66 When we tried our first RV experience. We rented a class C from Cruise America for 6 weeks. It was enough to convince me of two things 1) A 25' class C was too small for me to do much time in and 2) Renting is VERY expensive.
On that trip we spoke to a number of TT owners and based on my own judgement and the conversations with others, we decided to look for tow-behinds around the 30' length.
During that trip we went through Elkhart IN where most of the RVs are made and stopped at a dealership there. We saw a floor plan we really liked and the price seemed almost too good to be true for a new unit. We liked the salesman at the dealer and felt that we could trust him as far as you can trust anyone trying to sell you something. In the end, we bought the same model, but a newer year and he gave us the same price as the superseded model.
Now, for the setup and first trip: We had a trailer, but no truck. I sought and heeded advice from the wise heads on these forums and bought a 250 with a 6.2L gas engine. The advice was sound and we have done almost 20,000 miles now with our rig.
We also read a lot of advice on setting up the RV and what things we should have, like TPMS, better tires than the OEMs, tools, and other items to make our rig a home away from home.
We have had our rig for two seasons so far. In the first year we did 11,000 miles in three months and the second year we did only 8,000 miles in the 3 months.
Here's a collection of videos from last year
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...j9av-joqUxhUfy
And here's a video from 2018
https://youtu.be/fv3iqskI7kA
And this trip is where it all started for us in 2017
https://youtu.be/gjH9otEhIWI
Happy trails to you from the Grey Nomads from Oz.