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03-01-2020, 11:34 PM
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New member advice
What’s the one thing you wish you knew when first starting out as a new RV’er?
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03-02-2020, 04:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: NC
Posts: 1,487
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That it would become an expensive addiction. Worth every penny.
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2010 Chevy G3500 6.0 Vortec
2015 Puma 30RKSS
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03-02-2020, 06:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 187
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How poorly 80% of the units sold today are built.
Still having a blast, still cheaper than a cottage for me, glad I'm not towing it!
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03-02-2020, 06:59 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Woodbury, NJ, USA
Posts: 64
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Learning as you go is part of the adventure!
If I could wind the clock dial back when we retired the tents for our first pop-up, I would seriously tell myself to open up a dedicated money market account to save for the future path of upgrading. If you think you won't upgrade, trust me, you will if you truly enjoy the lifestyle. You will find as you age, your needs change... The motorcycle, mess kit, and bed roll were once all I needed. Fast forward 4+ decades and a 40' triple slide 5er tugged with a big diesel dually are our minimum requirements!
Happy camping!
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03-02-2020, 07:48 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,771
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Hi ! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang! 
I wish I had known how much I didn't know!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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03-02-2020, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: NY State
Posts: 3,089
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Everything will, eventually, go wrong. Be prepared to fix whatever you can!
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John
1976 Southwind 28', '96 Winnie 34WK,
2006 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40QDP
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03-02-2020, 07:53 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Where we park it!
Posts: 13,145
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Welcome to the forum.
You are joining a good group of folks here with good info to share. Read the various threads here and ask questions as they come up or add info if you can.
We should have gone to a class A rather than starting with a Class C
Good luck and enjoy the adventure!
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momdoc
2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
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03-02-2020, 10:59 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 68
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That something breaks on every trip. But I love it anyways.
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03-03-2020, 08:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Fairbanks, Ak
Posts: 718
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That it would be so much fun that you sell your house and go full time.
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Kip and Kirby the Wonder Dog
2014 F250 XL 6.2L
2018 ORV 280RKS
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03-04-2020, 12:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: SC
Posts: 354
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Keep it simple. Not many people seem to follow that rule given the size of some people's rigs and the amount of "stuff" they take with them camping, but for me, keeping it simple is the key to my enjoyment. Admittedly, your ability to keep it simple may change with your stage of life. We used to take a lot more stuff when the kids were small. We try to spend most of our time enjoying the great outdoors, and not much time in the camper.
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