Chock Full o' Nuts wrote:
Bwahahahaha. "RV" "privacy" and "perfect/flawless" do not belong in the same sentence. RVing is all about adventures, the ones you planned and the ones you hadn't planned. Half the fun of RVing is the little (and sometimes big) situations that inevitably arise. If everyone can remain flexible, resilient, kind, cool, and friendly you'll have a great time. If one or more of you are high maintenance, I foresee an uncomfortable experience.
As for privacy, divest yourselves of that notion. There is NO privacy aboard an RV. Make peace with hearing, seeing, and smelling your friends' every pee, poop, fart, kiss, cuddle, and disagreement. If you can go along and pretend that these things are not happening within 20-feet of where you're sitting, you'll be fine.
I gathered that much by now. Thank goodness no one is high maintenance, to the contrary we are all very simple and easy going. And the unexpected adventures are welcome.
The only challenge is that the two wives do not know each other well and their privacy and bathroom is the only two hurdles left.
As you correctly outlined, these challenges are incompatible with RVing. We have changed strategy and rather than looking for solutions to the privacy & bathroom challenge we (husbands) are trying to find solutions to the expectancies.
We think that the only way to enjoy the experience is to set expectations right from the start rather than trying to manage RV incompatible expectations: the wives will have to bond and become comfortable with closeness and intimacy.
After having read all your precious advice, we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to ensure bonding happens before we embark on this experience.
Chock Full o' Nuts wrote:
Here are some highlights of our years of RVing:
*Ear infection, burst eardrum
*Hit a building, tore off half the roof ($3,000)
*Ran out of diapers in Yellowstone
*Gerbil died in Grand Tetons, transported home in the freezer
*Vomiting & diarrhea x 2 days
*Cornea abrasion
*Bashed the front of the camper ($6,000)
*Nearly ran out of gas in the desert
*Got lost in the Big Horn Mountains
*Buffalo peed on our campsite (5-ft in diameter pool of pee!)
*Lightning strike 10 feet from the camper, made our ears ring
*Life-threatening pneumonia
*Wind tore off the awning ($1,000)
*Rolled our rig & tow vehicle
LOL! I loved the compassion for the Gerbil! Did it get a full funeral back at home?
