Did she say, "Dump the poop tank?"

Bluebell and I have been working feverishly over the past few years to pay off bills.

Well, I have been working feverishly.

I say “I” because I balance the checkbook, pay the bills, and decide how much to pay on each bill. I have been “stacking” payments on some bills for the past few years. What that means is you pay as much as you can on the bill that has the lowest balance. Pay it off, then add ALL of that money to the bill with the next lowest balance, etc. We have paid off a car loan, a credit card, and three store cards that way.
We had a goal! All of that feverish paying off of things was done for a reason…….

TO ADD A NEW BILL!!!!!

Bluebell with the new camper!

YUP, we bought a camper. DON’T JUDGE ME!

Yes, friends, camping in a camper is still camping. You will still have smoke, and fires in a fire ring, and toasting (burning if you are one of my sons….burning to a charred mess) of marshmallows. There are still mosquitoes and bugs and spiders. The difference is they are OUTSIDE, and I can be INSIDE. Look at it this way, the most important part of having a camper is this: a clean potty only 15 feet from my bedroom…….. it is the little things that make me happy. I don’t need diamonds, money or cars….I just need a clean potty in the middle of the night that I don’t need a flashlight to get to.

Oh and the other thing that is very important is a bed. My old bones can no longer take sleeping on the ground in a sleeping bag, and the air mattress is always deflated by morning time. NO MORE TENT CAMPING FOR ME!!!!

Okay, so we bought our camper from Dodd RV! Fabulous people! Very nice, very reasonable, and extremely helpful!

Our salesperson and the Dodd RV Manager were so wonderful!!

We bought a camper they did not have on the lot because it is a new model, so they ordered it for us. It was made to order in Elkhart Indiana, where LOTS of campers are made….little known fact about Elkhart. (I used to live near there in Mishawaka, Indiana, well actually South Bend, but that is another story…..)

So we went to pick it up last week, and an amazing man named Bobby showed us the ins and outs of the camper. Bobby has been with Dodd RV for over 50 years!!!! This man KNOWS campers!!

Mr. Bobby knows campers!!

He showed us the camper from stem to stern, and from top to bottom. He showed us how to fix things, how EVERYTHING works, how to put antifreeze in the lines to winterize, how to make drinking water for our fresh water tank, he even showed us the electronics and the guts.

Okay, so those of you who know me KNOW that he really showed all of that to Bluebell. She is a mechanic. She understands how to fix things. I just like to look cute……oh, and I can bake, cook up a storm, do laundry and get my honey a beer, all while trying to look cute. I was being cute with Bobby and taking pictures. Bluebell learned about the camper. THAT is the truth of it….so here are the pictures, ’cause I surely was not paying attention to how to drain the hoses, or the poop tank, or the shower. I sure hope Bluebell was!!!! LOL

Mr. Bobby showing Bluebell about the stereo system.

The kitchen. Now I need some new Pampered Chef pans for cooking!

Dining area. Folds down to a bed.

Our new baby!

This is one of the extra amenities we bought. It is a kitchen on the OUTSIDE of the camper. It has a fridge (for cold bevvies), a microwave, a sink and a two burner cook top. This way I can feed the family without having to have their dirty feet inside my clean camper……

So we will take our new baby out next week during the kids’ Spring Break. We are going to a campground about 45 minutes from the house, to test her out. I will post pics, and let you all know how it went…….bugs, poop tank and all.

3 responses to “Did she say, “Dump the poop tank?””

Madgew | October 19, 2012 at 12:12 pm | Reply

This looks wonderful. I am sure camping stories will abound.
- Carol | October 19, 2012 at 7:18 pm | Reply
  
  We have gone camping a few times. I am still loading my old blogs. One of those camping stories will show up I am sure. 🙂
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Did she say, “Dump the poop tank?”

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