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Yep I am the nut case! First one I have ever owned, Mr Monk. I am using it to live out of as I work selling consumer fireworks. The lady has been refitted with self adjusting brakes with 6 ply tires. So far she since last November she has seen Richland, MS and Lake Charles, LA. She just got back from a 5 week stay at Lineville, MO. She is resting a few days here at the house getting ready to head to Bucksaw for camp. Then she will head out the Monday after camp to maybe North Sioux City, SD then maybe back to Lineville, MO. I think she has been pulled about 2200 miles so far.Originally Posted by longliner
Are you the one that bought Beagle's trailer? If so your pulling my old travel trailer!
Monday she goes into the shop to have a rear hitch put on her that I am going to install a 24" x 60" carry all with a tool box. I need a place to store my gas grill and other extra supplies that I need on the road. I have also installed a new wall mounted TV in the bedroom. And she just got a Winegard portable satellite antenna mount on her ladder Thursday night. Thats one of those new satellite antenna's that plug into 12 volt and finds the satellite automatically no matter where you are located at. I have Dish Network and never had any luck working with that portable antenna, plus it is hard to carry and store in the RV. This new antenna is much smaller maybe about 2/3 the size. And if it saves me the trouble of finding that darned Dish Network Satellite it will be well worth the $900.00 cost. I almost pulled out a gun and shot that other Satellite antenna in Lake Charles, LA when I couldn't read the numbers on the back of it and get it to work.I was so darned mad I couldn't get ESPN or the Speed Channel.
Wife picked up some tire covers for her the other day to protect her tires when she is parked.
I have been pulling her with a 2004, F-250, Super Cab, Long Bed that has a V-10 in it. So far with me keeping my big foot into that 3:73 rear end I am only getting about 6.1 MPG.But I have yet to leave out of here on a relaxing trip. I have always had time limits that I had to maintain. I am looking forward to pulling her up to Bucksaw Wednesday and not being in any hurry getting there. Ok so I am not telling the truth!:D Ain't had a fishing rod in my hands since last September! Ain't even touched my boat this spring.
I still have some more work that I want to do to her. The electric elements on the hot water heater have burned out and they need to be replaced. I have been using gas so that hasn't been a problem. We treated the roof before I left in November and I need to get that done again. Other than that I haven't had any problems with her.
I wish the tanks were heated, I didn't know that they even had anything like heated tanks. When I got to Richland, MS last November a week before Turkey Day it was cold down there. And there was still snow on the ground in Lineville, MO 5 weeks ago. I am kind of funny, I used bottled water for all my drinking and cooking. But I still would like the front water storage tank heated so that I can maintain some extra water if needed.
Like I said this is my really first RV, I used to have a much smaller travel trailer that I justed slept in but it was only about 10 foot long and it had nothing in it but a couch that made into a bed. And that was about 30 years ago and they have made so many improvements in them today. Monk it was one of those that you couldn't stand up straight in it. I have never liked camping because I hate tents. But so far I am really enjoying sleeping in this trailer. I like the idea of having my own shower and being able to do my own cooking. One of these days I would like to get one of those newer larger 5th week trailers because I like pulling a gooseneck trailer better. But I need a new pickup before I can do that.
