Owning a Motor-home sucks.
Don't believe me?
About two years ago when my first child was still an immobile creature my dear husband thought it would be a great idea to own an R.V. Just think of the possibilities, he said. And, like with most things around here I didn't put up much of a fuss. I know that his grandiose ideas are temporary and thought hey maybe it would be fun to go camping all the time.
Except I hate camping.
Add to that the fact I hate cleaning up after a camping trip - just imagine for a second the mess you bring home when pack the whole weekend back into a Motor-home. The mess becomes Epic.
But, the first Summer wasn't that bad. A few trips in the Spring only to let the beast sit the rest of the Summer because, remember? My idea of a good time involves a toilet I am allowed to poop in. So, it sat until Black Friday where we thought it was a splendid idea to actually camp in the Best Buy parking lot for a $400 laptop. One of our finer moments if I do say so myself.
Now, it should be mentioned that if you are really serious (read smart) about your motor-homing you store said motor-home in a covered area or storage facility. But, like dumb motor-home owners we didn't think much of it. It'll be fine. First snow - huge leak, mold. No big deal, we thought. When it dries up we'll (read he'll) fix it. He fixed it.
That Summer went by we used the motor-home twice and during that time we managed to break the ac, the refer and the motor-home started to have a musky odor but nothing a day in the woods wouldn't cure. The following summer on our first trip out the plumbing busted. No shower or water for three days. I guess it's a good thing we consider camping with air quotes to be on someones front lawn. At that point we now owned a motor-home that did not have a working refer or ac or plumbing which in my opinion pretty much resembles camping with a tent. Since I hate to camp I ignored the problem and never spoke of the motor-home again expect waving in it's general direction mumbling that maybe it's time to get rid of it.
Oh! And I guess I should also mention that during a snow storm last winter the entire roof nearly caved in making the main sleeping area totally unlivable (which isn't much further from its best condition but still).
This brings us to present when we are less than a week away from our annual camping a la front lawn trip. I told Bob that going was sort of out of the question but if he wanted to go he could take the big kid and I'd stay behind to bask in the glory of just a baby to tend to. But, in his manly fashion he was having none of that. So he spent the afternoon fixing the plumbing which (shh don't tell) was the least of my worries. We've figured out a way to make what we have work but that mildew-y smell from a few summers ago about knocks your socks off upon entering.
Think of it this way, we bought a motor-home so you don't have to.
P.S. I forgot to tell you that when you use reverse sometimes the entire thing just goes dead. Start her back up and she runs fine (using that term loosely) going forward, try reverse again, dead. We should probably have someone take a look.
Don't believe me?
About two years ago when my first child was still an immobile creature my dear husband thought it would be a great idea to own an R.V. Just think of the possibilities, he said. And, like with most things around here I didn't put up much of a fuss. I know that his grandiose ideas are temporary and thought hey maybe it would be fun to go camping all the time.
Except I hate camping.
Add to that the fact I hate cleaning up after a camping trip - just imagine for a second the mess you bring home when pack the whole weekend back into a Motor-home. The mess becomes Epic.
But, the first Summer wasn't that bad. A few trips in the Spring only to let the beast sit the rest of the Summer because, remember? My idea of a good time involves a toilet I am allowed to poop in. So, it sat until Black Friday where we thought it was a splendid idea to actually camp in the Best Buy parking lot for a $400 laptop. One of our finer moments if I do say so myself.
Now, it should be mentioned that if you are really serious (read smart) about your motor-homing you store said motor-home in a covered area or storage facility. But, like dumb motor-home owners we didn't think much of it. It'll be fine. First snow - huge leak, mold. No big deal, we thought. When it dries up we'll (read he'll) fix it. He fixed it.
That Summer went by we used the motor-home twice and during that time we managed to break the ac, the refer and the motor-home started to have a musky odor but nothing a day in the woods wouldn't cure. The following summer on our first trip out the plumbing busted. No shower or water for three days. I guess it's a good thing we consider camping with air quotes to be on someones front lawn. At that point we now owned a motor-home that did not have a working refer or ac or plumbing which in my opinion pretty much resembles camping with a tent. Since I hate to camp I ignored the problem and never spoke of the motor-home again expect waving in it's general direction mumbling that maybe it's time to get rid of it.
Oh! And I guess I should also mention that during a snow storm last winter the entire roof nearly caved in making the main sleeping area totally unlivable (which isn't much further from its best condition but still).
This brings us to present when we are less than a week away from our annual camping a la front lawn trip. I told Bob that going was sort of out of the question but if he wanted to go he could take the big kid and I'd stay behind to bask in the glory of just a baby to tend to. But, in his manly fashion he was having none of that. So he spent the afternoon fixing the plumbing which (shh don't tell) was the least of my worries. We've figured out a way to make what we have work but that mildew-y smell from a few summers ago about knocks your socks off upon entering.
Think of it this way, we bought a motor-home so you don't have to.
P.S. I forgot to tell you that when you use reverse sometimes the entire thing just goes dead. Start her back up and she runs fine (using that term loosely) going forward, try reverse again, dead. We should probably have someone take a look.