Old or Older?

[richafranco]

Ryan,

Thanks for the good info. But what is a SP? A longer version maybe? Space and storage will be an issue. I had a friend a few years ago, who lived on a 34' sailboat and I remember him talking about Christmas presents for his wife and 2 teenagers. I came down to what would fit and maybe what they would have to get rid of to make space! I'm sure this is a typical conversation in the RV world.

As far as the driving part, I've driven trucks in the past for a living and should pick up the skills pretty quickly, I hope. What about the motor in the front vs. the back debates?

Rich

www.richfrancophotography.com

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Wright wrote:
>
> Rich:
>
> If you're going to live in it, go big. I looked at some SPs and they
> are very nice, but for my needs I'm glad I bought a PT-40. This coach
> is very livable, even on a long term basis. I wouldn't want to try
> living in anything smaller, though - it's still a tiny amount of
> living space compared to a house. Next coach I'm going to be looking
> for a 42 or 45 footer.
>
> I haven't found the size to be an issue at all in getting around - I
> drive it through little towns and on twisty roads and in busy city
> traffic with no problems. The size can be very intimidating if you've
> never driven something this big (I hadn't, and was intimidated by it
> at first), but after a few trips you'll be handling it like a pro. For
> something so huge, it's still very maneuverable.
>
> Also, I love the cabinet space in this coach. I've got the overhead
> bins up front and in back. Storage galore. Seems to me the eighties
> coaches have a more "industrial" design with much more storage and
> you'll appreciate that if you're living in it. I love the newer models
> with the rope lights and mirrors and all of that fancy garbage - every
> time I see one I get the urge to upgrade - but when I eventually do
> it, I know I'm going to miss all of this extra storage.
>
> Anyway, that's about the extent of my post: Bigger is Better. Caveman
> logic at it's finest.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM, richafranco BigRichPho@... wrote:
> >
> > What's behind my thought process, what little there is left, is to maybe
> > rent our home in the Orlando area, we could get 3-4 times what ourmonthly
> > mortgage amount is and travel the country, getting time to visit some of the
> > places I've always wanted to photograph. This would accomplish atleast 2
> > things. 1. In a year or so the real estate market should improve(down
> > atleast 30% here) and if we decided we liked this lifestyle, we could sell
> > our home, hopefully back where it was before the crash. 2. I could be out
> > harvesting new images for my gallery(http://www.richfrancophotography.com)when the
> > economy does start to kick in, rather than waiting to see it go up and then
> > try and get out and take photos.
> >
>