Leslie & Nick
06-22-2008, 01:22 PM
We no doubt use our TM a little differently than most. We now keep our TM at a piece of property we own in Tennessee, inside a large building. Not only do we store the camper in the building, we now set it up inside the building and 'camp' in the building. I know this is not everyone's idea of camping, but for us it works out well.
We used to move the camper from the building to an RV site we had made specifically for the the trailer a few years ago (water, 30 amp power, septic). One day, when bad weather was forecast, we decided just to set the TM up in the building (building has a high ceiling). It worked out so well, we just kept setting up inside the building, even if the weather was nice. We have grown to appreciate this setup because -
1) the trailer stays cleaner - dogs not tracking in as much dirt as they used to.
2) Our immediate camping 'area' is much larger with the 1200 square foot concrete floor
3) We still have running water, and electric (long garden hoses and extension cords for the time being)
4) The camper stays cooler since it's not in the sun
5) Camper is protected from the 'elements'
6) If I want to do maintenance work on the trailer, or TV, or ATVs, or tractor, I can do so regardless of the weather
So, until we can build our 'retirement' house on this land, we'll use the TM as sort of an apartment on wheels;) We still look forward to 'conventional camping' and plan on attending the TrailBlazer rally in October.
Again, I'm not saying this 'camping' style is for everybody, in fact many would probably find going to the same place time after time, boring with a capital 'B'. But at present we only go to TN once every 6 weeks or so, and we have plenty of things to amuse us once we get there, so I don't mind at all, in fact I look forward to it!
We used to move the camper from the building to an RV site we had made specifically for the the trailer a few years ago (water, 30 amp power, septic). One day, when bad weather was forecast, we decided just to set the TM up in the building (building has a high ceiling). It worked out so well, we just kept setting up inside the building, even if the weather was nice. We have grown to appreciate this setup because -
1) the trailer stays cleaner - dogs not tracking in as much dirt as they used to.
2) Our immediate camping 'area' is much larger with the 1200 square foot concrete floor
3) We still have running water, and electric (long garden hoses and extension cords for the time being)
4) The camper stays cooler since it's not in the sun
5) Camper is protected from the 'elements'
6) If I want to do maintenance work on the trailer, or TV, or ATVs, or tractor, I can do so regardless of the weather
So, until we can build our 'retirement' house on this land, we'll use the TM as sort of an apartment on wheels;) We still look forward to 'conventional camping' and plan on attending the TrailBlazer rally in October.
Again, I'm not saying this 'camping' style is for everybody, in fact many would probably find going to the same place time after time, boring with a capital 'B'. But at present we only go to TN once every 6 weeks or so, and we have plenty of things to amuse us once we get there, so I don't mind at all, in fact I look forward to it!