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Journey to Motorhome Living

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Full Time RV'ing: Why Did I Do it?( My Story & Why I Chose A Newell Coach Over Prevost)

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What happens here

The speaker, sitting inside what appears to be a motorhome, begins by reflecting on his initial skepticism about RV living, previously viewing it as a "stupid idea." He then details his inadvertent transition into living in a 44-foot vintage race trailer for nine months, driven by frequent racing events and a desire to avoid going home between them. A pivotal moment was a shower drain leak in the race trailer that damaged the LVP (Luxury Vinyl Plank) flooring and some linoleum underneath, leading him to temporarily live in a friend's RV. This experience sparked the realization that a motorhome offered more space, comfort (better shower, counter space), and potential financial savings compared to his previous setup (truck, race trailer, and apartment rent). He shares his thought process of selling his truck and race trailer to invest in a motorhome. He highlights the "branding" benefits and networking potential within the motorhome community, noting that an enclosed motorhome attracts less attention than an open race trailer, which was previously a source of free advertising for his pages. He describes how researching high-end motorhomes led him to discover Newell coaches. After connecting with a prominent Newell owner, Andrew Steele, he further explored the community and even test-drove different models (a 2002 Newell and a 1995 Prevost XL). He recounts getting in touch with Robbie Gordon, the former owner of his specific Newell motorhome, through Mark Martin, showcasing the tight-knit network. He explains that Newell motorhomes are custom, hand-built, limited production vehicles (about 30 per year) with traceable histories and successful owners, adding an "X-factor" beyond just a place to live. He concludes by expressing immense satisfaction with his decision, emphasizing the freedom to travel while maintaining routine and the non-restrictive nature of his 45-foot coach, calling it a "tool" that is already "working for him." He clarifies that his current non-slide coach does not require him to deal with slide-out mechanisms and that he only uses part of the large space, primarily the rear for living, working, and sleeping, perfect for one person.

Goal: Understand the speaker's motivation and experiences with motorhome life.

Tools and materials

  • Dually Truck — His previous vehicle used to pull the race trailer, which he sold to finance the motorhome
  • Laptop Apple — Personal computing and possibly work/content creation while in the motorhome
  • Mouse Logitech — Computer navigation
  • Newell Motorhome Newell Coach
  • Pen Pilot — Writing notes
  • Race Trailer Chase Motorsports

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and I was really looking for someone to say it was a stupid idea because there was a little seed of me that felt like it was I thought like it just sounded like a dumb idea like there's no way like I'm just justifying my want to have like a freaking Fuji motor this doesn't actually make like financial sense something I feel the need to explain is what made me decide to live in or more specifically this one it goes back farther than just this thing I don't know if you're familiar with my story or not but before this I inadvertently lived out of my race trailer which I also have a video on this living quarter phrase trailer like 44 foot vintage trailer I have got that last summer girl just regretting of her stuff it was a slot box little trailer and I got a killer deal on it did everything I could to make that deal happen because I knew I knew I'd never get another deal like that again I didn't even have a truck to pull it with when I put a deposit on it I actually put a deposit on it you had to go back in Pennsylvania find a truck by a truck and then go very good trailer well fast forward to September I had been instead of like if there was a week like one weekend we very somewhere next week gonna be somewhere else instead of going home I would just stay in like Kansas City or something while like in between the races because it was either the same distance or closer than home and I had more fun there so I just stayed gone this stuff out out there well after a while that kind of became meeting just wanting to stay calm because I just didn't want to go home eze didn't like it I didn't want to be there anymore and I enjoyed being out where things were happening making stuff happen so whenever LS Fest rolled around in beginning September I loaded up and I went there and my plan was to go there and then go to hang out in Kansas City for a little bit after that and then go to Tulsa for it or take over the following weekend so I loaded up a bunch of my stuff like I brought my welder and stuff like that cuz Justin said you might have Carnaby sometimes I'm like you know it's very I went to LS fest and then I went to Kansas City and then to Tulsa and then after Tulsa I went to Oklahoma City just to hang out for a bit and I never left for nine months I never went back at this point the first time I went back was like at the end of May and that was actually to sell the trailer to buy this so at what point did I decide this trailer is okay to live in and that would…

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