I Bought An RV today

What was I thinking? It’s big, scary to drive, and expensive. It’s currently taking up half of my driveway because I can’t bring myself to tear up my backyard lawn and build a pad for the RV to sit on when I’m not traveling in it.

Buying an RV was not a rash decision. In fact, I’ve been planning for my RV for the past couple of years. I paid off my debt and saved to make the down payment. I looked at all kinds of motor homes, travel trailers, and even popups before deciding on the make and model. Did I say they were expensive?

I’m not retired. In fact, I’m a busy person and retirement won’t happen for many years to come. I still work as a professor at a local college, which I love, and I’m a business consultant with two longtime clients who keep me very busy. I’m also single. I can’t tell you how many times I have wished I had a husband since I decided to enter the RV life. It seems it is sometimes necessary to have a “spotter” to help with backing up and parking.

Oh, and I had never driven an RV before I had to white-knuckle it home from the dealership seven days ago. I’m happy to say I didn’t run into anything. I thought I could back it into my driveway, but discovered right away that, even with three cameras on the RV, it’s impossible to see anything behind you at night. I ended up pulling the RV into the driveway headfirst. I haven’t moved it since I brought it home last Tuesday.

For the past week, I’ve been trying to outfit it with everything a home needs before my first trip on April 11. Having to buy custom sheets was an eye opener until I found out how much a power surge protector costs for a Class A motor home running on 50 amps. Ouch! Going to Ikea was the best idea I had. I was able to check off numerous things from my list and felt like I got a good bargain. All in, I’ve probably spent about three or four thousand dollars on stuff to put inside the coach.

This Sunday, my buddy Carlos is coming over to accompany me to the mall in the RV. He will be my spotter as I practice backing up and turning corners.

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