ការជ្រើសរើស RV ត្រឹមត្រូវអាចជាបញ្ហាប្រឈមមួយ។ មានជម្រើសច្រើនណាស់! ដំបូន្មានដំបូងដែលយើងផ្តល់ឱ្យអ្នកដែលកំពុងទិញ RV គឺនោះ។ មិនមាន RV ល្អឥតខ្ចោះទេ។ 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.

និយាយឱ្យត្រង់ទៅ RVers ពេញម៉ោងជាច្រើនដែលអ្នកសួរទំនងជាមានយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ 2 ឬ 3 RV ផ្សេងគ្នា. 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.

អ្នកអាចអានទាំងអស់។ គន្លឹះក្នុងការជ្រើសរើស RV ត្រឹមត្រូវ។ (ដូចជាការបង្ហោះដែលយើងសរសេរ 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.

សម្រាប់ពួកយើង ពួកយើងមិនធ្លាប់មាន RV ទេ ហើយថែមទាំងបានបោះជំរុំតែម្តង។ យើងជ្រើសរើសកង់ទីប្រាំដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិសម្រាប់លំហ។ We loved it, too! In fact, we wrote this post – ហេតុផល 10 ដើម្បីជ្រើសរើសកង់ទី 5 សម្រាប់ RVing ពេញម៉ោង។ ហេតុផលទាំងនោះពិតជាមូលហេតុដែលយើងសម្រេចចិត្តលើកង់ទីប្រាំ ហើយនៅតែមាន អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដ៏ធំក្នុងការជ្រើសរើសកង់ទីប្រាំ។

ទោះយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ 8 ខែក្រោយមកនៅពេលដែលដល់ពេលទិញ RV ថ្មីជាងនេះ យើង​ភ្ញាក់​ផ្អើល​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ចំពោះ​ខ្លួន​យើង​នៅ​ពេល​ដែល​យើង​ជ្រើសរើស​ប្ដូរ​ទៅ​ម៉ូតូ​ថ្នាក់ C ជំនួស​ឱ្យ​កង់​ទី ៥ ផ្សេង​ទៀត។. 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.

នេះ​ជា​ហេតុផល​ដែល​យើង​បាន​បញ្ចប់​ការ​ជ្រើសរើស​ម៉ូតូ​ថ្នាក់ C ជំនួស​វិញ។

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

ពេល​រើ​របស់​យើង​ចេញ កង់ទីប្រាំ, យើងដករបស់ជាច្រើនដែលយើងមិនដែលប្រើ 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 RV. ដូច្នេះមនុស្សជាច្រើននឹងជ្រើសរើស RV ធំជាងនេះរហូតដល់ពួកគេដឹងថាពួកគេត្រូវការតិចតួចប៉ុណ្ណា។ It’s extremely common for full-time RVers to downsize their RV during or after their first year on the road. នៅក្នុងវិធីមួយ ឆ្លងកាត់ដំណាក់កាល គឺជាផ្នែកមួយនៃដំណើរការនៃការធ្វើឱ្យជីវិតរបស់អ្នកកាន់តែងាយស្រួល។

ភាពបត់បែន > កន្លែងរស់នៅ

យើងបានបាត់បង់អ្វីមួយប្រហែល 50 sq ft នៅពេលដែលយើងបន្ថយពីកង់ទីប្រាំរបស់យើងទៅថ្នាក់ c របស់យើង។ តើយើងនឹកវាទេ? ពិតណាស់! ប៉ុន្តែអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដែលយើងទទួលបានលើសពីការបាត់បង់កន្លែងទំនេរ។

អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដែលយើងចូលចិត្តបំផុតគឺរបៀបដែលថ្នាក់ c របស់យើងអាចបត់បែនបាន។ ការ​បើកបរ​វា​មាន​អារម្មណ៍​ស្រដៀង​នឹង​ការ​បើក​ឡាន​ចាស់​របស់​យើង។ 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. ឥឡូវនេះ យើងមានអារម្មណ៍ថាខ្លួនឯងមានទំនុកចិត្តក្នុងការទាញចូលទៅជិតគ្រប់ទីកន្លែងដោយងាយស្រួល ដោយមិនចាំបាច់ពិនិត្យមើលកញ្ចក់ជានិច្ច ដើម្បីធានាថាយើងនឹងសម្អាតផ្លូវ ហើយ Lindsay មានអារម្មណ៍ស្រួលក្នុងការបើកបរ 100% គ្រប់ពេលវេលា។ 

ថ្ងៃធ្វើដំណើរកាន់តែងាយស្រួល

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.

ឥឡូវនេះ ខ្ញុំសូមចាប់ផ្តើមពន្យល់ពីភាពខុសគ្នានៃថ្ងៃធ្វើដំណើរដោយនិយាយថា នៅពេលខ្ញុំកំពុងសរសេរអត្ថបទនេះ យើងកំពុងបើកបរទៅកាន់ Nashville ។ ខ្ញុំ​កំពុង​អង្គុយ​យ៉ាង​ស្រួល​និង​ដោយ​សុវត្ថិភាព​នៅ​កន្លែង​អាហារ​ពេល​ដែល Dan បើក​បរ។ When it’s lunch time, I’ll get up and ធ្វើឱ្យយើងធ្វើនំសាំងវិចដោយមិនចាំបាច់ឈប់ ហើយប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំត្រូវការ ប្រើបន្ទប់ទឹក…no problem! The dogs can move around a bit more too.

អូ ហើយ​មុន​ពេល​យើង​ចាក​ចេញ​ពី​កន្លែង​ណា​មួយ វា​នាំ​យើង​តែ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ 10-15 នាទីដើម្បីវេចខ្ចប់ផ្តាច់ និង​ដក​ចេញ។ លែង​មាន​ការ​ឡើង​ចុះ​ឡើង​ហើយ​។ យើងទុករបស់របរចោល ទាញស្លាយចូល ផ្ដាច់ចំណងរបស់យើង លោតចូលហើយទៅ! យើងធ្វើដំណើរយ៉ាងលឿន ហើយជាធម្មតាស្នាក់នៅតែ 1 សប្តាហ៍ក្នុងមួយពេលនៅកន្លែងថ្មីៗ ដូច្នេះវាពិតជាធំណាស់សម្រាប់យើង!

កង់ទីប្រាំ 38C Cast top plate-trailer truck parts Hitch Heavy Duty Hitch

កន្លែងធ្វើការកាន់តែប្រសើរ

ថ្វីបើកង់ទី 5 ស៊េរីថ្មីជាច្រើនមានកន្លែងធ្វើការដ៏អស្ចារ្យក៏ដោយ ក៏យើងមិនមានដែរ។ កន្លែងធ្វើការតែមួយគត់របស់យើងគឺនៅបន្ទប់បាយផ្ទះបាយ មានកៅអីឈើតូចៗដែលមិនមានខ្នើយខាងក្រោយ ហើយមានកន្លែងទំនេរគ្រប់គ្រាន់ដើម្បីជាចម្ងាយដ៏ងាយស្រួលពីតុ។ តុអាហារជាមួយខ្នើយដែលមានគុណភាពគឺមានប្រយោជន៍ច្រើនសម្រាប់ការអង្គុយពេញមួយថ្ងៃ។

ប្រសិនបើអាហារដ្ឋានមានមនុស្សកកកុញខ្លាំងសម្រាប់យើងទាំងពីរ ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តធ្វើការលើកៅអីអ្នកដំណើរ ដែលបង្វិលជុំវិញដើម្បីប្រឈមមុខនឹងកន្លែងរស់នៅ។ វាក៏មានតុដែលអាចដោះចេញបានដែលខ្ញុំអាចរៀបចំបាន ដែលអាចដាក់នៅមុខសាឡុង ប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍កក់ក្ដៅ និងមើលទូរទស្សន៍ពេលកំពុងសរសេរ។ ដូច្នេះយើងមាន 3 ជម្រើសនៃកន្លែងធ្វើការ! 

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.

Now that I am more comfortable driving the new RV, Dan can work while I drive. Travel days no longer mean that we have to take time away from work. It’s all about efficiency and multi-tasking, right? And our weekends are free for adventuring!

Better gas mileage

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.

Now, the motorhome alone gets the same gas mileage as the truck alone, 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!

So there you have it! Clearly, we are very happy with our decision to switch from a fifth wheel to a motor home! We chose a 2018 Winnebago Navion 24D and are in love! 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!