Desert Captain wrote:
Come on now Phil, Texas panhandle in August, seriously?
We took the car because we had a limited window for the trip and RV parking in our friend's subdivision is prohibited. To take the C we would have been cruising at 63 to 65 {vs a steady 80 to 83} adding at least a day to our travel time, burning 3 times the fuel and then would have had to pay for a site in an RV park across town instead of staying with our hosts.
Nice pic but I defy you to find anywhere in west Texas {between El Paso and San Antonio} that looks like that shot. I-10 between El Paso and SA is a great road and you can really make good time {in a car} but not much to see.
Somewhat back on topic: Yep ... the Texas Panhandle in August .... practicing what I preach -> after spending all that money for self-containment, our rig better be able to keep us in complete comfort anywhere anytime. That's the beauty of a SMALL Class C -> it's heating and cooling systems have way less coach volume to deal with, so they do a much better job of it.
Definitely back off topic: The DW was navigating and I was the driving robot, but ... I think where we were in the Panhandle was Lake Meredith, north of Amarillo. We had it to ourselves probably because of the ludicrous heat. We were in the area due to a couple of reasons, 1) the rockhounding, and 2) Edes Custom Meats. ;)
P.S. Wow, "a steady 80 to 83"! We don't ever come close to that ... even when tripping in our Lexus LS430. We like 57 to 60 in the RV ... however I don't like some of the symbols people flash at us as they pass us. :B