By Valerie C.
Whether you’re buying an RV, or just curious about them, buyers have an important decision to make right off the bat. New or used?
“Don’t buy a new RV,” they say, “because it will depreciate 25 to 30% the first year!”
“Don’t buy a used RV,” they say, “because it won’t be under warranty and so many things need service and repair.”
“Don’t buy a new RV,” they say, “because so many things go wrong with motorhomes the first six to twelve months.”
“Buy a new RV,” they say, so you can get exactly what you want custom from the factory.”
Who to believe? What to think? New? Or used?
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Posted by RVLuckyOrWhat in RV Life, RV Ownership, RV Trouble, Travel Stories Tags: 2014 Thor Tuscany 45LT, Buying an RV, Camping World, Full-time RVing, Motorhome, New RV, RV Industry, RV Life, RV Refrigerator, RV repair difficulties, RV service, RV Warranty issues, Thor, Travel, Used RV
By Valerie C.
We’ve had an amazing start to our full-time RV adventure so far — dropping off the kids at college, having to be towed after a breakdown on the side of the interstate in Kentucky on day 5, visiting friends, family, and National Parks in Utah and Nevada (as described in my last blog post), and generally finding an adventure every day.

The Oasis RV Resort in Las Vegas…rows of palm trees, an oasis-like pool complex, and 85F at night makes this one of the most beautiful RV parks we’ve seen so far.
This week continued our amazing RV adventure, including possibly the most interesting and fun 24-hour period ever!
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Posted by RVLuckyOrWhat in RV Life, Travel Stories Tags: 80s music, Full-time RVing, Howard Jones, Jonathan Atkinson, Red Rock Canyon, Retro Futura, Robbie Bronniman, RV Life, the Beach at Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, Thompson Twins, Tom Bailey, Travel, U.S. travel, Vegas
By Valerie C.

The time of our lives…? Not exactly when on Aug. 19, when our rig broke down on I-25 outside Paducah, Kentucky and had to be towed.
After packing up everything and heading south, we made our goal of dropping off my son at Clemson University for his freshman year in two days. The RV, however, had other ideas about our plan to meet Mitch’s son in Salt Lake City.
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Posted by RVLuckyOrWhat in RV Trouble, Travel Stories Tags: Full-time RVing, HMS Love Shack, Park City, RV Trouble, Salt Lake City, Thor Tuscany, Travel, U.S. travel, Utah
Just saw some antelope for the first time on the trip! They were near the Wyoming/Utah border. I didn’t get a picture but I was so excited! Then I saw some more. And some more. Now I’m like, “Oh. Antelope.” Mitch sill hasn’t spotted them though (he’s driving). Give it five minutes.
Post Script:
We’ve now seen quite a few pronghorn antelope in the western U.S. since the start of our trip. Here is a picture of pronghorn antelope we took in Yellowstone in July 2015!
Honestly, seeing wild animals never gets old.
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Posted by RVLuckyOrWhat in RV Life, Travel Stories Tags: antelope, Full-time RVing, U.S. travel