Maiden Voyage/Gone campin' - Weekender for 5

[b.bodemer]

First trips are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Camper looks super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barb

[campmaster-k]

Envy is when you have something that I want and have never possessed. Jealousy is when you have something that was once mine. My tear is not camp-able and although it may not be correct English I am Jealous. Great job Al.

[fast freddy]

very nice!

[steve smoot]

I think Kirk Summed it pretty well...I'm jealous too But glad you took them kids camping

[Alfred]

Hey y'all,

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback and the attaboys! As far as the questions -

Mike, I guess it towed well, I've never really towed anything before. It didn't push going down the mountain, a lot of times I didn't really know it was there. It did take a little longer to stop at a traffic light, and the Dodge Caravan seemed to work a little to pull it back up the mountain. Also, I learned not to put stuff on the bunk for the trip, as it moves around and falls off (doh!).

Yeah, it took 4 years to finish, and the kids got older and grew. Geez, 2 of them were still preschool back then?

Here's getting started in Nov 2007


The bunk still worked well, though. I agree it is handy to be able to take the bunk out if not all 5 of us are camping.

Haven't built the beach wheelchair yet, and could have used one. Here is the old thread for that:
http://tnttt.com/viewto ... ight=beach

Main problem was that it was hot - Temp in Myrtle Beach was upper 90's. I am having a 12volt problem, which impacted the fantastic fan, so used box fans through the 110volt circuit, but I think it would have been better if the vent fan were working (Or if the environmental temp were 15 degrees less). Here's the thread about the 12volt problem: http://tnttt.com/viewto ... highlight=

I had a couple of people interested in it. One fellow with a 5th wheel, he was like - "What is that, is that a camper? Did you build it? Really?" He thought it was cool, though.

I'm hoping to get back out again in September - Will keep you posted!

AL

[Wolfgang92025]

Al,

Don't know how I missed your first outing.

Congratulation...
all the work has payed off for you.

[Alfred]

Al,

Don't know how I missed your first outing.

Congratulation...
all the work has payed off for you.

Hey Thanks Wolfgang! I'm hoping to get it back out camping for a Fall trip, soon!

AL

[eaglesdare]

same here, i don't know how i missed this one. that is a fantastic feeling once it becomes campable and you do the maiden trip. my problem is that once it was campable, i haven't gone back to finishing it. i just kept camping.

congrats to you and now just relax and enjoy the experience with the kids.