Recently my wife and I tent camped for three nights at Shenandoah National Park. We took day hikes and had a blast before returning to work the following week. We both commented how much we would like to visit many/most of the National Parks in the U.S. and Canada after retiring next year, we both prefer staying in campgrounds but we are both pretty much done with tents.
We have been fanaticizing about the purchase of a class B RV (class B is a smaller van type RV that is easier to maneuver than the big trailers/campers that you often see on the roads).
These suckers cost north of $100K new but can be had for ~ 50% of MSRP if you buy one that is lightly used and three to four years old. The downside is that you are buying into costs to store and maintain a vehicle that is not used year round.
I am torn on this because I love the thought of using such a rig but I hate the thought of paying to store and maintain it.
I would appreciate any thoughts from folks that have had experience owning/vacationing in these things.
We have been fanaticizing about the purchase of a class B RV (class B is a smaller van type RV that is easier to maneuver than the big trailers/campers that you often see on the roads).
These suckers cost north of $100K new but can be had for ~ 50% of MSRP if you buy one that is lightly used and three to four years old. The downside is that you are buying into costs to store and maintain a vehicle that is not used year round.
I am torn on this because I love the thought of using such a rig but I hate the thought of paying to store and maintain it.
I would appreciate any thoughts from folks that have had experience owning/vacationing in these things.