We started our journey by looking into all the different types of RV’s. A motorhome seemed like the best idea; Everything all in one and you can pull over and stretch without even having to get out! Then we quickly realized that our top priority was to have a room and possibly a bathroom just for the kids! So we moved on to looking into 5th wheels and found the perfect layout for us. There are lots of bunkhouse style campers but a lot of them didn’t have the living room space we needed. The Open Range Roamer has an option to have a large sectional instead of a small couch and dinette so once we saw that we knew that was the exact model for us. Luckily, searching on Facebook Marketplace lead us to the sweetest family that was selling their basically brand new one with everything we were looking for! We saw it for the first time and knew that was the one.
Next up, we needed a truck! Not just any truck, we needed one that could easily pull 12,000+ lbs and fit all 5 of us plus our pets. We searched for a while and found it very hard to find a used F-350 that didn’t already have a ton of miles on it! We reached out to the manager of Crossroads Ford Apex and told him exactly what we were looking for and he was able to get us a brand new 2020 F-350 for the same price as some of the used ones we had looked at!!! It’s a beauty! The people at Crossroads were so helpful and knowledgeable and got us all set up with a bed liner and a 5th wheel hitch and then we were good to go! Side note: the cameras on this thing are AMAZING and there’s even one pointed right at the hitch to help when hooking up to the camper!
And for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…the Trucks name is Flynn Ryder( we call him Eugene) and the camper is Maximus. If you don’t get the names then we can’t be friends…kidding…kinda 😉
Once we get all moved in we will do a quick video of the inside to show everyone around!!
