January and February came and went so fast that I think we just missed skipped them this year. Amy flew to San Antonio for a week visiting Emily, Craig, Kale, and Maddox. (also Major and Radley). I stayed home with Max. Now she is headed to Virginia for a week to see Katy and her crew. I'll be here with Max.
Two weeks ago we went back to DeSota State Park for a couple of days. Weather was perfect. That is our favorite place to go. Pull through campsites with water, electricity, sewer, and cable TV. Easy to hook up and hiking trails right there make for a fun adventure time. There were very few campers there this time of year. We go during the week and usually come home on Saturday. I am sure there are more there on the weekend. On the way home I made the decision to trade my new
F-150 truck. I just did not feel safe pulling my camper with that truck.
The travel trailer is 33 feet long and catches a lot of air moving down the highway. Even though I was within safe limits for towing, I was at near maximum load for the truck. I could feel a lot of sway with the trailer and sometimes felt like the trailer was controlling the truck. The truck had a lot of features that I liked, but could live without. I took the truck to the dealership to have a fuse issue checked out and came home with a new truck.
This one is an F-250 and is a diesel. Has plenty of power and feels safe pulling the camper. I towed the trailer to Camping World for some small issues that should be covered under warranty. One was that the running lights caused a fuse to blow in the F-150. I tried to find the problem myself, but I really did not know where to look. There is no wiring diagram for the trailer and I have no idea where the lines run. I suspect it is a grounding fault, but I did not know how to troubleshoot that problem. Anyway, the truck pulled the trailer effortlessly. I think we will be able to take longer distance trips now that pulling the camper is no longer a nightmare. I miss some of the features of the other truck, but not enough to pay for them. The one thing I miss most though is the other truck had push button start and console gear shift. Now I am back to using a key and the gears are back on the steering wheel.
Amy also is driving a new car. We took the traverse in for an issue with it and when they told me how much it was going to be to fix it we decided to trade it for a 2018 Equinox. So, January and February became new car months. Amy will be driving to Katy's, the first long trip in the car. One final thing unrelated to vehicles. Before Christmas I started a Jigsaw puzzle that has to be the hardest one I have ever worked on. All pieces fit in places they are not suppose to go. I have about 50 pieces left and they do not seem to fit anywhere. I will keep swapping pieces until I complete it. Hopefully before summer comes.
