The Motorhome and RV Lifestyle

February 26, 2009 at 11:16 am (motorhome)
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1. Attend an FMCA international convention and other Recreational Vehicle shows, where many motorhomes and related products are on display at one location. You can comparison shop, talk with motorhomers and dealers and, perhaps, go on a test drive. At each FMCA convention, a special workshop called “Motorhoming: What’s It All About?” is open to the general public and anyone who wants to learn more about motorhoming.

travel trailer for sale(RV insurance, motorhome insurance and travel trailer insurance shopping can feel like an onerous task, but it’s one of those things you need to do every once in a while. RV America Insurance can make shopping for RV insurance easier because they represent five top-rated motorhome insurance and travel trailer insurance companies. If you haven’t shopped your recreational vehicle insurance lately you might give them a call today to see if you can save some money on your motor home insurance. RV America Insurance can be reached at 800-400-0186.)

2. Subscribe to Family Motor Coaching to read motorhome reviews, new product info, company profiles, and safety, livability and technical articles. By reading FMC magazine, you’ll learn about the specific types of motorhomes available. Travel destinations and tips for enjoying the lifestyle are included, too. Once you become a motorhome owner, consider switching to an FMCA membership to take advantage of other benefits offered to FMCA members.

3. Rent: If you have little or no RVing experience, renting a motorhome before buying is a good idea. Rental fees range from approximately $90 to $200 per day. To find rental locations, check the phone directory under “Recreation Vehicles.” Or, contact the Recreation Vehicle Rental Association (800-336-0355) at www.rvra.org.

4. Tour: If buying a motorhome for sale, consider taking a tour of a manufacturer’s plant. Many offer tours on appointment, where you can watch various phases of the production process, learn about construction materials and ask questions. List of manufacturers and custom bus converters.

5. Request: The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) offers a free packet of material to first-time RV buyers.

6. Considering jumping right in to full-timing? Janet Groene’s Full -Timer’s Primer column appears in every issue of FMC and offers valuable advice to those who plan to live and travel in a motorhome full-time. Read a selection of prevously published columns.

7. Read RV-related books, which are available in bookstores, libraries and from online booksellers. Review selected titles.

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Information About Motorhome Rentals

December 23, 2008 at 9:48 am (motorhome)
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Combining the comforts of home along with the luxury of traveling and enjoying nature’s bounties, stopping once in a while to explore whatever you like, that makes the ideal vacation, with family and friends. And one of the best ways to do it is to rent a motorhome.

Constructed on a chassis, motorhomes are living units, with all the amenities you have in your home, such as cozy bedrooms, well equipped kitchens and bathrooms, air-conditioners, generators, central heating – everything, in fact, to make road-tripping not only exciting but also comfortable.

There are a whole lot of companies that provide various types of motorhomes, with different designs, sizes, and colors. So you can choose one according to the number of people traveling in it, and to suit your taste. Some of these companies are: Fleetwood, Tiffin Motor Home, Buddy Greg Motor Homes, Winnebago Motor Homes, Fleetwood Motorhome, Damon Motor Coach, Cruise America, Roadtrek, Poulsbury, EL Monte RV, Abel RV Rental, Bates International Motor Homes. All of them have functional and luxurious motor homes on offer, which you can check out.

Before actually renting a motor home, you need to decide exactly what you need. For instance, there are three types of motor homes that you can choose from: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Each of them is designed to suit varying needs. While Class A, which is the bus type, is larger and roomier than the others, Class C is known for being the safest, equipped with seat belts and air bags. But, many people find Class B the most convenient, because its size allows you to park it practically anywhere you wish. Designed for various conditions and local roads, the sizes of motorhomes range from 22-32 feet, and can even be larger, if you want.

You also have the choice of picking between gas powered and diesel powered motor homes. While diesel, of course is more fuel-efficient, it is also far noisier. Whereas gas powered motorhomes are less noisy, while also being faster.

Before giving you a motorhome on rent, most rental agencies will require that you have a valid drivers’ license. Many motorhome rental agencies have their own websites where you can check out the motorhomes they have on offer, and also reserve them online. You may have to make a minimum down payment, varying from 150-500 dollars, or sometimes even more.

The rental charges of motorhomes can also differ according to the time of year you rent them in, while in some months, such as June-August, normal rates may be charged, you can get discounted rates during the other months of the year. You will need to check out the rates with the agency you book your motorhome from.

So, whether you want to travel across unending freeways, drinking in the splendors of the great outdoors, or get off from the beaten path and experience its rustic, earthy beauties, why not bundle into a rental motorhome with the family, and start rocking and rolling?

On the way, there are many camping sites you can stopover at, many of which are equipped with full service washrooms and sewage disposal systems along with heated swimming pools, where you can even take off on foot, hiking up pine tree filled mountain trails or even go fossil hunting, or perhaps lie back baking on a sandy beach licking a meltingly cool ice cream cone.

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Used and New RV’s Information

November 5, 2008 at 5:28 am (RVs)
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If you can afford it, it is safer to buy a new RV. That said, RVs tend to depreciate like cars do. Last years models are cheaper by lots and if you buy a new one you will lose the depreciation as soon as you pull off the lot, or in the case of a trailer, as soon as you pull it off the lot.

The problem is that motorcoaches cost so much that most people can’t afford to buy new. We are talking about money here, starting over $100,000.00 for a fresh new motorhome smelling RV. That still seems like a lot of money to take a 30% hit on in five minutes. On the other hand, if you are looking to buy a used motorhome for sale in very good condition, you are still looking at a very big dollar amount, for a used RV for sale. If you want to look at older motorhomes, you will have to concern yourself with the condition of the two parts of the motorhome; the motor part, and the home part.

If the RV of your dreams is not going to become the RV of your nightmares, and you really want one, the most important thing for you to do is research. Learn everything you can about your target RV before you look at the first ad on-line. Learn what the costs associated with the maintenance of that class of RV are. Learn about the tax benefits or problems associated with owning an RV in your State. Some States consider motorhomes as second homes and not as motor vehicles, and they are taxed more leniently.

After you have completed that research find a good and trustworthy mechanic who knows about motorhomes. Learn all that you can about diagnosing conditions that you might need to discover before you buy your used RV. Learn how to tell the difference between something that will cost $5.00 to fix and something that will cost more than a new RV to fix.

Yes, there are bargains out there. There are people who have just decided to get rid of their year old Fleetwood RV and because you look as if you need a break they are willing to sell it to you for only $5,000.00, but I will bet you that you don’t stumble on one of them tomorrow morning. The best bargains come to the people who know what they are looking for and who can tell the difference between a diamond and a broken bottle.

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