I am 62 ½ years old …waiting for the count-down to age 65,...when I shall be living and hitting the open road in a 17 to 21 foot motorhome…or ‘preferably’ a camper van with a shower, if I can find one.
My finances are limited …so I’ll be likely looking for a motorhome, or camnper van built in the 80’s. I will be haunting the mountain areas of Northern British Columbia
I have lived in a motorhome before
I have lived in a camper van before
And, I have lived in a converted-to-motorhome school bus before
The next 2 ½ years are to build-up my finances
The reason I have joined this RV site so early, is to mostly play in the unrelated RV conversations.
I like music …so I’m going to start a utube music game here.
- Although, I am also interested in everybody else’s experiences in 4 wheeled living.
Soooo ….’Hi’ to Everyone!
Jwar said
08:01 AM Nov 22, 2012
Hi Millie
Were new here ourselves. Tons of information and seems to be great people here....or at least they have tolerated me being here LOL Have a great day and keep on smileing
John
Millie said
05:59 AM Dec 12, 2012
Jwar wrote:
Hi Millie
...Have a great day and keep on smileing
John
Thanks, John
...I'm trying to.
Millie said
06:06 AM Dec 12, 2012
Quoted from: “Hi there- new to the forum and the rv life”
Millie: Hope you are not talking about your roof air. That draws I believe between 21-24 amps to start the compressor.
Thank you for this seriously valuable information, PIEERE
…I will keep-it-in-mind for when I get down to the actuality of insuring I have air conditioning in my future RV.
Thanks.
PIEERE said
04:56 PM Dec 12, 2012
If you are thinking of buying something in the 1980's to Live full-time in; you may want to think about the repairs most of these will need. Even low-mileage ones will need some repairs and replacement of parts, just because they are older and have been sitting. I know I own an 1988 that I have had since 2005. Luck Mike has experience in locating some good mid-90's units. When your ready contact him. You could install a smaller window air in a 20' and park in a shady area; if you keep most of the direct rays of the sun off the roof it is much easier to keep cool. I have a 5,500 BTU window air in the central part of the camper and with a small fan can keep it relatively cool when the temps in the mid- 90's outside with high humidity. You also don't want to max out the temperature control as it tends to freeze the coils and it don't perform as well. I leave mine about 1 notch below max, so the compressor cycles. Others may disagree; but it works great for me. Like I say to others; Research---Research--- and do more Research before you jump in this lifestyle. Everything seems rosey until it costs more to repair than what the budget allows.
Lucky Mike said
05:25 PM Dec 12, 2012
Millie......buying a decent coach is a simple process.......best deals are north in the snow belts from sept to march.....and southern states from march to sept.
I have also found most coaches in the northern areas are low mileage and cared for very well....they are normally just weekender units.
My name is Millie
I am 62 ½ years old …waiting for the count-down to age 65,
...when I shall be living and hitting the open road in a 17 to 21 foot motorhome 
…or ‘preferably’ a camper van with a shower, if I can find one. 
My finances are limited …so I’ll be likely looking for a motorhome, or camnper van built in the 80’s.
I will be haunting the mountain areas of Northern British Columbia
I have lived in a motorhome before
I have lived in a camper van before
And, I have lived in a converted-to-motorhome school bus before
The next 2 ½ years are to build-up my finances
The reason I have joined this RV site so early, is to mostly play in the unrelated RV conversations.
I like music
- Although, I am also interested in everybody else’s experiences in 4 wheeled living.
Soooo ….’Hi’ to Everyone!
Were new here ourselves. Tons of information and seems to be great people here....or at least they have tolerated me being here LOL
Have a great day and keep on smileing
John
Thanks, John
...I'm trying to.
Quoted from: “Hi there- new to the forum and the rv life”
http://rv-dreams.activeboard.com/t51558915/hi-there-new-to-the-forum-and-the-rv-life/
PIEERE wrote:
Millie: Hope you are not talking about your roof air. That draws I believe between 21-24 amps to start the compressor.
Thank you for this seriously valuable information, PIEERE
…I will keep-it-in-mind for when I get down to the actuality of insuring I have air conditioning in my future RV.
Thanks.
You could install a smaller window air in a 20' and park in a shady area; if you keep most of the direct rays of the sun off the roof it is much easier to keep cool. I have a 5,500 BTU window air in the central part of the camper and with a small fan can keep it relatively cool when the temps in the mid- 90's outside with high humidity. You also don't want to max out the temperature control as it tends to freeze the coils and it don't perform as well. I leave mine about 1 notch below max, so the compressor cycles. Others may disagree; but it works great for me. Like I say to others; Research---Research--- and do more Research before you jump in this lifestyle. Everything seems rosey until it costs more to repair than what the budget allows.
I have also found most coaches in the northern areas are low mileage and cared for very well....they are normally just weekender units.