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Waddles with Nacho
CFetters_Nacho_Lover
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I felt chinspired by @LebamDawg’s RV adventures and sold some velveeta stock to purchase an Airstream. It turns out Airstream is the only RV company that uses a reinforced steel frame capable of holding my weight.
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.
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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But you’re gonna need a bigger rig now- i.e., 3 /4 or 1 ton.
Be like Mabel.
The Throbber is available for regularly scheduled maintenance on Mrs. @CFetters_Nacho_Lover and Mabel.
Mostly lube -oil and filter optional.
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.
I looked up the trailer weights and the 23’ is only 300 lbs lighter than a 27’.
All that said, we took her (the trailer, not Mrs Nacho) out on first camping trip today. I’m just now sitting down to drink a beer after we arrived about 2 hours ago.
We’re on the Kentucky River about an hour from Lexington and Kroger Field (#myCats). Nice campground. I think a lot of the folks here would love the Tug and voted for Trump.
One of the first things I noticed driving in was one of @89ute’s sister wives sister and husband are also here.
One think I noticed about RV park culture. Not a lot of libtrards. I like chatting up the guys with the $750k rigs. Most of them have a decent story. And it usually doesn’t involve going to womens marches and wearing pussy hats