So bought my first RV

paulhead · 01-18-2022, 11:58 PM

2013 Four Winds 22E with only 4400 miles on it! Super stoked. Done some camping with my Suburban and Jeep, a lot of four wheeling. Now I have a nice RV to sleep in. Got a few questions I guess I'll ask over in Tech.

Sappy2 · 01-19-2022, 12:34 AM

congrates!

MJC62 · 01-19-2022, 03:23 AM

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the journey!

Elite Washington · 01-19-2022, 05:53 AM

Congratulations and welcome to the group

coachray · 01-19-2022, 11:32 AM

Welcome to the forum

paulwadley · 01-19-2022, 01:27 PM

Welcome to the forum. Lots of people here with a lot of knowledge willing to help out on your questions.

Paul

Pillbox · 01-19-2022, 05:04 PM

see you at the campground, and welcome

paulhead · 01-20-2022, 02:41 AM

Thanks guys

bobhhoy · 01-26-2022, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by paulhead

2013 Four Winds 22E with only 4400 miles on it! Super stoked. Done some camping with my Suburban and Jeep, a lot of four wheeling. Now I have a nice RV to sleep in. Got a few questions I guess I'll ask over in Tech.

Have fun!

williamprunty · 01-26-2022, 08:06 PM

Welcome to the Rv lifestyle

JimC · 01-26-2022, 08:13 PM

i have a Thor Daybreak 22GO[C], which is almost identical to your new RV. Our experience with ours has been great. Good Luck.
JC

paulhead · 01-26-2022, 09:27 PM

Thanks all. Just took it in to get all the fluids changed and unfortunately it needs tires, good tread but old tires. I was expecting it. 4400 miles it's worth it.

Dreinig · 01-26-2022, 11:32 PM

Congratulations and welcome! You’ll find plenty of helpful people here. I bought my first RV right before Covid 2020 - a 2018 Thor Four Winds 28z. I got a great deal on it because they were trying to sell off inventory before the shutdown.
Only had 3000 miles. To be honest so far we’ve mainly camped with it because of Covid, but we hope to take it for an adventure this year as soon as the weather warms.
Best of luck with it and welcome to the family.

JimDebOklahoma · 01-26-2022, 11:55 PM

We bought a 2014 Thor Chateau with 3800 miles on it back in mid 2019. Yep, a tire was the first thing to go. LOL. Rear dual so lopped it to a tire shop. Replaced all tires a few weeks later.

New house and coach batteries were the next experience. All said though, still way more fun and cheaper than the boats we have owned over the past years. (Boat- Break Out Another Thousand).

Love it and just turned 14,000 miles on it with our last jaunt. Can't wait to retire and spend a lot more time on the road.

Enjoy your new adventure

Jim

stubby · 01-27-2022, 12:04 AM

Great
Enjoy. We have 2017 four winds 22e.

stubby · 01-27-2022, 12:06 AM

Good tires are a must. Also rv road help is worth every penny.

paulhead · 01-27-2022, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by stubby

Good tires are a must. Also rv road help is worth every penny.

Yeah, just switched my AAA to RV coverage. I use to drive a wrecker too and towed the occasional RV.

Fullabunk · 01-27-2022, 01:49 AM

Welcome aboard, this is a great place for info. Bought our 2020 4 winds 31Y as covid started.

stubby · 01-27-2022, 03:03 AM

Excellent.

cgeace29.3 · 01-27-2022, 09:45 PM

Carefully go over all the joint seals make shure they are caulked good with r v sealant.
Check your roof joints.
Low mileage means it has been sitting and not used which could equate to unmaintained r v .
My first r v was a coachman freelancer with low mileage, I discovered the roof joints had leaked over the cab and caused the frame over the cab to rot.
If you find bad joint sealant chances are water got in and there is internal rot.
Buff and compound and wax the exterior to protect the finish.
Good luck

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