We attended Life on Wheels in Moscow Idaho in 2002 as complete RV Rookies; that was 3 years
before we bought our first travel trailer. They said that 30% of the attendees don't own an RV.
There is an incredible amount of information at Life On Wheels. You can't take it all in at one time. We split up and went to different classes so that we could get more information. We still couldn't cover it all. I can't imagine that there is any question you could have about RVing or Fulltiming that you can't get answered there.
Some of the teachers are professional RV instructors that do the LOW circuit each year; year after year. This group tends to be very polished; they have their timing down and everything flows smoothly. Many of these people have a lot of RV experience and have written there own books.
There seemed to be 3 "tracks" to the classes. Beginner classes like: How to pick an RV or How to pack an RV, RV Safety classes, etc. A second track is technical. Every thing you could hope to know about every appliance and system in your RV. The third track is lifestyle classes. Places to go, hobbies for the road, how to cook or write for the road etc.
LOW is intended to be an educational experience so there was only one tent selling anything and instructors couldn't sell things in the classes.
We learned so much at LOW and I am sure it saved us from making many rookie mistakes. I look forward to going back again someday with my Montana as Rookie Fulltimers.
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