We did rent a 30 foot class C for a week because I wasn't sure my wife would be happy in a small space, cooking in a tiny kitchen, and neither of us had any experience with either camping nor Rv'ing, so felt it prudent to test the concept before "jumping off the bridge".

We just took the RV from Wisconsin to Indiana and spent the week touring factories. We hardly ate out at all and cooked all our major meals in the RV. When we compared the class C with the fiver we were going to buy, she came to the conclusion that it would be just fine, and 3 years into the life, we couldn't be happier.

I would suggest that if either of you have any reservations, renting for a week would be a great investment. although reversing the decision to fulltime is not the end of the world, it is a major disruption and will have some major costs.

Good luck,

When people ask me that question I always recommend they try it first. If the background isn't there and you are not experienced RV'ers then renting will help answer questions and get you prepared for your eventual purchase of a coach.

We bought a trainer RV, a lightly used 30' class c that we traveled in for a year. The longest trip was 2 weeks, but was from California to Idaho. Once we made the decision to go full-time we had a much better idea what we wanted, and what we could live with, and without, in a rig.

Going from a old, used, class c to a brand new class a was still a huge jump for us. The systems are complicated and require a lot of hands-on and reading manuals. Just driving the thing took a while for me to get accustomed. And manuvering in cities and campgrounds can be exciting.

I think it helped us to get our feet wet and see if rv'ing was for us.


-- Edited by NorCal Dan at 22:57, 2009-01-15

Our only previous camping experience was a few tenting weekends many years ago and my husband's work with the Boy Scouts, but we enjoyed traveling and trying an RV appealed to us.  So, we rented one for a week and had a great time.  You can read about our experience at
www.rv-dreams-lifestyles.com/articles/16/1

Good luck!
Mary

Personally, I am a "jump right in" type of person.  I looked at a lot of RVs, mostly 5vers, & a few TTs & Class C's.  I sat in the driver's seat of one Class A and knew it was not for me.  I did a lot of research and posted questions on forums, and settled on the 5ver because I travel with two dogs and because I liked the arrangement of space much better.  Once I decided on a 5ver, all I had to do was to find one I could afford to pay cash for, plus the truck to tow it with.  I did, and have never looked back.  I would never have bothered to rent an RV first.  Once I make my mind up to do something I will make it work, but if you tend to stress about making a decision, maybe renting is a good first step.  I will say it is probably easier for me because I'm a solo and there's only one of me to please.  With a couple, you should both be on the same sheet of music.

gypsy

Serengeti2001 wrote:

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I rented twice.
I enjoyed the RV Part of it.
Got divorced  and got new partner.
Now enjoy totally the RV life style.

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You are very fortunate.  Now if I could just find a new partner
gypsy