In spite of our problems during the first of the trip and some noisy, crowded sites we had a great time during our trip. We're safely back home and getting ready to spend 10 days or so at Paynes Prairie for Christmas. The Barker tongue jack we ordered from Amazon to replace the Lipert jack that broke in Silver River arrived while we were gone, so we need to get it installed. Rich opened the box last night and was going over the instructions so he could put it on today when he found that we had been shipped the wrong jack. He contacted Amazon and got a nearly immediate return call. Unfortunately, that was the best part of the episode. The customer service person who called us back did not seem to have a very good grasp of English and was unable tell Rich just what was supposed to happen, then he was cut off. We received a copy of the email she sent to the vendor about the problem and her email was garbled and made no sense. We'll have to call again and see if we can get someone we can actually communicate with. Happily, this is an unusual experience for us when we deal with Amazon.com - normally they are wonderful to work with. Hopefully we'll get the replacement jack before we leave next week - it's a pain to raise and lower the tongue jack by hand!
In March, we'll be going on an extended trip - haven't decided exactly where yet, but we have a house sitter coming in so don't have to rush back home. I'm finding that deciding what clothes to take is tough. It seems that no matter how much or little I take, I've missed something. Since weight is a big factor in what we pack, and we can't just run home and get whatever we forgot, it's an important issue. I did a bit better this last trip than I have before, but still found I took more lightweight items than I needed and fewer medium weight shirts. I'm trying to be sure to take things that I can layer, thus do more with less. Keep your fingers crossed :)
The other part of the problem is food - specifically the staples: flour, sugar, and spices, etc. We do most of our meals at camp, and while we have a wonderful amount of storage space in the RV, and I'm determined not to take anything I can't fit into the RV, both space-wise and weight-wise. I've tried using the plastic pint and quart containers we used in the pop-up, but they don't work well. Right now, I have a couple of plastic lidded containers in which I put zip-lock bags of staples. That's a pain as well. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Since we'll be busy with Christmas, then getting the house ready for the sitter, we won't be back on the blog until March. In the meantime, I hope you and your loved ones have a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays
In March, we'll be going on an extended trip - haven't decided exactly where yet, but we have a house sitter coming in so don't have to rush back home. I'm finding that deciding what clothes to take is tough. It seems that no matter how much or little I take, I've missed something. Since weight is a big factor in what we pack, and we can't just run home and get whatever we forgot, it's an important issue. I did a bit better this last trip than I have before, but still found I took more lightweight items than I needed and fewer medium weight shirts. I'm trying to be sure to take things that I can layer, thus do more with less. Keep your fingers crossed :)
The other part of the problem is food - specifically the staples: flour, sugar, and spices, etc. We do most of our meals at camp, and while we have a wonderful amount of storage space in the RV, and I'm determined not to take anything I can't fit into the RV, both space-wise and weight-wise. I've tried using the plastic pint and quart containers we used in the pop-up, but they don't work well. Right now, I have a couple of plastic lidded containers in which I put zip-lock bags of staples. That's a pain as well. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Since we'll be busy with Christmas, then getting the house ready for the sitter, we won't be back on the blog until March. In the meantime, I hope you and your loved ones have a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays
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