We have not used ours nearly as much as my Wife thought we would when she insisted that we buy it...it just costs too much! With gas at nearly $4/gallon and the motorhome getting less than 10mpg, it is hard to rationalize driving the motorhome rather than the 30mpg car. With the motorhome, you HAVE to drive slower than you can with the car.
I know people who go South for months in the Winter, and using a motorhome for that maybe makes some sense, as you can stay in a motorhome relatively cheaply if you don"t move it around much once you get to your destination. But I doubt that my Wife and I will ever do that--there is just too much that needs to be taken care of here for us to leave for more than about a week or so.
When we go long distances, we fly to near the destination and then rent a small car for while we are there. We visit our son in Florida, usually in the Fall or Winter, and have gone on several cruises in the same trips. It would take many days to drive our motorhome to Florida, and I hate to think what the fuel bill would be. Flying is cheaper and it is easy to get there in a day.
Using a motorhome would simplify dealing with a dog, as you could probably take the dog along most places, rather than having to board the dog somewhere or have someone care for it at your home. That has been one problem with our trips over the years, making sure the dog was being cared for properly. But our almost 15 year old Border Collie died last month, and my Wife and I have had discussions about not getting another dog. The last year the dog was fairly incontinent and I think it would have been a nightmare trying to travel with her in the motorhome.
Older motohomes have their own set of problems. Like any vehicle, things wear out and you have to fix them or get them fixed. Motorhomes are not easy to work on, especially if you are someplace away from your tools. You really want to have it as reliable as possible, as tow bills on a motorhome are huge. In most areas, it is fairly necessary to store a motorhome under cover, or else they deteriorate much faster outside.
As you might have guessed, I am way less thrilled with motorhomes than I thought I would be. But some people love theirs and have a great time with them. How would it work out for you? You can probably only find out by trying it. I like the idea of renting one first to see how you like it (and wish that is what we had done!!!), but I sure would not tell you what to do. Good luck!
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