Where we spent the last 5 weeks

Driving around in a Chevy Avalanche LTZ and camping in a FunFinder 189 FDS travel trailer
 (getting ready to head home, with LMS' toys piled in the back- we didn't have room in the cubes when we moved almost a year and a half ago, so they've been sitting at my parents' all this time)

The truck has great leg room- front and back, and the seats are very comfortable.

LMS enjoyed watching movies on the flip-down DVD player.

The trailer is just a short one- 18 feet, but it's quite roomy, especially once the slide is out.

There's a queen size bed with a fold-down bunk for LMS above it (it can be used as a cupboard if needed).
We took out the mattress that came with it and put our Intelligel mattress in its place. It's now back in our bedroom, so there's no mattress in the trailer right now.

The dinette also folds down into a bed- Mr M's brother slept on this at the reunion in Idaho.

(with the slide in)

(with the slide out, showing the increased floor space)

There's a tiny bathroom which works well for LMS and myself, but is a bit cramped for Mr M.

The kitchen has a double sink, two burner stove, and frig and freezer. Most of the small trailers we looked at only had apartment size frig's, but we needed the separate freezer compartment.

Wardrobe- not super useable as-is, so I'll be making some shelves to install that will make the space a lot more efficient.

There was some bugs to work out since it was new, and there was the learning curve that goes along with being first time travel trailer owners, but overall it was a great experience.

We were able to drive till we were tired, pull into a truck stop or wally world, hop in the trailer and go to sleep. In the morning I could make rice cereal on the propane stove and we could rinse off quickly in the shower. So nice to have the comforts of home while traveling :)

We also got to learn how to use minimal amounts of water- the tanks aren't very big, so we couldn't be extravagant with our water usage. Not that we're in the habit of wasting water, but we cut back even more. Good practice for if we ever have our water rationed.

Sleeping in the trailer in a parking lot worked out a lot better on the way out than on the way back- it was so stinking hot (114 degrees in Kansas) on the way home that we finally broke down and paid to stay at an RV campground so we could have the electrical connection to run the AC. That and some quiet. One truck stop was soooo loud, all night long. None of the others truck stops were even close to that noisy, so I'm not sure what the deal was.

Overall, we had a great time and we look forward to taking many more trips, though I doubt we'll be doing another 5 week trip again for awhile :)