- November 11, 2022
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Received wrong bike rack and had to ruturn it.
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Had 5th Wheel Installed on 2018 Ford F-150 at Ketelsen RV in Hiawath Iowa
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Bought 2022 Grand Design Reflection 295RL from Ketelsen RV in Hiawath Iowa
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- November 16, 2022
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Took camper home to park in driveway
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Bumped back window with nose of camper and blew out back window!
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Got camper into the driveway and got truck wrapped with crash wrap
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Located new window at Ford of Murfreesboro, TN and booked a night at the Nashvill, I24 RV Park
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Scheduled glass install to be done at the campground
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- November 17, 2022
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Located correct bike rack locally and installed it on the camper
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- November 18, 2022
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Hit the road with snow on the ground
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Truck did a good job pulling the camper
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First overnight at Harvest Host McDingerz Sports Bar & Grill in Eolia, MO
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Found that our batteries were near dead and we had no hookups at this host (known ahead of time but not fully understood)
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Ran to Lowe’s and Home Depot to find a generator. Had to take what they had
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Ran generator all night
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Found it to be too big for the back of our truck while the camper was hitched so had to go and return it to Home Depot.
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Ordered a smaller and quiter one online from Home Depot to be delivered in Birmingham, AL
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Champion Power Equipment - 4650-Watt Electric Start Portable Inverter Generator
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Realized too late that I had ordered the single fuel version instead of the dual fuel version
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Ordered dual fuel version but goofed and had it shipped to store in our home town back in Iowa
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So at this point we had purchased 3 generators only to need to return them all for refunds |
- November 19, 2022
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Stronger winds (12-15 MPG) with a SW wind coming at us as we headed South towards Memphis
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Found those winds to produce a tail wagging the dog feeling with the camper and truck
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Arrived at Big Buck Resort in Hornsby, TN after harrowing drive down a winding back road
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Made note to explore dedicated RV GPS systems
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- November 21, 2022
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Worked in Jackson, TN
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- November 22, 2022
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Arrived at Nashville I24 Campground in Smyrna, TN
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Picked up new back window glass at Ford of Murfreesboro
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Curiously looked at dually trucks there and also at Chevrolet Buick GMC of Murfreesboro
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Ordered Garmin - RVcam 795 7" GPS with Built-In Camera from Best Buy for store pickup in Trussville, AL
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- November 23, 2022
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Had window installed by Hamilton Glass Company out of Murfreesboro, TN
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Hills as we approached Chattanooga got me quite nervous with the truck
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I felt like I was on the edge of being able to control the rig
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Arrived at Shellmound Campground in Jasper, TN
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Drove to Riverside Chevrolet Buick GMC in South Pittsburg, TN
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Bought a 2023 GMC 3500HD Denali Dually
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Left it at dealer overnight
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- November 24, 2022
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Picked up the Denali and Melissa followed me back to the campground in the Ford
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Drove to Chattanooga to explore downtown, North Side, and drove up to Lookout Mountain in the Denali
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- November 25, 2022
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Contacted Home Depot through their online chat and got order to Iowa cancelled
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Placed a new order for the dual fuel generator to be shipped to Daphne, AL
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- November 28, 2022
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Picked up Garmin RVCam
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- November 30, 2022
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Major storm with flash flood and tornado concerns last night
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Camper felt solid but the storm was loud
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We lost power sometime in the middle of the night and I didn’t get much sleep
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Power came back on by 8 am
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Storm brought cold with it and so we filled fresh water tank and disconnected the line
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Shot an intro video for the YouTube channel
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- December 1, 2022
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Chilly morning just above freezing
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Shot first "Short" for the YouTube channel
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