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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4275978" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>We’ve been on the road in our 5th wheel 6-7 months a year for almost 6 years now.</p><p>We have friends that sold everything and hit the road full time. One couple for 12 years and another for 7 years.</p><p>I don’t recommend motor coaches. Even under warranty, waiting for parts takes forever. Most tow a vehicle behind them so they aren’t without transportation but have to find a place to rent or stay when parts are on order.</p><p>5th wheels or travel trailers are much simpler to work on if needed. Every place we have ever stayed at has mobile mechanics that come to you in the RV park to fix what’s needed.</p><p>That being said, repairs are few and far between in general with towables. We rarely see the mobile mechanics out in the parks.</p><p>There are brands out there that are considered more reliable and better built than weekend use entry level campers.</p><p>Winnebago and Grand Design are considered the top two. There are a couple of very high end luxury RV’s out there, but run into 6 figures.</p><p>We chose the Grand Design Solitude that is rated residential level, meaning it has a full size fridge, 3 AC’s, leather furniture, full size couch, stronger frame, and other amenities including an outstanding warranty we have only used once in 70K miles of towing. It’s in McClains as we speak to get the fridge replaced.</p><p>It would be very easy for me to go full time, but the wife wants a home to get back to on occasion.</p><p>About a week after getting home, she’s ready to go again.</p><p>It’s an incredible lifestyle out on the road. We’ve met friends we will be with for as long as we can still get out there.</p><p>Edit: probably the best accessory we paid for was auto leveling. Get parked, run the front landing gear down manually with the hydraulics, un hook and hit auto level. The controller takes over from there. In about 45 seconds, all 6 legs are down and the rig is level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4275978, member: 5412"] We’ve been on the road in our 5th wheel 6-7 months a year for almost 6 years now. We have friends that sold everything and hit the road full time. One couple for 12 years and another for 7 years. I don’t recommend motor coaches. Even under warranty, waiting for parts takes forever. Most tow a vehicle behind them so they aren’t without transportation but have to find a place to rent or stay when parts are on order. 5th wheels or travel trailers are much simpler to work on if needed. Every place we have ever stayed at has mobile mechanics that come to you in the RV park to fix what’s needed. That being said, repairs are few and far between in general with towables. We rarely see the mobile mechanics out in the parks. There are brands out there that are considered more reliable and better built than weekend use entry level campers. Winnebago and Grand Design are considered the top two. There are a couple of very high end luxury RV’s out there, but run into 6 figures. We chose the Grand Design Solitude that is rated residential level, meaning it has a full size fridge, 3 AC’s, leather furniture, full size couch, stronger frame, and other amenities including an outstanding warranty we have only used once in 70K miles of towing. It’s in McClains as we speak to get the fridge replaced. It would be very easy for me to go full time, but the wife wants a home to get back to on occasion. About a week after getting home, she’s ready to go again. It’s an incredible lifestyle out on the road. We’ve met friends we will be with for as long as we can still get out there. Edit: probably the best accessory we paid for was auto leveling. Get parked, run the front landing gear down manually with the hydraulics, un hook and hit auto level. The controller takes over from there. In about 45 seconds, all 6 legs are down and the rig is level. [/QUOTE]
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