Category: My RVs

This is our latest RV.  We did a lot of research prior to ordering and purchasing this as we expect it to be our final RV. We had decided to get a larger RV after a long trip in the R-Vision TC-23SB, worked fine, but a little more luxury was definitely desired. Janet wanted something…

1970 Terry 23′ Travel Trailer

We purchased this trailer sight unseen from an acquaintenance of my parents. Didn’t know anything about travel trailers then, but was enroute from Alabama to Alaska and wanted a trailer for the trip and to use after we got there. We lived in it for over 45 days, while enroute, we picked it up in Arkansas, lived there for about 2 weeks, parked behind my in-laws house, and then headed for Alaska, via the ALACAN.

{highslide}rv/terry_1.jpg{/highslide}

We purchased the Trail Cruiser 23SB in June 2008.

We owned this RV for about 3 years and really loved it. It was perfect for a weekend getaway for 2 but to small for anymore. It is build on a Toyata chassis with a 6 cylinder engine, plenty of pwer. It had the rear lounge. That provided plenty of sitting and relaxing area, but whenn you used it for a bed, it was very uncomfortable. We slept on the bed over the cab and that was OK, but as we grew older, the climbing in and out was a pain. The major obstacle was the liquid capacties. It had a 17 gal capacity for water and holding, so a weekend, with careful showering was it.

{highslide}rv/odessy.jpg{/highslide}

We owned this for over 5 years and it was a great RV. 31 feet long with 2 slide-outs, it had a lot of room. We originally got it to use after retirement, but landed a job in AZ and bought a house, so didn’t need a tow around winter home anymore. Alpenlite builds a great RV and this one was solid, very well appointed on the inside and very comfotable. It has 100 gal of water, 50 gal grey water and 50 gal black water holding. Dual batteries and all the holding meant we could dry camp for 4-5 days without anything and not even worry about showers or power. Pulled it with a Ford F250 diesel and that was a great truck combo for this trailer. Pulled it all over the western US, including a lot of mountains. I did add some stuff to the truck, especially an exhaust brake. I highly recommend this if you are running a diesel in the mountains.

{highslide}rv/alpenlite.jpg{/highslide}

We bought the 17A in 2006. After selling our 5th wheel a couple of years ago, my grandkids wanted to go camping. Camping to them meant ‘go out in grandpa’s RV’. So we started looking for another RV to replace the 5th wheel. We looked at Class Cs and pop-up trailers and then found the Kiwi. Its really small and easy to pull, with pop-out bunks on each end. Did I mention it was small? I feels more like tent camping than a full hard side trailer and adds a little sense of adventure. The grandkids love it, my wife on the other hand is still undecided. Did I mention it was small?

{highslide}rv/kiwi.jpg{/highslide}