This adventure has been in the works for over ten years now....or perhaps even longer since I yearned as a youth to buy a bus, convert it and travel throughout the US. Getting a job at 16 and assuming all the responsibilities of being a good citizen sidetracked me for a while but mid-life is as good a time as any to begin the journey.
We've been planning, forecasting, scheming, dreaming and predicting for the last several years what our traveling "house" should be to transport two adults and our two canine companions in comfort but still be affordable. This planning took us to several RV shows and internet surfing/researching and reading all the posts on discussion boards of RV groups to learn from the folks who are out there doing this on a daily basis. And mind you this is not a small group of people who are leading the gypsy lifestyle.....there are people in their 20's, families with children who are being homeschooled on the road and of course, retirees who are traveling and living on the road.
We needed to find a unit that would be built well to withstand a full-timer lifestyle...this narrows the results considerably. We did not like the lack of living space in motorhomes that we saw nor the hefty price tags for the higher end models. This led us to 5th wheels and ultimately to take a trip to our final two contenders.....New Horizons and Excel. Since we our motorcycle mamas and have lived our lives on the back of a motorcycle, taking our bike was an intergral part of the decision. After touring both plants, our mind was made up that Excel was the company we would go with.
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