Hiya. : ) New here - Montana Owners Club

lissafaith · 03-17-2018, 07:45 AM

Hi - not an RV owner yet but, after 5 - 6 years of LOTS of research, thought, planning, and so forth, my husband and I plan on purchasing a 2018 Montana 3790RD along with a big honkin’ something-or-other diesel dually - Chevy, GMC, or Ford - both later this year likely, in order to begin full-timing starting 2019 after his early retirement, selling our house, most of our possessions, etc. Started down-sizing already - boy, that’s an exhaustive process! - but, I figure starting a year ahead will give reasonable time to donate-sell-give away most everything we have, and then leave time for a good spruce up of our 115-yr-old domicile.

Anyhow, it was suggested to me to sign up for forums that support the brand of RV we plan on purchasing so, here we are. : ) We are brand-spankin new to RVing though not to camping (tent and a motorcycle pop-up pulled behind a beautiful 2007 Goldwing). We plan on this RV to be our only one - we don’t want to start smaller and work up, because we aren’t going to finance - don’t want big debt going into retirement. So, though that is a great idea to introduce yourself into RVing, that’s not our plan. Plus, not interested in used rigs (we’ve already considered that, got input back and forth in other forums we’re members of, and decided new was most suited for our needs). My husband is super handy as well so, we likely won’t freak too much at what everyone says to expect about fixes connected with new rigs.

So, that’s our synopsized story - I know we’ll get lots of good info from a great resource, here! Thanks!!

Melissa and Jim - Muskegon, MI

jeffba · 03-17-2018, 08:38 AM

Welcome But be warned this site will cost you a bundle when you find all of the upgrades you never knew you needed.

lissafaith · 03-17-2018, 09:19 AM

Thanks for the welcome - and lol to the warning. Good advice.

K0LCB · 03-17-2018, 09:20 AM

Welcome to our group! There is a wealth of knowledge here, just beware....

DarMar · 03-17-2018, 09:44 AM

Yes, Welcome to the group. You will glean a wealth of information and friendship during your time here.

lissafaith · 03-17-2018, 09:48 AM

Thanks K0LCB - you’re the second warning I’ve gotten. : ) LOL I’ll be sure to take it all in with a grain of salt.

Thanks to DarMar too - that’s what I’m hoping! : )

**DQDick** · 03-17-2018, 10:24 AM

Welcome to the forum! Hope this lifestyle is as good for you as it is for us. Also, don't forget Dodge also makes trucks. Ours has done us right for 8 years of full timing and over 70,000 towing miles.

lissafaith · 03-17-2018, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DQDick

Welcome to the forum! Hope this lifestyle is as good for you as it is for us. Also, don't forget Dodge also makes trucks. Ours has done us right for 8 years of full timing and over 70,000 towing miles.

Thanks, DQ. Great that you’ve gotten such good use out of your vehicle! I think my husband might consider them IF he hadn’t had such bad luck with them over the years as work vehicles - he’s an outside worker for a utility and Dodge trucks and vans were their fleet vehicles for years and he and his co-workers had tons and tons of issues with them - he won’t consider them because of that. My daughter also had a brand new Dodge 1500 RAM and that had lots of problems, too - she didn’t even keep it two years.

Though I know ALOT of folks who tow RVs use them and have absolutely no problems but, the two personal experiences we’ve had with Dodges were a mess so, that’s one we likely won’t look at. Glad yours is doing all right, though!

adams7806 · 03-17-2018, 02:43 PM

Welcome! This is a wonderful place to learn all sorts of things! We love our rig and will be going full-time as of 5/1! We're so excited. We have a 2002 Ford F350 Turbo Diesel and love it. It still runs great and we get 10-11 mpg when towing!

Don't hesitate to ask anything you need to know, even if it seems silly! Remember, the only dumb question is the one you didn't ask!

**AZ Traveler** · 03-17-2018, 04:24 PM

Welcome to the forum, this is a great place to learn and share. Since you are so new to RVing, it might be good to rent a few times to help sort out what is important. Tough to rent 5th wheels but you might do a class a or c.

lissafaith · 03-17-2018, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by adams7806

We love our rig and will be going full-time as of 5/1! We're so excited.

Well, congratulations! I’m sure you’re looking forward to it; I don’t blame you!

Good to know re: mileage for your truck - that’s pretty good, while towing.

Thanks for the nice welcome!

lissafaith · 03-17-2018, 06:28 PM

We thought about doing that AZ but, with our schedules not meshing for time off together plus the expense of it, it’s not feasible while working. We’re just gonna jump in and make it work! : ) When I was younger, I was a single parent and my daughter and I had to move a lot and into some VERY small places due to expenses we couldn’t always meet so, it taught me to be very flexible when it came to living space!

Golfmedik · 03-18-2018, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffba

Welcome But be warned this site will cost you a bundle when you find all of the upgrades you never knew you needed.

IF this site had a "LIKE" button like Facebook does, I'd hit this one a thousand times!!

lissafaith · 03-18-2018, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Golfmedik

IF this site had a "LIKE" button like Facebook does, I'd hit this one a thousand times!!

Golfmedik, looks like you have virtually the same set-up we’re looking at - different in the years and not sure of the brand of tow vehicle as yet but, all the same general things. How do you like it all? Any big issues, with rig or TV yet? Thank you!

CarWin · 03-18-2018, 01:37 PM

Welcome from Central Ohio !!! Enjoy the new rig and make lots of memories !

Miles2Go · 03-18-2018, 02:34 PM

Hi there! I just joined today. We just sold our house in Muskegon this month and bought a 3791RD to full time. LOL. We retired early as well (40yrs old) and also are not financing. Small World. Welcome and I'm looking forward to learning a lot in here.

**AZ Traveler** · 03-18-2018, 03:11 PM

Miles - welcome to the forum!

Miles2Go · 03-18-2018, 03:29 PM

Thanks!

lissafaith · 03-18-2018, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Miles2Go

Hi there! I just joined today. We just sold our house in Muskegon this month and bought a 3791RD to full time. LOL. We retired early as well (40yrs old) and also are not financing. Small World. Welcome and I'm looking forward to learning a lot in here.

Hiya Miles - yeah that is an interesting coincidence, indeed. You are about 20 yrs younger than us but, that just gives you more time to enjoy. : )

FYI - I watch a crazy amount of videos on the full-time rving thing, and a great resource for younger full-timers is called Excapers which is an offshoot of the huge Escapees group. So, if you already know, forgive the redundancy but, if not, maybe check them out - they may be a great resource!

Anyhow, welcome, and I hope too learn some good stuff, too!

lissafaith · 03-18-2018, 07:45 PM

Thanks CarWin - I hope that we can! We have to wait a little while to start - my husband isn’t retiring until likely middle of next year - but, we’re both looking so forward to it!

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