slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

We've already visited many, if not most, of 'em. Bastrop State Park, before it suffered massive fires, was in the top few mostly due to its golf course. Balmorrea, with its great pool, ranks high also. We were camping at Palo Duro Canyon when the 9-11 attacks took place. The south Texas Lakes...Choke Canyon, Lake Texana and Falcon were wonderful. But, the first two of those had serious numbers of gators in the waters, as does Brazos Bend State Park. Big Bend was unique, but not especially appealing to me. We live right across the lake from Lake Whitney State Park. South Llano River State Park was beautiful, and contained the most visible wildlife of any during our stays. Blanco State Park is among our favorite, also. As stated, our motor home has allowed us to enjoy many Texas parks, along with parks across the nation in our travels over ( for the most part) the last twenty years of traveling. Yosemite, Yellowstone and Isle Royal were our favorite national parks, but we have yet to visit Glacier or Arcadia. BTW, I forgot about Caddo Lake State Park...the only natural lake in the State of Texas. It is near the childhood home of LadyBird Johnson.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Motorhome, that's it, that's what I need to shake this apartment life that's smothering me. I knew you were good for something. So based on your experience would you prefer a motorhome or travel trailer? What's the ups and downs of a home on wheels besides lack of storage space? Gas or diesel? How do you find a place to dump your sewage? I have zero knowledge on this subject.

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

I love fried eggs more than any food, but never could understand how anyone could ruin them with any kind of hot sauce. Of course, most people think there must be something wrong with me because I eat steak "naked" because I just love the taste of the meat.

Once in an NCO club in Italy a couple of us had several double Tom Collins and then Jim suggested we have a Bloody Mary. I watched that bartender shake in a couple of big shakes of Tabasco and it tasted like he got all of it in our separate drinks. We decided to use our original Collins for chasers and after some time got off those high barstools to go pee. We got off opposite sides and used each other to keep from falling. I guess it worked because the next night that bartender shook our hands because we were the only ones in our group who didn't go to the floor at least once.

I blamed that bartender's love of Tabasco and told him that I didn't ever want even a small drop of it in my Bloody Marys. I did try it on eggs once, in the Army, and found that I couldn't taste the eggs with it so never did that again.

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

I can help you with the sewage issue. If you were traveling in a car, you would just find a bathroom, so just do the same with an RV. Stay off of the throne! However, ANY decent campground has a sewage dump, and clean restrooms ( showers too). Inquire about facilities before you spend your money. An RV bathroom is like 4 wheel drive to me, you don't use it until you're stuck. If you're staying where there are NO bathrooms, then find out where the nearest dumping station is, cause you're gonna need it. Keep the chemicals up in your holding tank ( keeps smell down). A little planning ahead will solve a lot of problems no matter where you stay or how "primitive" your campsite is.
In my experience, a motorhome is best. Get a small runaround car and take it with you.
Storage space...learn to live on less.
Gas or diesel...depends on personal choice, but to me at least, with diesel you have a lot of engine sound.

Hope this helps, Peewee.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Any time my questions get answered it's a big help. Thank you! Now I will do my research and make a decision in the Spring before my lease is renewed. You'd be surprised how much I've downsized already. A little more can't hurt. One more downsize and I'll be on the street.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Both motorhomes and trailers have pluses and minuses. I prefer motorhomes, primarily due to accessibility to their features...the bathroom, kitchen and bedroom while traveling. If traveling with others, they can put coffee on or fix a meal while I am driving. Plus, the restroom is always there for the ones not driving. The driver can always stop the bus at any available spot for wanted or needed breaks.

Since we have never lived in one other than for a couple of weeks, shortage of storage space is never a problem. IMO, ours and most buses have more than adequate storage space for up to a month or better. Since we never planned on being 'snowbirds,' we never saw the need for more storage than the undercarriage provides. Our bus also has ample cabinet and closet space, along with the added feature of storage underneath the beds. Our bus is gasoline-powered and gets about 8.5 mph. Considering no cost for motels/hotels or restaurants if you eat in your own dinette using the stove/microwave and refrigerator, you learn to accept the cost of low gas mileage. With a Triton V-10 engine, you got'ta expect low gas mileage.

As described above by Maximus, dumping sewage is easy in all RV parks, and some rest areas or picnic areas provide dumping stations, also. But, as he suggests, we have learned to use the onboard restroom/shower/sink only when necessary. More often than not, we use the public restrooms that are available in the parks and rest areas. That is done primarily to cut down on the number of times needed to dump grey/black water at dump stations.

One aspect of motorhome buses that we love is the views provided due to the height of the bus when traveling over bridges and in the more scenic areas on a trip. For instance, we can see clearly the entire canyons/valleys from our vantage whereas in a car/van, the guardrails along the bridge, more often than not, block the view. But, the ability for my wife to make coffee or even a snack in the kitchen/dinnette while I am driving helps me handle my time behind the wheel much better. This is necessary due to The Sgt. Major's fear of driving such a big vehicle. Even though our bus is only 30' long, it is more than she cares to handle while driving. The fact that grandkids can watch TV in the back bedroom or even sleep while I'm driving is also a plus. Most state laws (if not all) do not allow passengers riding in a pulled trailor or any kind.

Hope this helps, Peewee...I'll keep better track of this thread to answer any more specific questions you may have. Having not checked on it for a while, I apologize for the delay on my part in answering you.

P.S. We like to haul bicycles or scooters on our cargo basket to travel within the confines of the park we're staying in.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

It did! Many thanks!

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Very informative and all more than I knew before. Seems like you have it down to a science. Like the scooter idea, this cowboy h**es to walk anywhere when I can ride.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

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Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

I remember it's one reason why I like you, but BB and Bahm have seniority, ha!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I believe BB maintains seniority over Noah, maybe even Methuselah. But, Bahmer is closing fast.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Bahm can't be closing in on BB. They are always the same distance apart but I get your point.

As to BB, maybe his name is Cain and he changed it when he entered the witness protection program for what he did to Abel?

I'd check his forehead if I were you. Then you'd be close enough for him to Gibb smack the back of your head you sassy young Turk.

pafret Loc: Northeast

I wouldn't get that close. BadBobby has a lot of gaffing hooks he uses for pulling in whales and instead of a head smack you might get gaffed.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

That would be kind of messy, how about that stray dog catching pole with the loop at one end. That way no one gets bit or scratched.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Not to worry, Peewee, as all of BB's gaffes are now verbal.