home from winter storage

Jebby14 wrote:
likely still a month early but I brought the old girl home from winter storage yesterday. have a bit of straightening up, small small repairs and a good clean then shes onto camping season. my daughter (4) was about as happy as ive ever seen her when she saw me backing it in. soon as we get a warm nigh I suspect camp driveway is in order.

Isn't it great when kids are excited? Enjoy your camping season! We're looking forward to ours.

What a great story!

I was hoping to get the motorhome out this past weekend, but we got 10 inches of snow Fri. & Sat.

I hear ya. really didn't want mine home for another couple weeks but where I keep it tends to get REALLY muddy in April and the weather is rain all week and lots of it. Last year I had to snatch it out of the mud with the tractor or wait until June. Didn't want to do that again.

Ours is parked at home all the time, but decided to open it up and we slept in it last Friday and Saturday night. We got snow on Saturday. AND I burned through an entire 30 pound tank of propane in 2 days! Well, we'll be in it again over Easter weekend. We've got family coming in and need the extra bedroom space. They can have the house ... we get the camper!

I have been in the TT off and on all winter after work. As soon as its nice I will be on top and under it. We have not spent the night in it but that's not far off. I guess its normal. :)

I was thinking of bringing The Hilton from it's storage spot to the driveway, close to the garage (<100') but it's now raining and I don't want to take heroic measures to save the lawn. I need to get under the trailer and weld in some supports for my tank insulation project. I guess I could buy 200' of welding leads or bide my time.

Way to react to past experience, Jeb. I remember your thread about pulling the trailer across the field to get it out, last year.

10 day forecast still shows freezing temps and snow likely, going to hold off 2 more weekends. I really hope it warms up soon, I've got a pretty good project list lined up to get her ready for this summers upcoming travels. MaxAir fan, medicine cabinet for the bathroom, spice rack, wasp guards, sound system upgrade for movies, inboard water filter, tote carrier rack, etc.

We've been once (last weekend) for a quick "shake-down" at a very close county park. We're going again this weekend and then next week headed for the first longer distance and few days camping trip (Spring break). Temps have been weird around here but at least way above freezing. We're excited about this season.

It's that magical time of year, isn't it? Last season was filled with events and parties, and in October our son got married. This summer, nothing. It's in a shed a quarter mile down the road, which is also surrounded in mud. I've never been so anxious to get the camper out and start a few new projects. For the first time ever, we have two weeks off and no plans. Just point the camper in a direction and GO!