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The idea of getting a RV and traveling kicked around in my head every few months and I’d window shop by clicking through Craigslist. So when Bud decided to make some moves and get a RV/motorhome, I already had a pretty good idea of what to look for.
We had three classes to narrow down:
Class A: these are the big, bus-like luxury RVs. Loads of space, but hard to navigate and low gas mileage. They’re usually more expensive and we wanted something that I’d be able to drive. I’m not the greatest driver and going from a little sedan to a behemoth bus would surely end with the thing somehow parked across the highway or bent around a tree. Ideal size for massive orgies.
Class B: this class would be more like your #vanlife type of vehicle. Much more manageable for me to drive, but considerably smaller on space. I really wanted to be able to take my cats with me and I didn’t like the idea of having them in that small of a space. Also, very little room for orgies, which I did not like.
Class C: not nearly as long as the Class A, but considerably more sizable than a Class B, this hit our sweet spot. Older ones are usually a more accessible price than the larger Class A, have okay-ish gas mileage and have enough space for us and a respectably sized orgy, so when searching this is primarily the RV type I gravitated towards.
I read loads of stories from other folks who’ve spent hours and hours pouring over spreadsheets and spent months looking for just the right RV but Bud and I settled on the first one I viewed. I found a twenty-year-old Class C a few hours away and it’d had some mechanical upgrades from a former owner. The folks we bought it from redid the interior so the fact that it wasn’t just beige did a lot for me even though, as my sister said, the RV “isn’t in (my) color palette.”
They redid the front cab in blue and white and even though we may end up changing the living part of the RV up a bit, I think the cab colors are fun and want to keep them.
Above the cab is a cozy, slightly-larger-than-queen-sized sleeping area. I really want to get some of that rainbow window film to make this spot more fun.
The living area contains a couch that folds down into a bed and the dining table converts into a twin-sized bed. I’m slowly convincing Bud that we don’t need the dining booth and we can take it out and put in a desk/entertainment center so that I can work or so we can sit on the couch in the evening and watch a movie. That’ll take time and money so we’ll make it work as it is for now. I think plans for the immediate future will be to pick out new colors and reupholster it all.
The kitchen is pretty standard and the oven is tiny and cute. The cooking runs off of propane but I have some electric cooking appliances in case we don’t want to use too much gas.
The former owners took off the door to the shower and put up just a shower curtain. When not in use it’ll house the litter box for the cats. When we self-quarantined for two weeks, being able to shower in this was a small heaven on earth in an otherwise scuzzy existence.
The bathroom isn’t a place to linger. It’s small and uninteresting, but now you know where I poop.
The bedroom is mostly just this big bed. There isn’t a lot of room on the sides, mostly enough room to shuffle to the left or right and slightly forward, so your choices are either get in bed or retrieve clothes and exit.
In a world with all the money and time, I’d like to repaint everything, change up some of the floor plan and pick out fabrics and patterns that I like more, but it’s livable as it is so any changes will be slow and small for the time being.
We’ll be heading out on the road soon and though we’re novices, there are so many resources on the internet for RV advice and how-tos. I’ll be updating this with adventures!
