I'm back. I took me a while to figure out how to log back on, but now I hope to post somewhat regularly, whatever might be on my mind.
Today, it's RV's, 5th wheels and trailers. I've been on the road a fair bit the past 3 months, and one thing I have noticed is that RV's, trailers and 5th wheels all have names. I like some of them, but some of them are just wrong; Raptor, Wolfpack, JayFlight, Roadrunner, Four Winds, Pace Arrow. These names all indicate a sense of speed, grace and stealth. From what I've observed, better names would be Lead Balloon, Road Hog, Pregnant Rhino, Chuckwagon etc. These rolling motel rooms never seem to be doing the speed limit, weave all over the road and the drivers all seem to be....older. And if the RV isn't enough, some are pulling boats, cars or other trailers. Overall though, I guess one might say these units are being driven safely. I'd be driving safely too if I was pulling $50000 worth of stuff and going through gasoline like it was water. But there is always one Mario Andretti wannabe who thinks his RV is faster than all the others who decides that passing the guy ahead is necessary, usually going up a hill. He pulls out, assuming I hope, that his rig will soon jump to light speed. Meanwhile behind him, all the fast lane vehicles are hammering on the brakes and burning rubber to slow down to the 80 km/hr this guy is now moving at. All one can do is watch and wait, and in 30 minutes, the passing manoeuvre is completed. I wonder what the guy thinks as 50 or so cars blaze by him, all saluting him with various gestures of good will.
When the days drive is done, these units pull into campgrounds and parks that look like small cities. Everybody has their own space, usually with a scenic view of row upon row of other RV's. My peeve - people who call this camping. Maybe, just maybe, there will be a fire pit to sit around. But once the AC is turned on and the satellite TV is hooked up, why not just grab a cold one from the fridge, throw something in the oven to heat up and then kick back in the Lazyboy and watch TSN until bedtime. Camp? Some of these units are nicer than luxury motel rooms. The only way these babies get off-road is by accident.
And then there is the throw back. In amongst the satellite dishes and humming AC units, there is some guy still professing that is 60 sq.ft. Boler is perfectly acceptable. Economical - probably, comfortable - not likely unless the occupants are very small. Think about this - the bathroom in your house is probably bigger than this unit. Imagine jamming a kitchen and bed into your bathroom, along with a weekend's worth of food and supplies. Time for this family to go to Canadian Tire and upgrade to the 4 room tent.
That's all for now.
