New Wanderlodge Owners !!!

[Pete Masterson]

Gardner,

Hey... you just have to dive in and start swimming. Last December, my
wife and I decided that we (1) had to move closer to her elderly
parents to assist them with old age matters and (2) we would do this
by full timing in an RV so that we wouldn't get 'stuck' providing
daily care by living too close by. (Note: My wife's parents are
sufficiently well-off that they can afford to hire as much help as
they need and/or can afford to move into an assisted living facility,
should they so desire. They do need family to lend a hand and help
them from time to time, but they do not need (nor want) daily care
from us...)

So, by January I was looking at RVs and had determined that a bus
conversion or Wanderlodge would be my preferred choice --- and a
Wanderlodge had many points in favor as compared to a bus conversion
(I did not want to convert the bus myself). In May, a Wanderlodge
that had previously been owned by a member of this list was put up on
eBay by Mr. Oliver's, a used RV dealer located near Dallas, TX.

I was the successful bidder (it was a good price) and, essentially,
purchased the vehicle sight unseen. (I exchanged some messages with
the previous owner, so I felt that I had a fairly good understanding
of the condition.) At the conclusion of a long-planned business trip
to the east coast, I flew to Dallas and picked up the coach on May 22.

The last time I drove any heavy equipment was when I was in the Army
nearly 40 years ago... I had also last used an RV a similar time
ago... I rented one for a couple of weeks back in 1967 or 1968.

Our house is being prepared for sale and we will move into our
Wanderlodge as soon as the house sells.

My wife regrets "accusing" me of lacking spontaneity ... sometimes
you just have to jump into a new lifestyle...

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 4203
El Sobrante, CA




On Aug 1, 2006, at 5:44 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote:

>
> My wife and I flew to Florida from New Jersey to see James'
> coach. We visited him on Sunday and did a complete walk through with
> James and took it for a drive. I also had a person I hired to
> evaluate it come with us. I didn't ask his permission to use his
> name so I won't mention it, but he was a knowledgeable and provided
> some enjoyable conversation along with his advise. The coach is a
> real winner and the price is definitely low for the condition. My
> wife and I have only tent camped and gone for a cross country trip
> in a van (a long time ago) so we are new to the BIG RV. We basically
> chickened out at in the end. <snip>


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