Good Moring all! Like the hosts, the wife and I are Kentucky folks! We just inked the paperwork for our first RV, a cougar xlite 28RKS. We aren't necessarily new to camping as we have rented a few times and have friends with a camper, but its the beginning of the next chapter in our lives as we now have the freedom and means to go anywhere. We both have had the travel gene in our DNA, me having done 4 years in the US Navy back in the late 80s stationed on an aircraft carrier, and the wife travelled when young with the family for job assignments. I also have done several long distance motorcycle trips around the country (Im a BMW rider) but those trips are pretty hardcore, pounding out the miles day after day, so they end up being "guy" trips. Now I look forward to being able to share with my wife some of those places I saw along the way and even enjoy them a little more myself! I'm looking forward to reading about your experiences out there, for your advise and ideas. We are truly now happy campers.
LarryW21 said
02:19 PM Jan 15, 2017
Welcome, K! Since you have decided to slow down a little, consider the 230 rule...drive 230 miles max and stop or drive until 2:30 and stop.
RetiredVagabond said
04:33 PM Jan 15, 2017
Welcome. Enjoy your new lifestyle, it's wonderful. LarryW21 has excellent advice above.
kcandred said
06:29 PM Jan 15, 2017
Thank you gents for the advise, I can see a ton of wisdom in it. Very unlike my old motorcycle trips where its was 500-600 miles a day come hell or high water (and some days there were both), this life style will be a bit more conservative.
Gingko4me2 said
12:03 PM Jan 16, 2017
Well I too will be on the road this spring as a newbie! I have a 30 foot ultralight bumper pull...trying to learn as much as I can before hitting the highway! Looking forward to meeting kindred spirits and making new friends. I just found this forum/site and hope to learn from bloggers about living and surviving in an RV:)
Good Moring all! Like the hosts, the wife and I are Kentucky folks! We just inked the paperwork for our first RV, a cougar xlite 28RKS. We aren't necessarily new to camping as we have rented a few times and have friends with a camper, but its the beginning of the next chapter in our lives as we now have the freedom and means to go anywhere. We both have had the travel gene in our DNA, me having done 4 years in the US Navy back in the late 80s stationed on an aircraft carrier, and the wife travelled when young with the family for job assignments. I also have done several long distance motorcycle trips around the country (Im a BMW rider) but those trips are pretty hardcore, pounding out the miles day after day, so they end up being "guy" trips. Now I look forward to being able to share with my wife some of those places I saw along the way and even enjoy them a little more myself! I'm looking forward to reading about your experiences out there, for your advise and ideas. We are truly now happy campers.
Thank you gents for the advise, I can see a ton of wisdom in it. Very unlike my old motorcycle trips where its was 500-600 miles a day come hell or high water (and some days there were both), this life style will be a bit more conservative.