Old or Older?

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Ric,
Questions to ask yourself.
Full-time, Part time???
National , State, County Parks, or mostly private campgrounds. ??? Many are old
campgrounds, many have limited length requirements.
What are your hobbies?? How much stuff?? This may effect the towing decision,
Truck, Van, car, Motorcycle, Cargo trailer, tow car dolly etc.
There is a Bird for everyone find the latest model, in your budget then add 10
to $15K in the first three years.
Condition, condition, and maintenance records. Purchase from forum members,
conscientious owners, then the others.
Attend a Rally , ask for a volunteer members to take a look at a Bird of your
interest, before taking a long trip to see junk....
Monitor and read the Forums, and ask, ask, ask, questions.
We travel 5 to 8 months in a 35 footer, 300 HP , and it is great for our needs.

Bill 88 FC Michigan



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "richafranco" wrote:
>
>
> 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
>
> http://www.richfrancophotography.com <http://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 our
> monthly
> > > 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.
> > >
> >
>