Hilbijartina RV-ya rast dikare bibe dijwariyek. Gelek vebijark hene! Şîreta yekem ku em didin kesên ku RV-yek dikirin ev e ku RV-yeke bêkêmasî tune ye 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.

Bi rastî, gelek RV-yên tam-demjimêr ên ku hûn ji wan dipirsin, bi îhtîmaleke mezin herî kêm 2 an 3 RV-yên cûda hebûne.. 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.

Hûn dikarin hemû bixwînin Serişteyên ji bo hilbijartina RV-ya rast (wek posta ku me nivîsand, 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.

Ji bo me, me qet xwediyê RV nebû û me hema hema tê de kamp jî nekir. Me ji bo vê cîhê çerxek pêncemîn bixweber hilbijart. We loved it, too! In fact, we wrote this post – 10 Sedemên Hilbijartina Pêncemîn Tekerê ji bo RV-ya Tam-Demjimêr. Ew sedem tam bûn sedema ku me biryar da ku pêncemîn tekerê bikar bînin, û hîn jî wisa ne. feydeyên mezin ji bo hilbijartina pêncemîn çerx.

Lêbelê, 8 meh şûnda, dema ku dem hat ku RV-yek nûtir bikirin, me bi tevahî xwe matmayî hişt dema ku me li şûna karavanêkî din, em hilbijartin ku em derbasî karavanêkî pola C bibin.. 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.

Lêbelê, li vir sedemên ku me li şûna wê karavanek pola C hilbijart ev in.

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

Dema ku em eşyayên xwe ji çerxa pêncemîn, me gelek tiştên ku me qet bikar neanîn derxistin 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 RVJi ber vê yekê, gelek kes dê RV-yek mezintir hilbijêrin heya ku ew fêm bikin ka ew bi rastî çiqas hindik hewce ne. It’s extremely common for full-time RVers to downsize their RV during or after their first year on the road. Bi awayekî, derbasbûna ji qonaxan, beşek ji pêvajoya hêsankirina jiyana we ye.

Manevrabûn > qada jiyanê

Dema ku me ji çerxa pêncemîn a xwe daxist pola xwe ya C, me nêzîkî 50 lingên çargoşe rûber winda kir. Ma em bêriya wê dikin? Bê guman! Lê feydeyên ku me bi dest xistin ji windakirina cîh girantir in.

Feydeya me ya herî bijare ew e ku çîna me C çiqas manevrayî ye. Ajotina wê pir dişibihe ajotina kamyona me ya kevin. 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. Niha, em xwe bi bawerî dibînin ku em dikarin bi hêsanî hema hema li her derê rawestin, bêyî ku em bi berdewamî li neynikê binêrin da ku em piştrast bin ku em ê ji rêyekê derbas bibin, û Lindsay her dem dema ajotinê 0 rehet hîs dike. 

Rojên rêwîtiyê yên hêsantir

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.

Niha, bila ez dest bi şirovekirina cudahiya di navbera rojên rêwîtiyê de bikim û bibêjim ku dema ez vê nivîsê dinivîsim, em bi erebeyê ber bi Nashville ve diçin. Dema ku Dan diajo, ez bi rehetî û ewlehî li ser xwaringehê rûniştime. When it’s lunch time, I’ll get up and bêyî ku em rawestin sendwîçek ji me re çêkin û eger pêwîst be ez destavê bikar bîne…no problem! The dogs can move around a bit more too.

Û berî ku em ji cîhekî biçin, ew tenê nêzîkî me digire 10-15 deqe ji bo pakkirinê, ji hev veqetin û rabin. Êdî ne hewce ye ku meriv xwe bi girêbide û bi kemberan ve girêbide. Em tiştan datînin, slaytê dikişînin hundir, pêlavên xwe vedikin, xwe diavêjin hundir û diçin! Em zû rêwîtiyê dikin û bi gelemperî tenê hefteyekê li cihên nû dimînin, ji ber vê yekê ev ji bo me pir girîng e!

Tekera pêncemîn 38C Cast top plakaya-trailer parçeyên kamyonê Hitch Heavy Duty Hitch

Cihên xebatê yên çêtir

Her çend gelek modelên nûtir ên fifth wheel xwedî cîhên xebatê yên mezin bin jî, ya me tune bû. Tenê qada xebata me li jûreya xwarinê ya metbexê bû. Ev ji kursiyên darîn ên piçûk pêk dihat ku balîfên piştê tunebûn û bi zorê cîh têrê dikir ku bi dûrbûnek rehet ji maseyê dûr bin. Jûreya xwarinê ya kabînê ya bi balîfên bi kalîte ji bo rûniştina tevahiya rojê pir pratîktir e.

Eger jûreya xwarinê ji bo me herduyan pir qerebalix bibe, ez tercîh dikim ku li ser kursiya rêwiyan bixebitim, ku dizivire û ber bi qada rûniştinê ve diçe. Her wiha maseyek veqetandî heye ku ez dikarim deynim, ku dikare li ber kanapeyê jî were danîn, ger ez hest bikim ku dema nivîsandinê ez dixwazim rehettir bim û TV temaşe bikim. Ji ber vê yekê me heye. 3 vebijarkên cîhên xebatê! 

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.

Niha ku ez di ajotina RV-ya nû de rehettir im, Dan dikare dema ku ez diajotin jî bixebite. Rojên rêwîtiyê êdî nayê wê wateyê ku em neçar in dem ji kar dûr bigirin. It’s all about efficiency and multi-tasking, right? And our weekends are free for adventuring!

Kîloya benzînê ya çêtir

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.

Niha, karavana bi tena serê xwe heman mîla benzînê wekî kamyona bi tena serê xwe distîne, 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!

Ji ber vê yekê we ew dît! Bê guman, em ji biryara xwe ya guhertina ji karavanê bo karavanê pir kêfxweş in! Me Winnebago Navion 24D ya 2018an hilbijart û em jê hez dikin! 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!