All my Xmas decorating is being put on hold for now. We have bought another trailer.
You see, when we retired we said "Lets do some travelling". So, we went out and bought a trailer. We got a real bargain on a 25 FT. Springdale ( it's actually only 24.2 ft.) that was "just what we needed", and it has served us well. We have travelled from Winnipeg, to Texas to Florida and the Keys, on to the Carolina Coasts etc. We have also travelled from Texas, along the Rio Grande River and on up into San Diego, up the Pacific coast and on to Palm Springs. We have "Done" the desert States and the Grand Canyon. And this trailer has certainly served our needs. She is small, light, economical and easy to handle.
But, our needs have changed. We don't "travel", anymore. We have found our little "niche" here in Texas. We come on down to Texas each year and settle in with the rest of our Winter Texas friends for "The Season". And this past year we came down for much longer. (5 whole months ).
The combination of being down here longer and the persistently cool weather we have had this November/December have combined to make us more determined in our search for another trailer. It was one thing to make do with our little trailer with no real shower facilities to speak of , when the weather is nice, but when it's cold like it has been a lot this November and December, it's no fun to leave the warmth of the trailer to go over to the showers, then worse yet to leave the showers and go out into the cold to get back to the trailer.
The reason we don't have shower facilities in our little trailer is that, what they supply as a "Shower" is in name only. It's very small and only has a 6 gallon hot water tank.
Some say they wet down, turn the water off, soap up then, turn the water back on and rinse down. I tried it once and ran out of hot water, which is not a fun experience.
This little trailer is also very short on clothing storage space. So, we have turned the useless shower into a very useful closet.
Some say they wet down, turn the water off, soap up then, turn the water back on and rinse down. I tried it once and ran out of hot water, which is not a fun experience.
This little trailer is also very short on clothing storage space. So, we have turned the useless shower into a very useful closet.
The kitchen area is also very short on storage space and it always seems to me very cluttered.
For these reasons we have been thinking about and looking for a more livable trailer, now that we are staying put.
The trailer that we have purchased is a 2002, 33 foot Terry. It is 5 years older than ours, but it is 7.8 ft longer and has 3 slide-outs instead of the one that this trailer has. That amount of extra space may not seem like much to non RVers, but it is a vast amount when it comes to trailer space.
So, that's the latest news from us. My Christmas decorations will go on the new trailer when we get it here and all set up. Pictures and a better description will follow when we pick the trailer up on Tuesday.
WE NEED TO PUT A BIG CHRISTMAS BOW ON IT
Because that's our Christmas present to each other for the next few years
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