New to us tow vehicle, 2720SL, with pretty epic start

[Punisher]

We have known for a long time that we wanted a TM, and wanted one with the couch in the front as we only have one kid living at home and like having the living room feel for rainy days. I decided we had dreamed long enough and it was time to jump out there and do it. The big issue was that our minivan, a 2007 Grand Caravan only had a towing capacity of 1,800 pounds. So, I loaned myself, via my 401k, enough money to get this going.

We bought a giant 99 GMC Suburban with 270,000 miles on it after test driving it 7 miles. It was owned since 1999 by a local lady and the body and interior were near perfect. We drove it 480 miles to buy a 2007 Trailmanor camper we had never seen except in ads and cruised them both another 300 miles to Gulf Shores for a couple of days.

It was a totally epic way to get it all started. Yeah, there were a few issues. We found in FL that the air conditioner in the truck did not work, and it has a code for catalytic converters. Being a 1999 I am going to "fix them" the cheap way.

The TM has a few issues too. It needs new tires, and flooring as there seems to have been a pet in there at some point.

In the future we will be doing a lot of projects to put in new flooring, get rid of the propane systems as we never boondock, and get rid of the toilet while keeping the shower for the same reason. We also need to find a new way of securing the inside "flaps" as all the velcro is long gone from the walls. I am also going to custom build an entertainment center with a tv lift system to house and protect the television. It should really cement the living room feel.

The truck will get some projects too adding modern tech such as backup camera, bluetooth calling, usb music, hardwired USB charge ports, etc. I also need to wire up for trailer brakes.

The mpg was not the worst in the world. The truck got 16.7 without the TM and 14.4 towing it. This is with the bad cats, so I expect it to get better. The truck will more than handle the weight of the TM without issue. I think that thing would tow the moon out of orbit.