Just 1 thing holding us back

November 15^th., Our launch date is going to be a BUST. Well to be honest it was only an approximation. In order to set up a countdown calendar you needed a end date. I'm still hoping it happens before the end of the year.

We've done just about everything we can do at this point. The house is as empty as it can get short of sleeping on the floor and watching television in camp chairs. We have sold everything we own except for what we believe we will be taking on the road. I keep saying we have only gone through the first of several purges. The last one will be everything we have crammed into the walk in closet downstairs. You people already fulltiming know what I'm talking about.

All the stuff you look at and decide well, I can't live without this or that will make our lives so much easier once we're living in a RV. I can see it now, the house is sold, we buy the 5^th. wheel, we carry box after box into our new home. After stepping over boxes and digging through each and every one just to find the new flexible light weight silicone muffin pan. We sit down exhausted and decide, its time we purged some of this junk so we can store what's really important. 11 seasons of MASH, plus the movie.

Well one thing that is decided and put to rest is the great debate of which 5^th. Wheel do we want? I can say we both have chosen the Keystone Sprinter front living #333FL. We keep going back and looking at RV's but always come back to the Sprinter. The living room has 2 couches that fold out to beds for the grand kids if we ever get back to see them. I like the fact that there is a large basement below and more storage in the back below the bedroom.

Well today we just about did it. We went to yet another RV show to look around and see what was available. Plenty of motor homes and travel trailers with only a handful of 5^th. Wheels. One of the first ones we saw was the Sprinter 333 Front living. The exact one we've been looking at only 5 miles from home only one model year newer. Of course we're stopped by a salesman and a caught in a conversation almost immediately.

After all the get to know you and I'm your buddy (I'm not trying to sell you an RV) talk, we got down to brass tacks as my Dad use to say. Our salesman Mark F. from Alabama, still not sure why they needed to recruit salespeople from out of state. There seemed to be more than enough salespeople running around. I mean you couldn't stop and drink a cup of coffee without being asked if we needed help. Anyway, I informed Mark I had been researching this for about two years now and there were certain things I was not going to pay for or put up with. Once he understood this we had a good conversation.

Show price started out at 38,900.00 being generous he got down to 36,900.00. Sorry no deal. When I explained we had a quote for 32,900.00 on a 2014 exact same model Mark got on board a little better. He wanted to talk to his boss and asked me if the 32,900 offer included a Reese Hitch. I was honest and told him no but it did include a $300.00 gift card from the Camping World store and tossing in the hitch might sway my decision to buy. Well after another cup of coffee and playing around in a really big Class A Motor Home which had the keys in it. And I wonder why Barb looked nervous, Mark came back with the offer. $34,700.00 out the door price. (Tax, Tag, and Title included) a new Reese Hitch to be installed after we buy a truck and a $300.00 gift card.

Well I was a whole lot surprised. I didn't know what to do or say. I was ready to sign right then, Barb was ready to sign. But, you know that little devil that sits on your shoulder and says Now wait a minute, lets think this through. Barbs about to retire, we would have to store the 5^th. Wheel somewhere and The house hasn't sold yet. I just couldn't do it.

I had to past, just couldn't see taking on that financial nightmare right now. Anyway when the house sells we'll hopefully find another good deal we can live with.


                                   Safe Travels And I Hope To See You On The Road Soon