New from NoVA

[Creamcracker]

Checking in again on this VERY cold inauguration weekend-I went to the RV expo at the Dulles Expo center today. I just wanted to see the smaller RVs-walk around them, check inside, try to picture myself driving them. I saw the Airstream Flying Cloud 20' (definitely!, if I win the megamillions), the Thor T@DA (very nice), & a T-Pod (not too bad, once I got past the aesthetics-ugly graphics & interior). My only problem is that any of these would be a PERFECT 1 person trailer-now if I could just convince my DH & the kids that they have to sleep out in a tent...

I also looked at the Coleman/Fleetwood Evolution 2 & 3-popup trailers, very sleek & minimal looking & very airy, w/ all the screens-almost like sleeping outdoors-(w/ a cassette toilet & shower)...what things do people store on the front platform of these things-bikes, coolers, etc.?

Lots of other folks there, but not too crowded-I also went inside most of the Roadtrek vans. They're great-looking, & I could see myself being able to drive them (do we see a theme here? I drive a Chevy Tahoe, which would work for the smaller trailers, but I've never towed anything before).

Still just dreaming/planning for a trailer in my future, but it was very nice to actually go inside these models (they felt kind of like dollhouses, though, made me wish I was smaller, especially for some of the beds). Although I am glad that I am sleeping inside a heated house tonight...

I'm planning a visit on Sunday afternoon..
Philip

[thistle]

It was fun, although I didn't stay very long. I kept circling back to the Airstream Flying Cloud at Safford RV (I'll admit, I'm an Airstream dreamer), & there was a humungous RV there. I looked at it, & thought there's no way I could ride on that unless I had a band, & since I'm not remotely musical, nor do I have any friends or family members in a band who could take me as a hanger-on or RV driver, I was flat out of luck-I didn't even bother to go in.

The Thor T@DA was the most reasonable of the ones I looked at, the interior seemed well laid out, w/lots of storage, & I loved the handles on the front, so you could move it around. It looked like something I would be able to tow without fear. I may go back tomoroow, w/ the kids (an adventure in itself)....