RV [Large Print] [Paperback]

Kilar & Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2007

RV is a must-read for anyone thinking about buying a new or used recreational vehicle. In addition to pointers on obtaining the right vehicle, this little book by Bob Miller and Nan Kilar is loaded with tips that will help owners get the most from their investment.

"Owning an RV is like buying a second home somewhere you think you might enjoy living, only better," says Kilar. "If you're wrong, you can unhook and move. When I look at our RV, I see hundreds of time-shares and realize it cost about what one time-share would have cost . . . and the best part is I don't have to share it."

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

After logging 120,000 RV miles, we decided to share with our fellow RVers a few of the things we wished we had known way back when. Little things like what to expect when suddenly you smell ammonia; how to easily change the air bags in the front springs; where that chalky stuff that streaks the outside of the coach is coming from and what to do about it. Book contains some funny stuff, worthwhile stuff, and some totally worthless stuff. We're hoping it will give old timers a chuckle and Newbies some solutions. Book is not an RVers Bible by any stretch of the imagination. It was never meant to be a reference book about RVs. Holy cow, that's what all those manuals that come with your RV are for. You already own the best reference books, why buy another one? Nan Kilar and Bob Miller

From the Inside Flap

Fool Am I

"They said, 'You simply must visit the vineyards in France and taste the grapes.' So I went, saw, and tasted. The vineyards were well kept, the grapes tasted like grapes, and the people were pleasant. Then I found, by chance, a vineyard that was more pleasing to my eye, a grape that embraced my palate, and people who were more than pleasant; they were like family. And I didn't even need a passport; all this was in my very own country."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Wheatmark; 1 edition (May 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587368196
• ISBN-13: 978-1587368196
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,672,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite enough there there, April 27, 2007

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Susan Jurist (La Jolla, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RV (Paperback)

This book is for the absolute RV beginner. While that does include me, I've read enough in the last year that the book was too basic.

The book is two people's experiences and opinions on buying & taking vacations in RVs. It's written in an easy-to-read conversational style that feels more like you are in the room talking to the people instead of reading a reference book. This book is one of anecdotes, not hard facts, though it did confirm my suspicions of the black water tank.

The anecdotes do contain some real information and do give you a feel for what life on the road might be like, but if you want a little more meat to the discussion, you'll have to look elsewhere. For example: yes, it is cheaper by far to buy a used RV, but the book doesn't cover why you might want to buy one new from a dealer. If it is never, ever a good idea, why are so many people doing it?

Given the quick read, I'd recommend this book more to libraries than to individuals. For someone who has just begun thinking about RVing, this is a nice quick introduction, but it really isn't something you'd keep on the shelf and go back and refer to again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Short and Sweet, April 25, 2007

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Carol Zilinsky "Scotty Zilinsky" (Fort Walton Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RV (Paperback)

I'm not clear what audience this book is aimed at, but suspect it's for someone who has not yet bought an RV and wants to know what it might be like to travel in one. There is a friendly tone to the writing, which offers number of tips someone new to RVing would find valuable. But the depth just isn't there. The authors sound like the sort of folks I'd like to be parked next to at an RV site, so we could chat around the campfire.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a reference--more of a what's-the-RV-lifestyle-really-like?, May 12, 2007

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Ejner Fulsang (www.EjnerFulsang.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RV (Paperback)

The authors of this book have taken the words out of my mouth. I could not possibly describe the book better.

"After logging 120,000 RV miles, we decided to share with our fellow RVers a few of the things we wished we had known way back when. Little things like what to expect when suddenly you smell ammonia; how to easily change the air bags in the front springs; where that chalky stuff that streaks the outside of the coach is coming from, what's causing it, and what to do about it. Book is not an RVers Bible by any stretch of the imagination. It contains some funny stuff, worthwhile stuff, and some totally worthless stuff. We're hoping it will give old timers a chuckle and Newbies some solutions."