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[Harleyrider]

Good morning from WV. I browsed this sight and found that you have a great bunch of folks with a lot of rv experience. I've never owned an rv until this spring. I bought an '89 Winny Chieftain with 69K on the odometer. It was on ebay and nobody had bid on it. I called the owner and set up a meeting. It seemed to be a solid well maintained unit other than dry rotted tires. I talked him down to $2300 which I thought was a steal even though I have no experience other than months of research. Everything seems to work on it other than an ornery switch on the fridge. I drove it 140mi on some ugly tires straight to my brothers tire shop and put 6 new shoes on it. I took it to Norwalk, Oh July 4th to the NHRA Nationals @ Summit Raceway Park. Spent 4 days there and had a good time. 375mi round trip pulling a 16' enclosed trailer with 2 Harleys and it performed great. I retired early and I have the itch to hit the road. I don't handle the winters as easily as I used to so somewhere warm is at the top of the agenda. I want to thank everyone for the great info and humor I've found here and I'm sure I'll have some questions. Happy trails.

 

[Van-Tramp]

Sounds like you got a steal alright. Good for you!

Expect and plan for some repairs of course, and keep posting (we love pics) about your aventures

 

[rvwandering]

Welcome to the CRVL forums! Congratulations on your new RV! It sounds like you got a good one. We do love pictures so post some when you get a chance.

To help you learn the ins and outs of these forums, this "Tips & Tricks" post lists some helpful information to get you started. We look forward to hearing more from you.

 

[Harleyrider]

Thanks for the welcome. I have a sidekick that wants to take a couple of months road trip. The Norwalk run was test trip of sorts. I'm thinking a 2 person trip may be better than doing it alone. We are retired vets and get along pretty good. I'm big on having a plan before I hit the road. I drove semi for 33 years w/o an accident so I'm pretty road savvy. Thanks for the heads up on the "tips and tricks". I'm a camera junkie so once I get up to speed on things I'll have a few pics on my progress.

 

[Theadyn]

Hi and Welcome!

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

welcome...i wont miss wv winters either once im outta here lol