We dropped off Star and Bo at the kennel and went to Acworth, Georgia on Friday to stay with John and Michelle. They were selling their camper and we were in the market. We had flirted with the idea of a new camper and had been dealing with various dealerships only to be turned away by the typical salesman lack of motivation/knowledge. I had been discussing campers with John we were considering their camper. Their camper was the first one I had ever stayed in and I had fond memories when we went to Charlottesville, VA and stayed in it for the Dave shows. We spent the weekend running through the in's and out's of operation with John and Michelle and Emily and I camped Saturday night at a Georgia State Park - Red Top Mountain. It was a nice campground with all the essentials plus cable and most importantly to us, it offered wonderful privacy looking over Lake Allatoona. Unfortunately, this was not a relaxed weekend but a weekend to make a final determination about buying the camper and soaking up all the knowledge we could from John and Michelle.
We backed into our site and were unable to get level because of the height the hitch was set at which kept us from lowering the trailer enough to level her out. We made due with the situation and finished setting up right at dark. We all went to dinner at Chili's and had a good time with some great fajitas, boats, and margaritas! After dinner they dropped us back off at the camper to stay the night to see if it was for us. It was a cold windy and rainy night, which offered us a great opportunity to try out the heater and see how dry and comfy the trailer would be during poor weather times. We sat outside for a while under the canopy and discussed the potential purchase and costs. We then went inside and watched the end of the ballgame and I played around with the camper. During my playing, I accidentally turned off a control switch on the heater unit while putting the cover back on and after a while it started getting cold in the trailer, so I tried to get the heater to work. Wall thermostat would not turn it on? So I went outside in the pouring rain and switched over propane tanks, only to come back in and find no luck! Next, I got out the manuals and finally determined that it was simply a switch behind the cover....Whew! Part of learning something new!
I woke up off and on through the night to hear the heavy rainfall and the heater kicking on/off by thermostat control. Man this camper was more comfy than home! We both slept late and woke up and cooked a big breakfast - eggs, bacon, biscuits, and oatmeal. All the kitchen appliances work great - microwave, oven, stove and especially the smoke detector. After breakfast, John came out and helped us break down and teach us more. I emptied the black tank (poop and pee) and grey tank (dishwater) for the first time and then went back to John and Michelle's home and wrote a check. It was close to dark, so we hit the road towards the house pulling our new camper. It turned out to be a great thing that we did not get on the road before dark because we had no mirror extensions which would have made it impossible to merge or change lanes on the interstate. But the night made it possible because you could read the sides of the road by car lights approaching!
There is obviously a lot to learn with this new activity and my hope is that it will be another good teamwork building activity for our marriage as well as an activity that will get us out more into His creation as well as more active and in shape!!
Until we set out again...
We backed into our site and were unable to get level because of the height the hitch was set at which kept us from lowering the trailer enough to level her out. We made due with the situation and finished setting up right at dark. We all went to dinner at Chili's and had a good time with some great fajitas, boats, and margaritas! After dinner they dropped us back off at the camper to stay the night to see if it was for us. It was a cold windy and rainy night, which offered us a great opportunity to try out the heater and see how dry and comfy the trailer would be during poor weather times. We sat outside for a while under the canopy and discussed the potential purchase and costs. We then went inside and watched the end of the ballgame and I played around with the camper. During my playing, I accidentally turned off a control switch on the heater unit while putting the cover back on and after a while it started getting cold in the trailer, so I tried to get the heater to work. Wall thermostat would not turn it on? So I went outside in the pouring rain and switched over propane tanks, only to come back in and find no luck! Next, I got out the manuals and finally determined that it was simply a switch behind the cover....Whew! Part of learning something new!I woke up off and on through the night to hear the heavy rainfall and the heater kicking on/off by thermostat control. Man this camper was more comfy than home! We both slept late and woke up and cooked a big breakfast - eggs, bacon, biscuits, and oatmeal. All the kitchen appliances work great - microwave, oven, stove and especially the smoke detector. After breakfast, John came out and helped us break down and teach us more. I emptied the black tank (poop and pee) and grey tank (dishwater) for the first time and then went back to John and Michelle's home and wrote a check. It was close to dark, so we hit the road towards the house pulling our new camper. It turned out to be a great thing that we did not get on the road before dark because we had no mirror extensions which would have made it impossible to merge or change lanes on the interstate. But the night made it possible because you could read the sides of the road by car lights approaching!
There is obviously a lot to learn with this new activity and my hope is that it will be another good teamwork building activity for our marriage as well as an activity that will get us out more into His creation as well as more active and in shape!!Until we set out again...
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