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Congrats!  Just a word to be looking for. Find out where the steel on that frame was made. some places are using cheap  china steel with too much carbon in it and so be looking for cracks in the future. 
Didn't want to throw a downer on ya, but just something I learned.  I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE FOR SURE!

Pictures or it didn't happen.

Ed, congrats on the camper. They can be great fun and open up all kinds of different adventures. Be sure to join up with some camper clubs and get the senior citizens discounts. When we had ours we would stay at campgrounds that had good shower / bathroom facilities so we could use them instead of the camper bathroom. They do get a little cramped. Also, invest in a small outside table and a couple of electric skillets as they will save a lotta time when it comes to cooking. If you are planning on doing some wintertime camping, go buy you a small electric heater. They will keep you warm and save you from using your propane (camping fees cover the electric). Get you a good pair of rubber gloves as you will need them when you go to clean your black water holding tank. Also have a separate water hose to do this work. After you have cleaned the tank and are ready to leave be sure to dump a bag of ice, through the toilet. into the tank. As you drive down the road the ice sloshing in the tank will break loose any solids you may not have got while cleaning. Camping is fun, hooking up to the truck, setting up at the campground, cleaning when leaving ans settint it back up when you get back home is work. Have fun.

nela

Happy Birthday Ken!!!!!!!!!! Sweet trailer. Hopefully it'll make it to the backyard gathering this year. We'll set ya up with a good spot away from the fire pit so as not to peel the paint. Ha ha

Only problem is; with the size of your campfire, he'll have to park it in the next county.

Perhaps some time it would be fun to rent a couple side-by-side spots at the Bluestone State Park.  I'd suggest Dianne's place, but she doesn't allow hard sided campers and the one time I took my family there there was a HUGE miller hatch and the women-folk are all still freaked out by the number of bugs.  Sonya's Mom and mine both passed before their time, so  I know my kids could do with Miss Jen's wisdom and kindness.  I know I could do with your friendship.  We'd pour wine for Sonya and she'd be fine, plus she'd like the picking.

Great idea Zurf.  It'd be fun to hook up with our families along.  I could bring my raft so the kids would have a ride on the river. Maybe Sonya would be agreeable to getting out on the water too.  I'm sure Jen would want to paddle her yak if the water wasn't too bad.

The National Park service has been building a new full-service campground just downstream from Diane's place. It's supposed to open this year. That might be an option.  Also, Jen wants to camp at Watoga State Park on the Greenbrier.  We stayed there many years ago in my old pop-up and she has wanted to go back.  KInda cool- you can shuttle yourself by using the bike trail (Greenbrier River Trail).  We did it that way the last time and it worked really well.  Pretty easy water with a lot of little smallies.

Thanks for the invite Amy and Jim.  Although I could probably save on propane in my camper as I wouldn't need to turn on the furnace if it was within 100 yards of the backyard fire, the Oneida Pines Campground would probably work out better. Close to your house, nice sites and friendly staff. I'm pretty sure I can talk Jen into coming this time

Tell Katie, Steph and Alex I said Hi.

DE