Kusarudza RV yakakodzera kunogona kuva dambudziko. Kune ZVAKAWANDA zvingasarudzwa! Mazano ekutanga atinopa vanhu vari kutenga RV ndeokuti hapana RV yakakwana 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.

Kutaura chokwadi, maRV akawanda enguva yakazara aunobvunza angangove aine maviri kana matatu akasiyana maRV. 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.

Unogona kuverenga zvese mazano ekusarudza RV yakarurama (sezvatakanyora, 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.

Kwatiri, takanga tisina kumbova neRV uye takanga tisina kana musasa mune imwe. Isu takasarudza vhiri rechishanu panzvimbo. We loved it, too! In fact, we wrote this post – 10 Zvikonzero Zvekusarudza Wheel Yechishanu Yenguva Yakazara RVing. Zvikonzero izvo ndizvo chaizvo zvatakasarudza pavhiri rechishanu, uye tichiri mabhenefiti makuru pakusarudza vhiri rechishanu.

Zvisinei, mwedzi misere gare gare apo yakanga yava nguva yekutenga RV itsva, takazvishamisa zvachose patakasarudza kuchinjira kukirasi c motorhome pane rimwe vhiri rechishanu. 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.

Hezvino zvikonzero, zvakadaro, zvekuti takazosarudza kirasi c motorhome panzvimbo.

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

Pakutamisa zvinhu zvedu kunze vhiri rechishanu, takaburitsa zvinhu zvakawanda zvatisina kumboshandisa 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 iye RV. Saka, vanhu vazhinji vachasarudza RV yakakura kusvika vaona kuti ishoma sei yavanoda. It’s extremely common for full-time RVers to downsize their RV during or after their first year on the road. Neimwe nzira, kupinda mumatanho, chikamu chemaitiro ekurerutsa hupenyu hwako.

Maneuverability > nzvimbo yekugara

Takarasikirwa nechimwe chinhu chakatenderedza 50 sq ft patakadzika kubva pavhiri redu rechishanu kuenda kukirasi yedu c. Tinozvipotsa here? Ehe saizvozvo! Asi mabhenefiti atakawana anopfuura kurasikirwa nenzvimbo.

Zvatinofarira kubatsirwa ndezvekuti kirasi yedu c inoita sei. Kuityaira kwakafanana chaizvo nekutyaira rori yedu yekare. 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. Zvino, isu tinozviwana isu tiine chivimbo chekudhonzera mukati chero kupi zviri nyore, tisingafaniri kugara takatarisa girazi kuti tive nechokwadi chekuti tichabvisa curb, uye Lindsay anonzwa 100% akasununguka kutyaira chero nguva. 

Mazuva ekufamba ari nyore

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.

Zvino, regai nditange kutsanangura mutsauko wemazuva ekufamba ndichitaura kuti pandiri kunyora iyi post, tiri kutyaira kuenda kuNashville. Ndakagara zvakanaka uye ndakachengeteka pane dinette sezvo Dan anotyaira. When it’s lunch time, I’ll get up and tigadzirire sangweji pasina kumira uye kana ndichida shandisa chimbudzi…no problem! The dogs can move around a bit more too.

O, uye tisati tabva kune imwe nzvimbo, zvinongotora isu chete 10-15 maminitsi kutakura, bvisa, uye simuka. Hapasisina kurovana nekusunga pasi. Isu tinokanda zvinhu, dhonza siraidhi mukati, bvisa hoko dzedu, svetuka uye enda! Isu tinofamba nekukurumidza uye kazhinji tinongogara vhiki imwe chete panguva munzvimbo nyowani, saka izvi zvakakura kwatiri!

Gumbo rechishanu 38C Kanda pamusoro peplate-tirailer rori zvikamu Hitch Heavy Duty Hitch

Nzvimbo dzekushanda dziri nani

Kunyange zvazvo mhando itsva dzemavhiri echishanu dzine nzvimbo huru dzekushanda, dzedu hadzina. Nzvimbo yedu yaingoshanda yaiva paimba yekubikira Dinette Iyi yaisanganisira tucheya tuduku twamatanda twakanga tisina macushion ekumashure uye nzvimbo yaisakwana kuti ive chinhambwe chakanaka kubva patafura. Iyo booth dinette ine emhando makushion inonyanya kushanda kune zuva rese kugara.

Kana iyo dinette ikatiwandira isu tose, ndinosarudza kushanda muchigaro chevafambi, icho chinotenderera kutarisana nenzvimbo yekugara. Kune zvakare tafura inobviswa yandinogona kumisikidza, iyo inogona zvakare kuiswa pamberi pesofa, kana ini ndichinzwa kuda kuwedzera kutonhorera uye kuona TV ini ndichinyora. Naizvozvo tine 3 sarudzo dzenzvimbo dzekushanda! 

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.

Iye zvino zvandava nani kutyaira RV itsva, Dan anogona kushanda ini ndichityaira. Mazuva ekufamba haacharevi kuti tinofanira kutora nguva kure nebasa. It’s all about efficiency and multi-tasking, right? And our weekends are free for adventuring!

Zvirinani gasi 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.

Zvino, iyo motorhome yega inowana yakafanana gasi mileage serori chete, 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!

Saka hezvo unayo! Zviripachena, isu tinofara kwazvo nechisarudzo chedu chekuchinja kubva pavhiri rechishanu kuenda kune mota imba! Isu takasarudza 2018 Winnebago Navion 24D uye tiri murudo! 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!