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<facepalm> Okay, senior moment there. Totally blanked on it. I was thinking that was like the 'permanent' park place.

I am planning on running down to Livingston, TX for a few weeks to establish Texas residency and bone up on all things Escapee next May. Can anyone recommend a good, inexpensive/basic local campground? I'll have a 35' Class A to park.

I did, thanks! Took possession of it on the 25th (I think) in Albany, NY, drove it down to Somerset, PA and had a ton of solar installed over the course of a week, then brought it home. Planning on some more small trips before winter, then next spring heading to Livingston, TX to become a Texan. LOL

No kidding?!?! People do that? WTF do they think is so funny about that? I can't recall the exact name of the pin I used to attach the clevii to the toad. Black pin, red d-handles, the retaining pin attached by a lanyard. I'll make it a habit to do a walkaround each time before I leave. I chose one off etrailer. InfiniteRule. Looks to be pretty resistant to prying or being snapped off, and I think it'd be difficult to pick. Thanks all!

This would be for the tow bar assembly going into the receiver on the RV, not the tow bar arms onto the toad. Or is the principle the same? Docj, what you're talking about is a "flat" key, where the pins in the lock are all in a line, versus one of those round keys, where the pins are arranged in a circle, correct?

I am thinking of getting locking hitch pins for both the tow bar (ReadyBrute Elite, if it's important) and the bike rack on the toad. The one on the RV will ALWAYS be on. Does any one brand stand out among the others for durability/corrosion-resistance? Or is it pretty much six of one and a half dozen of the other?

I guess I'll stake a claim in the Class of '19. I have a 2019 Newmar Bay Star 3401 on order that I expect to take possession of next April, then drive it (for the first time LOL) to Somerset, PA for the solar install. Then back to WV to begin transitioning "life" from the S&B to the RV. Should be living in it full-time by August, leave the WV ARNG in October, then head southwest to find work. The R-word (retirement) popped up on my mental radar maybe 5 years ago. I started off trying to decided between going overseas to live, or getting some rural land here in the US to go off-the-grid on. Eventually, I decided that I did not want to be half a world away if my son needed me (or vice versa). The realities of living off-the-grid seemed pretty daunting, especially after meeting with a fairly well-known blogger in the Terlingua, TX area. Gorgeous country, certainly affordable, but I questioned my own ability to get by in a fashion I'd consider comfortable when I got into my 60s and 70s. LOL As luck would have it, that very same trip to TX also involved me driving from Terlingua, TX to Astoria, OR for a National Guard mission. What a gorgeous drive! Spent three days in Monument Valley, drove through Capital Reef, Moab, the Columbia River valley....and Astoria was no slouch either. That trip made me realize that North America alone had a lot of stuff left for me to see, and I wasn't going to be content sitting in one place. I began reading various RVing forums. Joined Escapees and have a mailing address (though I haven't really used it yet). Asked every goofy question I can think of (some of them here! LOL). Fast forward to now.....I've decided to forego trying to get 20 active duty years, and will be happy with my 15 and change. I have 20 overall, so I've earned my pension. I'll just need to work a few more years until I can draw it...but this time I can look at stuff that heck, until lately I've never even heard of! Beet season? Workamping? KamperForce? LOL I'm giddy. Well, I'm rambling. Probably won't make any 'official' activities like Escapades or Q or anything like that for a bit, but I'll be with ya on the interwebz!

Thanks for the input everyone! Sounds like it may be worth trying out at some point.

I was talking to the Amazon guys at Hershey last weekend. Sounded like a pretty nice gig. Anyone have any experience? What was the campground they put you up at like?

I have not yet actually purchased my RV, but the dealer (in California) has a similar process. I actually will go to Nevada to take possession of the RV in order to not pay all the CA fees and taxes. And I do hope to register my coach in Texas as well, so this is super helpful.

You got that right!!! LOL Trailertraveler - no, I don't have an RV yet. I've been exploring the idea for a couple of years now. I'm going to the RV show in Hershey PA this September and at that point I'll finalize my plans. With any luck I'll be nomadic by October 2019. LOL

Given the limited space in RV (in my case, a 33-36' Class A) kitchens, what would you all say are "must haves" in the pot/pan/bakeware categories? Or kitchen utensils in general?