Why do I worry?

I'm gettin ready to make my first trip in a antique. Hey! I figure if I get problems at least I got a place to sleep, eat.contemplate or untill I figure it out.Go For IT.Dont Worry Be Happy :)))) Loose

Steve,You answered your own question in the last sentence of your first paragraph. Maybe this trip/lifestyle can still be done by the two of you and Gail may just ride down the highway with you. Go for it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I want to thank all y’all that have posted here. Your comments and encouraging words have given me the answers I’ve been looking for. I now feel much better about my up and coming journey and can’t wait to get started (I’m hoping to set out on November 11-12th).

Steve

I don't know if you can get road service for a '94 but we drove from Seattle south to Southern Calif in an old Class A in 2005 and we broke down once. With a cell phone and a stash of emergency money for a tow, you will be fine.

Sprig - spoke of a "sequence of operations" / "checklist before flight" or whatever you call the Checklist .. we could not function in this Lifestyle without our "Camp Departure" checklist .. I print several of them and check each item off as they are done .. and when I need more or need to modify the list, I simply print off more and put them in the file drawer - in readiness for the next journey.

On this Checklist are items such as "Tailgater/kitchen garbage can / dehumidifier next to bed" ; and "Water heater / Water pump - Off" and so on .. we start in back where our bedroom/bath is and proceed through the TT until the front door.

And if in doubt stop at the first Rest Stop, or ? and check the RV for any loose items .. this has taken a lot of the worry out of our traveling down the road. Sometimes it is a matter of "never been there before jitters", but remembering that there are wheels on our home now .. we can just pack up and go down the road if this place isn't where we want to stay.

In our case I have taken care of the inside (with hubby double-checking after I say "ready"), and he takes care of the unhooking, etc. If we didn't have check lists, then we would worry about forgetting something as we are almost 10 years older than you ..

We enjoy the Lifestyle even though our daughters would like us to get an apartment, but frankly we have met more people, have sat around more camp fires, and just generally enjoyed more pot lucks in this Lifestyle than we ever did when we lived in either a stick house or an apartment. People get out, they walk, they greet one another, chit-chat, etc. in this Lifestyle .. Enjoy.

Very well could be old age. All the more reason to press on and stay young. ;)

Look up the Loners On Wheels website. They own a campground (open to the public) about 4 miles south of Deming NM. Head there and park it for awhile. They also have chapters in all the states that have regular get togethers. They are mostly retired people. From there you may meet others to caravan with. You will love it.

Geocritter wrote:
After sitting in San Marcos TX since June in my new-to-me 1994 Holiday Rambler I’m now just a month away from heading out on the start of my new mobile life... So why am I feeling so much trepidation as I prepare to drive my good running low-mileage RV from San Marcos TX to Tucson AZ next month. Sure it’s 900 miles but it’s an easy drive, all freeways, the kind of drive that machinery loves. So why do I have this nagging worry in the back of my mind? ...

I have an opinion on this based on what you wrote. I think you aren't ready for the "sequence of operations" / "Checklist Before Flight". With all the forgetful moments posted on this web site and damage done and things gone wrong I think the back of your mind is telling you something important.

I think you should practice this new adventure by taking a day or weekend trip next week to the next closest park, even if it is only a block away. It takes time to get the sequence of packing up for departure and setting up after landing to get used to everything involved.

The driving on the interstate for 900 miles is going to be a non-issue if the rig is mechanically sound; and you know that because you even mentioned such. If it breaks down, so what ... you have your house with you ... just a new view out the window as you eat your next breakfast.

I don't think there is a single new RV'r that didn't break something due to a temporary lack of memory/smarts(or distractions); and you read about such stories here all the time. I think that is what you are subconsciously afraid of.

Take the recommended trip and return at your pace. Check, double check, and triple check everything (and you will still probably forget something).

Oh, and remember if you take a right turn first, everything you forgot to secure well will be on the floor on the left side of the RV.

You are going to have some form of issue ... its unavoidable. How minor/major it is will just depend.

Life is a sexually transmitted disease that always ends in death.

Your attitude to new challenges determines how much fulfillment you get out of your life.

Good luck,
Drive smart,
Try to stay away from the idiots... (going to be hard)

When your younger, your too inexperienced or ignorant to know about the pitfuls that might be out there. Over our lives, we step in those little potholes once in a while and that makes us more cautious. That said, most people are often concerned or worry about the unknown and change. I had a great friend and mentor once tell me that if you look back on your life and examine the changes that you have made, for most people, 90% of them turned out positive. With that experience, you would think most of us would embrace change. If you focus on that positive, your perspective changes and you'll enjoy change more. Why let 10% bring you down? Prepare for the 10% that concerns you and dive in and smile because chances are very strong, everything will be alright.

There is nothing much you can do to stop the worry regardless.
Once your rolling down the road on your way the worry should turn into this is awesome.

Best of luck!