u/Inevitable_Tea_1155

New to RVing and just got a HH+BW membership. The past two nights we have hit a Boondockers Welcome location en route to our destination. Is it fairly common for the hosts to come out and share their life story? I know some may love connecting with strangers even for an overnight. But when we've had a long day on the road we just want to get things setup and relax a bit before doing it all again tomorrow. We did offer to pay for the electrical hookup offered, which they kindly declined at both locations.

If this is a pretty common occurrence for BW stays? If so, we'll just try to stick to HH locations, at least for the single overnight stops where our time is limited.

I'm looking for some honest charging experience and feedback. I'm considering getting an Ioniq 5, mostly because of it's quicker charging speeds than many other EVs on the market (at least in the current US market).

How common do you actually get these higher speeds (10-80% in ~20 min) that would make an 800v charging system a real differentiator? I do plan on charging at home most of the time, but the whole family ended up hating our last EV when we took even short weekend trips due to the long charging stop and it's inability to effectively cool the cabin after a charging stop on a hot day.

Also, are the stations other than EA that you would recommend? The EA ones near us have been utter crap.

I could use some help on determining a tow vehicle. Originally had budgeted for ~50-55k for a lightly used, lower trim 3/4 ton truck. However, we ended up selecting a RV higher than budget so trying to determine just how high in mileage/age of a tow vehicle to go with now.

Is age or mileage a better predictor of issues to come?

Some additional background;

-I work remotely so we (family of 3) plan on living in the RV full-time for 2-3 months out of the year, taking long trips across the country. Outside of this travel (3-6k mi estimated) we don't expect to use the truck much when back at home.

-We'll be looking at a gasser only. No interest or need for a diesel.

-I typically take meticulous care of my vehicles but know that is not the norm. I tend to be very cautious when buying used vehicles because of this. Regardless of prior ownership, I also don't have the highest regard for Ford, GM or Dodge/Ram long-term dependability and have not owned a HD truck before.

Would it be a better bet to grab something with relatively low mileage that's 8-9 years old or find something only a few years old but high mileage (e.g. 80-100k)?

Any thoughts or feedback appreciated