We made the drive to Oregon Thursday night to pick up our new DRV Tradition. Everything went very well. Thumper made his first trip pulling a 5W home today. It's a 5 hour drive. He did really well backing it into our driveway parking strip. I was quite impressed. All in all, I think it went well. We slept in it last night and learned a lot. We started figuring out what we need and what we don't. Turns out one of the first things we needed was a compact step stool. Thumper and both vertically challenged and can't reach the bathroom fan vent without climbing. Who knew? We're exhausted and excited all at once.
Nite all!
Rosie
PD CFK said
03:53 AM Jun 17, 2012
Congratulations on your new home! We love our Ford F350 Diesel Dually Super Duty. What a great truck! Enjoy :)
adeline and ed said
04:53 AM Jun 17, 2012
my wife needs a step stool in our mobile suites. a little bit of bad planning on their part
Fatman said
05:46 AM Jun 17, 2012
Many congrats on the new truck and 5er. Hope you have a million miles of great traveling. You are going to love pulling with your new Ford....I do!
Terry and Jo said
07:58 PM Jun 17, 2012
One can also change out the bathroom fan with one that is remote controlled. Both Shur-Flo and Fantastic Fan make that kind.
Also, just as a suggestion, run the large bathroom fan when taking a shower. That lets it exhaust all the moisture in the air and helps prevent mirror fog. If the Tradition also has that small circular vent in the ceiling with the switch at the wall, we never use the one in ours. Those don't really vent to the outside, but just into the roof cavity.
Enjoy your new coach and truck. Better yet, enjoy the RV'ing lifestyle.
Terry
soos said
05:19 AM Jun 18, 2012
they also make a simple extension piece to make it easier to open the vent in the bathroom. Not that you won't need a step ladder, but at least you won't have to drag it to the bathroom all the time.
Enjoy your new Ford, we love ours, and enjoy our Mobile Suite as well!
Sue
Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog said
06:39 PM Jul 8, 2012
cdat wrote:
Would you be willing to share what dealer you used, and what you thought of them. We're close to Oregon, so might be going there to buy ours when the time comes.
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Don't mind at all. We purchased from Guaranty RV near Eugene, Oregon. We were very pleased with the service and the friendliness of everyone we worked with. Our salesperson was Clay and they were great. Worked with on a deal we could feel good about and added several additions for us.
-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Sunday 8th of July 2012 09:06:39 PM
cdat said
08:11 PM Jul 8, 2012
Congrats on the new 5er, small step stool would probably be my 1st purchase to. Would you be willing to share what dealer you used, and what you thought of them. We're close to Oregon, so might be going there to buy ours when the time comes.
Thanks John
RickandJanice said
01:11 AM Jul 9, 2012
Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog wrote:
We made the drive to Oregon Thursday night to pick up our new DRV Tradition. Everything went very well. Thumper made his first trip pulling a 5W home today. It's a 5 hour drive. He did really well backing it into our driveway parking strip. I was quite impressed. All in all, I think it went well. We slept in it last night and learned a lot. We started figuring out what we need and what we don't. Turns out one of the first things we needed was a compact step stool. Thumper and both vertically challenged and can't reach the bathroom fan vent without climbing. Who knew? We're exhausted and excited all at once.
Nite all!
Rosie
Congratulations on the new rig!! You might also want to check out the SOITC, Suite Owners Travel Club. It is for all DRV owners and has a very informative Forum as well as a fun bunch of members. Next years rally is in Indiana, just down the rad from the factory where all DRV's are produced.
Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog said
01:41 AM Jul 9, 2012
RickandJanice wrote:
You might also want to check out the SOITC, Suite Owners Travel Club.
We made the drive to Oregon Thursday night to pick up our new DRV Tradition. Everything went very well. Thumper made his first trip pulling a 5W home today. It's a 5 hour drive. He did really well backing it into our driveway parking strip. I was quite impressed. All in all, I think it went well. We slept in it last night and learned a lot. We started figuring out what we need and what we don't. Turns out one of the first things we needed was a compact step stool. Thumper and both vertically challenged and can't reach the bathroom fan vent without climbing. Who knew? We're exhausted and excited all at once.
Nite all!
Rosie
my wife needs a step stool in our mobile suites. a little bit of bad planning on their part
Many congrats on the new truck and 5er. Hope you have a million miles of great traveling. You are going to love pulling with your new Ford....I do!
One can also change out the bathroom fan with one that is remote controlled. Both Shur-Flo and Fantastic Fan make that kind.
Also, just as a suggestion, run the large bathroom fan when taking a shower. That lets it exhaust all the moisture in the air and helps prevent mirror fog. If the Tradition also has that small circular vent in the ceiling with the switch at the wall, we never use the one in ours. Those don't really vent to the outside, but just into the roof cavity.
Enjoy your new coach and truck. Better yet, enjoy the RV'ing lifestyle.
Terry
-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Sunday 8th of July 2012 09:06:39 PM
Thanks
John
Congratulations on the new rig!! You might also want to check out the SOITC, Suite Owners Travel Club. It is for all DRV owners and has a very informative Forum as well as a fun bunch of members. Next years rally is in Indiana, just down the rad from the factory where all DRV's are produced.
Thanks for the information. I'll check it out.
Rosie