After almost a year of planning, searching literally hundreds of sites, blogs and RV options, and going to dealers and RV shows I bought me a fifth wheel. I am doing this on a step by step basis, my rental lease is not up until January 31st so I decided to buy it now and begin moving into it slowly. This process works for me better because I am able to purge a lot of stuff with ample time to choose what I want to bring with me and what to get rid off. Not much left either way but nevertheless it helps me not to feel rushed. I planned it this way. So far, I am enjoying the process immensely and I am looking forward to be completely full time in a couple of months.
jcently
Hdrider said
05:33 PM Nov 29, 2015
Enjoy the process, it's all part of the journey .
JonRV said
07:47 PM Nov 29, 2015
Keep having fun! It only gets better
Jim and Barb said
10:53 PM Nov 29, 2015
That's a huge milestone! Keep moving towards your dream.
Camper Chronicles said
11:12 AM Dec 2, 2015
I appreciate your approach. I think people sometimes feel like if they are serious about this they have to do everything right now. That is absolutely NOT the case. You can move at whatever pace suits you and sometimes a slow but deliberate approach can lead to a smoother launch. There is an emotional component to getting ready for the lifestyle along with a practical/logistical one. When those two are in timeline sync, things seem to go pretty smoothly. When one happens faster than the other it can cause a ton of stress.
Trace
Jcently said
12:32 AM Dec 4, 2015
I want to thank everyone for your words of encouragement, so far so good with the exception of one of the awning arms getting damage during a storm while at work. Still waiting to see for what my pocket damage will be. Lesson learned - close it while not home.
TRAILERKING said
07:45 AM Dec 4, 2015
Always should close up the awning when leaving.......Even if the forecast shows to be nice.
Terry and Jo said
09:02 AM Dec 4, 2015
Jcently wrote:
I want to thank everyone for your words of encouragement, so far so good with the exception of one of the awning arms getting damage during a storm while at work. Still waiting to see for what my pocket damage will be. Lesson learned - close it while not home.
Trust me....
....you won't have been the first to do that. When we lived in Oklahoma City, the mobile home park we were parked at was right next door to a large RV park. We would get our exercise by walking through that park of an evening, and more than once I've seen torn up awnings. I guess no one warned those folks that the winds were likely to get up.
Here just a few weeks ago, we were sitting in our RV here in Colorado and while we normally don't get much wind, this day we did for a matter of about an hour. When I saw the wind "lifting" the awnings, I jumped up and went to bring them in.
Terry
PD CFK said
07:18 PM Dec 4, 2015
...always should close the awning when leaving... And turn off the water at the outside faucet (and hot water heater inside) Some lessons are learned the hard way. Been there, done that. Pat and Charlie K
Hello Everyone,
After almost a year of planning, searching literally hundreds of sites, blogs and RV options, and going to dealers and RV shows I bought me a fifth wheel. I am doing this on a step by step basis, my rental lease is not up until January 31st so I decided to buy it now and begin moving into it slowly. This process works for me better because I am able to purge a lot of stuff with ample time to choose what I want to bring with me and what to get rid off. Not much left either way but nevertheless it helps me not to feel rushed. I planned it this way. So far, I am enjoying the process immensely and I am looking forward to be completely full time in a couple of months.
jcently
Trace
Trust me....
....you won't have been the first to do that. When we lived in Oklahoma City, the mobile home park we were parked at was right next door to a large RV park. We would get our exercise by walking through that park of an evening, and more than once I've seen torn up awnings. I guess no one warned those folks that the winds were likely to get up.
Here just a few weeks ago, we were sitting in our RV here in Colorado and while we normally don't get much wind, this day we did for a matter of about an hour. When I saw the wind "lifting" the awnings, I jumped up and went to bring them in.
Terry