After years of searching, miles of driving, half-a-dozen states, climbing into and out of hundreds (or is it thousands???) of recreational vehicles, a variety of RV shows, and a gazillion hours online researching all aspects of RV'ing, we finally bought home our Maebh!
Over the years, our RV options have been wide and varied...starting with a huge Class A bus, soon moving to plans for fulltiming with a fifth-wheel, shrinking down to a tiny Class B conversion van, and finally arriving at the perfect size...a 22-foot Class C.
Brands were 'cussed and discussed...
slide-outs, did we want them, did we not?
eye-bleeding colors?
large ownership clubs?
easy access to repair facilities?
safety issues?, etc...
Finally coming down to two, the Winnebago View or the BornFree.
A trip to BornFree factory in Humboldt, IA last October was the deciding factor...it was now just a matter of time, and money...!
Keeping a careful eye on preowned models online, we finally found one which seemed perfect...a 2001 22' Build-for-Two for a very reasonable price! After making all the arrangements over the Christmas/New Year holiday, we drove back down to Humboldt and made a complete walkthru, and a few hours later, Maebh was ours!
Mama, remember those "adventures in moving" that we always talked about? Well, now there is a new category..."RV Adventures!" Let's just say that while we had a GREAT time on our meandering drive home, dry camping in January in the Midwest was silly...and not to be repeated, unless under EXTREME diress! :P Especially if you forgot the sleeping bags! Needlesstosay, we froze, but had a great time doing it!
Now, we are safely home, and looking forward to miles of adventure! So, Texas look out, we are headed your way in April!!!
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