WE FINALLY HAD A TRIP THAT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH!!! There were certain goals I had for this first year of camping. One was to have a trip where everything seemed to 'gel'. Another goal was to have my husband actually look forward to a camping trip and be able to say at the end, he really enjoyed himself. Finally, I wanted to be able to leave on the spur of the moment and just 'get away' with the dogs as our only company. I think all of those goals were met...

When do you ever stop 'learning' and 'adapting' on camping trips? This was our fourth trip and somewhat different in that we used the camper as a motel of sorts while visiting my sister in Lansing Michigan. It was my nieces' 1st birthday and we had not seen their house yet, so this was the perfect opportunity for a visit. Cottonwood Campground is the only campground in Lansing and literally minutes from Cheryl's house. The cost was okay, though they charged ...

Getting ready for 4th camping trip. This one is more of a 'travel trip', where our main purpose is to visit with my sister and her family and the camper is more of a 'motel.' I know that my husband is none too pleased about the trip as it means 4 hours on the road and I still don't think he likes this camper...too many things going wrong with it. I am hoping at some point he will see that the advantages of rest/relaxation outweighing the aggravation of 'setti...

Our third trip was to Camp Rudolph, adjacent to Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. We took two of our granddaughters and one honorary granddaughter with us. Riley is the youngest and just got a new sister two weeks ago, so this was a chance for her to be 'the big cheese.' We arrived on Thursday and were assigned to a regular site...things came together pretty easily, especially the awning. The day had started out badly...a migrane headache...but Ashley ca...

June 5-7, 2009 Well this was our second camping trip and it definitely had its' highs and lows. We got the camper worked on right before we left. We had a new water pump installed and had the propane system checked. Used Camping World to do this and I thought we were getting a really good deal, but they screwed up the propane and when we got to the site, we realized they had 'frozen' the valve/knob. So the darned thing broke off the line...thank God it didn'...