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[rideswithchrist]

WELCOME! This year is our first FW trip too, seems like a good reason to get a camping upgrade. Nice TT !

 

[Susiequsie60]

All this chit chat about buying stuff for one's TT when it's first purchased, I have a really nice story.

We purchased our trailer used, at the end of last summer. We weren't even in the market. Someone told us about a great deal in town, and we went just to have look, in preparation for down the line when we would really be ready to buy. Well, it turned out to be such a good deal, we couldn't resist. The guy quoted us a very good price. The trailer was over a year old, but it had never actually been used. Never been hooked up to water at all.

When we went back the second time to firm up the deal, our original intent was to maybe offer just a couple of hundred dollars less than he was asking. I mean, it was a good deal, and we were going to take it no matter what, but we figured what the heck. We weren't totally sure how these things work.

Boy were we surprised when the gentleman told us that the price included everything in the camper. And I mean everything. Beside the couple of little upgrades he had made, he was giving us all of the linens and towels, every plate, cup and glass, flatware, pots & pans, tupperware, some bars and hooks that he had yet to hang, little garbage cans, an extra spare tire, a huge matt for in front, paper towels, toilet paper, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, baggies, and probably some other little stuff I'm forgetting. There was even some coffee and tea bags there!! I literally had to buy nothing before our first trip.

Needless to say, my husband and I just looked at each other and both knew that obviously, we were paying the full asking price. I mean, what a deal!! Wouldn't even think of offering one penny less than he was asking.

The only sad part is that I missed out on actually going to buy fun stuff for the trailer. I did buy a couple of little decorations to make myself feel better.

Now I just can't wait for "real" trips. Not just upstate to my ini-laws place.

 

[tiggerdad]

Wish I could have gotten that lucky. We made the mistake of buying cheap stuff initially and it showed.

My wife took advantage of the situation and decided to buy new pots, pans, utensils, and towels for the house and moved the old but still good stuff from the house to the camper.

 

[dmaxphil]

Late to the party, but WELCOME!!

 

[Susiequsie60]

Some of the very few things I've actually added to our TT. The cute canvas plaque on the wall. And, oh yeah, the two furry things on the couch!!!

 

[tiggerdad]

I was fixing to say, if they came with the trailer I might have been angry.

 

[Susiequsie60]

Hahaha. Neither one came with the trailer, but in total honesty, my husband is still a little angry about the little one.

 

[tiggerdad]

Nah, we just "act" angry about dogs being added to the family. In my head I'm actually invisioning it treeing a deer or running a squirrel.

 

[FtW Mike]

SUSIQ welcome. You will love camping in Ft Wilderness. For my wife and I there is no other choice of resort. The staff and other guests just seem a lot friendlier. Plus the campground is the only resort that allows you to have your fur babies.
If you are new to the camping scene try going someplace very exotic for your first trip or two CAMP YOUR OWN BACKYARD OR DRIVEWAY for a night or two will help you learn a lot of what in fact you need and don't. Try to only use the house as a campgrounds comfort station and keep a notepad of what you are finding out. Then foray out to a nearby campground for a real test. If friends are into camping see if one or two will go with you and guide you. Most of all go and have fun

 

[friendofeeyore]

Welcome! You are never going to want leave the Fort! I almost start crying when we are pulling out of our loop. We try to go for 2 weeks, since we live in Central Texas. I love your camper & cool truck. Be safe & these crazy guys will always give U good advise, rather you want it or not lol.

 

[WorldWacky]

All this chit chat about buying stuff for one's TT when it's first purchased, I have a really nice story.

We purchased our trailer used, at the end of last summer. We weren't even in the market. Someone told us about a great deal in town, and we went just to have look, in preparation for down the line when we would really be ready to buy. Well, it turned out to be such a good deal, we couldn't resist. The guy quoted us a very good price. The trailer was over a year old, but it had never actually been used. Never been hooked up to water at all.

When we went back the second time to firm up the deal, our original intent was to maybe offer just a couple of hundred dollars less than he was asking. I mean, it was a good deal, and we were going to take it no matter what, but we figured what the heck. We weren't totally sure how these things work.

Boy were we surprised when the gentleman told us that the price included everything in the camper. And I mean everything. Beside the couple of little upgrades he had made, he was giving us all of the linens and towels, every plate, cup and glass, flatware, pots & pans, tupperware, some bars and hooks that he had yet to hang, little garbage cans, an extra spare tire, a huge matt for in front, paper towels, toilet paper, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, baggies, and probably some other little stuff I'm forgetting. There was even some coffee and tea bags there!! I literally had to buy nothing before our first trip.

Needless to say, my husband and I just looked at each other and both knew that obviously, we were paying the full asking price. I mean, what a deal!! Wouldn't even think of offering one penny less than he was asking.

The only sad part is that I missed out on actually going to buy fun stuff for the trailer. I did buy a couple of little decorations to make myself feel better.

Now I just can't wait for "real" trips. Not just upstate to my ini-laws place.

Welcome! This is a great group over here. Our first trip to the Fort is this August as well and I have already learned so much from these guys.
When we bought our first camper, a pop-up, we too got EVERYTHING included. Pots, pans, utensils, a cast iron skillet!, etc. We have since upgraded to a hybrid tt, but still use all of it. Some of it even made it into the house as out everyday stuff!
Enjoy all of your new adventures!

 

[rajak73]

My wife took advantage of the situation and decided to buy new pots, pans, utensils, and towels for the house and moved the old but still good stuff from the house to the camper.

^^^^^^This! We moved stuff back and forth between the house for a while, then did the same as tiggerdad's wife. Buy new for the house and move the still good stuff to the camper! We've also bought numerous grills over the years and the last were a traeger portable and a can cooker. Last trip to the fort, used the traeger one night and brought with us prime rib from home. Yeh, it was pretty rough having prime rib at the campsite!

 

[jbrostek]

The first thing that I was told by other RV owners, get used to owning 2 of everything. I have two sets of good pots/pans (RV has the old out set, house got a new set.) But other then a toned down version of my house, there is nearly 2 of everything. I even have two electric griddles because I got tired of carting the one back and forth.

 

[tiggerdad]

Glad to know I'm not the only one that felt this way. I thought I was the only one that "fell for it".

 

[peg110]

I am still in the process of "Acquiring" the second set of "Stuff". I'd like to go and get a new set of pots/pans for the TT (or house and put the house ones in the TT), but since I am the one who does the cooking, I am not willing to settle for crap. I made that mistake once. It was a complete waste of money. I just don't have the extra money at this time to justify it. So, for now, I transfer.

Funny thing though, is we have an "Electric Griddle" for camper but not one for the house. I do have a cast iron griddle for the house, but I don't have an exhaust fan in my kitchen so I have to be real careful of what (and how) I cook on it.

We do have separate linens, (sheets, towels, blankets, etc...) as well as some dishes (although we generally use paper plates/bowls/cups) as well as other "Durable" items (cleaning stuff, garbage cans and such).

 

[tiggerdad]

My wife is a crock pot fanatic (at one time she had 4). We keep one of the crock pots in the camper so we don't have to move it back and forth.

We have two electric griddles. My wife bought a new one for the house and moved the one we had as a wedding present (15 years old) to the camper. Only to discover that the new one really sucked and didn't cook very well, so she moved the old one back to the house.

 

[rajak73]

Only to discover that the new one really sucked and didn't cook very well, so she moved the old one back to the house

Sounds just like us..this one doesn't work as well so we moved it back. Now we have a small crock pot in the camper since it's just the DW and I now. Although there are few things we've splurged on for the camper. A couple of different sizes of dutch ovens, the Traeger Portable, Coleman road trip are a few. Just bought a small can cooker last fall, used it at home a few times and are now looking forward to using it camping!

I am not willing to settle for crap. I made that mistake once. It was a complete waste of money. I just don't have the extra money at this time to justify it. So, for now, I transfer.

We learned that the hard way too, LOL

separate linens, (sheets, towels, blankets, etc...) as well as some dishes (although we generally use paper plates/bowls/cups) as well as other "Durable" items (cleaning stuff, garbage cans and such).

We have separate sheets etc. too but our first mistake was we bought some cheap stuff for the camper thinking we didn't use them that much it wouldn't matter.....yep, it matters.

ETA: We've been camping for 30+ years too so you can accumulate a lot of stuff in that time!