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03-12-2015, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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Hi everyone, just signed up a few days ago. Referred by a friend who wanted me to have more than just him available to ask questions. 8-)
We are long time campers, started in tent, advanced to small travel trailer for 14 years; sold that, downsized house...trying to prepare for retirement. Sure miss camping the last few years. We are looking mostly at used gas MH, lots to learn! Would appreciate suggestions of best places to look, opinions re: best quality used manufacturers... don't want to have payments to make, so looking in under 40 thou. Hope I am doing this right??!
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03-12-2015, 08:10 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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Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined us! 
Hope the fulltiming plans work out great for you!
Good luck, happy trial, 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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03-12-2015, 08:25 AM
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Marquette, Michigan "Da UP" & Lehigh Acres Florida
Posts: 21,827
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It's good to have you here.
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John & Cathy R.
06 Pace Arrow 38L Workhorse W24
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03-12-2015, 09:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 593
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We are glad yall joined us. Lots of great info on these forms
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David & Carol
2008 Damon Challenger
RVing is a life style you love so slow down and enjoy
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03-12-2015, 11:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Lafayette, La.
Posts: 1,144
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Welcome & good luck with your search.
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2011 40' Monaco Cayman PBQ ISC 360
2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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03-12-2015, 12:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Anacortes, WA (Stick & Brick)
Posts: 2,643
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I think a $40K budget would let you find a decent rig. We sold our '02 Georgetown 32-footer in December (on consignment). It sold for just over $24K. It was in excellent shape with only 18,000 miles from new (6000 in the four years we had it).
I'm not sure I'd full-time in something quite that small. We were only out 2 or three weeks at a time. If I were considering FT, I'd probably go looking at 36 or maybe 38' rigs. Good luck with the search.
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Frank Damp -Anacortes, WA,(DW- Eileen)
ex-pat Brits (1968) and ex-RVers.
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03-12-2015, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sterling Heights, MI
Posts: 2,723
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Tricia & Dennis Lockhart
2010 Ventana 4333
Spartan MM w/Cummins 360 ISC
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03-12-2015, 03:02 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ocala, Florida
Posts: 6,295
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Welcome, glad to meet you!
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FMCA #F431170, GS #822128658, Escapees SKP #112655
2012 Airstream Mercedes Interstate Class B
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03-12-2015, 03:12 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: michigan-tip of the mitt
Posts: 1,444
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Yes you are doing it right. Asking questions. My advice is, floor plan, floor plan, floor plan. If you don't like the floor plan you will not enjoy the RV as much as you should. For your budget you could look at older, high end, diesel pushers. I have bought more than one for under your budget. It is a must that you like to do some repair and modernization work if you go that route.
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2003 Class C, 29' Gulfstream
Next stop? 
Previous rigs..2 Pickup campers,2 TT's, 3 DP MH's
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03-12-2015, 05:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Everywhere USA
Posts: 2,107
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Good luck with your search ... be prepared to take some time to find the ONE that will fit your needs ..... we spent over a year finding ours ... but we were looking for a new home ... everyone's "idea" is different .........
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Hal & Jackie .... 03 TS Select 45DS01
02 Haulmark 20' Edge .... 02 Corvette Rdstr
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03-12-2015, 08:51 PM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 31,518
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Glad to have you here with us. There are many places online that can show you what's out there. Use it as a guide to help you decide what is best for you.
Good luck with your search and Happy Trails!!
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Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
No amount of money can buy you an extra second of time.
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03-12-2015, 09:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,813
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Welcome to the forum. If you want to learn about RV's, this is the place.
2015 Newmar Ventana 3636 (on order)
2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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03-13-2015, 05:57 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Buffalo, IA
Posts: 2,825
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Welcome.... 
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Terry & Brenda - From the Iowa Banks of the Mighty Mississippi
2011 Winnie Journey 34y, Freightliner / Cummins , 2012 Chevy Colorado Toad
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03-14-2015, 08:53 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 55
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Thanks everyone!
I am learning new info already and appreciate the feedback. We already know the floor plans that we like, we have some flexibility. We do not plan to do "full time", 2-3 months at a time max. We are pretty confident that 30-34 ft will be long enough. We like to wander on "dotted lines" 8-) and don't want to spend all our time indoors. Hope to be out on the road sooner, rather than later....
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