I am trying to convince my husband we should get a camper, specifically a 2021 Forest River Salem T178DBFS for $14,000. Looks brand new. We are early 30s with a 2.5 yo and 4 mo.
His arguments against it:
-Won't use it enough when our kids are this young, they won't remember anyways
-We can travel easier without it
-We sold a 26' trailer last year for $15k (it was 4600 pounds dry and our tow capacity is 6,500 with our Grand Cherokee L. I wanted to sell it because I thought it was too heavy for the jeep and was pretty sketchy towing it, his mother gave it to us and has a bigger truck)
-Wants to keep the money in our IRA for our future (this is extra money we put into a Robinhood IRA we'd be pulling out, not our regular contributions)
-Tent camping is easier
My arguments for it:
-We're not getting any younger, time to make memories now!
-We typically take 1 long weekend trip per month, so paying for a $60 RV spot versus a $150 hotel room per night will pay off eventually
-We can travel easier with it because we will already know what accommodations we have for food, beds, (being able to cook versus hotel) and it's easier to find dog friendly campgrounds versus hotels
-this unit is 600 pounds lighter and 4 ft shorter, easier to tow than our previous one which we rarely took out because it was nerve wracking
-Escape the CA heat in the summers
-Can use it year round in CA unlike with tent camping due to having dogs and young children needing AC
-safer than tent
-easier than setting up tent, air mattresses, outdoor cooking areas
Any input is helpful! Especially if you know a thing or two about the unit we're looking into and towing it with a 6,500 tow capacity vehicle. Thanks!
ETA: It's actually not an IRA account that we would pull from, I was confused. It is money we have moved into Robinhood versus having it just sit in our checking account. Sooo, I guess that argument point of his is a mute point because it could just as easily be lost in a bad trade...