[GeoStL] Re: ...also announcing my new "addition"
- From: "Bernhard G. Ver Hey" <Happykraut@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:21:14 -0700
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Jeff, I'm really happy for you. So glad that you have made the plunge.
Can't take you up on the camping offer as I am in Canada camping. Take
good care of your new posesssion. Bernie.
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 01:55:12 -0400 (EDT), "Jeff the Blue Bead Man"
<bluebeadman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> -
> Here it is...this one is for Bernie, but everyone is invited to read
> along...
>
> While driving to Texas, I got to check out the Aliner camping trailers at
> a RV place in Springfield, MO. Quite interesting, but the dealer was not
> quite willing to work with me. So I moved on. Got to Texas and to a
> little town just north of Austin called Pflugerville. Within
> Pflugerville is a little truck camper dealer called "Princess Craft."
> They carry the Aliner camping trailers plus a bunch of truck campers. I
> stopped by to check out a special ALiner model called the Alite 4000. My
> 4 cylinder Ranger could EASILY pull that thing. Well, one thing led to
> another. The Alite 4000 was WAY too small. The mid size model called a
> Sportliner appeared about right, but the salesperson talked me into
> hitching up the largest of the Aliner models: the LXE. I thought my
> truck would die, or at least struggle with the weight of it, but I agreed
> to a test drive with it. My truck didn't break a sweat...I got it up to
> 60+ MPH WITH THE "MAX A/C" ON before the Ranger gave any sign of a
> struggle. Wow! Ok, what type of deal could I make? Well, not MUCH of
> one, but enough, and I have now towed that Aliner LXE model from
> Pflugerville to San Antonio, back passed Pflugerville again and all the
> way to St. Louis. I camped a couple nights along the way. It has A/C, a
> microwave, refrigerator with freezer, a tiolet and a shower, a furnace,
> and several other things (gas detectors, etc) with plenty of room for one
> person--possibly a couple others. Now, just one question remains:
>
> Who wants to go camping this weekend??? Or any other time in the near
> future? Let me know and we'll see what we can set up!
>
> I'm SO excited!
>
>
> -Jeff, the Blue Bead Man
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