DaHose
Oct 29, 2013Explorer
Just made our maiden family trip in our 26' Jamboree
Hey, everyone! I am so very pleased to report that our first official family RV trip went GREAT!!!!
We towed a '94 Wrangler up a couple of pretty steep grades (11% and then 8%), which caused the old girl to heat up and start running pretty rough. She was down to a crawl, so I had to pull over and let her cool down. Once the temp. was back in the lower part of normal, she pulled strong again and happily got us to the camp ground. I'll have to see about improving cooling before we tow on any other mountain.
It was the first time ever on an RV trip for my wife and daughter. We went to Yogi's Jellystone park in Cobb, Ca. along with another family. Our combined 3 kids had HUGE fun riding the pedal cars and playing around all weekend. We did some mini golf and just relaxed at the camp site, enjoying some s'mores and telling tales by the fire pit late into the evening.
I am not one to name all his vehicles, but the old girl spoke to me and I have started calling her Mabel. Mabel might not be the prettiest gal at the ball, but she's sturdy and she will take care of ya. ;)
Some of you know that I have put a pretty HUGE amount of hours into rebuilding the cabover and lots of other repairs. There is still more repair and maintenance work I need to do, but I can honestly say it has all been worth it. We got some serious smiles to the gallon on our trip (but only 6 mpg) and we can't wait to get away for the next RV weekend.
Thanks again to those who have helped me out with information and moral support as I have rehabilitated old Mabel this past year. She can now have quite a few more years of being loved and cared for as we build fond family memories.
Jose
We towed a '94 Wrangler up a couple of pretty steep grades (11% and then 8%), which caused the old girl to heat up and start running pretty rough. She was down to a crawl, so I had to pull over and let her cool down. Once the temp. was back in the lower part of normal, she pulled strong again and happily got us to the camp ground. I'll have to see about improving cooling before we tow on any other mountain.
It was the first time ever on an RV trip for my wife and daughter. We went to Yogi's Jellystone park in Cobb, Ca. along with another family. Our combined 3 kids had HUGE fun riding the pedal cars and playing around all weekend. We did some mini golf and just relaxed at the camp site, enjoying some s'mores and telling tales by the fire pit late into the evening.
I am not one to name all his vehicles, but the old girl spoke to me and I have started calling her Mabel. Mabel might not be the prettiest gal at the ball, but she's sturdy and she will take care of ya. ;)
Some of you know that I have put a pretty HUGE amount of hours into rebuilding the cabover and lots of other repairs. There is still more repair and maintenance work I need to do, but I can honestly say it has all been worth it. We got some serious smiles to the gallon on our trip (but only 6 mpg) and we can't wait to get away for the next RV weekend.
Thanks again to those who have helped me out with information and moral support as I have rehabilitated old Mabel this past year. She can now have quite a few more years of being loved and cared for as we build fond family memories.
Jose