And Now...the Rest of the Story...
Apologies to Paul Harvey. We are small time farmers, retired military, who just bought a Coleman (Dutchman) CTS14FD TT so we can enjoy seeing the vast heartland. We previously had a 22' C-Dory in A...
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We're dirt sailing these days. We sold our much loved Ericson 38 a few years ago. Now we sail our Gulfstream Visa 19 ERD ... easier living than the boat without the storm worries, etc. Half the length but at least equal living space.
We chose the Visa because we liked the interior layout. The queen bed stays made up although we could convert the dinette for company plus it's light enough to tow behind our 6 cyl Trailblazer.
A night plugged in and hooked up is way cheaper than a night in a marina, insurance is way cheaper, maintenance is a ton and a half cheaper,($300 worth of tires beats a $4000 mainsail any day)
Some things are the same ... still have to dump the holding tanks, water and electric limit the boondocking somewhat, still need to go to town now and then, still have a fuel bill, can still take the dog with us.
Even so, as much as we enjoy our camping, we miss the boat. Just can't really afford it any more; Wish we could tow the camper to Georgetown.
We chose the Visa because we liked the interior layout. The queen bed stays made up although we could convert the dinette for company plus it's light enough to tow behind our 6 cyl Trailblazer.
A night plugged in and hooked up is way cheaper than a night in a marina, insurance is way cheaper, maintenance is a ton and a half cheaper,($300 worth of tires beats a $4000 mainsail any day)
Some things are the same ... still have to dump the holding tanks, water and electric limit the boondocking somewhat, still need to go to town now and then, still have a fuel bill, can still take the dog with us.
Even so, as much as we enjoy our camping, we miss the boat. Just can't really afford it any more; Wish we could tow the camper to Georgetown.
