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Seven is up for sale now that we have decided to retire from Rving. Yes, I’m sad, but it is just getting too hard to do it now. Getting old sucks!

For Sale – Our 2004 Fleetwood Bounder 35E

Brochure

Powertrain

 Workhorse Custom Chassis with 8.1litre/496 cu in GM V8, 340HP 450ft-lbs torque

 5 speed overdrive Allison T1000 automatic transmission

 60,000kms

 22,000lb GVW, 228” Wheelbase, Affordable 245/70R19.5 tires, 5,000lb towing capacity, Length is 35’ 10” plus hitch

 Optional Demco Excalibar tow bar and Blue Ox Apollo toad braking system

 284 litre gasoline capacity, average 9mpg or 31litres/100kms towing our SUV

 PowerGear hydraulic levelling jacks (4), spare tire

 Backup camera on dash (works any time)

House

 2 slideouts: street side in living area, curb side in bedroom

 30 amp service, 2 roof air conditioners, remote start 5,500 watt Onan generator with 350 hours

 Great floorplan with bath and a half, lots of storage. Oak finish. Sleeps 4 -5

 Large power awning with remote & wind sensor, toppers on both slideouts

 Kitchen has double stainless sinks, 3 burner stove with oven, 12cu ft 4 door fridge with ice maker (propane or electric), built in microwave, plumbed and vented for washer/dryer, booth style dinette

 Porcelain toilet, very large shower with skylight and sliding glass door

 LVP flooring in rear bath and main living areas, driver’s area has newer carpeting with additional sound proofing installed in 2020. Bedroom has original carpeting.

 32” HDTV with sound bar in living room and 19” in bedroom

 300-watt Inverter (for TVs) and upgraded 55 amp converter, two 6v GC2 batteries for the house

 400 litre fresh water capacity, 220 litres grey water, 160 litres black water, 96 litres of propane, 38 litre water heater (propane and electric)

Includes

 Owner’s and Service manuals

 Detailed maintenance records since we purchased it in 2011

 Large camping matt/rug

 BluRay player

 Dishes, cutlery, bedding, toilet chemicals, hoses, power adapters, fluids, BBQ & tank, etc.

This is a well cared for and regularly used RV. We are simply getting too old to enjoy the lifestyle. Its not perfect but will give reliable service and happy memories for many, many years to come.

We are still using it this year so kms and hours will increase slowly until it sells. $30,000 Cell 780-288-4340

Here are links here to my diary including a few photos of each trip over the last 5 years. Click to read the PDF.

2020 TRIPS

5 TRIPS TO 4 LOCATIONS OVER 32 NIGHTS AROUND ALBERTA. CHECK OUT THE FISH!

2021 TRIPS

5 TRIPS TO 4 LOCATIONS OVER 24 NIGHTS AROUND ALBERTA.

2022 TRIPS

ONLY 3 TRIPS & 14 NIGHTS THIS YEAR, MOSTLY VERY CLOSE TO HOME.

2023 TRIPS

4 TRIPS TO 4 LOCATIONS OVER 19 NIGHTS AROUND ALBERTA.

2024 TRIPS

2 TRIPS AS FAR AS VANCOUVER ISLAND

ONLY 2 TRIPS BUT WE WERE OUT 47 NIGHTS

2025 TRIPS

3 TRIPS TO 2 LOCATIONS, ALL CLOSE TO HOME

2026 TRIPS

1 TRIP SO FAR TO OUR FAVOURITE FISHING HOLE

Hoping to help my fellow RVers and want-to-be RVers out, I have written a few articles about our experiences and what I have learned about some RV systems.

And what it all costs! Click on the page icon to read each article. Enjoy!

So, you think you might want an RV? Of course you do, but what kind? Motorhome or towable? Here’s some ideas to help you narrow down your search.

Here are some tips relevant to our 36’ Class A motorhome. Cautions, warnings, and how-tos.

The ABCs of RV systems. You can take it all with you but you don’t have to.

RVs run on 12 volts like your car. They also run on 120 volts like your house. You need to understand the basics of each system to enjoy the experience.

Motorhome tires are not like car or half ton truck tires. Read why you will have to replace them even if they still have lots of tread left.

Here are some general RVing tips you may find helpful. What to bring and so on.

Our motorhome has hydraulic jacks to level and stabilize it. This is important for the slideouts and for comfort. Here’s how they work.

Can I tow my car with my motorhome? Maybe, but probably not. It depends on the vehicle you want to become your toad. Learn more here.

What does it all cost?

That depends of course. Here are our actual numbers for the last 26 years. Not as cheap as it once was but still good value, I think.

HITTING THE ROAD

RVing is our favourite thing to do - we are on the road for weeks or months every year. If I had my way, we would sell the house, buy a condo and hit the road for at least half the year. Tess has other ideas so we compromise, of course.

While RVing technology has improved, the concept remains the same. We get out of town to enjoy the outdoors as often as we can.

I have been keeping a detailed daily camping journal, including photos of every camp site since 1999. We enjoy going over it to remember the adventures we have had over the years, especially when it is snowing and blowing outside.We have been RVing for over 40 years and pictured above is our current and 7th RV named, logically, “Seven”. It replaced “Thirsty” which in turn replaced “Stinky”.

Seven has almost everything we want in a rig: 36 feet long, lots of room with 2 large slide-outs, substantial weight carrying capacity, automatic levelling, big bathroom, etc. It has a few things we don’t care about such as the washer/dryer and the ice maker in the fridge but all in all, we are happy with it. The better gas mileage than our previous rig (named Thirsty) helps too. Here’s the brochure.

Ours is the 35E model on a Workhorse Custom Chassis and is powered by an 8.1 litre Chevrolet V8. That’s 496 cubic inches of muscle. Fully loaded, including Toad, we weigh just under 25,000 lbs.

We have towed a variety of vehicles behind our RVs, usually a compact 4x4 such as the 2010 Honda CR-V (named “Toad”) we are towing now. It is a must for exploring once we have set up camp.

We have RV’d in all the coloured-in places.

Remembrance