Your first R/V
In about 1973 we bought our first RV, a 1966 Kit single axle, 19ft. trailer, pulled by a 1970 Chevy Blazer. When I ask about setting up the weight distribution hitch, If the rear wheels spun too much ...
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1969 I borrowed my dad's 1950 Ford stake bed pickup, flat-head 6 cyl, manual 3spd you had to double clutch to shift. Fastened a 4x8 sheet of plywood to each side and a 4x5 sheet to the front of the truck bed. Threw in a mattress and a camp cooler and drove to Madi Gras with a friend. We stayed in a campground in New Orleans for $5 a night for shower access. Chocolate chip cookies for breakfast and cheeseburgers for dinner.
Oh, did I mention, the truck had no radio, we averaged 50mph on the highways and had two blowouts riding on bald tires.
My rig is sure a lot fancier nowdays, but no trip I have taken since or likely in the future will be any more memorable.
I still have the pictures.
Ken
Oh, did I mention, the truck had no radio, we averaged 50mph on the highways and had two blowouts riding on bald tires.
My rig is sure a lot fancier nowdays, but no trip I have taken since or likely in the future will be any more memorable.
I still have the pictures.
Ken
