Okay, so have been on a 2 month every weekend run with my daughter's winter guard group and their competitions. My oldest daughter was there the first year that their school started doing this. for those of you who don't know, Winter Guard is essentially the color guard for a marching band that performs without the rest of band, typically a dance routine with lots of flags, sabers, and rifles (wooden props). Oldest daughter competed for 3 years, and by the third year they took 3rd place in state which was totally unheard of but the girls did work hard. That was in 2023, her senior year. Bringing home the bronze!
Now my youngest daughter has decided to compete as well, so this was her first year. We were in Oxford, MS last weekend for the state finals and a dad could not be prouder than myself to watch our girls take first place in state and bring home the gold and the trophy!
So, now my weekend running is done and i can start to focus on getting some things done. One of those major projects has to do with the interior of our 5th wheel. When we bought it we got it on a steal because nobody wanted the interior setup which was the table and chairs and the fold out couch. That couch was useless, only one person could enjoy it at a time and even then they were not comfortable. The table and chairs had the two standard dining chairs, but then you had to keep the other two chairs in storage under the bed and drag them out once you got where you were going. totally a pain in the rear.
So I've been eyeing for some time replacement furniture. we wanted recliners as well as booth dinette as it gave enough seating for 4 at the table for eating and for board games, but you also got the under the bench storage. Done my research and essentially RecPro seemed to have the best option. We ordered off of
amazon and within 3 days i had a few boxes to deal with.
Now I'll take the time to bring up something about strong questions. there are always those strong questions in life that leave us all without a good answer. Things like, if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there, does it make a sound? Well, folks, i have come across one very similar.
How exactly does one get into a cardboard box, sealed with double layer packing tape without using a sharp item?
After much debate, head scratching, and a brief trial with a monkey wrench, i decided i was just going to have to break the rules and use my knife. Luckily the world did not stop spinning and i was able to get into the boxes and unpack everything.
One of my problems was the recliners are electric, so i was having to put in an outlet on teh slide as it did not have one. However, during the removal of the old furniture look what i found hidden behind the couch where you absolutely could not see it. This is a testament to RV manufacturers having no care in their products.
you can tell by the imprint in the carpet the couch completely covered it up and since it was screwed down you couldn't move the couch to get to it. At least it saved me having to run a newline
Next post for the rest of the project.
It's hard to tell which it is ..... 
