This week in Oklahoma we’ve had amazing weather to enjoy. We were blessed with almost a full day and a half of rain – which after the dry weather we dealt with in South Texas was a joy to hear pitter patter on the roof of our home. It also brought a few days of cooler temperatures including a full day where we were able to leave the windows open the entire day – what a treat that was. We’re warming up a bit into the weekend but it’s been windy the last few days as well – nothing like the wind from Choke Canyon but definitely enough we can not put our awning out if we wanted to.
The RV park we are staying in during our 2 months in Ada has mostly long term RV people. Seems like some oil field and wind turbine workers along with a few nurses judging on the uniforms on some we’ve seen out walking the dogs. It’s not the prettiest place we’ve stayed but the convenience of being so close to family and the remarkably low price that includes: sewer, electric, water, cable and internet are wonderful. Also, the proximity to being able to do the things we want to do legally – this week Michael got his license here (I’m waiting till after the wedding and my trip to see my family in June to change mine) – changing the plates on the truck to the tribal plates, and just some odds and ends we need to take care of – this makes this an ideal place to stay.
This week we have a plan to go look at an RV we”ve been eyeing since Keystone RV Company announced it last January. They have one in Oklahoma City along with a few others that we want to check out. Because of the chip shortage and Covid – there’s a huge shortage on the 3500 trucks we’ve been thinking we would get. If we like these RV’s it would mean we can go with a bit smaller truck – bigger than current 1500 – either a 2500 or the 250’s and still be safe. There are many that tow huge 41 foot RV’s with a 2500 but the pin weight is over the limit on a 2500 and if there’s an accident the insurance company could refuse to pay because of being over the limit. We don’t want to have to worry about such a thing – we want to be safe while we travel. It’s a discussion we’ve had a lot over the last year and a half and we’re re-evaluating how we approach it.
We’re at almost 6 months full time in the RV and we’re seeing what works and what doesn’t work for us. The length of our current rig isn’t as big a deal as the width – if we had slideouts on both sides it would be a bit roomier and help us have a bit more room to manuever in. That being said – we’re both incredibly happy in our life and looking forward to our adventures in the coming months. We’ve revamped some of our plans – Labor Day we changed our reservations to a campground literally across the road from the Pacific Ocean and 20 miles from the top of the Redwoods area of California. It was a great find thanks to a post in an RV group we are in on Facebook. What a great resource for finding a place that looks incredible so far.
As we close this post we want to say thank you to all those who gave their lives in service of this country. We honor you and thank you for the blessings we have in this country because of your selfless service.
GnomadicLife 