brooksrimes

Is there a website you can go to and enter an address and have it tell you the signal strength for Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, etc.? I mean a website not associated with campground reviews, that will work for any address. Thanks! Brooks

Thanks for the post, Kirk. We're debating whether there will be a problem taking the bikes EVERYWHERE to groceries, restaurants, stores, parks, etc. It's a little harder to park with the bikes sticking out, chance of another car hitting them, maybe someone trying to steal them (although we would have them locked down). Did you ever have any of these or other problems? Brooks

When we FT'ed 2004-2008 we had a Swagman rack and bikes mounted on the tow bar when we towed, then moved the rack and bikes to the toad when we went biking somewhere. We sold that rack and Swagman doesn't make that one anymore. I can probably set up something similar with this Swagman Traveler XC2 rack: https://www.swagman.net/product.htm?pid=828192&cat=40497, but I will need to get buy a new 2" hitch for the toad to replace the perfectly good 1.25" that is on there now. So I'm thinking maybe I should just tow with the bikes on the back of the toad (covered of course). It does make things a little longer going down the road, but this MH is 7-8' shorter than the last one. I'm trying to think about any other downsides to doing this. Does anyone else tow with bikes on the back of the toad? (ours is a Honda CRV) Any thoughts on this appreciated.

Appreciate the post Vern. I agree with you. Used ones are very rare. New ones are a 2 year wait, just checked with the factory this week.

I wonder if that's a difference in quality between a Winnebago and a Forest River?

Thank you both. This is now my homework for today! Brooks

We came close to buying a Forest River Sunseeker 3050S from a private individual until we did reading here: https://www.rvinsider.com/Forest-River-Sunseeker-RV-Reviews?manu=Forest+River&brand=Sunseeker&sort=date&order=desc#wrapper_invert There is one huge slide and several people had major problems with it. There are also many complaints about quality of workmanship in general and the manufacturer not being responsive. We knew what kind of class A to buy (Tiffin) but aren't really familiar with class Cs. Besides Forest River, local dealers carry Coachman, Jayco and Thor. Which of these have good quality and are responsive to customers? Are Winnebago's solid class C's? I think they might be. Thanks!

Hi Linda, Thanks for the post. Maybe its what the local dealer only orders. They are a major dealer in the area and had no units with Saddleback. All the 2020 & 2021 units were black/gray. This is the Saddleback color scheme: https://www.thormotorcoach.com/build-price/product-builder-steps/?p=10026#view-2 My wife is better with colors and says even the Accent in the Saddleback is gray. Brooks

We were class C shopping today and were surprised to find that they are now outfitting RV's with really tiny refrigerators. Also all the interior color schemes have switched to black/gray/white and the patterns are ugly IMHO. One of the C's with a good sized frig (12 cu ft) is the Thor Chateau 31W. And the 31W's that are several years old have a brown/tan color scheme. The problem is all the 31W are 300+ miles away. I'd like to know what year the colors switched to all black/gray. I sent Thor a question. Will have to wait and see if they respond. Suggestions/ideas appreciated.

When we bought our Allegro Bay in 2004 it listed for 120k and we negotiated and bought it for 90k. We were told that due to the high markups on RV's, you should be able to get 25% off the list price. Now, due to Covid-19, RVing seems to be in a frenzy, RV's sell fast and dealers are more in control of price due to supply and demand. Would like to know if other recent buyers, new or used, were able to negotiate on the dealer's asking price? Thanks, Brooks

We have a bid in on one and would like to hear from other owners. Thanks! Brooks & Brenda SKP #81042

Thanks for the post. Solo puts a whole different spin on things. I think I could do solo. But with 2 people, it's maybe just too tight of quarters for months at a time. But, I'm sure some make it work.

Thanks for the post, Sandy. Curious ... who made your custom van? Was the scooter just for use in the CG? We were at Quartzsite multiple times. Always had a good time with the Boomers BOF on the BLM land. From the posts here, I'm reaching the conclusion that a B probably won't work for us.

Thanks for the post, Kirk. It's helpful. We're in our early to mid 60s and are fortunate to be pretty active. On one hand, it would be nice not to have to pull a toad but the trade off is a pretty small living space.

We fulltimed in a 37.5' class A from 2004 to 2008, sold it in 2009 and went back to a house. We will keep the house (grandkids) but want to get back out on the road 6 months a year. We are wondering if we could do it without a toad in a class B. We will want to bring 2 bicycles. Is a class B too small to spend 6 months in? Is it too big a pain to continually connect/disconnect in a CG in order to go sightseeing and shopping? Thoughts and ideas appreciated. Thanks!