Determining our RV type is becoming the hardest part of this entire journey. I need a vehicle to carry 6 people. Everyone but my husband and I are in carseats right now. My oldest is 6, so by Colorado law once she reaches the age of 8 legally she no longers needs to be in a carseat however, I know she will not reach the weight limit of her carseat for some time. We will keep her in her seat until she is 10 or over the weight. With this set up, it makes driving in a truck almost impossible.
Thanks to an amazing forum I just joined I realized an E-350 passenger van would probably be the best choice. Even my husband agrees. What I am thinking is the girls can each have their own bench seat, because sitting them next to each other for long periods of time in a vehicle always causes fights. Or we put them each on the opposite end of the bench. It would leave us plenty of room for storage in the vehicle, provided we dont go over the GVWR.
Obviously then we would buy a pull behind. I am hoping for one with slide outs, but I dont expect that to be our first purchase. I plan on buying one that is a little older, but still in good condition and customizing it to meet our needs as a family.
That brings me to the next point. You need to decide what you want in an RV. I am really trying to figure out things I cannot do without. One of those things is a private bedroom -with a door- for my husband and I. I dont care how amazing the door is, I just need a way to close myself out and have a little privacy at times. I would prefer a way to sleep all of the children without having to put the table down every night.
I would prefer bunk beds. I would prefer a couch. I know that those two things together will be hard to find, but I am looking for potential not only what it has RIGHT NOW.
Have you made improvements to your rv? Do you have tips or tricks you would love to share?
I am hoping things go well for you. I am new to full-time rv living. (still planning) I will be going solo, but I do follow some blogs of full timing families. You may have seen these sites, but maybe not. They have tackled some of the same questions you have about space, layout etc. Most of the links have a Christian base - that's not really my thing, but I am interested in large happy families and rving so I follow:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wechoosethislife.com/
http://ticknortribe.blogspot.com/
http://www.happyjanssens.com/ (although they are leaving full time rv life there are likely things there that would be interesting to you)
Here are a couple of organizations, don't know too much about them:
http://www.familiesontheroad.com/
http://fulltimefamilies.com/
Hope the links are helpful. Have fun!
LG