papawman
NC
New Member
Joined: 11/03/2009
View Profile
 Offline
|
We - my wife and I - are seriouslu considering a MH. Over the
years we have had all the other RV's - tent - pu - tt etc.
Now in our mid 60's we are looking at getting back on the road for some week long or longer trips. MH's are totaly new to us do we hope
to get some advise from the pros. we thought about renting for a couple week trips to see how it goes. We have found MH we both like
Safari trek 28 - 30 ft range. As we are looking at week -2 trips the smaller size look ok ??? also how about a towed vehicle for this size
MH ?? Thanks
* This post was
edited 11/03/09 11:17am by papawman *
|
2Sooners
Oklahoma
Senior Member
Joined: 02/16/2004
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
|
We have a 2004 Safari Simba 30 ft and love it. Great MH. The Trek would have also been our choice if we could have found one then. The quality has been very good.
As far as towing, it should handle most midsize down to small with no problem. You won't even know it is back there. We tow a 2010 Chevy Equinox 4 down with no problem. It weighs about 3,800 lbs. We did, however, opt for the Blue Ox 10,000 steel tow bar rather than the 5,000 aluminum tow bar by Blue Ox. Just an added safety factor.
Good luck! You will love a MH!
Foy & Lois Ann
2004 Monaco Safari Simba 30PDD
2010 Chevy Equinox toad
|
Gale Hawkins
Murray, KY
Senior Member
Joined: 07/22/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
The 28-32' Class A is a very easy to manage size. If not towing you and drive them about anywhere you can go in a car we find at 32'. Two end to end spaces is all you need.
|
rvtommy
blooming prairie minnesota
Senior Member
Joined: 07/15/2004
View Profile
|
MID 60's ??? Hope one of you does not have to get up in the middle of the night!! he one that sleeps by the windshield has to CRAWL under the bed to get to the bathroom and crawl under the bed to get back!! Make sure you test drive on a windy day and see if wife will drive!! Make sure you look at the outside storage (that is all the man gets wife gets all inside storage!!! Great floor plan with couch and 2 chairs and huge kitchen and bathroom BUT NO BEDROOM just another 2cents rvtommy
this is rvtommy
|
PapPappy
Wilmington, NC
Senior Member
Joined: 12/23/2007
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
Offline
|
Renting is the way to go.....gives you options to see if what you are talking about right now, is maybe too small for your actual needs.
If you plan to spend a couple of weeks at a time, you will want at least a queen size bed that is "walk around".
There are a bunch of MHs out there that will fit you very well. I'd recommend going to an RV show if you can.....get a feel for walking around in the different models.
Good Luck in your search....but be open minded. We started looking at trailers, then "C"s, then "A"s, and then back to a "C"......and are very, very, happy!
Bill & Claudia / DD Jenn / DS Chris
Dogs: Sophie, Abby, Brandy, Kahlie, Annie, Maggie & Beau 
RIP: Cookie (Sheltie) & Gidget (Lab-mix) over the Rainbow Bridge.
2000 Winnebago "Minnie" 31C, Ford V-10
Purchased April 2008 FMCA# F407293
The Pets
|
|
|
papawman
NC
New Member
Joined: 11/03/2009
View Profile
Offline
|
we did the trailer thing severals vears back all the way to a 38' towed
with a ton chev surb - we definately want to go to a MH either A or C
we will probably rent a c just because of cost of rental.at least we will get some feel for the space if not the storage etc - there will be a show here in the early spring but most is on the lots anyway and we a looking at a used unit
the safari trek is no longer made but that is not totaly decided -we just saw one and liked it - as for a towed venicle I have no clue - maybe a jeep ??
|
kannonvaggon
Shorewood, Illinois
Full Member
Joined: 03/31/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
Doing a rental is a fairly painless way to learn the "process" of travel in a motor home I'm thinkin. It doesn't matter whether you have a class-C truck or a rollin condo with a tag axle.... all of em have a pooper-potty system and three electrical systems and various plumbing stuff.
It's good to learn about how to operate even a simple leveling system, slides, genset, inverters, fridge/freezer, stoves, furnaces, AC/heat pumps and operate a tow if possible.
The procedures for travel including getting set up at a RV site and then getting back on the road .... are mostly the same for ALL campers and coaches with just some variations thrown in as regards how a particular coach is equipped. Size doesn't matter all THAT much, I don't think, all that much except for a bit of maneuvering capability and the amount of " thoughtful planning" sometimes required to operate easily in a congested environment.
Go drive some coaches. Take a rental on a coach similar to what you think you want to purchase. It would be very helpful. A short drive isn't the same as operating all the systems of the coach even for a couple days. I will say that I haven't seen very many rentals that were all that well equipped or with real high end floorplans.... BUT.... the basics are there and you can experience the "process" of travel and living in an RV coach. You might find that once you go bigger than a " van " ya might as well have a real COACH and not a TRUCK. It all depends on what ya want and how ya want to use it. Sometimes ya have no clue what those operations actually involve. Give it a try, you'll probably like it.
Jay and Joyce
2009 Tiffin Phaeton 42 QBH
Spartan MM tag-axle chassis
Real-deal-steel-2WD-military-sidecar-rig: The dreaded Frog-of-War
AND
Smart Cabrio for when goggles and rain gear are beneath our dignity.
|
Kirk
Livingston, Texas.
Senior Member
Joined: 06/17/2001
View Profile
Offline
|
The Trek is a nice unit and has a good reputation. The one catch is that you don't have a dedicated bedroom which for some people is a negative, others not. It means that both people must go to bed pretty much at the same time. It means that the one sleeping forward much crawl over the sleeping partner to reach the bathroom in the middle of the night. And it means that one can't lounge about in bed while the other brings in a friend for coffee.
But it also means that you make much better use of the shorter length of RV and it will be easier to park and to manuver. In general they also cost less because of the shorter length. The Trek has an amazing amount of living space for the size with a bedroom that disappears into the ceiling! But it also means that you have little dedicated storage for clothing.
For those who like the Trek once in use, there is nothing better. For those who don't fit the lifestyle, they are a terrible choice.
Good travelin! ........Kirk
Professional Volunteer
URL: www.adventure.1tree.net
|
StanleyandIris
Louisiana
Senior Member
Joined: 06/17/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
You can rent a car cheaper than you can purchase and tow one.
Iris
|
Deen
Vancouver, WA
Senior Member
Joined: 12/07/2000
View Profile
|
But you won't find rental cars in a lot of locations as other people have posted here. We went to Joyce WA a couple months ago, the closest car rental would have been Port Angeles, some 45 miles away.
|
|
|
