RV Show

 A couple of weeks ago, Camping World held an RV show in my town. I'm looking for something I can use to make this trip comfortable, so we went. It was amazing. I didn't take as many notes as I thought I did, and I didn't get them coordinated as soon as I probably should have. But I have pictures, and I have some ideas of what I thought of each one.

Because my dh had some very specific ideas of what he wanted, we stuck to the smaller RVs, looking at trailers less than 21 feet long. I absolutely agreed with him on that. They even had camper vans, and a couple of conversion vans, all of which I was interested in seeing.

I think the best part of the whole experience was that I could see, physically, what was available, what the size of each one was, and how they were set up, things I couldn't really see on the computer. I also had the opportunity to talk to a lot of people who were looking like I was, and got to hear their input and ideas and experiences. It was obvious, probably to everyone, that I was a complete newbie, but I didn't mind. Getting to soak up people's experiences and thoughts and opinions helped me to form my own.

Here's what I discovered in spending three hours touring various trailers and other RVs:

1. I originally went into this thinking I wanted a conversion van. That's going to be too small. Sadly. The idea is just so cool, but it's not for me.

2. I want a dry bathroom, and a shower. No having a shower with the toilet in it. That wasn't a surprise.

3. If I have to choose between a bathroom/shower and a kitchen, I'll take the bathroom/shower. That surprised me. But seriously, I'm camping. I can cook over the fire. And with practice, I'll get better.

4. If we get a trailer, rather than a motorhome, it won't be longer than 21 feet. DH was adamant about that. I didn't mind, I don't need a lot of room (I have so many ideas!).

5. Some of the campers had Murphy beds. I didn't know about that! I don't want one of those, either, but that's still preferable to putting the table down and making a bed. I'd never do it. I want a bed that can be down all the time. I know myself. It'd be bad.

6. I didn't think about this until I read an article, but I have to have a night stand. or at least a headboard (there was one that was really cute). I have a CPAP machine. And a place to hang clothes.

7. Storage was key, too. I don't think I took down all the notes on that. A couple had a small fridge outside, with a grill (or at least a griddle). One man said it was for drinks; I suggested it might be for bait and fish. He'd never thought of that. That, too, would be nice but is not necessary.

I took pictures as well, although not of anything inside, just the outside and the paper with information on it. I'll look them up and find out more details. I plan to add them into the Notion database, collect everything in one place, and see about doing a comparison. Especially if I can find stats and stuff so I know everything I need to know about it.

So that's the next on a long list of things I need to get ready for this trip. I have about four activities I want to do, and I still have information I need to gather. I'm having so much fun with this!