"School Bus", / "Camper", thread?

Beth Gallagher said:
It sounds ridiculous to people who have never loved a pet, but one main reason we bought an RV was so that we could take our little dog along with us. He was part of the family and he absolutely LOVED to travel in the RV. When we'd bring it out of storage and park on the driveway to load up for a trip, he would get so excited. He was the best little traveler and he peed in more states than most people ever get to see. :ROFLMAO:
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All four of our dogs, love to ride. When I pulled the van, and the truck around to wash them, the other day and opened the gate to get in the backyard, Getty would jump in each time to ride only up to the back of the house. Everyone of these dogs are like that.
 
Marie Mallory said:
Me being a professional camper tents are ok with me.We have 3 large tents ,we lived in tents for 3 months when we bought property here. One was for kitchen, one was sleeping and one for dogs since we had 100 year flood that year. Stoms were brutal! Winds would lay tent down on us at times. Lightening striking by our heads.
We had the horse and donkey 2 cats and 4 dogs camping with us.
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I wonder if you and I are related. When we got to this Tennessee property, the water lines to the new barn were just being finished. We rented a 1970’s 8-1/2 foot pull camper and lived in that for 8 weeks until the house was finished. I was in Hog Heaven as the camper was 30’ from the barn, We set the washer on a pallet in what would become the Arabian’s stall. I washed in cold water and hung everything on a clothesline like when I was a kid. It was crowded with the dogs, but I had trained my dogs and they all had excellent manners. The horses only had a small run-in area and the 24 X 100’ paddock attached to the barn, so had to be hand grazed until cross-fencing could be put up. All of the dogs, the cat & those three horses have passed, with the last horse making it to almost 31 in December 2024. Everyone is laid to rest on this farm.
 
Connie Bennett said:
I wonder if you and I are related. When we got to this Tennessee property, the water lines to the new barn were just being finished. We rented a 1970’s 8-1/2 foot pull camper and lived in that for 8 weeks until the house was finished. I was in Hog Heaven as the camper was 30’ from the barn, We set the washer on a pallet in what would become the Arabian’s stall. I washed in cold water and hung everything on a clothesline like when I was a kid. It was crowded with the dogs, but I had trained my dogs and they all had excellent manners. The horses only had a small run-in area and the 24 X 100’ paddock attached to the barn, so had to be hand grazed until cross-fencing could be put up. All of the dogs, the cat & those three horses have passed, with the last horse making it to almost 31 in December 2024. Everyone is laid to rest on this farm.
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Connie, could be. I'm a Georgia girl with country and city roots. I can't type much it hurt to lean forward or I'd have more to say.
 
Jake Smith said:
That's the thought that comes to mind with me, just think everyone's thoughts and opinions, will help in making a decision. Thanks Marie.
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I bought a small motor home with a replaced motor years ago when they were cheap. I never got it insured or even licensed. Just kept it on the farm as a tiny home for middle challenged daughter. I am kind of sad I sold it when she moved out (she came back a few years later). They can be a tiny house, a she shed...whatever you want. Materials are not so cheap now but labor is even more expensive. ( We have a used lumber, scrapper, near here and a sawmill south of town) pallet wood is good if you coat it with termite prufe. You guys could do it yourselves and maybe make something on it if needed. But check with Marie to find out how to proceed. Happy wife; happy life. ;)
 
Connie Bennett said:
I notice your bride mentioned tent sleeping. I tip my hat to her in a HUGE way if she can wake up and not need someone to literally grab her legs and pull her out🤯🤯

I was in my late 40’s when I endured my last tent camping adventure in an early, unexpected snow storm. Yes , two of the ladies did pull me out of that tent and had to help me stand up. Never did that again ——never….

An RV is much better with dogs, I’ve done that and I also snuck them in motel rooms when I moved from SoCal to Tennessee. A Lab/Sharpei, a Rottweiler, and a Beagle/ mix. All rescues, nobody was getting left behind. The cat lived in the big Rottweiler crate in the bed of my truck. I pulled my three horses with my 1978 square body GMC with a rebuilt 454. But that entire story is for another day 😇😇
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There is no way I could even get up from the ground after sleeping now. We camped in our capped truck a couple of times but their van sounds like a better idea than that. Raised benches that the dogs could sleep under?
 
Mary Stetler said:
I bought a small motor home with a replaced motor years ago when they were cheap. I never got it insured or even licensed. Just kept it on the farm as a tiny home for middle challenged daughter.
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During the last few years that we owned our motorhome, we used it mainly to travel to visit my brother and sister in Georgia. We could travel in our own "home," sleep in our own bed, etc. It was really nice to be in my sister's driveway but not inconveniencing her by being "houseguests."
 
In an RV park in Colorado Springs, we were parked next to an old guy, travelling alone in a Class A, a big one. When we talked to him, we found out he was in his 80's and had been travelling alone for eight years since his wife died. He said they had enjoyed zig-zagging around the country so much and he wasn't ready to give it up.

He used a walker and it took him a while to get down and back up into the rig, but he just wasn't ready to settle down yet.

I sometimes wish we hadn't given it up after 10 years, but it seemed the right thing to do. I really miss it.
 
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