What's the average

[vol445]

We had a tt last year to try out how we would like camping. This year I sold it and bought the motorhome. That got me thinking what's the average most people keep an rv? How long have you had your current rv? Just curious

[Rocky Larson]

Two years of research and shopping before ordering new. First and only RV going on 11 years, 70 thousand miles. Still suits us fine.

[Gary RVRoamer]

Eights years on this one, our last forever. 5 years on the previous, then three RVs in quick succession before that: 2 years, one year, two years. Much of the reason for the quick changeovers was us discovering our wants and needs, plus a change in how we were using the RV, starting with 3 day trips but evolving towards long term travel (months at a stretch). Longer stays meant more room (and associated weight), and more home-like amenities.

[TexasTom]

Owner of dealership where we purchased said the average RV owner will trade every 3.5 years. That's a little different question than how long someone owns an RV.

[jacwjames]

We looked for ~2 years before we bought our first Class C, kept it for ~12 years. Bought new and put ~70K miles on it. Decided we needed something larger.

Started looking for a larger RV, took our time, considered Toy Haulers, Larger Class C's, Class A's gas & diesel. Took our time, looked an lots of RV's.

Got lucky and found our current coach, very well kept nice Class A diesel. Bought 6 years ago and will keep it until we are out of RVing (unless I win the Lotto )

[camato5]

Kept 5er for almost 10 years, just traded to a MH in June

[Gordon Dewald]

10 years on 5er. Less than a year on the MH but can see it in our future for a long time.

[SkiSmuggs]

After the ground got too hard, we bought a used 19' hybrid TT, Roomy, but hated crawling over each other to get out of bed and traded after 2 seasons for 24' hard shell. We kept that for 3 seasons and it felt cramped with dog and two grandkids. Traded that on a new 34' fifth wheel that we've had 3 season in and still love. The only thing we need is better insulation as we want to spend a lot more time in it, but it will be at least two more years before another trade as it will require a bigger truck.

[MSHappyCampers]

We kept a 5er for 12 years before getting the MH in 2012. It will outlast us!

[Dutch Star Don]

We started with an 8' Lance camper that we kept for 3 years. We moved up to a 11'.3" Dolphin Camper for 2 years and then bought a new 11'.3" Lance camper that we kept for 8 years. When our daughters got a little older, we bought a new 27' Fleetwood Jamboree Class C that we kept for 14 years.


After the kids moved out, we bought a 2004 Fleetwood Terra that we hated and sold a year later. We decided to get our retirement RV a few years earlier and bought a new Monaco Diplomat that we kept for 9 years. We've now owned our 2014 Newmar Dutch Star for about a year. Unless something dramatically changes we hope to have this coach through the majority of our retirement years.

[KennyGolub]

3 years with a 5er and now in first year of MH.

Unless we hit the lotto, don't think we will ever purchase another.

[djbmsu]

Current Phaeton is 16 months old
2011 Allegro RED we sold at 36 months
2005 Safari Trek we Kept for 60 months
1995 Holiday Rambler Endeavor LE we had for 96 months

[John H...]

We are on our 4th in 10 years, but only had the last one about a year before getting this new one....

[VrrmmRydr]

Started with a '65 Shasta (bought in 1990) kept it until 2005.
Then a 28' Coachmen TT from 2000 to 2012.
Traded coachmen for current MH. Researched for about 2 days.
Realizing how lucky we were. Plan was to keep MH for 5 years and trade up after learning what we want.
Now that we have had the MH for 2 years, we will keep for a loooonnnggg time, it suits us real well and am having a blast with it.