Motorhome Opinions

[Tree trunk]

Yeah the 15-20 year loan is wild, but I bet that’s how most folks are doing it.

I’ve used the company lightstream on a couple trailers now
-I think the highest loan I’ve pulled was like 25-30k on a 4 year plan
So I wasn’t getting big dog motorhome money through them lol

they have a loan calculator on the website so you can see what’s what.

 

[Tflow]

Yeah the 15-20 year loan is wild, but I bet that’s how most folks are doing it.

I’ve used the company lightstream on a couple trailers now
-I think the highest loan I’ve pulled was like 25-30k on a 4 year plan
So I wasn’t getting big dog motorhome money through them lol

they have a loan calculator on the website so you can see what’s what.

Idk if I want get into a big dog loan lol. There are a lot of motorhomes out there that I like for $150k. I can't see myself getting into a loan that big. Finding something good for $50-$60k and putting $15-$20k down, then financing the rest with some good terms, seems a lot more reasonable.

 

[deangraen]

I have a 2004 32' class A with a v10 that i pull the prerunner with. Its slow but gets the job done. In my opinion, paying cash for a coach and just being able to be out there with the family and friends is all the matters. The 150k diesel pusher may beat me up the hill but who cares ill get there when i get there. Travel day isnt race day lol. Just get something comfortable that meets the space needs of you and the family. At the end of the day, the guy with the payed off used coach is having as much if not more fun than the guy with the 15 year loan on his shiny new rolling turd.

 

[Tflow]

I have a 2004 32' class A with a v10 that i pull the prerunner with. Its slow but gets the job done. In my opinion, paying cash for a coach and just being able to be out there with the family and friends is all the matters. The 150k diesel pusher may beat me up the hill but who cares ill get there when i get there. Travel day isnt race day lol. Just get something comfortable that meets the space needs of you and the family. At the end of the day, the guy with the payed off used coach is having as much if not more fun than the guy with the 15 year loan on his shiny new rolling turd.

I agree with you 100% travel day isn't a race, and expensive setups don't equal more fun. The more I look into it, the more I think of it in a reliability and safety aspect. I live in the Bay Area, so if I'm going south to the desert, it's a 6-8 hour drive depending on where we go. We're either going over the Tehachapi or the Grapevine. For that matter, if I'm going North, I'm going over Donner Pass, so basically every trip we hit a decent grade. While I don't care about being the first one to the top, I do care about being able to slow down or stop on the way down. Obviously, exhaust brakes or brake controllers are a must. I just can't help but think about how much you're pushing the limits of the motorhome while towing if your trailer weighs more than what the rig is rated for. I did just do a deep dive on GVWR, towing capacity, payload, etc., the other night, so maybe I'm overthinking it a little bit lol

 

[deangraen]

I agree with you 100% travel day isn't a race, and expensive setups don't equal more fun. The more I look into it, the more I think of it in a reliability and safety aspect. I live in the Bay Area, so if I'm going south to the desert, it's a 6-8 hour drive depending on where we go. We're either going over the Tehachapi or the Grapevine. For that matter, if I'm going North, I'm going over Donner Pass, so basically every trip we hit a decent grade. While I don't care about being the first one to the top, I do care about being able to slow down or stop on the way down. Obviously, exhaust brakes or brake controllers are a must. I just can't help but think about how much you're pushing the limits of the motorhome while towing if your trailer weighs more than what the rig is rated for. I did just do a deep dive on GVWR, towing capacity, payload, etc., the other night, so maybe I'm overthinking it a little bit lol

That’s 100% understandable. The air brakes on a big pusher are definitely ideal. My coach is on the f53 chassis and between th trailer brakes and the brakes on the motorhome I have zero issues stopping. With it only being 32 foot it’s pretty light so it hasn’t been an issue and my setup is all within the GVWR of itself. The newer you go with the gas engines the part that makes them better is the transmissions. My pops has a 29 foot Thor ACE and that thing towes amazing. But you can also get a gasser on 22.5 wheels and air bags which then puts you into another level of tow rating. But it’s all preference and like you said, safety.

 

[juberafab]

The wife and I recently just went throught this. We ended up deciding on a fifth wheel travel trailer that we will be either building or buying a 40 foot gooseneck trailer to put it on kinda like a crawlerhauler. We were contemplating going with an rv but it just didnt make sense for racing. We need to be able to disconnect and run into town if needed. We didnt go with a toy hauler because of the weight. They are about 4 to 5 k more than a travel trailer. We got custom quotes for custom trailers to fit the race truck and they were well above 100k. I would have had to pull the bedsides and front clip to fit in a legal trailer. We will need to get a dulley once we finalize the set up bet that is fine. Just some food for thought. After our trip to KOH I wish we would have done this sooner. I already switch the trailer to Lithium iron phosphate batteries and the solar work perfect. I want to be able to take the travel trailer off during the summer for normal camping/ fishing trips. Have a few ideas to make those pretty simple. We will post up some pictures of the final set up once we finalize it.