serenitygr
2021: trip number six to the Fort!!
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Yesterday we officially joined the ranks of "really nice camper owners"!! A lot of you still remember our trip down 3 years ago in the Rolling Turd, as she was affectionately named. 
Since coming home from that trip, she has sat in our yard, never going anywhere, and falling apart on the outside. poor girl.... My husband said he would never attempt another trip with her because the siding would probably start peeling off going down the freeway 
So this summer we've been doing lots of thinking, and about 1 month ago we found the 5th wheel camper of our dreams! But due to me being one of those non-impulsive purchase kind of people, I had to be really sure that it would be affordable. And due to the big hearts of our local RV/Camper business- we traded the Rolling Turd in (for a lot more than she was really worth) and they made it affordable for us to get our dream camper!!
She is a 2017 Columbus Palomino 377MBC. That's her registered name, anyway. Once we get to know her better, we'll give her a "real" name
She has a beautiful bedroom in the front, a loft bed in the middle, and another bedroom/bunkhouse off the kitchen. So for our 4 kids at this point, she is perfect. And when the day comes they don't want to share the loft bed- there is a queen size sofa bed in the living area we can use as well....I believe she is 42 feet long total, which seems enormous! And 4 slide outs, so once you are inside, it's almost nicer than our own home LOL There's even a fireplace, for goodness sakes- I just can't imagine! Do people really USE those?? There's a fridge bigger than the one in our own home, and my most favorite thing of all- A PANTRY!! Honestly- I've wanted a pantry in my house my whole life, and look at this- I've finally got one!! There's a place to put a washer/dryer, so by next year I'm hoping to save enough to add that = I know in the Rolling Turd that was one of my favorite things about it, so I'm hoping to be able to have that again....
Only thing we don't have (and kind of would've liked, but not to the point it was a deal breaker) is an outdoor kitchen... We figure most places will have a grill, and that's good enough for us
So now it's time to make some new memories! I have to admit- when we said goodbye to the Rolling Turd- I stood in there and could see my big brother (the one who passed away shortly after our trip) sitting on the couch visiting just as plain as if he was really there- that was tough... But I know he's smiling down on my right now, and probably very relieved we won't attempt to drive that beast anywhere again LOL
So I'm heading to Disney's website, and booking our very first vacation with our new girl- the first 2 weeks of October 2017! Fort Wilderness- here we come!!
Since coming home from that trip, she has sat in our yard, never going anywhere, and falling apart on the outside. poor girl.... My husband said he would never attempt another trip with her because the siding would probably start peeling off going down the freeway So this summer we've been doing lots of thinking, and about 1 month ago we found the 5th wheel camper of our dreams! But due to me being one of those non-impulsive purchase kind of people, I had to be really sure that it would be affordable. And due to the big hearts of our local RV/Camper business- we traded the Rolling Turd in (for a lot more than she was really worth) and they made it affordable for us to get our dream camper!!She is a 2017 Columbus Palomino 377MBC. That's her registered name, anyway. Once we get to know her better, we'll give her a "real" name
She has a beautiful bedroom in the front, a loft bed in the middle, and another bedroom/bunkhouse off the kitchen. So for our 4 kids at this point, she is perfect. And when the day comes they don't want to share the loft bed- there is a queen size sofa bed in the living area we can use as well....I believe she is 42 feet long total, which seems enormous! And 4 slide outs, so once you are inside, it's almost nicer than our own home LOL There's even a fireplace, for goodness sakes- I just can't imagine! Do people really USE those?? There's a fridge bigger than the one in our own home, and my most favorite thing of all- A PANTRY!! Honestly- I've wanted a pantry in my house my whole life, and look at this- I've finally got one!! There's a place to put a washer/dryer, so by next year I'm hoping to save enough to add that = I know in the Rolling Turd that was one of my favorite things about it, so I'm hoping to be able to have that again....Only thing we don't have (and kind of would've liked, but not to the point it was a deal breaker) is an outdoor kitchen... We figure most places will have a grill, and that's good enough for us
So now it's time to make some new memories! I have to admit- when we said goodbye to the Rolling Turd- I stood in there and could see my big brother (the one who passed away shortly after our trip) sitting on the couch visiting just as plain as if he was really there- that was tough... But I know he's smiling down on my right now, and probably very relieved we won't attempt to drive that beast anywhere again LOL
So I'm heading to Disney's website, and booking our very first vacation with our new girl- the first 2 weeks of October 2017! Fort Wilderness- here we come!!
I know how excited we were when we finally got a "nice" camper. We don't have bunk beds, (no kids anymore) or a outside kitchen. We do take a portable treager with use though, a grill and a roadtrip grill. The fireplace, ours has one too, do we use it, yep, camping during cool weather, turn the heat on and use the campgrounds electric instead of wasting our propane. If your fireplace is like ours, it has a "high" "low" "hour timer" and "temp control" we use the temp control, set at 70 or 75 and call it good. If you look at my avatar, that's our newest camper, 2014 Cougar, 35 foot. We could have used a extra AC unit on the bedroom this year on vacation but will add that at a later date. Again, CONGRATS on the new purchase!
I stalk the DIS camping board continuously..... but since we were there last fall (in a rented camper) from that time until now my life has been crazy here in MN. We raise puppies here, and there hasn't been one day in our lives since last December that we haven't had puppies in our house 
We've actually got a bunch more now that my aunt gave us, so we'll put those in there... But I'm holding out for you to book your spot next October! Even my kids still talk about you- we'd all love to see you guys again! And anyone else who can book during that time!
