As I type we are sitting in the dealership waiting for them to add our slide toppers to our new 2021 Fifth Wheel!!! All the service we’ve received at Country Roads RV Center, Lexington, NC has been GREAT! We came here about a month ago, since it’s not too far from our home base and were very pleased with the “no pressure” sales staff. Today, Todd did our walk-through in the new camper and he was extremely thorough and personable which we appreciated very much. Scott handled our paperwork – a very smooth transaction.
This is our first “New” camper purchase. We’ve had two travel trailers, but purchased both from previous owners. I love that no-one has lived in this one…still has that new smell!
G and I both are taking tomorrow as vacation and plan on moving a bunch of things from the old camper into the Fifth Wheel. I’m actually looking forward to organizing – there is just so much more room in this new one, compared to our current camper. During the walk through today, I got in the coat closet and the closet in our bedroom and could close both the doors, me being inside! G says this is where he’ll put me when I’m bugging him! THAT never happens!
I’m so glad we decided to pick up the 5th Wheel a day early! We both agreed we would not have room in the truck to load everything we needed for camping over the weekend, along with the pups. Thought about driving my small SUV to have more space for everything, but then I wouldn’t have been able to work in the car. G took a vacation day.
We got up pretty early (for us) and G started installing the backup camera and I made (seems like) a thousand trips from the house into the 5th Wheel, loading provisions. My calves and shins were killing me the next day and worse the 2nd day!
We ended up leaving the house MUCH later than we wanted (about normal for us :))! So, we didn’t make it to Lake Norman until after dark.
We got a fantastic site, right beside the lake at Wildlife Woods Campground. It took G a few tries backing into the site (uphill and in the dark). He says backing a 5th Wheel is NOT the same as backing a travel trailer. This is the first time in over 10 years I’ve seen him have any issue with backing/parking something. We also had a small issue with the auto leveling, both that night and the first time in our driveway. Auto leveling is very different than what we’ve been use to….but we’re going to love it! I remember when we first got an electric jack for the front of the first camper – what a game changer!
On Saturday Dixie Moon, the band Garland played with when we lived in the Charlotte area, came over to practice for BK & Cynthia’s wedding in May. It was great seeing everyone! We had 8 people total, for snacks, burgers and dessert – was a really fun time. And we loved have friends over to our 2-day old camper!
Stay tuned for more exciting preparations for our Full Time Life!