Garland and I have been back and forth as to what our “home on the rode” will be. Do we want the size and more residential feel of a Fifth Wheel or do we want a Class A Motorhome. A Class A would be more comfortable driving/traveling, especially for me and the pups and I could make lunch as we’re driving. With a Fifth Wheel we would have to stop and potentially have to open the slides to do that.
G recently made some modifications to his truck, so that lends itself toward the Fifth Wheel, but then we need to sell my car. We don’t want to be in separate vehicles while traveling. We actually enjoy spending time together. 🙂
I think the Fifth Wheel is our choice for a couple of reasons. The price is better/more in line with what we want to spend and we can have all we need – an extra room for G to work, washer and dryer hookups and possibly a second bath. You know where I’m coming from – all men should have their own toilet. 🙂 Some Class As have all we want but are extremely pricey.
We’ve physically toured Fifth Wheels in FL and NC, and G is constantly finding different manufacturers/models online. We are YouTube junkies…watching video tours almost everyday!
We are also getting things accomplished at home – working toward listing our house. New/replacement windows will be installed soon – that was not an inexpensive purchase! We had our fence replaced a month or so ago. We started installing vinyl flooring (looks like wood) in the living room and hallway back in December. Had to put on hold on that when G’s knee started bothering him. It was harder than we thought it would be, since we needed to put plywood down to level the floor. At the transition places (foyer and kitchen – they are tile) there was too much of a height difference. We are also going to put this flooring in our downstairs master.
We’ve recently been told by two real estate agents not to spend too much money in renovations, since homes in our area are selling so well. They typically don’t stay on the market for more than a few days – which is FANTASTIC! Our initial plan was to re-fresh the kitchen with new counter tops and totally re-work the downstairs bath but now we’re rethinking that. We do think we still need to replace the stove as we have already added a newer refrigerator, dish washer and microwave – all the same manufacturer. When we moved in, all the appliances were original to the house (1980’s). I had never seen an oven without a glass front before we moved here!
The biggest thing we’re doing is donating items we don’t need and trashing others. Whether you call it downsizing or working toward a minimalist lifestyle, it’s really satisfying making trips to Guardian Angel Thrift store. I like donating there because they fund Alzheimer’s. I’ve been four times in the last few months and plan on many more trips! I hate to admit I have things from the early 90’s that I haven’t laid eyes on until now. G and I have been married just a little over 11 years and both been married before, so our combined belongings are WAY out of control. If you just look at the amount of clothes we own and don’t wear, it’s a lot! We did try (with our good friends helping) soon after we moved here, to organize things. We called them “Box and Wine” nights. We emptied many boxes and I think we did dispose of quite a bit of paper back then – don’t know why I keep so much paper! Another area I’ve worked on is the kitchen. Why does anyone need “THAT” many Tupperware/plastic containers? And I was amazed finding double or triple items!
We are going to get a small storage unit, for things we just can’t part with – like my Mother’s Limoges china she purchased in France and knick-knacks that would not survive in an RV. Christmas decorations from both our Mom’s are also hard to depart with.
More details later…