This past weekend marked our 3rd successful camping trip with Savannah and the new 2 us camper. This weekends destination was Stand Rock campground up at Wisconsin Dells. Andrea and Dominic have a seasonal site up there so we got a site right by theres. Mom & Dad came up Saturday afternoon for the weekend, and Uncle Ron & Auntie Dee met us Friday night.

Upon arrival the skies looked like rain, so we kinda rushed through setup to beat the oncoming rain. We had a few sprinkles then a lull before the main rain hit. It never rained hard, just a slow pissy rain. Ron & Dee pulled in before 5 and got their RV setup in short order. Heather and I chilled in our camper for a bit and watched some DVD’s while Savannah took a short nap.

I was keeping an eye on the replacement roof vent I installed for leaks and I think we’re good to go. The amount of rain we got Friday night surely would have leaked in with the old vent. Friday evening we hung out in Ron’s RV and chit-chatted the night away. Friday night we had a chance to try out our new portable heater for the camper. It wasn’t too cold, but with the rain, there was a moist chill in the air. I set the thermostat for a comfortable 74 and fell asleep.

Saturday morning was beautiful, granted things were still a little wet, but the rain was gone and it looked to be a great weekend. After breakfast and a quick shower, everyone was feeling good. We hung out with Ron & Dee and went for a couple walks around the campground whenever Savannah started to get fussy. Andrea & Dominic showed up in the early afternoon, as did Mom & Dad.

Dinner Saturday night was great, nice steaks and corn on the cob. The weather was nice, the fire was great, and Savannah finally fell asleep! The heater really came in handy Saturday night as it got into the upper 50’s/low 60’s overnight. Inside was a nice comfy 74 again. It didn’t seem that warm inside the camper until I took Otis out and felt the chill in the air. That heater’s one of the best things we’ve gotten for the camper so far.

Now that we have a warming option in the camper, this opens up a few more weeks of possible camping opportunites. Our main concern is making sure that Savannah doesn’t get to chilly (or us) at night. She’s been great on the trips we’ve taken so far. Sunday she slept the whole 2.5 hour drive home!

We have a few bigger trips planned for this year, including a 10 day trip from Chicago to New Mexico and back. We picked up our 1985 Palomino Stallion last month and spent a few weekends going over everything to see what needed to be fixed/replaced.

After getting everything fixed, cleaned, and replaced, we were ready for our first outting. We picked a campground about 30 minutes away. We also opted for a one nighter incase we ran into issues. Oh, and it wasn’t just the first trip for our camper, it was also our first camping trip with Savannah. We figured, keep it close if there’s a meltdown with the her or the camper!

I only had two pseudo retard moments on Saturday. I pulled into the site from the wrong way, so the door was on the wrong side of the site..oops. After getting everything leveled, we went to setup the awning. I zip open the bag and start to unroll it… and I realize the white side is up and the fantabulous 80’s colors are facing down. I seems when I took the awning off the camper a couple weeks ago to clean/scrub it, I put the bag back on the camper upside down..

Other than those two little flubs it was an awesome overnight experience. We got a chance to do a full setup with all the hookups and test everything in a “real life” situation. The bunk end covers I picked up fit perfectly, the tacky lights looked..well..tacky, no leaks from the water and no sparks from the electric. We cooked two meals on the stove inside the camper and everything came out nice.

Savannah was great the whole outting. An occassional gas induced fuss here and there, but she slept through the night. Otis was just loving the camper as he got to sleep in the bunk with me instead of in his crate like when we tent camped.

We can’t wait to get back out again and put some more nights under our belt in the pop up. We have a weekend planned in August up at Wisconsin Dells and then September we’re off on our 10 day trip.