Hi Ladies! Hope this finds everyone well and warm LOL, even here in Fl it’s been pretty darn cold lately. I wanted to give y’all an update, you may remember I was looking forward to traveling in my Bigfoot camper but my daughter had a catastrophic injury and became quadriplegic, that was July 2016, it’s been a pretty horrific 17 mos but not entirely bad. We try to celebrate any gains and just deal with the losses. Anyway, I finally had to kind of put my foot down about hiring some help as I’m 61 in Mar I told them I can’t keep doing 12-14hr day 5-6 days a week. She can’t afford much but I will supplement as I can and I plan on hitting up my ex to supplement as well. It has been a God send and even tho Casey was very hesitant ( she was happy with me and her boyfriend as Caregivers) she is very happy with the lady we hired. Can only afford around 20hrs a week but between that and her best friend coming over in the eve several x a week it’s good. The camper was still out at my friends on the coast in a Wa.and I couldn’t take enough time to go get it and shipping was ridiculous. End of April one of my BFF and her husband jumped in their truck in Oklahoma City, drove straight through to Chinook Wa hooked her up and dragged her back to OKC. We were going to try and meet up in Feb or Mar to get it. About a week after they got it another of my friends called me, said where in Ok is the trailer, my friend is coming to see me and will drag it here! So in June the camper made it to Fl! Had to take Casey to Ala (UAB) for a big airway surgery in July, some complications so we were there until Sep but she can breath now! I hunted and found a used Chevy Astro van to use as a temporary tug ( until I decide if I actually like camping lol) and FINALLY got to go on my first trip last weekend. A fiberglass eggs n s’mores rally in north Florida. Loved it, although the drive was a bit white knuckled. I need to figure out what to do about that, the trailer squats the van, even without adding stuff into it, buddy springs have been suggested, WDH with integrated anti sway has also been suggested. I’m going to have it weighed and then figure something out, the trailer brakes get grabby no matter how many times I adjust the brake controller and when that happens the front end gets squirrelly. I didn’t get blown or sucked in when trucks passed me on the highway, just the braking issue. Hope everyone has a great week! Here is (hopefully if I did it right) the rig (see how it squats the van)
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