Flasho
Tabernacle, NJ, USA
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Well, I don't have anything new to add to this discussion. Just include me in the "Just say no" group.
Reinhard & Margaret,
aka, "Flash" & Maggie
and Bonnie the Terrier
2003 Winnebago Brave 36M
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kmb1966
Houston
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I tell them that my insurance policy forbids me to loan it out. Sorry.
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Hjudge49
St. Augustine, Fl.
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I've been on both sides of this issue. When I was still working, my secretary and her husband were RV'rs and I borrowed their rig once to go to the 24 hour race ar Daytona with my siblings and our kids. I was a nervous wreck the whole time, so thereafter I rented a rig. Now that I own one, I can't believe they let me borrow it. I have let my son use my previous 37' DP once to go to Kansas with his wife and her family for a funeral.(she was way to far along on her pregnancy to fly). He had 2 blowouts, (serious brake line damage from one), and ended up replacing all 6 tires. It cost me about $4000 to let him use it. Now maybe it would have happened to me too, but he was lucky nobody was hurt when the driver's side steer tire blew at 70 in the Interstate. I would never consider letting someone borrow the new rig. MY kids and stepkids can use anything else I own, my son has a key to my sportfishing boat and uses it whenever he wants to fish 60-100 miles offshore. The motorhome is too big, complicated and expensive to loan.
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Horsedoc
Dixie --- N. Georgia
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Quote:She never lent any of my tools again after I made her clean the ladder.
Yeah right  And I have some mountain property about 50 miles east of Miami for sale. 
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MH4Two
Ickesburg, PA
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There are obviously at least two sides to this issue. I have several relatives and a neighbor or two who I would trust completely to drive my motorhome. As for loaning it to them to go on a trip, the answer would still be no, and honestly they wouldn't ask and wouldn't take it even if I offered.
Of my two boys, one has the possibility of gaining the signoff to the MH. That would come after we had spent lots of time going over the various systems, and a couple check rides/short camping trips, along the way, with both him and his wife. He flies Navy planes that are almost as old as I am, that weigh more than 60 tons. He is quite capable of learning the information, and certainly understands the mass and inertia issues. Actually, he would make the perfect RV'er, he says they almost never fly a mission without something going wrong with the plane. Doesn't that sound like typical RV'ing?
Me, the DW, 2 dogs and more.
1998 Overland Larado, 41', one slide, 325 Cummins, '02 Jeep Liberty Upgrades we've done: SMI-Air Force 1 towed brake system, replaced all 3 TVs with new hiDef LCDs, inst. Xantrex 2Kw Inverter, Prog. Ind. HW50 surge protector
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thebings
Kearney, MO
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Way back when I was in my 20's, my father loaned me his MH for a ski trip. I had a wonderful time and returned it back to him cleaner and in better condition than when I took it. Now that I have my own MH and have grown son's of my own, I would be happy to loan it to them just as my father did to me. Of course there would be instructions and training before hand.
Don
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antiquedrose
Texas
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Last Thanksgiving at the inlaws, a niece (by marriage)and her preschool DD were exporing my Roadtrek and I happened upon the scene. The fear in my nieces eyes unnerved me, as she apparently was sure I'd be very unhappy.
I want to be understood and respected, not feared.
At the same time, I don't understand how anyone can get to the age and stage of affording an RV and not know how to erect boundaries. No special offence OP, I just alway wonder about this when reading this topic.
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dennis and terry
wisconsin
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i don't even let my adult kids use the Boomobile.
dennis and terry
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sootslayer
Central Pennsylvania
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It's No and No and No. What don't you understand. If this is your first DP, even if you have owned several other types of RV, campers and such, there is a pretty sizeable learning curve. I'm still learning about mine. I've be camping for 30yrs and I do know a few things. And a 40'DP is not something you loan. If they get their feelings hurt and such, then so be it. If they are really smart, considerate family members,they will understand this type of vehicle is above their experience level. If they are mad then these folks just don't understand and then you need to understand family like this is best out of the picture anyway. To have an item like this you have worked hard and probably still working hard to have, so don't feel guilty of upsetting the family apple cart.
Make the hard decision and get all of their attentions early,
Hank
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Tony2
Calgary, Alberta
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antiquedrose wrote:Last Thanksgiving at the inlaws, a niece (by marriage)and her preschool DD were exporing my Roadtrek and I happened upon the scene. The fear in my nieces eyes unnerved me, as she apparently was sure I'd be very unhappy.
I want to be understood and respected, not feared.
At the same time, I don't understand how anyone can get to the age and stage of affording an RV and not know how to erect boundaries. No special offence OP, I just alway wonder about this when reading this topic.
Sometimes a little fear is good!
Tony2
2007 Monaco Cayman 36PDQ
2 Rotten dogs (X1 Olde English Bulldoge & X1 Dogue De Bordeaux)
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Brake Buddy
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