We now have a Dodge Truck and a 5th Wheel Trailer that we named "Sweet P's Palace". Our first road trip was a long one... 24 days. Round trip to the West Coast. Wondering how a disabled person does with an RV? I'm going to tell you.
First of all - with your own RV you can make the adjustments you need to make it work for you. I made sure to buy the one that would be the best for me. It has a full bathtub, I really need that. It has a wrap-around kitchen which works beautifully for me. It has 2 swivel rocker recliners so I can put my feet up. There are handrails for the stairs. There are just enough stairs for me to go up and down.
It is spacious enough for me to get around in comfortably while also having everything conveniently located for me to be able to reach. We did our research and took our time finding the one that is just right.
I planned the trip months in advance making reservations ahead. I used the Good Sam's Club Trip Planner to locate the big gas stations along the way and the Rest Areas. We bought an Atlas at Walmart which has a Store Directory listing every Walmart in the country. I also have a book listing all the Camping World Stores. We are Members of KOA and Good Sam's Club.
Of course, all the planning ahead doesn't mean nothing will go wrong and everything will go as planned. The first thing we found out was that most of the Rest Areas on Hwy 40 are closed. Some had signs saying Closed For Repairs, but there was no repairing going on. They were all just closed and abandoned. There were a few Rest Areas open and well taken care of and I will tell you about them.
We drove through Arkansas right after all the rain and flooding.
When we got to the KOA they were overwhelmed because the other Campgrounds in the area had been flooded and campers were redirected to the Memphis/Marion KOA.
They did their best to get us into the campsite I had reserved with 50 Amps. We learned that you absolutely must get the hook ups that are right for your RV. People have blown out their electrical systems by hooking up to 30 Amps when their RV requires 50 Amps, and vice versa. So, always make sure you have the right hook ups.
It took some shuffling but they made sure we did.
We only stayed there for the night and were back on the road in the morning.
Onto Hwy 40 across Arkansas.
The first Rest Area we planned to stop at was open.
But it was packed with truckers! We had to squeeze through towing our 37-foot 5th wheel...
I've never seen anything like that in my life. The Rest Area was nice, well taken care of, handicap accessible, but there was no parking for the trucks and RVs.
As we continued on I-40 we understood why this Rest Area was so packed. It was the only one open.
Heading West on I-40 was beautiful, green and flooded.
We arrived at the Oklahoma City KOA, which is in Choctaw OK, right on schedule.
It is a beautiful campground and we loved it.
We had a nice lantern-light dinner on the picnic table and it was a beautiful night.
Miss Awbri a.k.a. Princess Monkeybutt.
They have a nice Pet Area and the campground is very well taken care of. We would like to go back there. We only stayed the night and were back on the road in the morning.
The end of the first 2 days on this epic road trip.
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