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Old 09-11-2020, 09:58 PM   #1
PapaMatt
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Default PNW Labor Day Maiden Voyage 2020

I just bought our TM in August and was itching to get it out before the end of the season. Over 3 weekends I went thru the systems, fixed some things and made sure everything checked out.
I got lucky and got an RV spot at Bud's RV in Gearhart, on the Oregon Coast. Friday, I loaded up the Wife and dog and off we went - before the rush. We rolled in around 1:30pm, quickly checked in and I backed in to my very first RV spot - by the way, this is also my very first travel trailer
The weekend provided us with good weather and the pup and I enjoyed the mile walk along the golf course to the beach. He would dive into the tall grass chasing any sound he heard (he is part cat). We enjoyed decent food and decent beer.
The TM kept us warm; kept us cool with the windows open and really worked well. I am hoping to research a better bed/mattress cover as we are currently using a double sized mattress topper on our queen bed.
Also learned not to let the toilet fuel gauge hit the red before dumping - I wanted to test it out even though we had restroom access, so I filled it up (the Wife would have none of it and proudly took the restroom key to do her business). The last day I used the toilet one more time and that flush caused a not so nice spray around the top of the body of the toilet- I immediately went out and dumped it - we will be dumping it before the FULL mark from now on.
Monday morning we hooked up and were out by 10am - made the drive home and hit a weigh station on the way home - truck came in at 5750 pounds and the TM came in at 3750 pounds (no water or gray). After I left the weigh station, I was immediately followed by a red car, that then exited with me and matched all my turns (2 lane road all the way). I had to stop for the left hand turn into the subdivision and as I crossed the lane, the red car honked then went straight. I pulled in to park, exited the vehicle and checked my 7 way - it had been dragging on the hiway for 60 miles and had chewed thru 4 of the 7 wires. I will be learning to solder it back up in the coming weeks.

It was a good first trip - unfortunately as I write this, we are socked in by forest fire smoke and all forests, trails and beaches are closed. Can't wait for next year....
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