Our Maiden RV Adventure
Posted: October 11th, 2009 | Author: Mitch | Filed under: RV Camping | Tags: motor home, motorhomes, rv | 14 Comments »Being new to the RV choice of travel, we were honestly quite overwhelmed and frightened at the thought of camping in our new motorhome. Even though the salesman was very helpful and informative when we purchased our motorhome, we had doubts that we were competent enough to know what to do. Afterall, neither one of us had ever gone camping in our lives! We weren’t sure we would remember all of the instructions. We were fearful that something in the rig wouldn’t work right. And, most importantly, we didn’t want to cause irreparable damage to our brand new investment.
Because of these fears, we actually owned our RV for several months before we took the plunge. We drove the RV, but didn’t camp in it or use any of the facilities. It was more or less a means of transportation for us to get from one destination to the other. In fact, we were so fearful of our lack of experience that I’m embarrassed to admit we actually parked the RV in motel parking lots and proceeded to stay in the rooms of motels!
After months of procrastination and second-guessing our decision to be RV-ers, we shared our anxieties with our dear friends, who just happen to live in their RV full-time. They were actually both horrified and amused that we were so afraid to use our motorhome in the way for which it was designed. Luckily, they offered to accompany us on our very first camping excursion. What a relief and a blessing that turned out to be!
We followed them, caravan-style, to a State Park a couple of hours away. Upon arriving at the gate house, they led us through the ropes of registering, selecting a campsite, and setting up. They directed and guided us through the back-in process. After parking our rig, they patiently stood beside us as we proceeded to hook our rig up, answering our questions and dealing with our concerns as we went.
Prior to setting out on this excursion, our friends designed a “check list” of supplies for us to fill. In addition to the supplies to have on hand, they advised us to fill our water reservoir tank. This turned out to be very helpful, because as hard as we looked, we just couldn’t find a water supply. That’s because there wasn’t one. We would need to rely on our on-board water tank using our water pump. We also realized there was not a sewer hook-up at our campsite, either, but were assured by our friends that on this short camping trip, we wouldn’t need one. We were actually quite surprised to find out that many State and National Campgrounds do not have full hook-ups available.
After lowering the leveling jacks, extending our slide-outs, and adjusting our awning with the aid of our friends, we were finally able to relax and enjoy ourselves. We took a hike so that we could explore our surroundings and appreciate nature. We lit a campfire with the firewood provided by the Park and had a picnic supper. We listened to our friends’ recollections of their personal camping experiences and thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience.
Because of our friends’ encouragement and assistance on our first camping adventure, we gained the knowledge and the confidence we needed. In fact, we learned so well that we put this new-found knowledge to practice by going camping by ourselves the very next weekend and have been enjoying traveling and camping in our motorhome ever since. In fact, we have quite a few RV adventures to share, as well.
by Laura Weaver
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