This week, y'all were headed to South Carolina because my cousin's getting married.
But it's way too far for us to take the Airstream
from Vegas all the way to the East Coast, so we're jumping on an airplane.
But we've got some RV shopping to do while we're in South Carolina. So we're pretty excited.
Since we're jumping on an airplane for this trip, we're dropping the Airstream off at
Airstream of Las Vegas. This time, just to fix a few minor issues covered by Airstream's warranty.
Feels like deja vu. Bye-bye baby one more time.
After dropping her off, it was time to head to the airport. Hello, breakfast at the lounge.
Time to board. And we're off. We had stopover in Atlanta, but we're taking our final,
super-quick flight to Greenville, South Carolina.
Look who we found.
Hi guys. Good to see everybody.
Last flight. Safely settled in Greenville, the next morning we hit the town to wander
local with my Aunt Michelle and Dad. But first coffee, because the three-hour time difference
between Vegas and South Carolina kind of sucks.
After a delicious local breakfast, we hit the town for some shopping and found a local
employee-owned camping store just across the street. It's called Mast General Store.
Figuring I might try on a cute new outfit.
Got some good stuff.
My cousin's wedding weekend was a blast. We spent time on the lake with family,
caught a fish or two, and even saw some beautiful South Carolina waterfalls.
Before we knew it, though, it was time to get to an RV dealership because we had some
important shopping to do. We are shopping for RVs today, but probably not why you're thinking.
Because we're traveling around the country in our RV, of course,
some of our family has been interested in maybe what it would be like to have an RV of their own.
And my grandfather, who's actually had a travel trailer before,
asked us to come with him today to Camping World and check some of them out. And since
we know eventually we may want to change out how we're living RV Life, we figured we'd check them
out. We'd show you some of them, tell you a little bit about the differences in each,
and show you what we like about them, or don't. Should be fun.
One of the things we didn't know much about before we began RV Life
is just how many types of motor homes there are. First, you have a Class A motorhome.
These are super easy to spot because they look like large buses with a flat front windshield.
They come in gas and diesel, and if they're diesel, they're also called diesel pushers.
Next, you have a Class C motorhome, which is smaller, but still drivable.
They have a distinct cab-over design that makes them super easy to spot.
Even smaller is a Class B motorhome, better known as van life. Even though they're tiny,
these vans are super cleverly designed to fit all of the camping essentials.
But God bless those who choose to live full time in one. We are not that brave.
Then you have the towables. If you've been following our adventure, and you should subscribe,
you're familiar with our Airstream. She's a travel trailer, but that isn't the only type of towable.
A fifth wheel is also one of them. Instead of hitching to the back of the truck, it connects
to the truck bed, which a lot of people think makes it easier to tow than a travel trailer.
Then another type of towable is the toy hauler, AKA, the man-cave RV. This towable
is designed to bring along outdoor toys like motorcycles, dirt bikes, golf carts, etc.
Last but not least are teardrop campers or tiny trailers like the Airstream Basecamp,
and pop-up campers. These are great for weekend getaways.
Now that you've got a baseline for the different types of RVs out there, let's get shopping.
Our Airstream is a travel trailer, which basically means that you have a truck,
it connects at the hitch, and we tow it from there. One of the most popular types of travel
trailers that we've seen is a fifth wheel. And I'm going to show you that one first,
because there some pretty cool advantages of a fifth wheel.
As you can see the starting point,
it has slide-outs. It has way more space from a width perspective than our Airstream will.
The very first thing that you will notice about this fifth wheel is that it looks more like a
house than it does an actual trailer. It's got huge sofas, kind of like you would have at home.
The kitchen has got a nice big island in the middle of it. There is a serious
residential-sized refrigerator in here. My Airstream's refrigerator is pretty big,
but this thing, I can make all sorts of stuff with this much refrigerator space.
There's tons more storage. Pretty much everywhere you look has storage space.
Come on back. I'll show you the bathrooms. The shower's bigger too.
First, it has a little half-bath.
It has a king-size bed, which you know Daniel would be happy about.
Airstream. Once again, king-size bed would be awesome.
And this bathroom is a lot more like the bathroom in the 33-foot Airstream, a lot more space.
[Inaudible 00:07:00] look how big the closet is. I can literally fit in here.
And it's still roomy.
One of the things that seem to be a common thing for fifth wheels though,
that's different from our Airstream is the number of windows. They're not nearly as
many windows or natural light that is coming into this unit you get with our Airstream.
Overall, I know this is RV modern, but it still feels a little dated. Also, if Daniel and I
were going to upgrade to a larger RV, it would probably be because we have little mini-humans,
and not a whole lot of great sleeping space for multiple people or family larger than two.
So let's check out another one.
My lovely sister, Leah, and nephew, Eli, joined us on this RV shopping adventure. Eli
is pretty convinced that his mommy needs all of these RVs.
What is it that you like about that one versus the other?
If I had to evaluate all of them equally, I would say my favorite one is the one that's parked.
There you go.
I really appreciate motorhomes when I don't have to move them.
The Class A version, which is what I'm going to show you now, has pretty much everything built-in.
You don't have a separate vehicle like you do with a travel trailer unless you tow one behind. And a
lot of them have slide-outs as well. To me, this is kind of like the party bus version of RV Life.
Occasionally, if you're lucky, your Class A comes with the built-in driver. He's a little underage,
but I mean, what do you expect for a free driver?
Let's take a walk to the back. Full-size residential refrigerator here.
Farmer's tub sink. It is not a farmer's tub sink. I was wrong. Two sinks.
Additional counter space, if you need it.
Oh, looks like we found the perfect place for a kiddo. These bunk beds are perfect for
mini-humans, which would be a huge selling feature for us possibly in the near future.
What do you think, E?
Where are you going? Disadvantage, bathroom and potty, same place.
So if someone's showering, you don't have access to the potty. Or maybe you just don't care.
Oh yeah, there. I was wrong. There's actually two bathrooms.
So you don't have to worry about this one if you've got another one.
Another shower as well. So two people could shower at the same time. I don't know what the high water
would be enough, but that's kind of cool. And I can't tell if this is a queen or king. I feel
like most manufacturers just make up sizes because my feet are always hanging off the end of the bed.
As comfortable as our Ford F-250 is, this feels like a mobile command center. And considering
it even has a straight-up computer desk, this would,
obviously, this is a small feature, but I would love this.
And you can have all of these wonderful features with a very low price of $250,000.
And this particular unit is gas. That baby goes up if it's diesel.
But you guys know I would love to have a Polaris towing behind. Let's check out a toy hauler.
But before we do that, it is worth mentioning how much storage is on the Class C.
It has a ton of storage underneath, but this, my friends, is a toy hauler
and it isn't exactly difficult to figure out how it got its name.
Now, I'm not necessarily sure how much weight it can carry,
but I think it definitely has Polaris potential. This is what the interior looks like. As you
can see, the entire back of it opens wide up. Another cool feature, this right here converts
to a bed. You've got another bed directly across from it. So two beds, rear patio.
Similar to the fifth wheel, the toy hauler has nice tall ceilings and looks more like
a home than some RVs. Although there's tons of sleeping space in this model,
the living quarters are smaller than in other RVs we've seen, simply because the living room
has to be larger to accommodate towing toys. But it does have a king-size bed.
This is definitely one of the coolest features we've seen. Outdoor range, fridge,
it has lights. These are really common on some of the fifth wheels that we've seen.
Directly behind me is what's called a Class C, and we've heard from a lot of newer campers that
they do prefer this because it has the built-in truck chassis. So for people just starting out,
it kind of gives them the comfort of what it feels like to drive maybe just a big truck or U-Haul.
Personally, I think this is just a little bit above van life.
After looking at a lot of RVs, I was excited to see what my grandfather thought about all of them.
If you drive a motor home, you got to take your transportation.
It may be a motorcycle, a small vehicle or whatever. But once you get there,
you don't want to be driving your motorhome around. You'd be in everybody's way doing that.
I see that this thing has to fit the individual. Everybody's different.
I agree that it's so specific to the individual
because it just depends on how you're going to use it.
Exactly. I am impressed. From the time I had a camper to where we are now, it's unbelievable.
This thing is really spacious. There are New York City apartments that aren't as big.
That's right.
Even though my Papa didn't end up buying an RV today,
he decided he would go home and make a list of all the ways he wanted to use it
now that he better understood the options, which I think is pretty darn good advice.
With our RV shopping experience coming to an end, it was time to head back home to Vegas and to
our Airstream, which still has our hearts even after a full day of RV shopping. But
who knows? Maybe someday we'll decide to give another type of RV a try.
After all, living in a party bus does sound pretty fun. If you enjoyed this video,
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