Ịhọrọ RV ziri ezi nwere ike ịbụ ihe ịma aka. Enwere ọtụtụ nhọrọ! Ndụmọdụ mbụ anyị na-enye ndị na-azụ ahịa RV bụ nke ahụ enweghị RV zuru oke 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.

Ikwu eziokwu, Ọtụtụ RV nke oge niile ị na-ajụ nwere ike ịnwe ma ọ dịkarịa ala 2 ma ọ bụ 3 RV dị iche iche. 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.

Ị nwere ike ịgụ ihe niile Atụmatụ maka ịhọrọ RV ziri ezi (dị ka post anyị dere, 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.

Maka anyị, ọ dịtụbeghị mgbe anyị nwere RV ma ọ dịchaghị ụlọikwuu n'otu ebe. Anyị na-ahọrọ wheel nke ise na-akpaghị aka maka oghere ahụ. We loved it, too! In fact, we wrote this post – Ihe 10 mere ị ga-eji họrọ wiil nke ise maka RVing oge niile. Ihe ndị ahụ mere bụ kpọmkwem ihe mere anyị ji kpebie na wheel nke ise, ma ka nnukwu uru ịhọrọ wheel nke ise .

Agbanyeghị, ọnwa 8 ka e mesịrị mgbe oge ruru ịzụta RV ọhụrụ, anyị juru onwe anyị anya mgbe anyị họọrọ ịgbanwe gaa na klas c motorhome kama wheel ọzọ nke ise. 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.

Nke a bụ ihe kpatara na anyị mechara họrọ klas c motorhome kama.

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

Mgbe ị na-ebupụ ngwongwo anyị wheel nke-ise, anyị wepụrụ ọtụtụ ihe anyị na-ejitụbeghị 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 nke RV. Ya mere, ọtụtụ ndị ga-ahọrọ RV ka ukwuu ruo mgbe ha ghọtara ntakịrị ihe ha chọrọ. It’s extremely common for full-time RVers to downsize their RV during or after their first year on the road. N'ụzọ ụfọdụ, ịgafe usoro, bụ akụkụ nke usoro ime ka ndụ gị dị mfe.

Imeghari> ebe obibi

Ihe dị ihe dị ka 50 sq ft tụfuru anyị mgbe anyị si na wiil nke ise belata ruo klas anyị c. Anyị na-atụ uche ya? N'ezie! Ma uru anyị nwetara karịrị mfu nke ohere.

Uru kacha amasị anyị bụ ka klaasị c anyị si arụ ọrụ. Ịnya ya na-adị ka ịnya ụgbọ ala ochie anyị. 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. Ugbu a, anyị na-ahụ onwe anyị na obi siri anyị ike ịbanye n'ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ebe ọ bụla n'ụzọ dị mfe, na-enweghị na-elele enyo mgbe niile iji hụ na anyị ga-ekpochapụ ihe mgbochi, Lindsay na-enwekwa ahụ iru ala 100% ịnya ụgbọ ala n'oge ọ bụla. 

Ụbọchị njem dị mfe

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.

Ugbu a, ka m malite ịkọwa ihe dị iche na ụbọchị njem site n'ikwu na ka m na-ede akwụkwọ a, anyị na-anya ụgbọ ala Nashville. Anọ m ọdụ nke ọma na n'enweghị nsogbu na ebe a na-eri nri ka Dan na-anya ụgbọ ala. When it’s lunch time, I’ll get up and mee anyị Sanwichi na-enweghị ịkwụsị ma ọ bụrụ na achọrọ m jiri ụlọ mposi…no problem! The dogs can move around a bit more too.

Oh, na tupu anyị ahapụ ebe, ọ na-ewe anyị naanị banyere 10-15 nkeji ịkwakọba, kwụpụ, wee pụọ. Ọ dịghị ọzọ ịkụkọ na strapping ala. Anyị na-ebupụ ihe, dọba ihe mmịfe ahụ, wepụ nko anyị, mabanye banye! Anyị na-eme njem ngwa ngwa ma na-anọ naanị otu izu n'otu oge na ebe ọhụrụ, yabụ nke a bụ nnukwu maka anyị!

Wheel nke ise 38C Cast top plate-trailer gwongworo akụkụ Hitch Heavy Duty Hitch

Oghere ọrụ ka mma

Ọ bụ ezie na ọtụtụ ụdị ọhụrụ nke wiil nke ise nwere nnukwu oghere ọrụ, nke anyị enweghị. Naanị ebe anyị na-arụ ọrụ bụ na ebe a na-eri nri kichin Nke a nwere obere oche ndị e ji osisi rụọ bụ́ ndị na-enweghị oche azụ azụ na nke na-enwechaghị ohere iji bụrụ ebe dị anya site na tebụl. The ụlọ ntu dinette na àgwà cushions bụ nnọọ bara uru maka ụbọchị niile ịnọ ọdụ.

Ọ bụrụ na dinette ọkọkpọhi oke mmadụ maka anyị abụọ, M na-ahọrọ na-arụ ọrụ na njem oche, nke swivels gburugburu ihu ebe obibi. E nwekwara tebụl a na-apụ apụ nke m nwere ike ịtọ, nke enwere ike idowe ya n'ihu ihe ndina, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ dị m ka ọ dị m mma na ikiri TV mgbe m na-ede ihe. Ya mere, anyị nwere 3 nhọrọ nke oghere ọrụ! 

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.

Ugbu a enwere m ahụ iru ala karịa ịkwọ ụgbọala RV ọhụrụ, Dan nwere ike ịrụ ọrụ mgbe m na-anya ụgbọ ala. Ụbọchị njem agaghịzi apụta na anyị ga-ewepụta oge n'ebe ọrụ. It’s all about efficiency and multi-tasking, right? And our weekends are free for adventuring!

Ogologo gas ka mma

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.

Ugbu a, motohome naanị na-enweta otu ike gas dị ka gwongworo naanị ya, 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!

Ya mere, ị nwere ya! N'ụzọ doro anya, anyị nwere nnọọ obi ụtọ na mkpebi anyị ịgbanwe site na wheel nke ise gaa n'ụlọ moto! Anyị họọrọ 2018 Winnebago Navion 24D ma nwee ịhụnanya! 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!