Well, we’ve just joined the RVing crowd.
Shown above is a picture of our new T@B trailer on the day we picked it up – 5 minutes down the road from the dealership. I’d never pulled a trailer, but that didn’t matter apparently – as Ed refused to drive out of the RV dealer’s lot.
OK, fine. “Gotta do this at some point, it might as well be now”, thinks I and honest to goodly, I could hardly feel the T@B behind us.
As to why to picture was shot only 5 minutes down the road — we stopped for lunch in Westbank at the Wok Box, a place we’d always wanted to try. It was GREAT, BTW.
After lunch, I drove the rest of the way home (about an hour) and NO problem until I had to back the thing into the driveway when I had a big case of deja vu.
Ed taught me how to drive a standard (about 33 years ago). At the point where I was stopped on the hill with the guy waiting behind me, I put it in neutral, pulled the parking brake and got out.
The same thing happened with the T@B. After a few unsuccessful attempts to back it into the driveway (WITH the nosey neighbour watching), I just got out. LOL.
A few days later, we borrowed a utility trailer from a friend and I practiced backing THAT up… now I should do better than Ed who managed to puncture 2 holes in our friend’s camper when he returned the trailer.
LOL.
Anyway, standby for our T@B RVing adventures… coming REAL soon!
UPDATE: Read about Ed’s first attempt at backing up the trailer.
hi Ros
say thats a real neat camper/carvan and you look pretty relaxed and happy
i once tryed to back a trailer into a shed while driving a tractor after about 20 goes the farmer told me to get off the tractor and he reversed the trailer into the shed the trailer/(your carvan )has a mind of its own
Ros its hard work
enjoy your ezine and your good posts
bye
peter mcgrath
Hey Peter,
Thanks for your comment about the ezine and posts… I appreciate that you appreciate them. 🙂
The good news is that I got a LOT better at parking during our latest trip.
http://rosalindgardner.me/rving-praying-for-pull-throughs/
But you’re right… the darned thing does have a mind of its own and we rarely agree.
Cheers,
Ros
Hi Ros
Cute little trailer, I love it. My husband and I will be trailer people this summer for the first time too. I wanted a cute tiny one but we couldn’t pass up a great deal on a friends used 25 footer. I’m sure we will have great laughs too trying to park ours.
I’ll keep an eye out for you on our travels.
Happy trails to you………
Natalie
Hey Natalie,
Cute seems to be the word for it… everyone kept stopping by to see the ‘cute little trailer’. 🙂
We love it. I was amazed how easy it was to go from 4000 square feet to about 50 square feet. It was harder going back the other way… too far to walk to the fridge. LOL.
Cheers,
Ros
Hi Ros,
I have a t@b too! We got ours almost 2 yrs. ago. We have the Queen model with the 12 volt fridge (so we have a window out the front too). We love it of course. We use it in Ventura/Santa Barbara/Ojai area for 1 – 2 day camping trips all the time. We sometimes use it as a beach house by parking it in day use areas. Fun, fun, fun! Enjoy your summer.
Hey Todd,
Lisa mentioned that you had a ‘teardrop’ shaped RV, but really cool that it’s a T@B. Maybe we should start the T@Bbing Affiliates Convention?
We just did our inaugural trip – 10 days in WA and OR and I totally loved it. From 4K sq. ft. to 50 and I wanted to stay out longer. We’re off again next week and I can totally see using it – like you said – as a beach house for day trips. 🙂
And likewise, have a great summer. Send a pic, I’ll post it under a new category… T@Bbing Friends. 🙂
Cheers,
Ros