Today we drove the new truck, now lovingly referred to as "Fordzilla" up to the RV dealer to have the sliding hitch installed. IT was a quick and painless installation and we absoultely love the idea that in only 3 minutes we can have the hitch back out and use the whole bed of the truck again.
The good side is that the hitch is readily removable, and the bad side is the same thing. We are discussing ways to make it a litle less easy to steal it, and I'm sure we'll come up with a simple, elegant, and inexpensive solution soon.
We toured the 5th wheel again this morning, with all the sliders put in this time. This is the first time we seen the interior all closed up and ready for transport. It is very cool how it all fits together, and amazing to see how tight things are when it is closed up. There is virtually no living space available with the sliders in, but they thoughtfully left full acces to the bathroom and even the refrigerator. What more could you ask for when travelling across the country than to be able to pull over for a rest stop and get the head and the fridge :).
We are hoping that the dealer will have the unit (called a 'coach') into the shop and made ready for delivery to us in just another week or two. We're really not sure how the timing will all work out, or whether we are really ready to take delivery just yet, but when it's ready we'll likely take it and do some shake-down trips on our weekends. As with any new vehicle, and RVs inparticular, there will undoubtedy be some squawks to turn into the dealer and we spend some time aboard. This situation allows us to try it out for several weeks, and have anything that's not perfect fixed up locally before we go cross-country. Thankfully we've purchased a major brand (Keystone Montana) and there are numerous dealers and facilities along the way that we can go to should we need anything along the way. Yahoo!
The good side is that the hitch is readily removable, and the bad side is the same thing. We are discussing ways to make it a litle less easy to steal it, and I'm sure we'll come up with a simple, elegant, and inexpensive solution soon.
We toured the 5th wheel again this morning, with all the sliders put in this time. This is the first time we seen the interior all closed up and ready for transport. It is very cool how it all fits together, and amazing to see how tight things are when it is closed up. There is virtually no living space available with the sliders in, but they thoughtfully left full acces to the bathroom and even the refrigerator. What more could you ask for when travelling across the country than to be able to pull over for a rest stop and get the head and the fridge :).
We are hoping that the dealer will have the unit (called a 'coach') into the shop and made ready for delivery to us in just another week or two. We're really not sure how the timing will all work out, or whether we are really ready to take delivery just yet, but when it's ready we'll likely take it and do some shake-down trips on our weekends. As with any new vehicle, and RVs inparticular, there will undoubtedy be some squawks to turn into the dealer and we spend some time aboard. This situation allows us to try it out for several weeks, and have anything that's not perfect fixed up locally before we go cross-country. Thankfully we've purchased a major brand (Keystone Montana) and there are numerous dealers and facilities along the way that we can go to should we need anything along the way. Yahoo!
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