The High Points

Weirdly enough, this popped up on my phone early yesterday morning.  That's the same pickup truck pulling my first fifth wheel rig.  It had no storage room for anything and a bed that was like sleeping on concrete.  I think that was even before memory foam was invented.  That's the beautiful Chance rig in front of me.  We are parked in the horse barns at the Yuma Fairgrounds.  It was my first long trip with an RV.

Quite the difference in trailers between then and now.  I'm not sure why they build them so high in the sky, nowadays but here are the entry steps.  The top step is much wider than the other two making it much easier to unlock the door.  It will be even easier than that when I get my new keyless entry installed.  

The light underneath?  That helps keep the pack rats at bay at night.

I even have an array of lighting along the awning.  You know, the kind that everyone leaves on all night annoying everyone else in the campground?  

The fridge is plenty big, but the freezer, not so much.  At least half of it will be full of puppy food.  I figure I can always eat their beef roast if I get hungry enough.  It really does make great tacos!!

Someone might be able to help me here.  I spent all day going through SO MUCH STUFF from the other RV, trying to decide what I really need to keep.  My calves think I climbed Mount Whitney and are complaining loudly this morning.  SO MANY trips in and out, up and down those steps.  

That's when I opened THIS drawer just above the doggy bowl drawer.  What are you supposed to put in here?  Is this for canned food?  I've no clue.  Anyone have any ideas?

I think for the most part I have everything I need in the kitchen.  I've ended up with a big box of what-the-heck-am-I-going-to-do-with-this-stuff.  I'll sort through it later.  I also discovered I haven't much room in my truck for things like gloves, tire gauge, dog water bowls, extra keys, hitch lock and more.

The good news is I was able to get some sheets that actually FIT!  Still, making the bed was a pain.  I suppose it's easier when the mattress doesn't weigh a ton, but in this case it's so light, it slips around and was hard to get the corners on.  I need something underneath to keep it from moving so much.  The good news is I didn't bang my head NOT ONCE!!  

Here's the piece-de-resistance!!  THIS is my pantry.  An entire storage section from floor to ceiling almost 3 feet deep!!  This is where I'm trying to keep it to a minimum since this weight rests on the slide out.

Now the REALLY big challenge begins.  How much of what stuff to put in the much-smaller-than-the-previous bay up front.  Again, I don't want to add a lot of weight, but I've got extra electrical cords, water hoses, tool boxes, bins of cleaning materials, black tank chemicals, just about everything you can imagine.  I think I better designate an inside cupboard for some of this stuff.

Lastly the search is on for a generator since this kid cannot dry camp without a hair dryer and a parrot heater.  That means an inverter also, so I may just take Doug up on his generous offer.  I'm hoping to take her out for a maiden voyage the first of next week.