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12-08-2013, 08:16 AM
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Family Vacation Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: PA
Posts: 190
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New to us Sunset Trail
Hello everyone. Today my wife and I pick-up our new to us 2011 Sunset Trail 30RE. We have a plan to tour our beautiful country in the near future, once both us us are retired from full time jobs, and we bought the TT as our home for that purpose. We are not talking full time by any means. We are planning one big 2 or 3 month trip to the west and shorter trips for more eastern locations as we are located in NW PA. In the past we have owned a pop-up camper and a small (19') TT so this is quite a step up. Of course we will have two traveling companions, a medium size dog and a cat.
Our tow vehicle is a 2012 Toyota Tundra double cab with the 5.7L and an ARE capper which I have up-graded to LT rated tires and plan either Air Raid or K&N air box up-grade.
Have learned quite a bit so far reading these forums and look forward to learning more.
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12-08-2013, 08:24 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: WI.
Posts: 9,162
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Welcome!!
Your new to you RV looks like it has been well cared for in the past.
Congratulations.
Enjoy your travels and retirement. (when that occurs)
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12-08-2013, 08:48 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: VA
Posts: 590
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Congratulations on the TT upgrade. And welcome to the forum.
Retirement is great and gives you time to do all those things that you might have put off. Enjoy and safe travels.
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Larry & Jean - Chesterfield, VA
2014 Ram 3500 4x4 dually crew cab - Black
2010 Montana 3665RE - New to us
2013 Zinger 30KB - Sold
CrossroadsRV Rally 2013 & 2014 - Northeast Crossroads Rally 2014 - Mason-Dixon Rally 2014
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12-08-2013, 09:42 AM
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Weekend Camper
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Ohio
Posts: 47
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Enjoy your new camper and have fun making it your own. Many happy camping memories.
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2012 ST 30RK
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12-08-2013, 11:16 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Breckenridge,CO
Posts: 975
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Congrats on the new to you rig! Our camping history is very close to yours...tent, pop-up, 23' TT to current ST0BH. Our TVs are similar also. You'll get used to the transition. Enjoy your time out west. We went the other way, East, this past spring and after 2 months made the turn for home in Lancaster County.
Happy trails!
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 CAMPGROUND "DRIVEWAY"
Breckenridge, CO
'08 Crossroads Sunset Trail ST30BH Traded
'21 Grand Design Reflection 31MB 5er
'22 Cougar 29RLI 5er
'23 RAM 2500 4X4 CTD
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12-08-2013, 11:58 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: PA
Posts: 5,723
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Welcome. Best of luck to you and your new camper. I'm sure you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. This forum is a great place for info and help. Lot's of good people on it with a lot of experience with Rv's. Ask and I'm sure someone will chime in with an answer.
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Mark & Susan
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
EAGLE HT FIFTH WHEEL | 30.5CKTS - '13 Ford F150 SCREW - PullRite Superslide - Roadmaster Active Suspension
Member - "Northeast Adventures RV Rally Group" & "Mason-Dixon Bunch" |
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12-08-2013, 03:31 PM
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Family Vacation Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: PA
Posts: 190
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Thanks to all for the welcomes. We safely got her home today. I am not going to say I did not know it was behind me, but it did tow very well. 
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12-08-2013, 03:43 PM
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Seasonal Camper
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ohio
Posts: 356
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Congrats. I also have a Tundra with an ARE cap pulling a ST29SS. Hope you build a lot of great memories in your travels.
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hondavalk
2008 Tundra 5.7L
2013 ST29SS
Reese DC
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12-08-2013, 05:28 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 2,769
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Me
Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new camper.  Stay Safe & Have FUN
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Rosie & Tommy
Coatesville Pa.
2017 Ford F350 Lariat Power Stoke DW
2022 Alliance Avenue 32RLS
In God We Trust
A proud member of the one percent...Semper Fi
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12-08-2013, 07:17 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: WI
Posts: 896
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Welcome, congrats on your purchase. Sounds like you will be doing what my wife and I did our first year. She just retired this year and we will be travelling the country come the spring. Good luck with your unit. Think about coming to the rally in July. 
Travel well,
Jim
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Jim & Linda Tator
Watertown, WI
2013 Crusier CF34SS GMC 3500 8.1L Dually
154 nights in 2013 - 4,370 miles
178 nights in 2014 - 5,082 miles
365 nights in 2015 - 6,040 miles
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12-09-2013, 04:50 AM
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Family Vacation Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: PA
Posts: 190
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tator447
Welcome, congrats on your purchase. Sounds like you will be doing what my wife and I did our first year. She just retired this year and we will be travelling the country come the spring. Good luck with your unit. Think about coming to the rally in July.
Travel well,
Jim |
Hello Jim,
Actually I found the thread on the rally last evening and we are considering participating.
MIKE
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12-09-2013, 10:10 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Canton, OH
Posts: 937
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Mike,
Nice rig. Rally is tons of fun and it is cool to see the factory. We need new TV, so we can't go again this year  .
I've considered seeing if campground has cabins to join the Factory Rally sans camper...highly recommend going.
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Eddy & Brenda
Canton, OH
2015 Silverado HD 6.0L
2014 Zinger 32QB
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12-09-2013, 05:50 PM
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Seasonal Camper
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ohio
Posts: 255
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Hello and Welcome.
Looks great.
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Gary & Angela - Kilo & Sierra (K9s) Southwest Ohio
2000 GMC Sierra - 2014 Z1 ZT211RD
2015 - 28 Nights - 2248.4 miles.
2014 - 47 Nights - 1445.8 miles.
2013 - 44 Nights - 2154.8 miles.
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12-09-2013, 08:27 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: WI
Posts: 896
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@Eddy,
I know that Shipshewana North has cabins, I don't know if the South unit does. I'll try to check their website and let you know. How far from the rally do you live?
Jim
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Jim & Linda Tator
Watertown, WI
2013 Crusier CF34SS GMC 3500 8.1L Dually
154 nights in 2013 - 4,370 miles
178 nights in 2014 - 5,082 miles
365 nights in 2015 - 6,040 miles
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12-09-2013, 08:37 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: WI
Posts: 896
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Shipshewana South RV
Eddy,
I just checked, the South RV Park does not have cabins of any kind from what I saw. Sorry 
Travel well,
Jim
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Jim & Linda Tator
Watertown, WI
2013 Crusier CF34SS GMC 3500 8.1L Dually
154 nights in 2013 - 4,370 miles
178 nights in 2014 - 5,082 miles
365 nights in 2015 - 6,040 miles
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12-10-2013, 09:59 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Canton, OH
Posts: 937
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Oh well...you guys have fun!
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Eddy & Brenda
Canton, OH
2015 Silverado HD 6.0L
2014 Zinger 32QB
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