Zaɓin RV mai kyau na iya zama ƙalubale. Akwai SO da yawa zažužžukan! Nasihar farko da muke baiwa mutanen da ke siyayyar RV ita ce babu cikakken RV for you. You will have to make some sacrifices…of course unless you plan to spend a million dollars for custom options. But if that’s the case, you probably aren’t reading this post anyway.

A gaskiya, Yawancin RVers na cikakken lokaci da kuke tambaya sun fi yiwuwa suna da aƙalla 2 ko 3 daban-daban RVs. Before you’ve lived in an RV, it’s hard to truly know what you want and need. So don’t be surprised if you change your mind, too.

Kuna iya karanta duka shawarwari don zabar RV daidai (kamar post din da muka rubuta, DON’T Buy an RV Until You’ve Read These 5 Tips!), do tons of research, and drive yourself crazy. But, ultimately, until you’ve hit the open road and discovered your travel style, your parking preference, etc….it’s hard to know which RV is the best for your lifestyle.

A gare mu, ba mu taɓa mallakar RV ba kuma da kyar muka yi sansani a ɗaya. Mun zaɓi dabaran ta biyar ta atomatik don sarari. We loved it, too! In fact, we wrote this post – Dalilai 10 don zaɓar Dabarun Taya na Biyar don RVing na cikakken lokaci. Wadancan dalilai su ne ainihin dalilin da ya sa muka yanke shawara a kan ƙafa ta biyar, kuma har yanzu babbar fa'ida ga zabar dabaran ta biyar.

Koyaya, bayan watanni 8 lokacin da lokaci yayi don siyan sabon RV, mun yi mamakin kanmu gaba ɗaya lokacin da muka zaɓi mu canza zuwa injin mota mai daraja c maimakon wata ƙafa ta biyar. We purchased our fifth wheel knowing it was a “starter unit” to simply allow us to try out RV life and determine if it was for us or not. It wasn’t designed for full-time living…it was much more of a weekend warrior RV. So we originally went into the purchasing process with the plans to buy another fifth wheel.

Ga dalilan, ko da yake, cewa mun ƙare har zabar ajin c motorhome maimakon.

We didn’t need as much “stuff” as we thought we did

Lokacin fitar da kayan mu daga dabaran ta biyar, mun ciro abubuwa da yawa da ba mu taɓa amfani da su ba and actually forgot we had in there. Again, we didn’t know anything about the lifestyle and how it would be. Now, we know what we like to do in the places we visit, we know we don’t need as many clothes as we thought, and we ditched the duplicates of things.

It’s a huge adjustment to downsize from a house to da RV. Don haka, mutane da yawa za su zaɓi RV mafi girma har sai sun fahimci yadda suke bukata. It’s extremely common for full-time RVers to downsize their RV during or after their first year on the road. Ta wata hanya, shiga cikin matakai, wani bangare ne na tsarin sauƙaƙa rayuwar ku.

Maneuverability> wurin zama

Mun rasa wani abu a kusa da 50 sq ft lokacin da muka rage girman daga dabaran mu na biyar zuwa ajinmu c. Shin mun rasa shi? I mana! Amma fa'idodin da muka samu sun fi asarar sarari.

Fa'idar da muka fi so ita ce yadda za a iya sarrafa ajin mu c. Tuƙi yana jin kama da tuƙin tsohuwar motar mu. Since the length is right under 26 feet, we can “fit” into most parking spots. We’ve even managed to find street parking in the city and have “moochdocked” outside of family members’ houses with no problem at all.

In contrast, the last time we returned home, we had no choice but to put our fifth wheel in storage while visiting family because there was not enough space for it in anyone’s driveway or neighborhood. It was really inconvenient to move out of our home for a few weeks and not have full access to some of our belongings.

We also used to be so jealous of the RVers who could pull off the side of the road to snap a photo of a scenic view. We’ve had to settle for mental pictures because pulling over with a 30ft trailer isn’t exactly safe, if there is even space for it. Yanzu, mun sami kanmu muna da kwarin gwiwa don shiga kusan ko'ina cikin sauƙi, ba tare da yin duba kullun don tabbatar da cewa za mu share shinge ba, kuma Lindsay yana jin daɗin tuƙi 100% a kowane lokaci. 

Kwanakin tafiya mafi sauƙi

Let me paint a picture of what our travel days looked like when towing the fifth wheel. First, we would have to strap down any loose furniture, along with the typical stowing of items. Then, we’d have the usual disconnecting of the sewer, water and electric. The final step would be backing up the truck just right, lowering the trailer, and hitching it up, which would typically take 10 minutes alone (on a good day). We’d often be stressed that we would forget a step, because there were just so many.

I forgot to mention that we’d have to set up a comfortable space for the dogs, pack up a bag of snacks, water bottles, a trash bag, our computers (if we wanted to struggle to work at all), cameras (you always have to be prepared for beautiful scenery), etc. We would be crammed in and have to stop every 2-3 hours to stretch and use the bathroom. If we wanted to make lunch in the fifth wheel, we’d end up taking 30-45 minutes every time we stopped, which made travel days even longer.

Yanzu, bari in fara bayyana bambancin kwanakin tafiya ta hanyar cewa yayin da nake rubuta wannan sakon, muna tuki zuwa Nashville. Ina zaune cikin kwanciyar hankali da kwanciyar hankali a dinette yayin da Dan ke tuki. When it’s lunch time, I’ll get up and yi mana sanwici ba tare da tsayawa ba kuma idan ina bukata amfani da dakin wanka…no problem! The dogs can move around a bit more too.

Oh, kuma kafin mu bar wani wuri, yana ɗaukar mu kawai Minti 10-15 don shiryawa, cire haɗin, kuma ɗauka. Babu sauran bugun sama da ɗaure ƙasa. Muna ajiye abubuwa, mu ja zamewar, mun cire ƙugiya sama, mu shiga mu tafi! Muna tafiya da sauri kuma yawanci kawai mako 1 ne kawai a cikin sabbin wurare, don haka wannan yana da girma a gare mu!

Dabarar ta biyar 38C Cast saman faranti-trailer manyan manyan motoci Hitch Heavy Duty Hitch

Mafi kyawun wuraren aiki

Ko da yake yawancin sababbin ƙirar ƙafa na biyar suna da manyan wuraren aiki, namu bai yi ba. Wurin da muka yi aiki ne kawai a wurin cin abinci na kicin Wannan ya ƙunshi ƙananan kujeru na katako waɗanda ba su da kujerun baya kuma ba su da isasshen sarari don zama mai nisa daga teburin. Diette din rumfar tare da ingantattun matattakala ya fi dacewa ga duk zaman yini.

Idan dinette ya cika maƙil a gare mu duka, na fi son yin aiki a kujeran fasinja, wanda ke kewayawa don fuskantar wurin zama. Har ila yau, akwai tebur mai iya cirewa wanda zan iya saitawa, wanda kuma za'a iya sanya shi a gaban kujera, idan ina jin daɗin jin daɗi da kallon talabijin yayin da nake rubutu. Don haka muna da 3 zaɓuɓɓukan wuraren aiki! 

I mentioned that I am working while we drive, which is also a big deal for us. And the computer is not sitting on my lap in the passenger seat. I am actually at a “desk”, where I can focus without getting car sick or getting a neck cramp!

We also used to only be able to travel on weekends because Dan was the primary driver and he couldn’t take time away from his work during week days. We would occasionally be able to squeeze travel in on a week day if the drive was under 3 hours and after the work day. The hardest part about that though, other than driving at night, is that our weekends are our most valuable time. Weekends are the best time for us to be exploring new places and enjoying the greatest benefit of RV life.

Yanzu da na fi jin daɗin tuƙi sabon RV, Dan na iya aiki yayin tuƙi. Kwanakin balaguro baya nufin cewa dole ne mu ɗauki lokaci daga aiki. It’s all about efficiency and multi-tasking, right? And our weekends are free for adventuring!

Mafi kyawun nisan iskar gas

What do you get when you cross a GMC Sierra 2500 truck and a 8,500 pound fifth wheel? A gas guzzler! That’s not a joke. We used to get 7-8 miles per gallon while towing! Then we’d continue to get poor gas mileage when we would detach the trailer and drive the truck around cities. We basically lived at gas stations.

Yanzu, gidan motar shi kaɗai yana samun iskar gas iri ɗaya da babbar motar ita kaɗai, which is around 15 mpg. When we tow our Jeep Wrangler behind the motorhome, we still average around 11 miles per gallon…not too shabby. But when we arrive, we can ride around in the jeep and get 18 miles per gallon around the city! Cha-ching! More money in our pockets, which makes us happy campers!

Don haka kuna da shi! A bayyane yake, muna matukar farin ciki da shawarar da muka yanke na canjawa daga ƙafa ta biyar zuwa gidan mota! Mun zaɓi 2018 Winnebago Navion 24D kuma muna cikin soyayya! We named her “Wanda” because she allows us to “wanda” around the country while feeding our “wanda-lust”. Or, as my dad says, we “wanda” how we’re going to pay for her! But, as they say, not all who “wanda” are lost. Ha! Okay, that’s enough puns!