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Re: considering a diesel for small class C
I have a 24' C on a sprinter chassis. Mine has 2 slides, one for the dinette, and one in the rear for the bed. Pros: great gas mileage...we get about 16mph which drops to about 12 when we tow our jeep. Because of the size, I haven't yet met a campsite I can't access, and stopping at a grocery store is easy, because I don't need a lot of room. So far our only issued with reliability was having the Nox sensors go bad this summer on our first day of a trip to Yellowstone, but fortunately Mercedes of Boise was able to fix it it and we were on the road by evening. The power is a huge plus for us, because we often travel up and down mountain roads. because the have the rear slide, we have an almost walk around queen bed, and that slide extends our length to nearly 28 feet. Cons: space is at a premium. We actually have a good amount of outside storage, but inside storage is tight. I would give my right arm for a little more kitchen space, and the bathroom is super tight. The dinette is our only seating, and I wish I had the sofa instead. If we want to watch a movie, we have to make the dinette down or one of us had to end up with neck strain from the angle. All in all we are happy with our choice. It is perfect for us now, and we only suffer with the space when we bring along a couple of the teenagers, but that is pretty rare. I think we could even adapt it for full time living by removing the mattress from the overhead bunk and putting some storage bins up there. We even take one of our cats along, and he has plenty of space.429Views0likes0CommentsRe: Portable Ice Maker
I have an Igloo ice maker that I found on amazon for $95. It works great for our needs. I had it out at the house yesterday making ice for next weekend's camping trip, since I won't have hookups, and I don't want to run the generator just for ice. When the basket fills, I dump the ice into a gallon freezer bag. Takes 3 or 4 baskets to fill the bag.837Views0likes0CommentsRe: 14 day meal planning
We have a 10 day Yellowstone trip planned for next month. It will be my husband, 2 teen boys, and myself. I have a menu planned, and will be precooking as much as possible and freezing in foodsaver bags. Tacos (twice) - will cook and season the meat at home and freeze Spaghetti (twice) - will cook the meat and freeze Burgers - preform the patties, flash freeze, and then seal Chicken skewers - cut the chicken into chunks, and freeze in marinade Hot dogs and bratwurst - the brats are already frozen, and the hot dogs will be purchased the day before we leave Pie iron sandwiches We will have a long first travel day, and will eat dinner out that first night Breakfasts will be easy: scrambled eggs, yogurt, granola, bagels, etc We will carry a cooler for packing lunches each day: sandwiches or wraps, homemade lunchables, snacks, and drinks. We will probably plan at least one lunch in a park restaurant. I have a list of a wide variety of snacks and fun things like s'mores and campfire cones, since teen boys are bottomless pits While most of the food we take will be purchased at home, we won't stock up on drinks until we get to Idaho Falls. I prefer to have food prepped, veggies cut, etc, because after a long day of exploring, the last thing I want to do is come back and cook. It's so much easier to just reheat.589Views0likes0Comments
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