Rambling along....

Eager Amazon Camper Force....hahaha.

Gerard and I have been busy-- and tired. A new adventure to add to the list for sure. We left Lee Bottom in Hanover, Indiana and traveled to Elkhart to repair a few items on the fifth wheel. It was purchased at a dealer, Tiara RV. We made an appointment a couple of weeks in advance. Tiara RV sales and service has been exceptional! Highly recommend them. After deciding to full-time, we found exactly what we wanted and began the search-across the nation for the right price and we found it there! A 2015 Montana, floor plan 3582rl. They had it on the lot, ready to be purchased. Prior to pick up, the satellite, washer and dryer were installed.  It was worth the drive to save thousands of dollars. Yes, thousands! Tiara provides a few hookups if you arrive the night before, first come, first serve. The hookups were taken when we arrived, but it was just fine. The weather was cool and we have our trusty 'trucker' fan to drown out noise to sleep. Plus, we have two generators if needed.

The main reason for the repair visit---the slides. Intermittently working when commanded to close or open. It began on the passenger side, and the thoughts of endless problems crept into my mind...then the other began the same thing. The bedroom slide is electrical, and it was fine. The living slides are hydraulic and Gerard initially thought it could be the pump. But, the level legs began to do the same thing, intermittently retracting or extending...pausing. Gerard celebrated. He felt it was more than likely the fuses, an electrical issue. And of course, he was right. Simple fix, but it was good to have it all checked out.

Next, the hall vent was tweaked, after dripping a little during rain. That was intermittent as well. Don't you hate those types of problems?!!!! Much more difficult to diagnose and repair. It was simple solution. Gerard thought he had it repaired, but the technician added more caulk or glue or something!

The burner on the stove wouldn't light, it had come loose from the burner thingy. We never raised the top to inspect. Besides, that was the newest glitch and we added it to the list to be checked out. The tech guy tightened up the fittings. Usually Gerard tackles EVERYTHING before he will take the house in for a repair. Taking it in is a hassle when living in it full-time. We prefer not to do that unless all efforts fail to remedy the problem ourselves.

Lastly, the toilet seal. It had began leaking water from the bowl into the black tank. Nothing serious, but getting progressively worse. Tiara tightened the spring and we were given 'retraining' on using the foot pedal to flush. Right. We purchased the toilet seal conditioner a week later, because it continued to leak and it seemed to help for a day or two. Still not sealing.... So guess what....yesterday, Gerard replaced the seal. Ordered the parts from Amazon-yippee- and it was delivered to the door in a few days.

One of the reasons for our tired bodies.... we have stepped into the twi-light zone of Amazon!!! Amazon hires seasonal RVers which they have aptly named Camper Force. Basically a group of RV folks staying in a campground working from August to December. After reading blogs about the pros and cons, we decided to give it a shot. We have met RV folks from all walks of life, and many here for the first time. We've met great people!

Very chipper at 6:15 AM....

First 10 hour day was not nice to us.....and Rosie doesn't care.

More on Amazon next post....

Later.