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05-13-2014, 07:52 AM
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Senior Member
Vintage RV Owners Club Fleetwood Owners Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Gosnell, AR
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New member waiting to get started
My wife and I have purchased a 1987 Southwind, 33 foot with 30,000 miles, and are waiting for the Mechanic to fix some minor problems so we can take it back to the RV dealership, for the 3rd time, to make more repairs. Once they are done, we will be leaving for our maiden voyage trip to Montana. June 6th is my dad's 92nd birthday.
We have 3 children and 6 grandchildren, we are in our later 50s and have owned tents and travel trailers over the years. This is our first foray into the world of class A's and we are excited to get started 
Berniece & Russell Johnson
1987 Southwind
2004 Kia Sedona Toad
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05-13-2014, 08:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Fulltime/ SE Minnesota
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Congrats folks, enjoy your trip.
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2019 Ram 1500 Big Horn Hemi 4x4
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05-13-2014, 08:11 AM
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Community Moderator
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Weyauwega, WI US
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Bernice & Russell;
Your post brings back many fond memories. Our first entry into the world of camping was the purchase of a 1987 Pace Arrow in 1992. I was 52 years old. A close friend encouraged me to by pass the tents and pop ups and start out with a Class A where he thought I would end up anyway. We started right out camping with our grandkids which totaled 6 as well. We made a list and went down the list. After we completed the list they said Grandpa can we start over on the list?
I hope you enjoy camping with your grandkids as much as Bev and I have. You will make memories that will last a lifetime. I also hope you enjoy this website as much as we do.
Don
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05-13-2014, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Grandpere....here is some decent advice....do some local overnite or driveway weeklong camping in your MH. Make sure that you are comfortable with the features....back it out of the driveway and take it on the highway to get a feel for the suspension and road drift you get from the rig. I took mine out as you have described...just drove off on my first adventure. It was not as much fun as it was exciting. My rig drifted all over the road...it needed this and that and i need education. Today I am 15 -20 adventures into the ownership and more comfortable with the rig...plus I have worked on many systems and understand them.
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Craig Gosselin
1994 Fleetwood 33H
1995 Fleetwood 30H (parts vehicle)
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05-13-2014, 08:54 AM
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Marquette, Michigan "Da UP" & Lehigh Acres Florida
Posts: 21,844
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Hang in there it can only get better (usually  )
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John & Cathy R.
06 Pace Arrow 38L Workhorse W24
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05-13-2014, 08:55 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 55,536
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Hi Berniece & Russell! Welcome to IRV2! We're glad you joined us! 
Congrats on the new rig! Enjoy the forum!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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05-13-2014, 05:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 277
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Jim & Toni
2020 Odyssey 31F
2017 Ram Rebel 1500
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05-13-2014, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Louisiana
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Welcome to the irv2 gang, Berniece & Russell! Hope all goes well with the repairs and you get a chance to test out things before your maiden voyage. As mentioned above, you can save yourselves some headaches if you get a chance to make a test run or two. Good luck and enjoy!
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05-14-2014, 07:37 AM
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Moderator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 31,663
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Glad to have you here with us. Good luck on your maiden road trip. Let us know how it went. 
Happy Trails!!!
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2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
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05-14-2014, 08:52 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Port O Connor, TX.
Posts: 78
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05-14-2014, 02:26 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ocala, Florida
Posts: 6,295
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 Welcome and glad to meet you!
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2012 Airstream Mercedes Interstate Class B
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05-15-2014, 05:24 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Buffalo, IA
Posts: 2,825
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Welcome and good luck... 
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2011 Winnie Journey 34y, Freightliner / Cummins , 2012 Chevy Colorado Toad
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08-31-2014, 06:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 2
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need an free online manual or 2 for a 1987 p30 chevy 454 chassis any help would be great
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09-01-2014, 06:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: At various Florida State Parks.
Posts: 967
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Welcome to the Forum and we hope you have many great camping adventures. Best of luck.
Happy RV'ing
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George and Brenda
2005 Newmar Dutch Star 3810, Spartan with CAT7
2013 Honda Fit
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