RV Life Unveiled: Inside Our Cruise America C25 Rental

We have never lived in or driven an American RV until our 5 week road trip through the Rocky Mountains. Join us as we take you through a guided tour of the inside and outside of our rental C25 RV and give you an idea of what it is like to drive. With well over 3000 miles in the RV, we think we have got to know it pretty well.
It's fair to say that the RV is a big step up in size from our little VW Campervan that we have at home in the UK, but that hasn't put us off. We had no idea what to expect from an American RV, but have been pleasantly surprised at how easy it has been to drive and to live in. Renting this RV has given us some valuable ideas of features we would want in our next campervan.
We are Richard and Jackie and we live in the UK. We retired from teaching at the age of 51 just over a year ago. Our plans for early requirement include relocating to the Yorkshire Dales, developing our forever home and travelling the UK, Europe and eventually the world in our VW campervan Nelson.
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Many thanks,
Richard & Jackie
Timeline
00:00 Introduction
00:43 The C25 RV living space
06:11 External features of the C25 RV
09:42 Driving the C25 RV
13:04 Coming up next...

[@TeeResa78]

Thanks for this tutorial!!! Super helpful!

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thank you - glad you found it of use 🚐

[@Mikeandtheboys]

Thanks guys, I’ve been waiting for a van tour 👍🏻

[@motorroamingaround]

Enjoyed the video guys. It’s been amazing to follow you on this trip. We’ve picked up some good tips for our trip next June so thanks for that. Keep safe. Irvine & Karen.

[@lynettesundby2417]

My parents had a Dodge Sportsman RV back in the 70s, very much like this one, but in the UK. It was quite unusual at the time! We slept above the cab as kids (headroom wasn't an issue!). It also had a V8 engine, with 13 miles to the gallon!! Petrol too. My Dad never really got to drive it at capacity, all the crockery would have broken!! He did drive it on the Autobahn in Germany once though. We also had a shower and toilet, although he was keen for us to use the campsite toilets, so he didn't have to empty it!!! Happy memories. I'm sure that's where my love of van life comes from. We have a VW too, much more user friendly in UK and Europe!. Enjoy the rest of your tour.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

It definitely rattles as we drive along and we go nowhere fast!! But we have loved the freedom it has given us to get off the beaten tourist track and we have found some incredible small towns and backwater campgrounds.

[@TNTgamer333]

Another enjoyable video. I wonder if you'll start looking for a motorhome when you get back to the UK after the luxury of a big RV? We are waiting to buy a motorhome at the moment and have decided to go for a 6 to 6.5 metre vehicle. There's always a compromise to be made as there are advantages with campervans like yours but I'm 6ft 2 and my wife's 5ft 11so we need space. Enjoy your last week.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

The RV does feel really big to us but has given us lots of ideas for what we want and don’t want in our next van in a couple of years 🚐

[@People_R_Foolish]

Excellent video. We are taking our first cross country this year. May I ask, where did you go to get the propane refilled?

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thank you ☺️ we generally filled up on campgrounds, most of the bigger sites had tanks. We also came across a few petrol stations that had propane. It was never a problem. Have a great trip - where are you off to?

[@People_R_Foolish]

@@earlyretirementwanderlust thank you for the information. We are going from Arizona to Illinois. It is a one way trip and that is a great thing about Cruise America that one can rent for a one way trip. We have planned out several stops along the way and have made reservations at some larger campgrounds. Thanks for the great videos. I really appreciate the information.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

@People_R_Foolish have a super trip. We loved Arizona when we went in February 🚐