[GeoStL] Re: ...also announcing my new "addition"

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I think a new camper derserves a new TRUCK!

On 6/22/05, Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Congrats Jeff!!!! I am really excited for ya!!
> You have to bring it by so I can look it over! Man this is great!
> Let me know when you get back in town!
> 
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff the Blue Bead Man" <bluebeadman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:55 AM
> Subject: [GeoStL] ...also announcing my new "addition"
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> Here it is...this one is for Bernie, but everyone is invited to read
> along...
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> While driving to Texas, I got to check out the Aliner camping trailers at a
> RV place in Springfield, MO.  Quite interesting, but the dealer was not
> quite willing to work with me.  So I moved on.  Got to Texas and to a little
> town just north of Austin called Pflugerville.  Within Pflugerville is a
> little truck camper dealer called "Princess Craft."  They carry the Aliner
> camping trailers plus a bunch of truck campers.  I stopped by to check out a
> special ALiner model called the Alite 4000.  My 4 cylinder Ranger could
> EASILY pull that thing.  Well, one thing led to another.  The Alite 4000 was
> WAY too small.  The mid size model called a Sportliner appeared about right,
> but the salesperson talked me into hitching up the largest of the Aliner
> models: the LXE.  I thought my truck would die, or at least struggle with
> the weight of it, but I agreed to a test drive with it.  My truck didn't
> break a sweat...I got it up to 60+ MPH WITH THE "MAX A/C" ON before the
> Ranger gave any sign of a struggle.   Wow!  Ok, what type of deal could I
> make?  Well, not MUCH of one, but enough, and I have now towed that Aliner
> LXE model from Pflugerville to San Antonio, back passed Pflugerville again
> and all the way to St. Louis.  I camped a couple nights along the way.  It
> has A/C, a microwave, refrigerator with freezer, a tiolet and a shower, a
> furnace, and several other things (gas detectors, etc) with plenty of room
> for one person--possibly a couple others.  Now, just one question remains:
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> Who wants to go camping this weekend???  Or any other time in the near
> future?  Let me know and we'll see what we can set up!
> 
> I'm SO excited!
> 
> 
> -Jeff, the Blue Bead Man
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