel (or class A motohome), sold it, and bought the other?
- Why?
Tagging some people that have discussed RVing here on PCF. @Redbelly , @Boother36 , @FDLmold , @johnjohn , @mike32 .
Thank you very much in advance!!
Kev
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