Looking to buy an RV and need advice

[ChumpChange]

especially on all the rough roads out there now. Something always shaking loose.

Ain't that the truth!!!!

 

[BHC Vic]

Just wrapped up a 3,500 mile triip in mine. Always be prepared to fix on the fly.

Where was that to? Do you keep any special tools or tool boxes in the rv? I was thinking maybe buy a craftsmen 190 kit or whatever and some screw drivers and a few other things

 

[Singleton]

Where was that to? Do you keep any special tools or tool boxes in the rv? I was thinking maybe buy a craftsmen 190 kit or whatever and some screw drivers and a few other things

I keep standard tools in the RV to fix the small stuff.
CoachNet gets called for major items and tires.

 

[ChumpChange]

Where was that to? Do you keep any special tools or tool boxes in the rv? I was thinking maybe buy a craftsmen 190 kit or whatever and some screw drivers and a few other things

Texas. Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Brenham (Home of Blue Bell Ice Cream).

Yeah I have a big kit like that. Also carry a small compressor that fits in storage box for air in tires. Duct tape, zip ties, small ladder (primary for cleaning windshield) and other odds and ends.

 

[Bigbore500r]

Last update was Wed but I had been out of town a few weeks so I wasn’t in a hurry. I’m back in town for a few weeks though so timing is better for me now. I’m really hoping this week View attachment 1443606

This is turning into the Speed UTV of Used RV's ! !

Hope you get it soon, riding season is here!

 

[JFMFG]

This is turning into the Speed UTV of Used RV's ! !

Hope you get it soon, riding season is here!

 

[wzuber]

This is turning into the Speed UTV of Used RV's ! !

Hope you get it soon, riding season is here!

Good things come in time. Patience, grass hopper, patience. There's a significant learning process in play here. Haha

 

[BHC Vic]

This is turning into the Speed UTV of Used RV's ! !

Hope you get it soon, riding season is here!

lol I don’t even know what to think anymore. I make my first payment on it next week

 

[Bigbore500r]

lol I don’t even know what to think anymore. I make my first payment on it next week

At least your getting used to paying for it and not using it

 

[Done-it-again]

Texas. Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Brenham (Home of Blue Bell Ice Cream).

Yeah I have a big kit like that. Also carry a small compressor that fits in storage box for air in tires. Duct tape, zip ties, small ladder (primary for cleaning windshield) and other odds and ends.

I think I tried all but a few of the available flavors at the Blue Bell factory... Couldn't beat $1 scoops..

 

[DLC]

Where was that to? Do you keep any special tools or tool boxes in the rv? I was thinking maybe buy a craftsmen 190 kit or whatever and some screw drivers and a few other things

I’d carry some small stuff and a hatchet for making kindling fire wood starter and something to change a tire.

On my 2000 ford F 53, I kept some wood blocks 4x6’s & 6x6’s and an old 1/2 electric impact & a bottle jack to be able to change a tire.

You can set your leveling jacks down on the wood blocks and then jack up the axle w/ the bottle jack to get the tire off the ground. Only got 1 flat in 12 years & was going to take 2+ hours for help to arrive. Wife manned the phone while I changed the tire, I was swapped out done in 35-45 minutes!


Try to go thru the process at home so you what ya need

 

[Boatymcboatface]

I think I tried all but a few of the available flavors at the Blue Bell factory... Couldn't beat $1 scoops..

The A&W root beer and the cookie dough is our family’s favorites. We always smuggle some back to California in the RV when we go to Parker.

@BHC Vic Add this to the list of reasons to own a motorhome! Wife can get you a couple scoops of ice cream while you drive home passing 50 cars on rice road pulling a boat behind your motorhome.

 

[JFMFG]

At least your getting used to paying for it and not using it

No shit right? We don’t have a payment on ours because we only do things to the RDP handbook. But we pay 411.00 in storage every month for it. I cringe when we don’t use ours.

 

[CLdrinker]

lol I don’t even know what to think anymore. I make my first payment on it next week

Well you are officially an RV owner. Paying for something you can’t use.

 

[BHC Vic]

Ok let’s circle back to this. I’m about to make my second payment and still have not picked up the rv. Spoke with the owner last weekend. He said camping world is looking for the part. Have me a part number. Searching online I found threads with others having a hard time find the same part. I dunno I’m trying to be patient but I kind of started looking again. I’m going to check this one out tomorrow. It’s got the 80 gallon fresh water. It’s got bunks. It’s lower priced so I could use the extra money for upgrades. I don’t know what inverters are or do but I’ve been told I should do that. What are the cons on forest river? Anyone familiar with this model? It’s a forest river Georgetown se 350ds https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1102622591201506/

 

[zhandfull]

Ok let’s circle back to this. I’m about to make my second payment and still have not picked up the rv. Spoke with the owner last weekend. He said camping world is looking for the part. Have me a part number. Searching online I found threads with others having a hard time find the same part. I dunno I’m trying to be patient but I kind of started looking again. I’m going to check this one out tomorrow. It’s got the 80 gallon fresh water. It’s got bunks. It’s lower priced so I could use the extra money for upgrades. I don’t know what inverters are or do but I’ve been told I should do that. What are the cons on forest river? Anyone familiar with this model? It’s a forest river Georgetown se 350ds https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1102622591201506/

Looks pretty clean! Seems reasonably priced too.

 

[Singleton]

Ok let’s circle back to this. I’m about to make my second payment and still have not picked up the rv. Spoke with the owner last weekend. He said camping world is looking for the part. Have me a part number. Searching online I found threads with others having a hard time find the same part. I dunno I’m trying to be patient but I kind of started looking again. I’m going to check this one out tomorrow. It’s got the 80 gallon fresh water. It’s got bunks. It’s lower priced so I could use the extra money for upgrades. I don’t know what inverters are or do but I’ve been told I should do that. What are the cons on forest river? Anyone familiar with this model? It’s a forest river Georgetown se 350ds https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1102622591201506/

Inverters convert 12v (battery bank) power to 110. Thus allowing you to run electronics (TV, etc) from batteries. You want some of boondocking

 

[BHC Vic]

Inverters convert 12v (battery bank) power to 110. Thus allowing you to run electronics (TV, etc) from batteries. You want some of boondocking

Otherwise the generator is constantly running?

 

[yz450mm]

Otherwise the generator is constantly running?

A lot of people run a smaller generator (+-2000 watts) just to power cell phone chargers, TVs and other small electronics, and to keep the batteries charged, rather than running the house generator.

Things that would need the big generator would be AC units, running the fridge on electric mode, microwave, running space heaters instead of burning propane with the furnace, and the water heater using the electric element (vs propane).

If you have a decent solar system, coupled with an inverter, you can run some of that stuff during the day (minus the AC unit). At night, you're going to be on generator.

For me, it's not really worth the effort since I have 80 gallons of onboard fuel in the trailer. For a motorhome, it might be easier to run a small generator with a couple of 5 gallon cans to refuel it.

 

[JFMFG]

Otherwise the generator is constantly running?

Exactly. We usually do the desert for 2 nights and the house batteries get us through the weekend with the inverter. We only run the generator for microwave etc.

 

[mash on it]

I've run a 12v tv, cell phone chargers, typical water pump, fridge and water heater (both on propane) on a modest HF solar panel system, w/(3) 96 ah 12v batts. Genny only gets used when microwave or hair dryer needs 120vac. However, it's just the two of us.

Dan'l

 

[boatnam2]

Otherwise the generator is constantly running?

I have an 06 so yea Genny has to be running to run anything with juice, for the tv's and crap, i bring a Bluetti power box, has a solar deal on it so you can charge it Durning day if you want to, i ran a test with it, ran vacuum and blow dryer together, it lasted about 10 minutes, but for smaller stuff it will run a long time.

 

[BHC Vic]

Any thoughts on a Winnebago itasca vs a forest river?

 

[Singleton]

Any thoughts on a Winnebago itasca vs a forest river?

Depends on year. Winnebago should have better quality vs forest river. When FR was standalone, prior to being purchased they had better quality.

 

[callbob]

Personally I think the Winnebago products are better than the Forest River but the one you posted looks pretty nice. Price is decent and interior looks taken care of. The 07 Ford V10 could be problematic if it has the 2 piece spark plugs but I think that went away before then, could be wrong. All are put together with staples and glue so it is what it is. As long as it shifts properly and runs smooth it might be worth looking at it.

 

[Singleton]

Ok let’s circle back to this. I’m about to make my second payment and still have not picked up the rv. Spoke with the owner last weekend. He said camping world is looking for the part. Have me a part number. Searching online I found threads with others having a hard time find the same part. I dunno I’m trying to be patient but I kind of started looking again. I’m going to check this one out tomorrow. It’s got the 80 gallon fresh water. It’s got bunks. It’s lower priced so I could use the extra money for upgrades. I don’t know what inverters are or do but I’ve been told I should do that. What are the cons on forest river? Anyone familiar with this model? It’s a forest river Georgetown se 350ds https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1102622591201506/

Try calling Justin Miller RV and seeing if he can locate the part. I have found sometimes smaller independent shops can locate parts easier than larger corporations.

Unless you have a purchase agreement, I would tell the guy the final purchase price is dropping the longer the unit sits in the shop.

 

[lakemadness]

Hold on, you’re about to make a second loan payment but haven’t taken delivery of the RV. Now you’re looking at another one. This is less logical than buying an RV to begin with??? Got yourself in a spot lol.

 

[CLdrinker]

Hold on, you’re about to make a second loan payment but haven’t taken delivery of the RV. Now you’re looking at another one. This is less logical than buying an RV to begin with??? Got yourself in a spot lol.

He has the money still. Never paid for the RV. So he is making the payment on his loan.

 

[lakemadness]

He has the money still. Never paid for the RV. So he is making the payment on his loan.

Ah, cash advance unsecured loan. I hear those have great rates

 

[Justsomeguy]

Ah, cash advance unsecured loan. I hear those have great rates

I think he borrowed against his own 401k? Could be wrong.

 

[BHC Vic]

Ah, cash advance unsecured loan. I hear those have great rates

Wasn’t much worse or any worse than a regular rv loan. Would have been nice to have 35k sitting in the bank but with 3 boys in private school, sports, and a 20yr mortgage in ca it just wasn’t there I’ll pay it off in 2 years but I’m not worried about that I’m more worried about finding an RV that works for us

 

[BHC Vic]

I went and saw it. It’s in great shape for an 07. O do believe that that itasca sunova is a little more high end than the forest river if that makes sense. Maybe not quality but leather over cloth type a thing. Now I have a couple more questions. The forest river slides steps and jacks are all hydraulic. I think the sunova were electric. Does anybody know? Is one better than the other? I’m going home to look at all the brochures and manuals but that was one question I had walking away. Also I feel like on the sunova it had to be on for the slides to work and on this one it had to be off. Maybe hydraulic vs electric? The sunova had a king bed the forest river has a queen. I can save money with the forest river and it’s much closer to home. I don’t know I guess I have thinking to do

 

[hallett21]

@BHC Vic I’d open the search back up. Who knows, you may find a better deal. If the one in the shop is meant to be it’ll be there. But at this point I think I’d reapproach the original offer.

 

[Boatymcboatface]

I went and saw it. It’s in great shape for an 07. O do believe that that itasca sunova is a little more high end than the forest river if that makes sense. Maybe not quality but leather over cloth type a thing. Now I have a couple more questions. The forest river slides steps and jacks are all hydraulic. I think the sunova were electric. Does anybody know? Is one better than the other? I’m going home to look at all the brochures and manuals but that was one question I had walking away. Also I feel like on the sunova it had to be on for the slides to work and on this one it had to be off. Maybe hydraulic vs electric? The sunova had a king bed the forest river has a queen. I can save money with the forest river and it’s much closer to home. I don’t know I guess I have thinking to do

I’ve got hydraulic slides in mine and they seem good. I know you can manually jack them in and out if you lose power. I’ve had one hose break and thought it was going to be expensive. It was about $200 for new hose including installation worth every penny. The space the hose ran was a PITA to get to and I’m not the smallest guy.

 

[wzuber]

He has the money still. Never paid for the RV. So he is making the payment on his loan.

Helpful clarification for those of us loosely following along. Thx

 

[Done-it-again]

Helpful clarification for those of us loosely following along. Thx

Vic got a personal loan for the RV but the RV is still in the shop for a part. Vic will be paying his 2nd loan payment on the money he still has.

 

[wzuber]

Vic got a personal loan for the RV but the RV is still in the shop for a part. Vic will be paying his 2nd loan payment on the money he still has.

Right.. got that, thx for the addt'l clarification. He's doing a good job of providing those of casually looking for a MH some nice options.
Keep up the good work Vic.....we appreciate your efforts.

 

[zhandfull]

I have a hydraulic slide and it works well. The electric slide with gears and/or cables would scare me more than hydraulic.

 

[Singleton]

I have a hydraulic slide and it works well. The electric slide with gears and/or cables would scare me more than hydraulic.

I have 1 of each.
If the electric slide starts giving me issues, I am upgrading to the vroom slide mechanism

 

[JFMFG]

If I was Vic I would personally be on the sellers ass a little more so he pushes on camping world harder. Get the slide part number Vic we can course that bitch ourself. The squeaky wheel always gets the grease.

 

[CLdrinker]

If I was Vic I would personally be on the sellers ass a little more so he pushes on camping world harder. Get the slide part number Vic we can course that bitch ourself. The squeaky wheel always gets the grease.

I would tell that seller my offer decreases $1,000 every month I don’t have the RV and I’m actively looking for other options.

 

[BHC Vic]

If I was Vic I would personally be on the sellers ass a little more so he pushes on camping world harder. Get the slide part number Vic we can course that bitch ourself. The squeaky wheel always gets the grease.

This was the message I got last weekend. I found a thread with a similar problem and same part. Kwikee got bought out by Lippert and I think that’s the issue https://www.irv2.com/forums/f101/kwikee-slide-out-replacement-part-583961.html

 

[BHC Vic]

I sent him a message this morning. I’m giving it the week or I’m going to pick up the one I saw yesterday, next weekend when I get back from out of town

 

[BHC Vic]

One more question on the rv I saw yesterday. Hopefully I can explain this right. At the water station there were two bibs. One for city and one for tank fill. Next the those were the word tank flush but there was no bib under that one. How would I flush the tanks? I should have taken a picture I’ll see if I can get a shot from the brochure or manual

 

[JayBreww]

One more question on the rv I saw yesterday. Hopefully I can explain this right. At the water station there were two bibs. One for city and one for tank fill. Next the those were the word tank flush but there was no bib under that one. How would I flush the tanks? I should have taken a picture I’ll see if I can get a shot from the brochure or manual

It’s when you drain your black tank, think sprinklers inside the tank.

 

[boatnam2]

One more question on the rv I saw yesterday. Hopefully I can explain this right. At the water station there were two bibs. One for city and one for tank fill. Next the those were the word tank flush but there was no bib under that one. How would I flush the tanks? I should have taken a picture I’ll see if I can get a shot from the brochure or manual

Could just go into toilet or toilet holding tank, be a nice feature, I flush mine through big on drain elbow to sewer. I would tell dude you have waited so long that you have another on in mind as prices have dropped can he move some more on price, what's the worst can happen, you don't get it.

 

[BHC Vic]

It’s when you drain your black tank, think sprinklers inside the tank.

But how do I use or activate it. There wasn’t a bib or switch

 

[PaPaG]

Watched a video and 1 slide was $5100 to replace.

The key to them is to not start stop them short. It’s all the way in or all out. Once they get out of sync and start skipping it’s to late.

I had that happen to a 35 footer we owned, POS Schwintek tracks skipped 1 track after a small cardboard box got in the way of the slide, 1 track and twisted they had to replace it all, cost 3k. The repair shop said expect to change other slide tracks down the road because they are crap.

 

[Done-it-again]

I had that happen to a 35 footer we owned, POS Schwintek tracks skipped 1 track after a small cardboard box got in the way of the slide, 1 track and twisted they had to replace it all, cost 3k. The repair shop said expect to change other slide tracks down the road because they are crap.

Had no issues with them on my toyhauler. But typically these slides are not as deep as others and that makes a big difference.

 

[Orange Juice]

Any thoughts on a Winnebago itasca vs a forest river?

I think new is the way to go. KIA