Hi all. Long time lurker, dreamer, student of your posts. Finally did something about it, and just about ready to go to Q. I cannot believe I am saying this, and it is true!
(don't know what I am going to do when I get there, I have not gone anywhere for years...this will be a life changing experience for me, I know).
I am a "mature" woman
with 2 cats and a new Chihuahua puppy. Living on Social Security and planning on trying to sell life insurance to people who mostly don't want to buy it.
I am extremely shy personally at first, and when I get nervous, talk just too much, so I hope I can introduce myself to you in an acceptable manner. I have been rehearsing what to say, doing rough drafts, and need to finally just jump in here. I know you will understand, thank you.
Northeast PA (Hi Katie) native and there currently. Trying to figure out how to clear out my apt. and not take everything with me.
I looked and looked at your posts, read Bob's excellent book (thank you for everything Bob), scoured Craigslist and all sorts of dealers, etc., trying to decide on box truck, step van, cargo van... Then one day I saw an ad for a 1991 Class B for so cheap ($1,000) that looked good. I called the owner and asked what was wrong with it. Toilet didn't work, shower didn't work, generator didn't work. And more. But mechanically sound, it has turned out so far. I have put 4,000 miles on it just around here and it seems fine. I am kind of scared though, due to age and mileage. (mine and the van's). My friend christened it Cat Van Du, Cat for short.
Long story short, it is now 6 months later and it has a whole lot of new parts. It is kind of cute, could use some cosmetics. And I love it.
Hopefully it will get me out there. It is about to break 100,000 miles. I have been told by plenty of folks that this is young enough for this rig. It has a Ford 351 engine 5.8 litre.
10 ft clearance with the air conditioner on top, so stealth is not an option.
I hope to meet you folks at Quartzite and I need help with understanding some things, mostly power. It took me 2 months to understand that those electric outlets on the wall didn't work from the house battery.
I don't know what else to say right now, except that until the day I actually bought this, I had never been in a camper like this before, and knew absolutely zero about any of it.
It has been a long and hard road to understand how these things work, and I am getting happier by the day. I will be asking specifics in the appropriate forums. I know you will help me and I am so grateful for all of you. Thanks, Sunny.
(don't know what I am going to do when I get there, I have not gone anywhere for years...this will be a life changing experience for me, I know).
I am a "mature" woman
with 2 cats and a new Chihuahua puppy. Living on Social Security and planning on trying to sell life insurance to people who mostly don't want to buy it. I am extremely shy personally at first, and when I get nervous, talk just too much, so I hope I can introduce myself to you in an acceptable manner. I have been rehearsing what to say, doing rough drafts, and need to finally just jump in here. I know you will understand, thank you.
Northeast PA (Hi Katie) native and there currently. Trying to figure out how to clear out my apt. and not take everything with me.
I looked and looked at your posts, read Bob's excellent book (thank you for everything Bob), scoured Craigslist and all sorts of dealers, etc., trying to decide on box truck, step van, cargo van... Then one day I saw an ad for a 1991 Class B for so cheap ($1,000) that looked good. I called the owner and asked what was wrong with it. Toilet didn't work, shower didn't work, generator didn't work. And more. But mechanically sound, it has turned out so far. I have put 4,000 miles on it just around here and it seems fine. I am kind of scared though, due to age and mileage. (mine and the van's). My friend christened it Cat Van Du, Cat for short.
Long story short, it is now 6 months later and it has a whole lot of new parts. It is kind of cute, could use some cosmetics. And I love it.
Hopefully it will get me out there. It is about to break 100,000 miles. I have been told by plenty of folks that this is young enough for this rig. It has a Ford 351 engine 5.8 litre.
10 ft clearance with the air conditioner on top, so stealth is not an option.
I hope to meet you folks at Quartzite and I need help with understanding some things, mostly power. It took me 2 months to understand that those electric outlets on the wall didn't work from the house battery.
I don't know what else to say right now, except that until the day I actually bought this, I had never been in a camper like this before, and knew absolutely zero about any of it.
It has been a long and hard road to understand how these things work, and I am getting happier by the day. I will be asking specifics in the appropriate forums. I know you will help me and I am so grateful for all of you. Thanks, Sunny.
