Picking the Camper

I really questioned if we could actually live in a camper without killing each other even if we had additional space in a metal building shell.  We probably jumped the gun by getting the camper before almost anything but I really needed the reassurance of the possibility.  We looked at quite a few that wouldn't really sleep 3 children very well or give us much for storage.  Most also meant lounging would always be at a dinette which lacked appeal significantly.

My husband and I on a date night with nothing else to really do, ventured over to a far away RV store that was extremely large and had a large expanse of used campers.  There was one RV we kept asking to see but it was closed up (the slides were in and battery was dead) and it was far from a plug in, etc.  We looked at all the other possibilities on the lot with no avail.  Finally when we described what we wanted, a sales guy ran back to the office for a bit to search for what we wanted.  He came back with a portable energy source and went to the very RV we kept asking about.  It was perfect!

It is a fifth wheel with multiple slideouts and it is used so we could save some money.

There was a combo couch and eating area that has a removeable table and a comfortable chair which ended up being upgraded to a small recliner because someone removed the chair in the picture.  It was the best "living room" we found.

This is what makes the camper amazing.  There are two bunks on each side, separated by a half bath.  An extra bathroom and basically 2 bedrooms beyond the master bedroom makes this a lot easier for a teenager with 2 younger siblings.  There are drawers under the bottom bunk and a closet between them.  We found nothing else close to this layout.

 The master was pretty spacious and was more of a bedroom than just a space like many other campers were.  The storage was amazing on this camper with so many drawers and cabinets, we could actually function!


It was so perfect we hesitated to walk away and wait.  We decided to just discuss the options but we kept saying we were going to wait in the end.  Finally, the dropped the RV price by $10k, threw in a $3k hitch installed for my husband, promised to fix a couple items, and put in the nice recliner (not pictured).  I guess that shows how much markup they have.  We conceded which did meant we had to store it for a little bit but it did give me peace of mind.