NW-Bound
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I am no longer an RV'er wannabe...
That's because I am now an RV owner.
Yes, I finally came across one that I couldn't say no to. It's a used class C of the type that I have been shopping for: no more than 26ft in length, so that I can keep it at the city home and not having to send it into exile at the boonie home, where it rains and snows and hails...
I don't know about posting pictures, as it does not have the "wow" factor like a new one. But I will say that it is older than 5 yrs. It has but 25K miles on it. Does it have any problem? I will know when we take it for our first trip. But the outside is clean with absolutely no dents. The inside is also clean, as the previous owner is a retiree and a careful user. In fact, I don't think they have used the range cooktop and the oven at all. The refrigerator is also cleaner than those of used RVs I have looked at.
I am going through everything to make sure it works, and to understand how things work. The two problems that I knew are: 1) the 4KW generator ran rough, and 2) the front windows leak.
The generator ran rough because the RV was sitting for the last couple of years. It was amazing that it even ran. Seeing that it ran and produced power, I knew the worst I would have to do was to change out the carburetor (they are no longer rebuildable, as I read on the Web). As it turned out, I was able to clean it without disassembling it even. It purrs at the flick of the switch now.
About the front window leak, I did not notice it until we got home and took the curtains off to wash. It appears to have caused no damage. My top priority now is to remove and to reinstall a couple of windows with new butyl sealant putty tape. Mere silicon caulking like the previous owner did wouldn't fix the problem for real.
My wife is really into it now. In fact, she loves it!
Her nesting instinct is in high gear now, and she has been decorating!
I don't know when we can take our first trip. Still need to fix the windows, and then to get some time off from my part-time work which has been running more like full-time. When can I learn to say no to money?
But, but, but will I need lots of money to fill the gas tank? The largest engine size I ever owned was on a Ford pick up with a 390 cu.in. engine. This one is 7.4 liter, or 454 cu.in.
That's because I am now an RV owner.
Yes, I finally came across one that I couldn't say no to. It's a used class C of the type that I have been shopping for: no more than 26ft in length, so that I can keep it at the city home and not having to send it into exile at the boonie home, where it rains and snows and hails...
I don't know about posting pictures, as it does not have the "wow" factor like a new one. But I will say that it is older than 5 yrs. It has but 25K miles on it. Does it have any problem? I will know when we take it for our first trip. But the outside is clean with absolutely no dents. The inside is also clean, as the previous owner is a retiree and a careful user. In fact, I don't think they have used the range cooktop and the oven at all. The refrigerator is also cleaner than those of used RVs I have looked at.
I am going through everything to make sure it works, and to understand how things work. The two problems that I knew are: 1) the 4KW generator ran rough, and 2) the front windows leak.
The generator ran rough because the RV was sitting for the last couple of years. It was amazing that it even ran. Seeing that it ran and produced power, I knew the worst I would have to do was to change out the carburetor (they are no longer rebuildable, as I read on the Web). As it turned out, I was able to clean it without disassembling it even. It purrs at the flick of the switch now.
About the front window leak, I did not notice it until we got home and took the curtains off to wash. It appears to have caused no damage. My top priority now is to remove and to reinstall a couple of windows with new butyl sealant putty tape. Mere silicon caulking like the previous owner did wouldn't fix the problem for real.
My wife is really into it now. In fact, she loves it!
Her nesting instinct is in high gear now, and she has been decorating!
I don't know when we can take our first trip. Still need to fix the windows, and then to get some time off from my part-time work which has been running more like full-time. When can I learn to say no to money?
But, but, but will I need lots of money to fill the gas tank? The largest engine size I ever owned was on a Ford pick up with a 390 cu.in. engine. This one is 7.4 liter, or 454 cu.in.