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Generators prefer to be run. The general rule is once a month for 30 minutes under load. We liked to run ours with the A/C on while moving from one site to another. That way it didn't bother any neighbors. Linda

The most helpful thing I was taught is to put your hands at the bottom of the steering wheel. It then feels natural as to which way to turn the wheel. Linda

RVs truly are a case of buyer beware. Paying for a good inspector usually turns out to be well worth the price. Even with a quality unit. Our first one was so overbuilt it had only 800 lbs CCC. Finding the "right" unit for you is a challenge, indeed. I quickly learned to run any unit we were considering over a scale before buying it. Linda

I've been in a few RV parks that were that close. One of my favorites was where very close spots were divided by flowering bushes. They kept you from seeing into the next site but not from eavesdropping on their conversation. Linda

I walked through empty sites when it made sense to me to do so. Linda

Purposely misleading then.

Wifi, long spots, community fireplace and pickle ball courts. For that price? I'd pass. Linda

We often talk about the things we did as kids that we didn't consider unsafe then and how government won't let our kids do those things. But. When I was in third grade a classmate went through the windshield during an emergency stop. That was the first funeral I ever attended. I don't wish that experience on anyone at any age. Linda

I measured differently. On my long days, I spent 5-6 hours traveling from one campsite to another. Some of that is driving. Some is making pit stops. Some is seeing sights or running errands along the way. Sometimes, I took a nap after lunch. So the mileage differed greatly from one trip to another. The goal was always to be in camp and set up before I got tired. And before dark. Linda Sand

My Dave had that done recently, too. It's not beautiful but worth doing. I'm glad you got yours taken care of. Linda Sand

My friend's father set a cowbell on the floor of their car when she was learning to drive. Her challenge was to not ring the bell. Linda

It's only in the second year that you slow down. It takes that long to catch up on everything then rewire your brain. Linda

Back to the original topic. I searched the internet until I found photos of the interior. Um. The induction burner is hidden under the counter top until you pull it out thereby blocking access to the sliding door. The fridge is under that same counter but facing sideways. So you need to be sure you get everything you'll need out of the fridge before you start cooking. All Class B RVs have trade off so you have to decide if that one works for you. I would not be able to live in this one because of the bed. You have to climb up on the dinette seats to get to the bed which I can no longer do. Sure makes loading things under the bed though the back door easy, though. Linda

$799 is not bad for all a good inspector does and your guy sounds like a good one. Our experience is that buying though friends, if they are friends and not just acquaintances, is a good thing because they have an investment in your satisfaction. Linda Sand

Creative advertising. Youth smoking was reduced when billboards were put up everywhere saying, "Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray." Linda

And where. There are a lot more sunny days in Arizona than there are in Oregon. Linda

!!! In my van, they installed the furnace then built the cabinet around it. The guy who needed to service my furnace did a very good job of NOT swearing. Linda

On my last van I had 400 amps each solar and AGM batteries for an all electric/diesel van in which I often boondocked for a week or more in Arizona with no electrical hookup. I also spent three months (Oct-Dec) in North Carolina with no hookup, but free showers, by driving every now and then to charge my batteries if they got lower than I liked. The furnace was diesel but everything else, including my water heater and induction burner, was electric. I was the only one living in it, though. Given that you said you will be plugged in most nights and mostly going for weekends, I wouldn't spend a lot on solar. If you think you might go full-time in this rig in the relatively near future, then I would definitely do a bunch of solar for the freedom that gives you. Linda Sand

Earlier I implied that's us but it's really not. Dave usually hiked further than I did but we never just got out, took pictures, and moved on. Unless I was having one of those days where getting out wasn't an option but, even then, Dave did and brought me back pictures from further into a park. Linda

Sort of. We also drove to the north rim and peeked over the edge there. If you want to have fun, ask for a Junior Ranger guidebook and do the activities in it. From the NPS website: "Junior Rangers are typically between the ages of 5 to 13, although people of all ages can participate." Linda

Solar on roofs is popular in the RV community. It works on sticks n bricks structures, too. There are a lot of roofs available in cities. Linda

We are human beings not human doings. It is enough to just be. You could stop and see what there is without having to "do". Linda

Could be Pella, Iowa, but more likely Holland, Michigan. Linda

Many financial institutions now require a street address, not just a mail box. You can't live in an office but you can live in a campground. That's why a lot of full timers use the Escapee's mail service in Livingston, TX; they give you a street address that has been approved by the courts there as a legal address. Linda

When we went full time in 2008 we domiciled in Sioux Falls but, if I was doing it now, I would go on to Rapid City to the one that has a campground where you "could" actually live. Having that "real" address apparently helps in today's world. Pa attention, though, to medical insurance. Blue Cross of South Dakota has a reputation for not playing well with others. Linda Sand