Well Hello All,
As of 03-23-2007 I have returned from 3 day shake down campout for the Windsong .
On The way down I stopped at Reasor’s Grocery Store in Tahlequah, and on the way out a fellow yelled “ Where’d you get the sicissor tails?” So I had to tell him were they were made, and he wanted to see the trailer. That was fun! After arriving at the camp spot at Lock’s Nest in Cherokee County, I spent the better part of a day and a half trimming broken tree limbs, cutting the bigger ones into firewood, and the smaller ones went into three brush piles (this was from the recent ice storm). Time was spent picking up three garbage bags of litter carelessly thrown out by litter pigs driving down the roads that are on that are adjacent to two sides of my property. It’s funny so many people don’t care about keeping the roads in the country nice. They just are not good stewards of what God has given them. So much about being on my soap box about litterbugs on to tear drops. I also updated the log book to show the mileage of driving on this trip. Today the TD was unloaded completely except for the spare tire, after which a trip was made to The Cherokee County Recycle Center to dump the three bags of road litter the fellow who runs the place let me park the TD on his truck scales after the tow vehicle was disconnected and driven off the scale it weighed in at 1000 pounds! I was well pleased hoping it was in the 800 to 1000 pound range empty. All the construction practices of trying to not make it a lead sled paid off! Then on returning to camp 1000 pounds was entered into the log book. Then all the gear was packed into what should become the proper storage spots for the gear under the floor and in the galley. It should be better organized now. The sleeping quarters were comfortable but got a little hot until the windows were opened a little more. It was hotter at night here than it was in Wyoming last summer! Also last night it rained a half inch, guess what no leaks! I did get an idea for the next TD prodject. I am going to make some hangers to go under the rear of the trailer under the galley to store my 2 six gallon water jugs when filled that will take some weight off the tongue right now it weighs 180 pounds, so I don't think it would hurt to lighten it a little, also there is enough room for the space saver spare tire which is in the under floor storage area now. I will post the pictures of this idea on it's completion. This was a good shakedown campout for the wind song. Thanks for your time you are welcome to mine!
jplock
Log book up to date.
Below the floor storage arranged to be useful.
Galley layout is now useable.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:13 pm
