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Mike and Jennifer Wendland
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an edited excerpt of an article by Mike and Jennifer Wendland, creators of the RV Lifestyle website, podcast and YouTube channel.
A member of our RV Lifestyle Facebook group is about to buy their first RV and asked our community what regrets they had about their first purchase.
Bill wrote:” About to buy our first RV. As the saying goes, “buy your 3rd RV first”. If you regretted your first RV purchase, what were the reasons? Too big? Too Small?”
Bill’s post addressed what we like to call the Goldilocks problem of RV buying. The first RV always seems too small. The second one too big. And the third one juuuuust right. (Or possibly vice versa with the first and second.)
Many RVers responded with their experiences and offered some advice. We’ll share their input as well as offer some advice of our own.
Like we said: The Goldilocks Problem. Many RVers regret buying too big or too small with their first RV. Then, they overcorrect and buy too small or too big for their second RV. Like Bill said in his post, it seems it takes three RVs to get it right.
Another common regret new RV owners have is opting for a motorhome over a travel trailer or vice versa. Some trailer owners realize they despise hooking and unhooking the trailer, while motorhome owners wish they could unhook and drive around freely.
The third buying regret usually starts off with “I really wish we had…” and ends with “it just doesn’t work for us.” RVers realize over time that the floorplan they chose doesn’t utilize the space the best way for them. Or, they realize they can’t actually live without the thing they thought they could live without (i.e. washer/dryer, bigger closet, etc.)
Source: https://rvbusiness.com/rvers-tell-rv-lifestyle-about-some-rv-purchase-regrets/
