Should I buy?

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   Really, the ongoing maintenance isn't that much. I don't spend hours doing routine maintenance. I have spent hours making modifications (see them using the link in my signature). The routine stuff does not take much time. Sometimes it is just a visual check. Other times it may be more involved, but that is only if the visual check reveals a problem. Those type problems are not too common. If you are maintaining your automobiles correctly, you are probably putting in just about as much time. Take it in perspective. Also consider that the benefits of getting out there are part of the equation also. A trailer sure beats being in a tent on a leaky air mattress!

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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Topic: Should I buy? Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 10:43am
	Really, the ongoing maintenance isn't that much. I don't spend hours doing routine maintenance. I have spent hours making modifications (see them using the link in my signature). The routine stuff does not take much time. Sometimes it is just a visual check. Other times it may be more involved, but that is only if the visual check reveals a problem. Those type problems are not too common. If you are maintaining your automobiles correctly, you are probably putting in just about as much time. Take it in perspective. Also consider that the benefits of getting out there are part of the equation also. A trailer sure beats being in a tent on a leaky air mattress!
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

riotkayak284 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 29 Apr 2016 Location: Nashville, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 162	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 10:59am
	Everything can be a 'money pit'. It is just how you use it, and what you really enjoy doing in life. I know guys that own $60000 boats and barely use them, or $25000 motorcycles and hardly ride. Our camper has been out west mulitple times and served us well and we see it as an investment in something we love doing.

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 11:16am
	I think the key is being realistic about the free time you have and what you want to spend it on. In this I think Royal1585 is showing good judgement. Recreational time is less and less available to working people as time marches on. Compare the 70's and 80's to now. Back then generally one spouse worked and often only 40 hours a week. Now generally both work and who only works 40 hours a week anymore? The days of folks having multiple high maintenance hobbies while they are still working are really a thing of the past. There is zero market now for new modest 20-30 ft sailboats for example. Or new light aircraft. RVing is arguably less expensive and time consuming than either of these but it still does take precious time that more and more frequently just isn't there. So you end up slaving away to own "stuff" that becomes a yard ornament. Not worth it. Royal1585's decision to wait until closer to retirement makes all kinds of sense to me.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 11:48am
	One consideration in owning an RV is can you share it with other family members, like your kids? Our kids don't have the time to really get their money's worth from a travel trailer, so it would be silly for any of them to buy one. On the other hand, for at least 2 of our 3, they live close enough to borrow our Pod if they ever want to take a travel trailer vacation. Both have SUV's perfectly capable of towing it or they can borrow both the our truck and the Pod. The more the RV is used, the less the per use cost is.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Royal1585 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24 Oct 2018 Location: TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 1:29pm
	Well...the free time I have now is in the Summer...I like flying out East for a few days and visit historical areas, but it is a "power" vacation. I am on the move from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. I would not be able to do that with a trailer and I wouldn't expect to.
	Go Royals!

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 3:13pm
	OTOH, having an RV might mean that you take the time to see some of the historical sites that you would not otherwise see that are in "flyover country."
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 4:26pm
	There are for sure some interesting Civil War sites on the way to the Mid Altantic region from TX. But that would take more than a few days... One thing I've found I DO NOT like is to move the trailer every day. Its just too exhausting to set up break down camp that much. If you wanted to do that with an RV a Class B or possibly a C would be a much better choice. I've done those kind of "power" vacations in a smaller Class B and it worked out great. And you can always just pull into a motel to if you're in an urban area and that's more convenient. Being retired now I much prefer the trailer. I can set up for 4-7 days and get my car back to drive around and explore an area without having to drag my house around every time I want to go get a quart of milk.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 4:49pm
	+1 to trailer.
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crw8sr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Omaha Nebraska Online Status: Offline Posts: 328	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 5:28pm
	Trailer all the way.
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lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587	Posted: 31 Oct 2018 at 5:31pm
	Royal, if I were a cardiologist, I'd look you up to take over your care, then go and buy a brand new Tesla S. Take it from a someone who spent way too many hours in his profession, slow down a little so you can be healthy enough to enjoy your retirement. I know it is impertinent to offer such suggestions, but on this board, we're always available to give advice, needed or not.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost