So we have been unintentionally unfair about the reveal. We got so busy trying to find places for everything, and had such a mess, we didn't get around to taking pictures until today. Sorry!
As you can likely see already, we didn't get a dog 😀
We bought a new motorhome. So you may be asking, what was up with the baby reference?
Well, you probably know we had a 45' Class A coach that had a 5' wide motorcycle lift on the back, and we towed our Jeep behind that. Arguably in the world of RVs that made us about the biggest thing on the road.
As we have been traveling we have quickly learned that not many state and county parks have easy access for a rig that size. Read that to say we don't get to stay in parks like Victoria Palms very often.
Please understand that there are plenty of big coaches and parks that cater to them. But we like trees and rivers and campfires. Rarely do the two align in a way that doesn't break the bank.
So what to do? We thought long and hard about it, and many will say we are a little nuts, but we downsized... By 50% !!
The new "baby" is a 2019 Winnebago View 24D. She is 25' 6", rides on a Mercedes Benz diesel sprinter chassis, and has the perfect floorplan for us.
It has a full wall slide on the driver's side which holds a full booth dinette and a queen size Murphy bed. When the bed is up we have a large comfy couch. Kinda the best of both worlds.
It has the biggest kitchen of anything in the class of RV and plenty or cabinets and a full pantry.
It has all the necessities for extended boondocking (camping off the grid) from an Onan generator to factory installed solar.
It even has a Truma tankless hot water heater with a hot water recirculating pump that provides instant and continuous hot water to every faucet. Read that as some incredible showers, and it sips propane.
And all of this is riding on a Mercedes chassis that only gets serviced every 2 years or 20,000 miles, AND gets between 13 and 16 MPG (we have averaged 14.4 MPG while towing the Jeep behind. For reference the Entegra was averaging 7.5 MPG!
So call us crazy, but we are incredibly happy with our move, and we have found storage for everything (less a few Goodwill runs that is)
So that's the deal and this is our new baby that is almost exactly half the size of the bus.
We now look forward to many more ... Next Hundred Miles, and we'll do it in a more compact and agile way
By the way, there is no baby registry 😀 so please don't send gifts.
That is a beauty. Miss seeing you guys.
ReplyDeleteWe are looking at going full time and have been looking at the same model of the View. Look forward to following yall's journey.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading. We continue to love the rig and are very happy with our decision. Keep us posted on your progress.
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