Subj : Crampers
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Apr 08 2023 16:06:19
Hi Dave,
DD> interest. I'm not planning to rush right out and buy one. My favourite
DD> campers are Motel 6 and/or Super 8.
RH> We've done that route but it gets pricey when doing major trips. What
RH> keyed off the whole camper thing was that several years ago we wanted
RH> to go out west to see our girls/grandkids but Steve didn't want to fly.
RH> Rachel said "why not get a camper and go glamping across the country?"
RH> Steve latched on to the first part of the question, after research and
RH> a not so nice experience, we settled on the R-Pod. We've seen a lot
RH> more of the country since, and more to come.
DD> When I wore a younger person's clothes I could make the trip from
DD> Spring A Leak to Lost Angeleeze in "one sitting". Since I have aged I
We've done long trips but for the most part kept the road time to about
10 hours or less, even when we were younger. Exceptions were usually
trips from NC to NY when the girls were small (and slept thru most of
the drive). After an extra long one from NC to FL 9 years ago, Steve had
his 2nd stroke about a week after we got back. That settled the matter;
we usually stop for the day about supper time now.
DD> make it DD> in two jumps. Usually Springfield to somewhere around
Flagpole, DD> Aridzona. The a short pop through Needles and across the
Mojave DD> wastelands to the metropolitan wasteland that is the L.A.
basin.
Easier for one person to do it than 2.
DD> If I need a cramper I can always borrow my broter's 5th wheel and
RH> tow vehicle. Or the Winnebago motor home .... but he says it's
DD> getting to be a bit "creaky".
RH> The R-Pod was getting a bit creaky too. It made 5 trips cross country,
RH> 4 to VT for mission trips, several trips to NYS and FL for family
RH> visits, don't remember how many small (local-ish) ones................
DD> When I went by Phil's the other day to take him to his opthamologist
DD> appointment I noticed the Winnie was listing to the left with all
DD> three tires on that side airless. I mentioned it to him and he siad it
DD> was past due to go to Firestone for some "new shoes".
He will have a time getting it to a dealership then. (G)
