Any RV owners in here?

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Sin City Vol said:
Not yet but I think I might do that
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Do that. But plan at least a 3 day 3 night trip with sight seeing excursions, trips back into the nearest town for "stuff". My uncle had a "Minni-Winnie" Winnebago (don't know the model) older but like below...He loved it for fishing trips and towed his bass boat.
My aunt hated it because she was stuck where ever they camped because she hated to unhook and hook back up all the electric, water & sewer, (add cable now) everytime she wanted to go shopping or anything when he was out fishing with his buddies. So she'd just drive her own car.

I used it several times with his son, going camping at Road Atlanta for SCCA road races, etc.. and I got to where I agreed with her. No fun when the shiest hose gives problems, the water hose gssket drops out and the slight slope of the site makes a mudhole at the door, but in and out you go. Unhook & hook back up.

And I haven't even gotten to finding a place to park in the average town.

If that is all you want, any used SUV or pickup with a factory installed towing package with a 2" ball will do fine. Unhook & set up a tag-a-long camper and you're good to go for as long as vacation lasts. 3 days or two weeks.

And now you can go ANYWHERE. Find that trout stream. Camp in Townsen by the river and the kids go tubing and you and buds drive over to Gatlinburg or up to Newfound Gap and hike out to Le Conte Lodge and back. Get back in time to light the campfire and NOT FRICK around with a sewer hose. No comparison between the two.

But each to their own said the old woman as she kissed the cow.

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Orangedogsrule said:
Do that. But plan at least a 3 day 3 night trip with sight seeing excursions, trips back into the nearest town for "stuff". My uncle had a "Minni-Winnie" Winnebago (don't know the model) older but like below...He loved it for fishing trips and towed his bass boat.
My aunt hated it because she was stuck where ever they camped because she hated to unhook and hook back up all the electric, water & sewer, (add cable now) everytime she wanted to go shopping or anything when he was out fishing with his buddies. So she'd just drive her own car.

I used it several times with his son, going camping at Road Atlanta for SCCA road races, etc.. and I got to where I agreed with her. No fun when the shiest hose gives problems, the water hose gssket drops out and the slight slope of the site makes a mudhole at the door, but in and out you go. Unhook & hook back up.

And I haven't even gotten to finding a place to park in the average town.

If that is all you want, any used SUV or pickup with a factory installed towing package with a 2" ball will do fine. Unhook & set up a tag-a-long camper and you're good to go for as long as vacation lasts. 3 days or two weeks.

And now you can go ANYWHERE. Find that trout stream. Camp in Townsen by the river and the kids go tubing and you and buds drive over to Gatlinburg or up to Newfound Gap and hike out to Le Conte Lodge and back. Get back in time to light the campfire and NOT FRICK around with a sewer hose. No comparison between the two.

But each to their own said the old woman as she kissed the cow.

https://www.rvtrader.com/search-res... winnie&price=20000:25000&page=1&condition=U&
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Can you lay rubber at a stop light in that?
 
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Owned a pop up, then a 5th wheel, now back to a hard sided pop up. Pop ups are nice, as you can remote camp if you want to instead of "camping" next to a bazillion other RV's in a RV camp ground.
If I was going to go back to a large RV again I would just rent one and not worry about the cost/depreciation, insurance, storage, maintenance, etc. Good luck with your decision.
 
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May smell like a meth lab
 
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JFreak said:
Still see quite a few of them in California. Seem like a paint in the a** to be honest.
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Pickup + slide in camper is my preference. We go on a lot of small, poorly maintained back roads and trailers and/or Class A/C just can't cut it. I have a F250 with a 7.3L powerstroke diesel and a 10.5 foot Lance camper. Has plenty of room for 2 people and a dog. Easy to drive and no setup when you get where you're going. Want to move camp? Ready to go in less than 5 minutes.
 
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Danl said:
Pickup + slide in camper is my preference. We go on a lot of small, poorly maintained back roads and trailers and/or Class A/C just can't cut it. I have a F250 with a 7.3L powerstroke diesel and a 10.5 foot Lance camper. Has plenty of room for 2 people and a dog. Easy to drive and no setup when you get where you're going. Want to move camp? Ready to go in less than 5 minutes.
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Do you notice a large change in the stability of the vehicle when at highway speeds? What about when turning? Also, how do you actually get the camper in and out of the bed? Is it on hydraulic jacks or something? Legitimately curious. Saw a lot of them at Lake Tahoe a few weeks ago. Nice truck btw!
 
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JFreak said:
Do you notice a large change in the stability of the vehicle when at highway speeds? What about when turning? Also, how do you actually get the camper in and out of the bed? Is it on hydraulic jacks or something? Legitimately curious. Saw a lot of them at Lake Tahoe a few weeks ago. Nice truck btw!
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Drive real fast in reverse and hit the brakes real hard.
 
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RV show was good!!! Got the wife on board but made the mistake of showing her some damn rock star tour bus and she was like oh this is what we need.
 
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JFreak said:
Do you notice a large change in the stability of the vehicle when at highway speeds? What about when turning? Also, how do you actually get the camper in and out of the bed? Is it on hydraulic jacks or something? Legitimately curious. Saw a lot of them at Lake Tahoe a few weeks ago. Nice truck btw!
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Yeah, I like the Big Ol Truck. It can pull the bottom out of a lake.:)

Obviously, there is a noticeable difference in handling with the camper on vs off. But with the camper on it handles as well or better than similar size (22 - 24 foot) class A or C RVs and much better than any towed RV. I usually travel @ about 70 MPH on good roads.

The camper has a mechanical (or hydraulic, I've owned both) jack on each corner. You back the truck under the camper, lower the jacks, attach 4 mechanical hold-downs, attach the electrical umbilical and your done. Reverse the process when you get home to store the camper.

When I get to a camping spot I'm usually done. No disconnecting or setup. Just commence to fishing, playing Slap-n-Tickle with Ms. Danl, consuming beer or all three! One of the best things is if you want to move to another camping spot, just get in the truck and drive. No real break down of camp.

If we stayed in campgrounds any percentage of the time, I might consider some other type of RV. But we don't. Most campgrounds suck. Too many people.

Hope this helps.:hi:
 
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If we stayed in campgrounds any percentage of the time, I might consider some other type of RV. But we don't. Most campgrounds suck. Too many people.
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Speshully when slap & tickle turns into tickle & scream 😈
 
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Danl said:
Yeah, I like the Big Ol Truck. It can pull the bottom out of a lake.:)

Obviously, there is a noticeable difference in handling with the camper on vs off. But with the camper on it handles as well or better than similar size (22 - 24 foot) class A or C RVs and much better than any towed RV. I usually travel @ about 70 MPH on good roads.



The camper has a mechanical (or hydraulic, I've owned both) jack on each corner. You back the truck under the camper, lower the jacks, attach 4 mechanical hold-downs, attach the electrical umbilical and your done. Reverse the process when you get home to store the camper.

When I get to a camping spot I'm usually done. No disconnecting or setup. Just commence to fishing, playing Slap-n-Tickle with Ms. Danl, consuming beer or all three! One of the best things is if you want to move to another camping spot, just get in the truck and drive. No real break down of camp.

If we stayed in campgrounds any percentage of the time, I might consider some other type of RV. But we don't. Most campgrounds suck. Too many people.

Hope this helps.:hi:
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How much money for a camper like yours? Have the truck
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Sin City Vol said:
RV show was good!!! Got the wife on board but made the mistake of showing her some damn rock star tour bus and she was like oh this is what we need.
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You have to be careful at those things. I almost ended up with a rig 20k over our budget because she just loooooooved it.
 
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hog88 said:
Is yours expandable?
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Nope, no slide outs. If we were huge people or still had kids at home the rig might be a little tight. But for us, there's plenty of room. Queen bed, decent size fridge and freezer, inside and outside showers, 4 burner stove and oven, double stainless sink, AC, propane furnace, hot water heater. Plenty of storage, even for Ms. Danl's clothes and shoes!
 
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Danl said:
Nope, no slide outs. If we were huge people or still had kids at home the rig might be a little tight. But for us, there's plenty of room. Queen bed, decent size fridge and freezer, inside and outside showers, 4 burner stove and oven, double stainless sink, AC, propane furnace, hot water heater. Plenty of storage, even for Ms. Danl's clothes and shoes!
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Sounds like a nice setup.
 
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Danl said:
Nope, no slide outs. If we were huge people or still had kids at home the rig might be a little tight. But for us, there's plenty of room. Queen bed, decent size fridge and freezer, inside and outside showers, 4 burner stove and oven, double stainless sink, AC, propane furnace, hot water heater. Plenty of storage, even for Ms. Danl's clothes and shoes!
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do you hook a dish up for any internet or tv
 
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vol_in_ar said:
do you hook a dish up for any internet or tv
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No, I don't. there is a TV antenna on top, but I haven't used it in years. We download a bunch of movies/tv shows onto my laptop before we leave and watch them when we want some electronic entertainment.

As for the internet, I have a smart phone for email/texts and some surfing. When we "go to town" for a day, I'll use a hotspot and catch up on my laptop.
 
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