On the Road

On the road again. Winter is receding and it is time to return to the Northland. Some of our plans did not come to fruition. We wanted to head east but getting the southwest base setup became more complicated than expected.

Firstly, after 90 days of looking for a "permanent" abode so we could move out of the Roadtrek we found ourselves in the Roadtrek. Secondly, my business travel delayed things a bit. Thirdly, finding a suitable "home" was not easy. We'd been looking at all kinds of rigs for over a year. However, we had great difficulty finding a floor plan and dimensions for the site. We wanted to minimize rear sun load on the rig. That meant no or minimum rear windows.

The most popular 5th wheel floor plan seems to be the front bedroom, center kitchen and rear living with lots of windows. We looked at alternatives including front living and even front kitchens. We decided that opposing slides for the living space would provide the largest living space. But our experiments in living in a TT and visits to many neighbors in the 5th wheels convinced us to keep looking.

Finally, we were in the situation where we either suspend until fall or leap. We decided we didn't want to begin this process all over again in the fall.

Of course, making a decision leads to another series of steps. There would be the the financial stuff, checking out the rig, getting a rig into place and that requires additional coordination, getting all of the accessories including power protection device, fresh water hose, regulator, additional filter and dump hose and fittings. Etc.

It was all a press, and as usual there were some issues to be resolved. Then the mad scramble to pack and head down the road.  There were last minute good-byes and other things to do.

But we did head on down the road (or was it up?).