Hi all

[Roger450]

Just signed up this morning and wanted to stop in and post. I have been reading the information everyone has contributed to this site for awhile now and I think its wonderful! Great job! It has helped me expand my way of thinking and lead me to some answers I have been looking for. My wife and I are seriously considering a change in our living situation for many reasons but the main one would be time spent with each other and the freedom to travel around and live life to the fullest. I look forward to the journey!

 

[Lucky mike]

Enjoy the Forum!!!!!........most of all Enjoy the new road trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....I had the same idea and have been out here over 20 yrs.

 

[rvwandering]

Welcome to the forums! This is a great way to live! Feel free to ask questions. There are people here with a lot of knowledge ready to help with anything.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Welcome.
We, as a couple, are in the third quarter of our 2nd year in our RV and really love the lifestyle. I've traveled for years in many different modes, but its wonderful to be able to share the adventure with my gal.

 

[mockturtle]

Welcome! See you on the road!

 

[Roger450]

Thanks for the replies! I started the new year sorting through stuff and getting rid of the junk, working my way up to the "what can I not live without" phase. Planning on several G-sales this year and with the money made off them using it towards buying a ?? That's what I'm still not sure of. Motor home, trailer, van, ect. I have an older 3/4 ton PU that needs a little work to be dependable, its heavy duty and paid for. It could pull a good sized trailer and its a diesel. I don't think a van would be good due to size, and a Motor home would be nice but I think I would like the ability to leave the trailer and just drive the truck when needed versus driving the motor home. I have been scanning through craigslist ads and found several good deals on trailers but also on MH's too. I know its a personal decision, based on what you want out of your living arrangement, what I could afford, and other things but what do you guys think is the way to go. I would value your insight.

 

[akrvbob]

A MH towing an economy car will cost less in the long run. That's especially true of the cost of gas keeps going up and I believe it will. The rest of the world is paying $7-$10 a gallon for gas and I think we will be also. But even if that doesn't happen which would you rather have a towed vehicle (commonly called a "toad") that gets 30-40 mpg or a truck that gets 15-18 mpg?

I'm a big fan of 90s Class Cs towing an economy car! $10,000 will get you both set up pretty nice.
Bob

 

[rvwandering]

I like the trailer idea since you already have a truck. A used trailer should be fairly cheap and if you decided that a trailer isn't right you should be able to sell it and recoup your money. Just check carefully for leaks, make sure all of the systems work and that your truck can tow it. Good luck! Let us know how your search goes.

 

[Roger450]

That's where I'm at right now. Both of your suggestions are right on par. I won't rush into anything just yet. I will just keep doing the research, looking for a good deal and when I have the money in hand, weigh out the options and make a decision then. Years ago I was building a house and in order to have time after working all day to get anything done to it, I bought a MH and lived on the property untill the house was complete. It took 3 yrs to finish, I learn a lot from that experience. Overall it was great but still have a lot to learn. Ok so let me throw this out there for kicks and grins, this goes back to the "what you can you live without" phase, I have a car that I just got through restoring, its not fancy or perfect but it just 10yrs of my life that I put into that I really don't want to part with right now. I built it to be "fun" with the intention of selling it later, a lot later. I was thinking of a cargo trailer so that would dictate a MH for sure. Or am I not being realistic? I am just asking for more issues? One thing for sure, if gas does go to 7-10 a gallon, I wont be able to afford to start the darn thing. I think maybe I should drive it as much as I can right now while Im getting all set up and when the day comes to go mobile, sell it off then and maybe it wont hurt so bad. I know "less is more" and as I re-read this post it hits me that there is no reason to haul this car around and I should just let it go...

 

[decodancer]

I think anything you truly love is worth hanging on to. I have collection of Poodle statues that I've been toting around for 10 years. When I have space they come out. It's a pain to carefully box them up every time I head for a new job but I love them and would not be able to replace most. Sell the truck buy a class C and tow the car. Just my opinion.

 

[blkjak]

welcome from s.w. florida .... blkjak

 

[rvwandering]

You have a tough decision. Can you use the car as your transportation when you want to leave the motorhome at your camping spot? If the answer is no then keeping it doesn't make any sense. Maybe you could rent a space to store it or leave it with a friend if you find that it's too painful to sell it right away. The less encumbered you are the more you'll enjoy this traveling life.

 

[akrvbob]

One of the tricks I adopted when I find myself struggling with what I keep and what I get rid of is that I remind myself how much I love this life. (And I really do love it:heart And then I compare the joy and wonder of this life to the value of this "thing" that I love so much.

Am I willing to give up this life for this thing? The answer is not just no, it's always HELL NO!!

And that puts it into perspective for me. Of course you don't know yet if you will even like this life, much less adore and treasure it. Maybe put the car into storage until you know for sure. Dragging it around with you will just eat up money for extra gas and bring you next to nothing. I believe this life will become your joy and the car will lose it's hold on you.

Among the thousands of vandwellers I've known, every one of them who kept a storage unit eventually regretted keeping all their "must keep stuff" in storage. The value of that stuff simply fell off.
Bob

 

[mockturtle]

Absolutely! I'm going to sell my car, too.