Hi all. I'm Mike and my better half is Donna. We currently live in Las Vegas, from Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale before that and grew up in NYC. I used to do a lot of camping back in the 80's when I had an old Georgie Boy Motor home so I'm a little bit familiar with what it's all about, but there is a lot more to learn especially now that Donna & I will be going Full Time by the end of the year.
Thanks to Howard for a lot of great information. The more the better. I just retired in Feb, disabled Vietnam Vet thanks to Agent Orange and PTSD. Don't worry, my meds keep you safe..LOL Donna will be retiring at the end of the year and then it's off on the greatest adventure.
We have done a lot of research, really a lot, and we're going to get a 45' Mobile Suites Memphis yanked by a RAM 3500 Dually with the Come apart Diesel and 410 rears under an 8' bed.
We have looked at a lot of Motor homes and Fifth wheels, done quite a bit of research, and talk to some factory reps too. We love the DRV product lineup and wanted a floor plan that allowed us access to the restroom with all of the 4 slides closed. The Memphis does that and more. One of the MOST important things I've found is that with the DRV line, all tires are 17" and "H" rated. I've seen lots of units made today that come with the cheap Chinese tires that only carry an "E" rating. Good luck getting more than 2 trips out of them. If I were selecting a coach with those tires, I'd certainly make the dealer change to at least a "G" rated tire before purchasing.
Just my humble opinion folks, but I did spend most of my adult life, 30+ years driving only High, wide, and ugly loads cross country as an owner operator so I do know a little bit about tires.
Anyway, that's our overlength intro. Looking forward to being an active part of the group and to any other RVN vets out there, "Welcome Home".
el Rojo and Pam said
11:01 AM May 4, 2017
Welcome Mike n Donna. Glad you're here and thanks for your service..."Welcome Home".
Red
LarryW21 said
12:51 PM May 4, 2017
Welcome. I look forward to reading your posts about tires and other RV subjects.
Hi all. I'm Mike and my better half is Donna. We currently live in Las Vegas, from Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale before that and grew up in NYC. I used to do a lot of camping back in the 80's when I had an old Georgie Boy Motor home so I'm a little bit familiar with what it's all about, but there is a lot more to learn especially now that Donna & I will be going Full Time by the end of the year.
Thanks to Howard for a lot of great information. The more the better. I just retired in Feb, disabled Vietnam Vet thanks to Agent Orange and PTSD. Don't worry, my meds keep you safe..LOL Donna will be retiring at the end of the year and then it's off on the greatest adventure.
We have done a lot of research, really a lot, and we're going to get a 45' Mobile Suites Memphis yanked by a RAM 3500 Dually with the Come apart Diesel and 410 rears under an 8' bed.
We have looked at a lot of Motor homes and Fifth wheels, done quite a bit of research, and talk to some factory reps too. We love the DRV product lineup and wanted a floor plan that allowed us access to the restroom with all of the 4 slides closed. The Memphis does that and more. One of the MOST important things I've found is that with the DRV line, all tires are 17" and "H" rated. I've seen lots of units made today that come with the cheap Chinese tires that only carry an "E" rating. Good luck getting more than 2 trips out of them. If I were selecting a coach with those tires, I'd certainly make the dealer change to at least a "G" rated tire before purchasing.
Just my humble opinion folks, but I did spend most of my adult life, 30+ years driving only High, wide, and ugly loads cross country as an owner operator so I do know a little bit about tires.
Anyway, that's our overlength intro. Looking forward to being an active part of the group and to any other RVN vets out there, "Welcome Home".
Red
Thanks Red, and right back at ya!