L-għażla tal-RV it-tajjeb tista' tkun sfida. Hemm tant għażliet! L-ewwel parir li nagħtu lin-nies li qed jixtru RV huwa dak M'hemmx RV perfett 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.

Biex inkun onest, ħafna RVers full-time li tistaqsi x'aktarx kellhom mill-inqas 2 jew 3 RVs differenti. 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.

Tista 'taqra l- suġġerimenti għall-għażla tal-RV it-tajjeb (bħall-post li ktibna, 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.

Għalina qatt ma kellna RV u bilkemm konna kkampjaw f’wieħed. Aħna awtomatikament għażilna l-ħames rota għall-ispazju. We loved it, too! In fact, we wrote this post – 10 Raġunijiet biex Agħżel il-Ħames Rota għal RVing Full-Time. Dawk ir-raġunijiet kienu eżattament għaliex iddeċidejna fuq il-ħames rota, u għadhom benefiċċji enormi għall-għażla tal-ħames rota.

Madankollu, 8 xhur wara meta kien wasal iż-żmien li tixtri RV aktar ġdid, sorpriżna għal kollox lilna nfusna meta għażilna li naqilbu għal motorhome tal-klassi ċ minflok għal ħames rota oħra. 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.

Hawn huma r-raġunijiet, madankollu, li spiċċajna għażilna motorhome tal-klassi ċ minflok.

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

Meta nimxu l-affarijiet tagħna barra il-ħames rota, ħriġna ħafna affarijiet li qatt ma użajna 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 l-RV. Għalhekk, ħafna nies se jagħżlu RV akbar sakemm jirrealizzaw kemm huma ftit li fil-fatt jeħtieġu. It’s extremely common for full-time RVers to downsize their RV during or after their first year on the road. B'xi mod, li tgħaddi mill-istadji, hija parti mill-proċess tas-simplifikazzjoni tal-ħajja tiegħek.

Manuvrabbiltà > spazju għall-għajxien

Tlifna xi ħaġa madwar 50 pied kwadru meta naqqasna mill-ħames rota tagħna għall-klassi ċ tagħna. Nitilfuh? Ovvjament! Iżda l-benefiċċji li ksibna jegħlbu t-telf ta 'spazju.

Il-benefiċċju favorit tagħna huwa kemm il-klassi ċ tagħna hija manuvrabbli. Is-sewqan huwa simili ħafna għas-sewqan tat-trakk antik tagħna. 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. Issa, insibu lilna nfusna nħossuna kunfidenti li niġbdu kważi kullimkien b'faċilità, mingħajr ma jkollna niċċekkjaw il-mera kontinwament biex niżguraw li se nneħħi l-bankina, u Lindsay tħossha 100% komda fis-sewqan fi kwalunkwe ħin. 

Ġranet tal-ivvjaġġar aktar faċli

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.

Issa, ħalluni nibda nispjega d-differenza fil-jiem tal-ivvjaġġar billi ngħid li hekk kif qed nikteb din il-kariga, qed insuqu lejn Nashville. Qiegħed noqgħod bilqiegħda komdu u bla periklu fid-dinette waqt li Dan isuq. When it’s lunch time, I’ll get up and għamilna sandwich mingħajr ma jkollok għalfejn nieqfu u jekk ikolli bżonn uża l-kamra tal-kwiet…no problem! The dogs can move around a bit more too.

Oh, u qabel ma nitilqu x'imkien, jeħodna biss madwar 10-15-il minuta biex tippakkja, skonnettja, u tluq. Ebda aktar tgħaqqad u strapping isfel. Nistivaw l-oġġetti, niġbdu l-islajd ġewwa, aqla 'l-ganċ tagħna, jaqbżu u mmorru! Nivvjaġġaw malajr u tipikament nibqgħu biss ġimgħa kull darba f'postijiet ġodda, għalhekk dan huwa kbir għalina!

Il-ħames rota 38C Cast top plate-treiler trakk partijiet Hitch Heavy Duty Hitch

Spazji tax-xogħol aħjar

Għalkemm ħafna mudelli ġodda ta 'fifth wheels għandhom spazji ta' xogħol kbar, tagħna ma kienx. L-unika żona tax-xogħol tagħna kienet fid-dinette tal-kċina Din kienet tikkonsisti f’siġġijiet żgħar tal-injam li ma kellhomx kuxxini tad-dahar u bilkemm spazju biżżejjed biex ikunu distanza komda 'l bogħod mill-mejda. Id-dinette tal-kabina b'kuxxini ta 'kwalità hija ħafna aktar prattika għall-ġurnata kollha bilqiegħda.

Jekk id-dinette tkun iffullata wisq għalina t-tnejn, nippreferi naħdem fis-siġġu tal-passiġġieri, li jdur madwar biex jiffaċċja ż-żona tal-għajxien. Hemm ukoll mejda li tista 'tinqala' li nista' nwaqqaf, li tista' wkoll titqiegħed quddiem is-sufan, jekk inħossni nkun komdu żejjed u nara t-TV waqt li nikteb. Għalhekk għandna 3 għażliet ta 'spazji tax-xogħol! 

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.

Issa li jien iktar komdu nsuq l-RV il-ġdid, Dan jista’ jaħdem waqt li nsuq. Il-ġranet tal-ivvjaġġar ma jfissrux aktar li rridu nieħdu l-ħin 'il bogħod mix-xogħol. It’s all about efficiency and multi-tasking, right? And our weekends are free for adventuring!

Mili tal-gass aħjar

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.

Issa, il-motorhome waħdu jieħu l-istess mili tal-gass bħat-trakk waħdu, 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!

Allura hemm għandek! Ovvjament, aħna kuntenti ħafna bid-deċiżjoni tagħna li naqilbu minn fifth wheel għal motor home! Aħna għażilna Winnebago Navion 24D tal-2018 u ninħabbu! 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!