We did the RV thing for about 4 years and it was fun. Then covid hit and it got so popular that everything was crowded and it wasn't fun anymore. Mostly agree

We did the RV thing for about 4 years and it was fun. Then covid hit and it got so popular that everything was crowded and it wasn't fun anymore. Mostly agree with this list though: 1. Size: 35ft should be your absolute limit. There are a lot of reasons for this that you'll discover as you get into it. 2. Hard mounted satellite: This was my favorite feature, but we got a dish that would keep the signal when you were driving. I took a trip from Florida to South Carolina on a Saturday in the fall. We had College Gameday on when we left and didn't miss a beat for most of the day. For me, this makes the drive a lot more enjoyable. Nothing better than getting up to make a sandwich while the game is on while stuck in a traffic jam. 3. Never tried the camping clubs, but they didn't seem worth it. 4. This makes sense, but wasn't anything we ever had an issue with. 5. Completely agree. 6. Also true. We used Dish Network on a month-to-month 7. Taking your time is pretty much the point. Enjoy the drive. Stop and see interesting things. We started actively looking for random billboard activities to chase down. Visited the Luray Caverns, Hershey Park and almost chased down the bigfoot museum but it was a little too far off the route. 8. Totally correct. You don't need a lot, but it will still feel good to be prepared. Like anything, it's a learning experience. 9. I can see this, but YMMV. 10. Costs are certainly interesting. We had 2 different RVs over 4 years. We started out with a 20 year old rig that we got cheaper than a used car and fixed it up. It wasn't perfect but we loved it. Didn't have much fancy stuff on it. Then we upgraded to something that was about 7 years old with a lot more bells, whistles and computers. It was much nicer but was in the shop constantly because something was always broken. In retrospect, you don't need half the fancy systems on these things. Push button shades, automatic leveling systems (it's not that hard to level). Demand went up so much that we sold both for more than we paid for them initially, except for our maintenance costs. The biggest thing is winterizing. If a sudden cold snap happens before you've winterized, you're going to be in for some bills. We still miss the RV life, but half the fun for us we just deciding at the last minute that we'd go somewhere that weekend. As it got more popular, all of the places we'd try to go were booked up 6 months in advance. We had some great family vacations and it was a lot of fun for sporting events. Clemson never lost a game that we came to in the RV (including the 2016 championship), so I like to think we were good luck. Disney's Fort Wilderness is by far the best RV stop that we found on the east coast.