It occurs to me.....

.... that I might have gotten the cart before the horse in this blog of mine. Some of you may not know what a "5th Wheel Trailer" (i.e. RV) is all about. Becky and I are living full time in a 37 foot, 16,500 pound "5er". It takes a 1 ton pickup to tow it. Here's a picture of the entry side of the RV, parked in a very relaxing park on Chesapeake Bay. It is equipped with dual air conditioners (one with a heat pump), a propane fired forced hot air furnace, 50 amp AC electric service and really, all the necessities (and then some) for "full time living".

Here is a picture of our kitchen. It is fully equipped including a four door refrigerator / freezer, Convection / Microwave oven and an Island with pantry storage underneath. Becky has adapted very well to the galley kitchen and cooks up just as big a storm as she did in our "stick'n'bricks" house. In back of the sink area we have a high efficiency clothes washer and dryer hidden in the vertical cabinetry. The dining room table is out of picture to the right. The king bedroom is up the stairs in the background and the full private bathroom is to the right just before going into the bedroom (the bathroom door is open in this picture).

And here is a picture of our "living room". When the TV is not on, it disappears into the cabinetry. The electric fireplace looks as real as any fire you have seen. It can be "lit" with or without the 1500 watt heater turned on. We are finding here in Maine at this time of year that the heater does a great job taking the chill out of the air. The couch conceals a standard size air ma tress bed.

Under the living area, and accessed from outside are three storage areas commonly referred to as "the basement". We had to let go of nearly all our possessions but were able to hold onto a considerable amount of personal items. Naturally it took some amount of adjustment moving from a house into the confines of RV living - what really makes it work is the great relationship Becky and I have.