Hello All!
Where to begin..........
Im Kelly, and the better 2/3 is Teresa. It all started about 2 years ago. We sold our home and bought a 40' 3 slide 5th wheel to live in until retirement. We just figured that way we would have a jump on it. Shortly after moving in to the 5ver, Teresa got injured at work. While she was off work, we talked alot about retirement and decided the 5ver was to big and to heavy to drag around. Empty weight was just over 16k. The F350 diesel dually had no problem, but definitely gave it a workout. So we decided to go smaller. Our first thought was trying out a van as we had just found this website. After looking around, we decided for 2 of us, it was to small. Next was the truck camper. We found a nice one, but a little shorter than we wanted, but bought it anyways. It was ok for a weekend out, but for full time living, nope, not for us. Plus our fat little Pug couldnt get up and down from the bed. We sold that and moved up to a 25' 5ver with no slide. Again, no go. So we sold it too! We talked and thought "lets try a bigger truck camper". So we found a large one, and bought that. Made a few trips out with it, and again, the Pug had issues. And she kind of rules the house! So we went back to yet another 25' 5ver, but with a higher roof and bedroom area. It seemed that that was going to work for us. Then we figured out, "this thing has absolutely no storage. I know what your thinking...."try storage in a van". Were just not minimalists, and dont really want to be. We like our stuff. So it was time for that one to go. We finally settled on the 5ver we have now. It 32' with 2 slides. It suits our needs. So then we sold the big 5th wheel, sold the car, went to our storage unit, loaded it all up and hauled to the dump. In the middle of all this, Teresa retired from the state of Oregon, I retired in Jan because of health issues, and we started making the big plan happen. Im a retired truck driver/diesel mechanic and still have all my tools in the truck, probably more than any one person should be packing around! But if you need something, I probably have it. We spent a couple weeks this last Jan in Ehrenberg. We were there during the RTR, but didnt go as we are both extreme introverts. We have our trailer all setup with solar, good battery bank, and will be in AZ for the winter. Most likely around Ehrenberg again. Were not into the whole rv park thing and prefer to boondock out away from the crowds. We might try for the RTR this year, but will see how it goes. We will be leaving here around the 1st of Sep. Maybe we will run into one or two of you in the desert. Just dont all come at once, it hurts our brain when to many people show up! We'll have the coffee on. Safe Travels..........
Sorry for the long post, but if the mods want to move, feel free!!!
Where to begin..........
Im Kelly, and the better 2/3 is Teresa. It all started about 2 years ago. We sold our home and bought a 40' 3 slide 5th wheel to live in until retirement. We just figured that way we would have a jump on it. Shortly after moving in to the 5ver, Teresa got injured at work. While she was off work, we talked alot about retirement and decided the 5ver was to big and to heavy to drag around. Empty weight was just over 16k. The F350 diesel dually had no problem, but definitely gave it a workout. So we decided to go smaller. Our first thought was trying out a van as we had just found this website. After looking around, we decided for 2 of us, it was to small. Next was the truck camper. We found a nice one, but a little shorter than we wanted, but bought it anyways. It was ok for a weekend out, but for full time living, nope, not for us. Plus our fat little Pug couldnt get up and down from the bed. We sold that and moved up to a 25' 5ver with no slide. Again, no go. So we sold it too! We talked and thought "lets try a bigger truck camper". So we found a large one, and bought that. Made a few trips out with it, and again, the Pug had issues. And she kind of rules the house! So we went back to yet another 25' 5ver, but with a higher roof and bedroom area. It seemed that that was going to work for us. Then we figured out, "this thing has absolutely no storage. I know what your thinking...."try storage in a van". Were just not minimalists, and dont really want to be. We like our stuff. So it was time for that one to go. We finally settled on the 5ver we have now. It 32' with 2 slides. It suits our needs. So then we sold the big 5th wheel, sold the car, went to our storage unit, loaded it all up and hauled to the dump. In the middle of all this, Teresa retired from the state of Oregon, I retired in Jan because of health issues, and we started making the big plan happen. Im a retired truck driver/diesel mechanic and still have all my tools in the truck, probably more than any one person should be packing around! But if you need something, I probably have it. We spent a couple weeks this last Jan in Ehrenberg. We were there during the RTR, but didnt go as we are both extreme introverts. We have our trailer all setup with solar, good battery bank, and will be in AZ for the winter. Most likely around Ehrenberg again. Were not into the whole rv park thing and prefer to boondock out away from the crowds. We might try for the RTR this year, but will see how it goes. We will be leaving here around the 1st of Sep. Maybe we will run into one or two of you in the desert. Just dont all come at once, it hurts our brain when to many people show up! We'll have the coffee on. Safe Travels..........
Sorry for the long post, but if the mods want to move, feel free!!!
