WE made the plunge!

[n2camping]

Congrats on your new camper,

[PITPOP27]

Wow!  It looks like you guys did well.  I noticed the flat countertop with drawers beneath it -- good place for stacking cubes for storing food.  That's my little maximizing storage tip for the day.

I'm very excited because the countertop is actually double the size in the picture.  When we had gone looking at the different floor plans this was n't an option.  But because ours doesn't have that outside storage box ( which my hubby really wanted) we get indoor room.  He wants me to make cushions to turn the one that is visable into a seat.  But I may need it for like a three drawer plastic thing to put different items in..... we'll see. Oh, and the other side for our cooler.

[Azusateach]

Welcome to the best way to camp that I know of!  You'll have a blast!  And since you're in "sunnysocal" you really ought to join us for one of our little rallies.  Check out the SCCampers thread on this site, and notice that there are 2 already scheduled for this year.  Both still have room, so if you're interested, please join us.  I'm wagonmastering the Yosemite one, and will be making the reservation call in the morning.  If you want to join us, either PM me or post a reply on the "Alternate Yosemite Trip" thread.  

Another trip you might want to consider is the one to Pismo Beach.  Can't be a more delightful campground (especially in August!) with a great bunch of people.  Check that out, too.  There are 3 spots open.

As OC Campers mentioned, Temecula is another great rally.  Might even be real close to you, too!

Keep asking questions -- you'll get TONS of advice!

Laura

[PITPOP27]

Already excited, haven't even got it home yet and we've got the bunk end covers on their way and now I'm thinking we really need the Bal leveler (but it's my hubby who would want it!)

Couple questions:

Is the reason everyone has a blue holding container attached to their drain, because you HAVE to to collect the gray water?  No one we knows has a tent trailer so we've got no one to ask. Sorry if the question sounds lame, but that's what you get! :p

[TheViking]

That is correct.  You have to collect the grey water.

[tlhdoc]

You don't have to use the expensive blue totes made for grey water.  Blue aquatainers from Wal-Mart work well.  I would get two, that way you can just switch when the first one is full and not have to go dump it immediately.  Also you can use one for the shower and one for the sink.

[Azusateach]

I believe the WalMart containers hold 7 gal. of water & aren't collapsable.  There are some 5-gal. collapsable ones I picked up at REI that I find to work just dandy.  Much easier to store, and I have yet to fill one up, even with my shower.

Just another opinion.  

[PITPOP27]

I wouldd just like to throw in : We're going to pick it up today and I am so EXCITED!  A friend of ours is letting us keep it in his drive (so we don't have to store at the place the is free to us, yet it's 1 hour away) so we can really look over it without someone staring at us :p Check it out and see how everything works! :-()  :-()  :-()  :-()  :-()  :-()  :sombraro:  :sombraro:  :sombraro:

[tlhdoc]

Well did you pick it up?  How did it go?  How do you feel?

[PITPOP27]

WE DID PICK IT UP!

It felt awesome.  we looked through it yesterday, still don't know how everything works, and we were busy today.  Can't wait to get into it and really understand how everything works!

[tlhdoc]

Congratulations!  If you have questions ask away and have fun camping.  I suggest that you put a pad and pen/pencil in the PU so that you can take notes on what you forgot to pack.

[PITPOP27]

I gotta say, the feeling of needing to take it out like NEXT weekend is there  :p .  We had a great time towing it - hubby was a repo man on the side for my cousins repossession company a couple years back and those are incredibly hard to maneuver and to back in.  He handled it no problem, stopped off at the ol In-N-Out on the way home for some parking practice no problem. A woman even left her card on our windshield for storage hilarious.  Good fee though, probably because it fits in one spot!  Yea PU's!

We are starting to figure stuff out but probably wont really get into it until the middle of the week, dealing with the TV getting scheduled maintenance done, and DMV junk without a pink slip  :mad:  I hate the DMV.  And no one knows how to treat the PU in paperwork, so silly.  The bank guys asked me for an odemeter reading....uh, nope.  he asked 3 times before he got it (I showed him a picture )

My hubby has a couple questions:
1. He wants to know if you can put a hub cap on the tires and if anyone has.
2. He thinks he can build a Kayak rack out of PVC, like the bike rack ones.  He wants to know what anyone with kayaks thinks about the weight ratio after tieing down.

[tlhdoc]

1. He wants to know if you can put a hub cap on the tires and if anyone has.

Yes you can and some people have, but you should torque the lug nuts and tire pressure every time you tow, so most people don't bother with hub caps.