Hi there, I'll try to address all your comments. First what led us to downsize is just wanting a different way to travel into smaller places and being that we would only be traveling 6mo out of the year. With a big Class A you are pretty much relegated to Private campground most of which you are cramped in with others. On the positive note you are in your home away from home, a Class A is very comfortable to live in. The coach itself was very maneuverable for the places we went, and yes lifting the tag helped, but you are pretty long when towing a car and you can't back up with a tow vehicle behind you so it took some homework looking at satellite maps to help know entry and exit. Also there are just some spots you are not going to get into when you see something interesting as you are driving. Where with a trailer you are pretty maneuverable. Never got rejected from a park because of age ( I did a video on that) and only had to send photos once to get approved. No one asks to see proof of age either. We did look at Brinkleys, I think they have one of the nicest interiors in the trailer/5th wheel market, but after digging around I've seen a few people have problems with the axles. Bottom line is that there were many places we would of loved to stop in our travels that we just could not because of our size. I feel that we hit all the major destinations but now looking more towards the camping experiance.

Glad you found it helpful!

That's kind of a difficult question to answer. When we first got the coach there were certain items that were aged and due for replacement. For example tires, batteries, air bags, misc seals and such which we repaired over the years. With all that done, going forward it was just Lube, Oil and Filters plus annual service on the Oasis heater. So I'd say under $1000 a year after the big ticket items were brought into new condition. Now some of those like tires should be replaced every six or seven years so you can budget for that too

It can happen and is frustrating

Monaco's are great for sure in those day ranges, the only thing I would say is diesels are meant to be driven so sitting around when not snowbirdi g

You can't go wrong with a pusher for snowbirding, but you might want to compromise with a smaller diesel.

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We had a Cat C9 and Cummins is 500. Both were great. If you go to irv2.com to the engine section you will see the problems based by year. I know both had valve problems in the 600+ engines

Not personally but if you go to irv2.com there is a group for that specific brand that will give you real world info

Thanks Jim, you never know what the future holds for us, maybe someday an older and shorter Fortravel will be in our future.

We are excited for the future of our RVing adventure!

Glad you are enjoying your trailer, we are trying to show that Rving is fun in whatever style!

Bad knees can be a show stopper and take the fun out of hikes and bike rides.

It’s good to enjoy both!

Thank you for watching!

Gotta love Foretravels!!!

We're glad to be back too! We miss being able to connect with you

Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmlYXuDp56imNk Please note there are changes to this and we will outline them in an upcoming video. Healthy Nomad combined all the individual part into a one stop shop. Now you need to contract with each individually. Until the new video comes out, feel free to write to us and we'll get back to you.

We are having a new video in a few days to let you know what we've been up to

4 years full time and never had to run the generator for the refrigerator. It runs off our inverter and battery bank when not plugged in and can do so for a couple of days

On Country Coach power steering and fan

@ okay thanks. I’m currently full time in a 2003 Beaver Monterey outfitted with a Cummins 8.3 and rear radiator, which I considered my “starter coach” when I bought it 3 1/2 years ago. I’m looking to upgrade to either a Foretravel or a Country Coach since I want a side radiator and bigger engine. Maybe a tag too, but I don’t want to go too long. I’d love to find a 2003 FT U320 3820 which is a tag shortie.

Hey Donna. Good to hear from you. Let us know if you have any questions as you get closer. We could meet for coffee with your husband.

Glad you enjoyed the video! enjoy

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They do last a long time!

Seriously? I'll take and pre def/dpf coach all day over the new stuff.

@ There’s a huge difference between as you say “per def” and when the work began on diesel particulate control in 03. I agree that anything pre 03 would be just fine if the engine oil was sent for testing and came back good. During that period 03 to 11 entire trucking and construct companies were bankrupted by those engines they couldn’t keep running. If you get a good engine in that period it’s likely it was modified by changing the computer. Huge fines on that if you’re caught and certified mechanics won’t touch them.

There are several places that you can get SIM cards through some people use visible you have to activate it in a phone and then move it over but visible is only $25 a month

Good choice!

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There are some but it;s a lot of work

Congratulations on your upcoming journey. let us know if you have any questions

Yes it does

Yes they can be expensive to maintain which is why its so important to buy a solid one.

agree. that's why we went to. less failure's

I would put the heavy one closer to the travel trailer. Make sure you hitch and rack are rated for trailers.

No most require an rv

No you buy for a data plan.