I guess it’s been a while since I posted anything. Having a real full-time job can be distracting from having fun. I have a lot of end of the year close out reports to do, and some forward planning goal setting reports that must be done by the end of the month. So I’ve been working some long hours and overtime in the office (well it’s over time by my standards). But anyways I haven’t had much time to do anything. And of course it isn’t really good camping weather because it’s been very cold. And when it’s not very cold it’s raining. So finally I decided that if you can’t camp, and you can’t work on camping, then the best thing to do is to go shopping. So we took a little time to visit the local Camping World RV show at the NY state fairgrounds. It’s really a pretty nice setup because they have all the motorhomes and trailers and RVs inside so you can hop from one RV to the next and get a pretty good idea what they’re like when they are set up.
These days we are mostly interested in the class-C’s, so we spent most of our time looking at those. We also took a few looks through some big class-A’s, but nothing I would ever consider owning. It’s just my opinion, but I think everybody that owns a class-A accumulates a whole lot of junk they don’t need. Also, it just seems like they must be harder to work on or modify. None of this is founded in any data or intelligent research. But a class-C looks like a regular truck with somebody’s house on the back. A class-A looks like a bus. And they say the good ones are always diesels, and I cannot repair anything on a diesel! I don’t think you can even change the oil yourself ?! So that’s going to make a CLASS-A much more expensive. But then again to tell you the truth I’m not sure I’ve really made up my mind about what I will end up getting. I’m thinking there’s two years at least before I actually get serious about it. So whatever comes my way as the best value and contains the essentials that I want will probably be where my money is put.
Some other things I don’t like between the two classes is that an A usually has more slides. I look at those slides and say “you can’t drive with that sticking out there ?”, and I worry that they would malfunction in the middle of the forest nowhere and I’d be stuck with a#1000 bill to get someone to come out and fixed it. It also seems that most of the CLASS A’s I have seen look a lot bigger. I’ve seen the class C and 23 foot, 25 foot, 30 foot, and 35 foot. However I think the smallest class A I have seen is a 35 foot. Again, this doesn’t have a lot of heavy research supporting it, but it’s my current impression for popular coaches. Another thing I noticed on a class C is that there is usually only one air-conditioner in the middle of the unit, while a class A may have an air-conditioner in the bedroom and one in the living area. That means the class A has to have a 50 amp circuit, while I have not seen a class C with anything more than a 30 amp circuit. Windshield size is another point against a class A, I can’t imagine having to get one of those humongous windows repaired on the road like you do with a regular vehicle or a class C. However I will also admit that I really like the 35 or 38 foot Newmar Ventana.
So that’s what we’ve been doing. Checking the local RV dealerships, browsing through Craigslist and RV trader. And leaving questions on various Facebook pages and forums about how people prefer their different rigs. As I said, I’m hoping I have two years to work this out. I just refinanced my house so the truth is I don’t have any money, and a new home equity loan so unless the website and the YouTube channel really take off it’s going to require some lotto winnings to pay for a new rig (well, new to me). So don’t consider this little video of the camping world RV show as the last word in my choices of motorhomes. It’s just fun to look at stuff and see what all the options are. His long as my tiny A-frame trailer continues to follow my Ford exploder I shall camp when the weather is appropriate. Stay with me folks and feel free to give me suggestions as to good places to go, or things to do, before 2018.
Camp safe, be a good steward of the land, and be happy you’re alive!