Several weeks ago, I listed the main items remaining on the interminable to-do list. Well, here is an update to that one. It has taken almost every evening after work and weekends from early morning to evening to get to this stage. New small tasks come up daily that get addressed.
Buy RV hook up equipment. Hoses and an electrical surge suppressor. Torque wrench, dually air gauge, wheel chocks, leveling blocks, 50 amp to 30 to 20 connectors, outdoor carpet/mat.completeQuote RV insurance. The 5th wheel is to be delivered by mid-April. I plan to get 3-4 quotes for full time use.complete, but still need a good comparison and then decide.- Get insurance on the storage unit contents. I’ve found this is not an easy one.
Select a mobile cellular data plan with a mifi hotspot for our phones, laptops, i-pads, etc. We will probably stay with Verizon as they just came out with an unlimited plan for multiple devices. It will still not be as good as our home network and campground WIFIs are notoriously slow.Sign up for Passport America to obtain camping fee discounts (we already have joined a few others).Take 3-4 loads per week to the storage units.Have a garage sale in early April for household, garage, barn, basement stuff.Sell some of the larger items and furniture on Craigslist.Research for and sign up for a healthcare plan (have already been doing the research and it is absolutely mind boggling with many options ranging from the extremely costly Obamacare to the many Christian group plans that are lower cost, but may have some coverage limitations).Research for and sign up for a mail forwarding service (have already been doing the research).Develop a list of old ham radio stuff and circulate with the local clubs.Empty and clean the beer kegs (tough job).Find a new pool table man to take down my table and move to storage. My prior guy must have retired as his phone is no longer active. I guess that I could U-tube it.Program the new GPS for our RV dimensions. It is a Garmin RV 760 lmt and has a ton of cool features, mainly routing us on roads that can handle a big rig at 13’3″ tall. You can also develop a route and upload to the unit. It is programmed with campground guides already built in. And a 7″ screen for our eyes.- Sell both of our vehicles
and motorcycle. The Yamaha has already been listed for awhile, but I need to list the Explorer and Grand Marquis.
There it is! We are truly looking to the date when we can relax and have lists for which hike to take or what museum to visit. We are almost there. Whew!
Have a great day.
Wow! That’s a lot of planning and work, but wow, you’re almost finished!