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So for years now, me and Gena have discussed all the possible options for travelling and fulfilling our need for adventures and new sights and places to enjoy.  Of course part of that discussion has been, when travelling, what type of vehicle do we want to be relying on and enjoying.The range spans from just using our Honda Elements, which we have done on various camping trips, and will continue to use in that fashion for the next few years, all the way up to large Class A motorhomes.  We thought about a pop-up tent trailer, tear drops, and Class C mobile homes.  But with timing, and all of the plans we have made centered around the fantastic opportunities a house on wheels can offer, we’ve decided a full Class A is going to be the one for us.

It’s not that we’re looking to show off, or that we aren’t aware of the costs of such a motor home.  Thinking of comitting to a FULL TIME lifestyle of RV living, really just doesn’t leave you with much room to skimp on space and ammenities.  There’s just some things you have to accept you won’t have that a typical lifestyle would offer, but there are quite a few things you also need to make sure you DO still have available.  Space is going to be a huge issue with alot of time spent in the RV, as well as storage since we won’t have any “home base’ to leave things at.  Ease of getting around is a concern because of our dogs that will be going with us, and simply the convinience of daily routines.

Another large concern of ours, was our Vespa scooters that will be coming along.  Our plan being that we can park the motor home somewhere on the outskirts of a city, and easily use the scooters (weather permitting) to explore further in, or areas close by without having to move the whole RV too often.  The problem is, they’re very easy targets for theft, and nature’s wrath!  Heading through our options as they relate to them, we’ve considered a rack to mount them between the RV and the Honda Element we plan to keep and tow behind, to a full enclosed trailer for the Honda and the scooters, and various other things.  The cost of the latter option however, puts it back into the “when we win the lottery” category for now.

So what to do?  How to protect them from the outside elements, envious people, and whatever else could happen, as much as possible?  We’ve discovered the Gulfstream Crescendo.

It’s a front engined diesel, which I like for the benefits of a diesel engine including power, towing, and fuel options.  It’s near 40′ so it’s ample size is good for our 24/7 plans for it.  The living space is easy to get around for us and the dogs, and the interior quality to us seemed great, without the styling being too outrageous like some high dollar rigs we’ve taken a peek at.  The best part though?  The mini garage/storage area just below the master bedroom.  If offers a ramp door on either side of the motor home so you can easily get the scooters in and out, and has room for more toys inside around them if need be.  Stored inside, locked, secured.  Problem solved.

We’ve taken a close look, and spent about and hour going over one of these at an RV show out here in Pomona last year.  We were mighty tempted to take a jump ahead of schedule even, it impressed us that much.  I’ll admit the huge price difference between the show and retail was a big bonus as well, but we opted to wait and let things unfold for the next few years before we start that phase of our lives.

If anyone out there is reading this and has any comments on this particular RV, or the company in general, I would LOVE to hear it as comments to this post!  I’m just hoping Gulfstream is still around in a few years, and survives the economy long enough to have one of these or something like it for us when we are ready to sign on.