The new camper and its problems

The first trip is always the most memorable.


The first trip is always the best one in a new camper. We always end up with some problems.

This time we left on Friday night and headed for Scranton Iowa for a school reunion- as told before.

We stopped at a rest area on our way and we found that the door was not hooked tight enough, some of my things went out the door. I had some potholders and dishcloths on the table and they were not in sight. The food that I had in the refrigerator fell out and on the floor. Nothing broke though.

We got up to Kirksville, MO and it started to rain so bad that Bruce could not see the road. So we tried to find the first place to stop at a campground. The State Park was full and they told us that our rig was too big to stay there anyway. So we found a campground just up the road from the State Park.

When we pulled into the campground no one was around so we just took the first open spot we could find. It was a very nice place except that it was raining so badly. We hurried to get into the camper we did not even level it out. The rain was coming in one window- it was raining inside as bad as it was outside. So I put down a pot to catch the water and towels to dry the floor.

We managed to get into bed with no further problem. Not being level we were sleeping a little up hill but it was fine.

The next morning we got up and on our way with no new problems. Still, no one was around so we had to pay the “box” for our night of camping. They had an honor system if you come in late and leave early.

We did not cook in the camper until we stopped Saturday night at the campground in Iowa. The stove and everything works just fine. The water has a leak near the water tank and we will have to have it fixed.

The air conditioner and all other things work good. So we did not make to bad a deal. It is worth fixing up.


This is the kitchen table, it has a booth type setting.  It is really cute.