WATCH THIS Before Buying Your 1st RV!!
Welcome back everyone! Today I have a list of 8 or 9 tips for first time RV buyers I’ve gathered over the years of my career. Hopefully this helps you avoid some of the most common pitfalls I see new owners fall into regularly & sets you up better for your camping experience!!
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00:00 Introduction & Welcome
00:57 Tip 1: Rent/Borrow First!
02:25 Tip 2: Be Willing to Speak with a REAL Human
04:05 Tip 3: Go Used First! (Benefits & Drawbacks)
10:00 Tip 4: Have the RV Inspected
13:45 Tip 5: Ask what you get for your $$$
15:10 Tip 6: Put Money Down when Financing
18:44 Tip 7: Record Your Walk-thru
20:33 Tip 8: Ask a LOT of Questions!!
22:57 Bonus Tip: Join a Camping Community
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I really appreciate this so much. I have owned two trailers. It’s been a few years, and now I am looking again. This info really helps me feel more confident as I am looking again.
God bless you Josh for help everyone the way that you do. We have a small RV van but looking to get a 5th wheele down the road and your information videos are a huge blessing to us. Thank you for your honesty. Your extremely helpful and knowledgeable it’s making it easier for us to do our research. This will be a big purchase for us thinking about what type of truck we’re gonna need and the type of fifth wheel your videos are helping us with so much. Also getting an understanding about how much we need to start saving up now. God bless you, thank you again so much, hope to work with you once we are ready.
hope ur boss don't see this video 😂
Thank You for the information.
I really appreciate your sharing your knowledge!
I will be a first time buyer and
I know nothing.
Your lists will save me time & energy.
I'll be more careful about checking everything out and asking questions.
Your videos are awesome.
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lol I just suggested this on another one of your other videos. Thanks for doing what you do.
The chicken
Good talk, but walking with you through vidieo, why aren't these trailers covered? Thought the roofs get damaged bad by weather and sun? So how long have they sat outside with no cover? More discounts?
We just got the keystone arcadia 370RL.
When financing, which FICO score is used? Auto, mortgage, or something else?
I'm about to purchase an rv and I have to say you thanks. Some things I never consider like a RV inspector on a new RV. If you had the model I was interested in, in the right price range, I would give you a shout defiantly! Four letter word VIEW! can you guess what model?
Thanks I'm a47 yr old woman never done this clueless…so thank u
That was extremely informative. Thank you very much!
Tip #6 touched me the most cuz yea ughh 😒🤣
CHICKEN CAME BEFORE EGGS JUST LIKE HUMANS WERE CREATED AS ADULTS BEFORE THEY HAD CHILDREN! THE EGGS DID NOT COME BEFORE THE CHICKEN . . . HELLO 🤗 WAS THAT SOME KIND OF A JOKE 😂?!
Wow. It never occurred to me an RV park would turn away a customer because of the age of the vehicle. That's a huge deal if you're looking to stay in them and buying a used RV. I was looking at older ones as a long-term commitment but thinking of doing a mix with staying a RV parks and camping. That's something important to think about.
As a potential buyer what are some names of camping communities I should join that you have found to be helpful. Also, being a newbie what are some questions I should be asking; since I have never owned one before? Here is a question for you, before a manufacturer decides to let you sell their products, do they require that you the dealership send your employees to them for training on their products (whether they are travel trailers, rvs, or 5th wheels)?
Wowwweeee man was that good! Thanks for all this info! Earned you a subscription. Great advice!
Listen and learn again and again EVEN if old timer. I started with large Apache pop ups' in the 80's towing behind a 4 banger turbo and a 6 banger had three and all sold fast Why all plastic folded like a deck of cards and no drying time if in a rainstorm during the weekend. What you learn is speed limits during towing very important with any trailer. Best advice is rent before buying, first no matter the rig big or small all is a lot of WORK!!! Yes hours of setup and take down remembering steps and wondering if you forgot something!!! Think a weekend start is after work Friday getting a hundred miles before dark praying for no rain and an hour + to setup, then maybe a sunset or dinner over a fireplace or grill if room for it then clean up a shower before bed. Sat. wake up again grill work for breakfast/cleanup, 2 hours till lunch grill again cleanup maybe 3 or 4 hours till dinner grill again/ clean up an hour of play then shower, sleep, Sunday breakfast grill work then check out time 11am pack up tear down check double check all is in place the the 2 hr drive home back in rig setup for storage, take in duty chotches and stuff again supper stove time dishes ect shower before bed back to monday work . Even if a 3 or 4 day weekend just longer – Guy stuff to do, lady does way more ran even more washing clothes every night till Friday and it starts all over. It will also cost $1K for all extra stuff to make the work seem easier. A rig is work not play think about it. You will do this over and over for 10 years or so because it is not paid for yet. Forgot you may have to store it when home so load up and unload time before and after, just zoom zoom time!!! Yep 4 decades of fun!!!
Wish i watched this video first didn't know that there are honest dealers out there.
Baby got back
I have watched several of your videos and they have been very helpful to say the least. We are getting ready to retire and we are going to be looking soon like this week. The nearest Bish's is a bit of a drive but because of you we are willing to make that drive.
The chicken and pig 2:26 analogy was hilarious. Well done.
Thanks for ALL your videos I'm around 20 deep.
I lived in an rv for a few years when I was a kid…it was ok
Awesome and informative thank you for the information
How would a person refurbish an old Winnebago RV, without breaking the bank?
Josh: I have a 27 foot tag along trailer (rv). I have a weight distribution system hooked up along with a swaybar. I still get a lot of sway on a not so windy day and a lot more on a windy day. Is it best to put a second swaybar or do something else .
Want to buy a trailer, how do I buy a truck for it??????????????? strong enough to go uphill.
Josh, first off thank you for all the awesome videos of yours I’ve watched. This and other videos were all great advice. I got a Jayco 199MBS. Everything was spot on advice in this video. Although I did buy a new one based upon my traveling with my grandparents when younger. Finance and down payment options were MUCH better on a new one. It also really enforces that my dealer is a good one. They were very upfront about what was included with the purchase and what wasn’t(pretty much everything needed) They even host you for a night on their campground for their “delivery experience” where you do a walk through and stay in it for a night where a tech is available to help 24/7. The process would have been much harder without your advice.
No No
Rent the 1-Intend to buy.
I'm in California
I want to buy my rv him u in the next year for real