Several issues arose this year, during my travels with the
Beast. The passenger window is so fogged
up that I can barely see the mirror:
cost to fix it is $1000. There
are 3 other windows that are also fogged – and also would cost $1000 each to
fix. Then we discovered that the seal
around the dining table window was leaking – I should say that Woodchuck
discovered this when her butt got all wet during a game of dominoes. On the plus side, her butt soakage dried up
the cushion. Then there was the Kankakee
Spark Plug Incident of ’17. And finally,
many parks are getting kinda snooty when it comes to what they will let into
their little oases, and units have to be no more than 10 years old. The Beast is going to be 19 and it’s showing
its age – particularly since 2 panels got crunched when I hit a tree.
Over the past couple of years, I’ve put a lot of money into
repairs and replacing worn out things. After
awhile, it started to add up. And with a
19 year old vehicle, it was going to add up pretty fast.
The end result is that
I decided to retire Beast 1 and move onto Beast 2. I’m going to miss the old guy – loads of
room, a table big enough to play
dominoes on, reliable (except for spark plugs), and just altogether a “me” kind
of RV. But it was time to move on and so now, meet
Beast #2. I’ll be taking possession just
before we leave for Yuma. I love the
layout and all those snooty parks will be happy that its not an old, bagged-out
unit. At least, until I hit a tree.
Several issues arose this year, during my travels with the
Beast. The passenger window is so fogged
up that I can barely see the mirror:
cost to fix it is $1000. There
are 3 other windows that are also fogged – and also would cost $1000 each to
fix. Then we discovered that the seal
around the dining table window was leaking – I should say that Woodchuck
discovered this when her butt got all wet during a game of dominoes. On the plus side, her butt soakage dried up
the cushion. Then there was the Kankakee
Spark Plug Incident of ’17. And finally,
many parks are getting kinda snooty when it comes to what they will let into
their little oases, and units have to be no more than 10 years old. The Beast is going to be 19 and it’s showing
its age – particularly since 2 panels got crunched when I hit a tree.
The end result is that
I decided to retire Beast 1 and move onto Beast 2. I’m going to miss the old guy – loads of
room, a table big enough to play
dominoes on, reliable (except for spark plugs), and just altogether a “me” kind
of RV. But it was time to move on and so now, meet
Beast #2. I’ll be taking possession just
before we leave for Yuma. I love the
layout and all those snooty parks will be happy that its not an old, bagged-out
unit. At least, until I hit a tree.
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