We traded our first Winnie, our reliable (until recently) travel trailer, for a brand new Thor motorhome. Motor Homes are self-contained houses on wheels with cooking, bathrooms, heat and air conditioning, and a queen size bed. Ours is compact, comfortable, and easy to drive and park.
Choosing a name for our elegant new motor home was not easy. We tried many names, but could not get away from Winnie II, with a formal name of Winnie Josephine, for our new traveling home.
Our little rolling home has all the comforts of a larger home. Small preparation area in the kitchen, smaller shower, closet space for a hermit with few clothes, a table with space for 2 people or four kids. Even a smaller fridge with a freezer. But it seems to be working fine for us.
And, it gets nearly 12 miles per gallon of regular gasoline.
Look at the image above. Right in the middle, next to the fridge, it says “STEP UP.” That is THOR code for TRIP HERE. After tripping a few times, I purchased a ramp from Amazon, trimmed it to fit, and installed it at the step. No more tripping.
Motor Homes have lots of windows to look at the scenery and absorb the heat. Our first upgrade was to have the windows tinted. As we were walking around the Thousand Trails Peace River campground on our first trip, we found Chris Cabral of Mobile Window Tinting. Chris and his friendly dog Duke travel the country from one Thousand Trails resort to the next in his travel trailer and workshop/Jeep. When he finishes, all our windows (except for the front windshield which is not allowed) will be lightly tinted.
The tinting and factory-supplied drapes will help us sleep and keep cooler while still letting us see the scenery.