[Glenn and Laureen]

Welcome Red Raider. With that moniker I assume you are an alumnus of the Guns Up, South Plains variety. I am a 1967 graduate of that fine institution myself.

What Richard said, plus try for about a week on the first trip. Don't be in a rush to get from point A to point B. Give yourself time to get to a site, get set up and test out various things such as the water systems, switching between electrical shore power and batteries, levelling the RV, etc.

My wife and I bought a 1984 Newell a little over 2 years ago. Before that we once owned a tent that we used one time. No RV experience whatsoever. Has been a steep learning curve but it has been fun and in our retirement we have learned to work on RV maintenance projects together. Was not a big money issue for us because we paid not much for our now 37 year old Newell, plus we have close relatives who have been happy owners of a 1982 Newell for several years. I do strongly recommend that you rent something before committing any big money to the idea.

Good luck.