Waddles with Nacho
Mrs Nacho and I have been toying with this idea for a while now and after renting an Airstream for a couple days in August, we went back to the dealership and made a deposit. We’re both 49 and pretty much retired so we figured why wait? We’re not going full tim like @LebamDawg but we will take it on some long road trips to New Mexico for the Peyote and Utah for the arm pit sex.
We picked it on Friday and drove it home yesterday. This is my first RV and while I’ve driven trucks in the Army and towed some smaller trailers, it’s quite a difference to be responsible for your own trailer - especially one that costs $100k+. I spent the first 90 minutes of our drive home on state highways until I felt comfortable enough with how things handed before getting on the interstate.
I’ll add to this post as we take it out and about but until then, this is it. And here’s a fucking picture.
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And one thing I learned yesterday on the drive home, there’s a place called Ballstown in Indiana.
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CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
And one thing I learned yesterday on the drive home, there’s a place called Ballstown in Indiana.
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She’s a real beaut Nacho!
But you’re gonna need a bigger rig now- i.e., 3 /4 or 1 ton.
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The Throbber is available for regularly scheduled maintenance on Mrs. @CFetters_Nacho_Lover and Mabel.
Mostly lube -oil and filter optional.
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@Doog_de_Jour already called dibs.PurpleThrobber said:
The Throbber is available for regularly scheduled maintenance on Mrs. @CFetters_Nacho_Lover and Mabel.
Mostly lube -oil and filter optional. -
I can get by with the 1500 for now but I’m already dropping hints about how a bigger truck would do more and be better for stuff.YellowSnow said:She’s a real beaut Nacho!
But you’re gonna need a bigger rig now- i.e., 3 /4 or 1 ton.
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You can for sure. But towing is just so much easier with the heavier duty trucks vs half tons.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
I can get by with the 1500 for now but I’m already dropping hints about how a bigger truck would do more and be better for stuff.YellowSnow said:She’s a real beaut Nacho!
But you’re gonna need a bigger rig now- i.e., 3 /4 or 1 ton.
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Nice purchase - what length is that one, we camped next to some folks that had a 19 footer Tommy Bahama model - the inside was quite interesting.
If you run across a deal on a dually jump on it. I was at a ford dealership in Sheridan, Wy and while I was waiting for my 20K tune up priced one. 90K + depending on options and you have to special order, no dually on the lot. and that is Wyoming. -
27 footer. I looked inside one the Tommy Bahama travel vans at the dealership. Cool design but I don’t care about aloha shirts or deep sea fishing to pay for the Tommy Bahama upgrades.LebamDawg said:Nice purchase - what length is that one, we camped next to some folks that had a 19 footer Tommy Bahama model - the inside was quite interesting.
If you run across a deal on a dually jump on it. I was at a ford dealership in Sheridan, Wy and while I was waiting for my 20K tune up priced one. 90K + depending on options and you have to special order, no dually on the lot. and that is Wyoming.
A dually is for sure overkill for me. Mrs Nacho likes the truck as is right now because I’m driving a touch slower than if I had the extra power. -
We rented a 23' Flying Cloud at the end of August. It was nice but we determined that it was the perfect size for 1 person.
