We have never owned an RV before and knew little about what we were getting into. The 700+ mile trip home was an adventure. And scary. Getting used to the "noise" of the RV along with the workings of it were an education.
We sat out the summer at home while hubby finished projects around the house and enjoyed the pool and waited while hubby recuperated from cataract surgeries. Then fall came. This was our chance to get out and really find out what it was to camp. We had three nights at a state park here in Tennessee. It rained most of the second day. Hubby and me and a cramped camper van in a thunderstorm. And a wet bath. By the middle of the second day, we knew that a Class B with a wet bath was not for us. We spent some of the time during that thunderstorm surfing the web looking for a floor plan and a van that would work for us.
A few days later, we checked out a couple RV dealerships that sold motorhomes that were relatively close to us. We found two that we liked, two different companies, two different dealers, both with full wall slides that would give us the room for hubby, me and our dog and cat. We settled on a Dynamax Isata 3 FWM. October was a crazy month full of appointments that could not be put off. Finally, in early November we once again headed to our favorite state park, pets in tow. Again, it rained, but did not thunderstorm. Our full hookup campsite although small, was large enough for a modicum of privacy. We loved it. We could make and serve meals without tripping all over each other. Our cabover became the cat sanctuary. The dog was happy being with us and sleeping in the middle of our queen size bed.
Sometimes, you have to learn by trial and error. I wouldn't advise anyone to do what we did and buy two RVs in one year. But, too, you shouldn't be afraid to take a chance. This is Izzy when we stopped for lunch on the way home from the RV dealer.
I hope to follow this up with our "adventures" our successes and our foibles. Stick around and see what we get up to.
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