Ten years ago we bought an used Fleetwood Terry 30-foot travel trailer. We wanted to get back into camping but, in our sixties, didn't want to sleep on the ground. The previous owner had special ordered this unit only three years before and had to sell her for health reasons. Terry has been very good to us. With almost no knowledge and beginners' luck, we had chosen a trailer that met all of our needs and held up well with very few repairs.
We've been through a lot together. We have camped in 19 states in almost every kind of weather. Seven of our eight grandchildren have camped with us and the oldest has joined us several times for meals. I have a wonderful photo somewhere of grandson Jack, when he was about six, hugging the trailer after his first weekend of camping. Terry gave rise to the Frannie Shoemaker Mysteries. We've had ten people inside for supper when a sudden storm hit our group. She has been parked in a number of precarious sites without sliding into any lakes.
And every spring we check out the RV shows and every year we came away not seeing anything we liked better than Terry. Not that we didn't have any complaints. I would have liked a second chair and a little more counter space and we both thought a little larger bathroom would be nice. But since most of our trips are only for a few days and, weather permitting, we spend our time outside, those things didn't matter much. Then in the last 15 months we have taken 3 month-long trips and the weather often was not conducive to sitting or cooking outside. Butch had added a counter extension, which helped in that department, but we couldn't solve the chair problem.
Then we saw the Light. Literally. In February, before this year's trip, we were introduced to the Highland Ridge Light by Open Range. On our trip we checked out a 2015 and a 2016 at dealers along the way. It has two recliners. It has about six feet of counter. It has a bigger bathroom. Plus it is designed for cool weather camping with a special thermal package, has a power awning, and several other nice-to-haves. We were smitten and have ordered one.
Now I feel like the young woman in the insurance commercial with the car named Brad. "You loved Brad. You and Brad went through everything together..." etc. Terry will be going to a new home. We hope she gives someone else as many good times as she has given us. She was our first RV romance.
*Disclaimer: the "Singing in the Rain" photo above is actually our friend's camper. Terry is in the background.
Then we saw the Light. Literally. In February, before this year's trip, we were introduced to the Highland Ridge Light by Open Range. On our trip we checked out a 2015 and a 2016 at dealers along the way. It has two recliners. It has about six feet of counter. It has a bigger bathroom. Plus it is designed for cool weather camping with a special thermal package, has a power awning, and several other nice-to-haves. We were smitten and have ordered one.
Now I feel like the young woman in the insurance commercial with the car named Brad. "You loved Brad. You and Brad went through everything together..." etc. Terry will be going to a new home. We hope she gives someone else as many good times as she has given us. She was our first RV romance.
*Disclaimer: the "Singing in the Rain" photo above is actually our friend's camper. Terry is in the background.
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