Thursday, June 16, 2011

Been to Ireland - wow!

Sorry for having left you in the air, so to speak.  Just got back from Ireland.  Wow, is all I can say.  The stepson, his wife and the 15month old daughter took his mother and I to Ireland for two weeks.  It was amazing!  More castles, beautiful landscapes and scenery than I could believe possible.  We stayed in castles, 5 star hotels, fantastic B&B's and normal hotels.  And the prices were unbelievable too.  Almost 1.5 to 2 times the cost of comparable items here.  And of course the fuel prices are in the stratosphere - about $9 per gallon when you work it out. 

So where do we stand on a 5th a day's helping you get familiar with going full time?  I think I left off wanting to discuss "choosing your poison", or what type of RV do you want to consider for full timing.  I just had a discussion with the wife about a friend who is full timing in a Class C with no other vehicle.  Every time she wants to go to town she has to pack up.  Not a very desirable situation.  So she is discussing getting a scooter to use for errand running.  This is the situation with Class A, B or C.  You need another vehicle if you wish to go somewhere while set up at a camp site.  A TT or a 5th wheel overcomes this with the very fact that the deliver vehicle is let loose after the deliver, for use to do other functions - errand running or site seeing.    So it's your pick as to which you feel is easier. 

Don't forget the additional cost of a second vehicle when you are choosing - insurance, maintenance and maybe extra campground charges for a 2nd vehicle.

Next is determining what you need for storage space.  Usually Class A's have a large number of basement bins.  No so in a TT, Class B or even most Class C's.  However 5th wheels have large storage bins, but smaller than a Class A.  If you need lots of storage choose accordingly.

I hope this has brought some insight on what to consider when choosing an RV.  What did you consider when choosing yours?  I'd like to hear from you, so please leave a comment.

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