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March 19, 2005
The RV show
My son Stephen, loves RV's. They are the thing that he has been crazy about ever since he was about 5. We've taken him to one of the RV dealerships here in Lafayette(Steven's RVs, believe it or not) about 3 or 4 times in the last year. Today, there was an RV show at Cajun Field. Wall to Wall RVs. Big ones, little ones, RVs you drive, RVs you pull, RVs....everywhere! This was only 4 days after his surgery so we rented a wheelchair and pushed him all over looking at these homes away from home. He had a ball...he? We all had a ball. We need one. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't need the one that cost $570,000.00...that was a little much(would you believe it only slept 2 people) but I could easily do with one that costs(new) between 10K and 30K. There are alot of amenities to be had at the 30K level that just make the 10K one bow it's head, but if all you really want it for is sleeping in, just buy the less expensive one. Stephen doesn't have a preference, just so long as we get the one with the bunkbeds and a tv. Seriously, these things are a far cry from the old pop-up campers my aunt and uncle had when I was little(would you believe one of those is between 3.5K and 10K? The only argument supporting owning one for Candice and I is that we could tow it with the Astro. The ones I like the most are the 5th wheel trailers. I think they are the coolest. Would you believe they have real showers and bathtubs in these things? Washers and dryers, too...if you want them. Storage galore and refrigerators big enough to keep a case of beer in along with the food to feed 4(soon to be 5) hungry kids.
We won't be making such a purchase anytime soon and when we do it will likely be a used one that we buy and we will do so with cash. It sure is fun to dream though. The look on my son's face when we tell him we will be able to do this sort of thing in the next 2 to 3 years was priceless, too.
Of course, I have to get my wife a decent used van with A/C before that. The one we bought from Bill and Ruth has become "Daddy's Van" because it doesn't have working A/C and the car isn't well set up to haul 4 kids and a newborn. If anyone knows of or hears of a deal on a good used van, drop me a line.
Posted by james at March 19, 2005 09:11 PM
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We did RV "camping" when I was a kid. We were seven kids and we didn't start getting into it until the oldest was around 17 or 18 and the youngest was around 5 or 6. We may have even been older than that. It seems like I was 10 or 12. It worked well at those ages but I would hate to think how it would have gone if we had all been much younger. You'll want the older kids to be able to help you and they may not be available if they're busy helping Mom with the younger kids.
Posted by: GumboFilé at April 1, 2005 10:40 PM