Before You Buy an RV

Buying an RV is a hell of a lot more complicated than walking through a dealership and deciding which floor plan looks good.

Before You Buy an RV is a real-world guide to choosing an RV for full-time, extended, and off-grid living.

This isn't a catalog of RVs or a list of the "best" models. It's about figuring out what kind of RV actually fits the way you intend to live—and understanding the compromises that come with every choice.

Inside, you'll find practical guidance on:

• Choosing between motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, and different classes of motorhomes
• How often you're really going to move
• Water, power, heating, cooling, and off-grid living
• Towing and roadside assistance
• RV maintenance and the systems you're actually buying
• The real costs beyond the purchase price
• Why a dealership walkthrough isn't an inspection
• What to look for before you buy
• How to use a professional inspection
• Questions to ask before signing the paperwork
• Worksheets and decision tools to help figure out what you actually need

And there's some hard-earned experience in here, too.

We bought our RV without having it independently inspected. I had been a mechanic my entire life and figured I could find anything important myself.

I was wrong.

That's one of the lessons behind this book.

There isn't a perfect RV. There is only an RV whose compromises fit your life better than another RV's compromises.

Before You Buy an RV is about figuring out what those compromises are before you hand over the money.

Buy the whole thing. Not just the dream.

Bigfoot Trails Basecamp
Independent Adventure Media