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Something else to keep in mind about load distribution.

One other tip that is probably in the manual and may be common knowledge, but just in case, here it goes.

After using the toilet in an RV and the little flap closes, press the water lever enough to allow about 0.5-1.0" of water to cover said flap. It'll help keep the odor from rising back into the RV.

+1 on the hitch lock. However, don't ever forget where the key is.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

carlson1 wrote:TAM that is great looking. We need to get together and take a trip to Beaver's Bend at Broken Bow, OK. for a day or two. It is a beautiful place. I am happy for you and your dear wife and I know it will be great memories made with the grandbabies.

Carl, I'm up for that!

Hey, this trailer came with a free 1 year membership in [urlhttps://www.thousandtrails.com]Thousand Trails[/url]. Have you ever been a member, or know someone who has? Free seems like a pretty good deal, but I don't know if it's worth the $545/year to renew when the time comes.

One other thing...... Since I would NOT travel unarmed, how do most of these commercial campgrounds deal with firearms possession by customers? Do the ones in Texas post signage of any kind, or in other ways attempt to restrict possession? I'm thinking in terms of having a pistol along, and maybe a shotgun in the trailer.

IIRC, this is considered the same as your home in the eyes of the law as far as firearm possession go. However, with the possible/probable exceptions of COE land, Indian Territory, and some Federal Property, but I'm sure you're aware of those.

RoyGBiv wrote:I'm surprised by the bargains that seem to be available in the used RV market.
http://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2013-Co ... -118972394

I'm not. People realizing what a huge mistake they made and want out badly.

Those little Casita's are nice. We almost got one back when I was training and competing with dogs for all the traveling around.

If I could afford the gas, using a Class C or B for everyday driving would be cool. Get tired, just pull into a parking lot somewhere for a little while. Gotta go, just pull over for a few minutes. Hungry, just pull over for a few minutes and make a sandwich. Traffic is slow or stopped. No problem.

The cab over beds are great for kids. Especially if there is a front facing window. My parents' first motor home was a Class C with this feature and that is where my brother and sister and I always wanted to be when stopped and driving. It was more important than riding "shotgun" and getting there first was a big deal.

My parents have one very similar to the one in your link. They bought it new about 20 years ago. WOW, it's been that long?

The slide outs are great and really help make them more comfortable once set up. Theirs is a gasoline engine and they never felt like they missed out on anything by not having the diesel.

My wife and I used it a couple of times about 16-17 years ago and our conclusions were that it was okay for getting one closer to whatever event they might be traveling for. Otherwise, we thought that driving in our car or truck and staying in a hotel/motel was a better deal. The shower and toilet is much better in a hotel. The AC is much better in a hotel. The overall cost of the hotel room versus operating costs and maintenance of the motor home is higher for the motor home.

I'm not a super outdoorsy survivalist type, but I'm also not a city slicker type either. I've backpacked over 40 miles in the mountains of southwestern Colorado for over a week at a time and enjoyed it quite a bit. For my wife and I, we didn't think a motor home was worth it, but we also had a storage issue. We did not and still don't have a place to keep one and would, therefore, have to pay for a place to keep it when not in use. An additional cost. That may not be an issue for you, though.

One of the only real downfalls to the motor home itself in our opinions was the waste storage. (toilet and sinks) If used exclusively and depending on how long you will stay in one place, you will likely want or need to empty it every 3-4 days. This means packing up enough to drive it to the disposal area and then resetting it back up upon returning to your spot. We mitigated this a little by using campground showers and toilets whenever reasonable.