My families Great American Adventure

[conVINCEd 21477]

Just now, Chewbacca said:

You gotta read the whole thread.  It's worth it for the sex tent alone.

I lost interest early on in this thread’s life.

[horn4life 3835]

Heck I just want to see what the final chapter ends up being?  

I would definitely upgrade the bedroom door lock, and buy the kids noise canceling headphones...

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

So, Match 14th is the big day (Allegedly). Only 7.5 short months later and we are getting this bad boy back. Going spring breaking. Then hopefully the entire summer. See if I can manage to do all that without fucking it all up like a dumbass. 
so- I only paid $5600 in mortgage debt while it was in the shop not able to be used. Good times. 
I regret nothing (other than the wreck and coming off the road) about this thing so far. 
the sequel won’t be as cool as the original and I won’t be posting all day every day, but will probably keep up with anything really cool or really stupid that happens. 

[Brew 3049]

Here....we....go

[BevoSwag 272]

WuLaw...One tiny pipe froze in our home and a 1" break in the copper line caused about $20k damage.  Insurance will only cover $9k so far. :(.  The first thing I thought of when the adjuster told me we would not be getting completely new flooring but all floors downstairs sanded and stained and we would have to move out for 2 week was "maybe WuLaw will rent me the box".  I'm too old for sex tent lol.

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

5 minutes ago, BevoSwag said:

WuLaw...One tiny pipe froze in our home and a 1" break in the copper line caused about $20k damage.  Insurance will only cover $9k so far. :(.  The first thing I thought of when the adjuster told me we would not be getting completely new flooring but all floors downstairs sanded and stained and we would have to move out for 2 week was "maybe WuLaw will rent me the box".  I'm too old for sex tent lol.

Sorry to hear that man. That was almost me with that exact pipe you are talking about. Was thinking to myself as we were without power and water for 4 days and fled to my parents house I’d have liked to have the RV there to rough it.  

[Landomatic 3813]

Re-subscribed 

[Sam Lin 3595]

3 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

So, Match 14th is the big day (Allegedly). Only 7.5 short months later and we are getting this bad boy back. Going spring breaking. Then hopefully the entire summer. See if I can manage to do all that without fucking it all up like a dumbass. 
so- I only paid $5600 in mortgage debt while it was in the shop not able to be used. Good times. 
I regret nothing (other than the wreck and coming off the road) about this thing so far. 
the sequel won’t be as cool as the original and I won’t be posting all day every day, but will probably keep up with anything really cool or really stupid that happens. 

yesyesyesfistpump.gif

[Hank Scorpio 17924]

It’s like that terrible Nextflix show you watched a season of and forgot about and then it pops back up with Season 2 and you’re like well fuck, I might as well watch this shit. 

[hornian 5282]

7 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

It’s like that terrible Nextflix show you watched a season of and forgot about and then it pops back up with Season 2 and you’re like well fuck, I might as well watch this shit. 

This could also describe the last 10 years of Texas Football. FML. In a tent. 

[luke duke 6448]

So, Match 14th is the big day (Allegedly). Only 7.5 short months later and we are getting this bad boy back. Going spring breaking. Then hopefully the entire summer. See if I can manage to do all that without fucking it all up like a dumbass. 
so- I only paid $5600 in mortgage debt while it was in the shop not able to be used. Good times. 
I regret nothing (other than the wreck and coming off the road) about this thing so far. 
the sequel won’t be as cool as the original and I won’t be posting all day every day, but will probably keep up with anything really cool or really stupid that happens. 

#fucktent

[royiv 9746]

In for Season 2. I hope you upgraded to keep a skylight.

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

8 hours ago, royiv said:

In for Season 2. I hope you upgraded to keep a skylight.

Added a second air conditioner and turned the current from 25-50 amps to handle the load. 

[After irth 1246]

4 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

handle the load. 

You did that on purpose, didn’t ya?

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

37 minutes ago, After irth said:

You did that on purpose, didn’t ya?

I did. Tee-ing up a joke about south Austin’s mom. 

[Incredulity 11863]

 

Team FUCKTENT!

[crash_davis 23467]

is there a cliff notes?

did anything happen in season 1?

[ChickenSandwich 9929]

On 3/2/2021 at 6:21 PM, Wulaw Horn said:

So, Match 14th is the big day (Allegedly). Only 7.5 short months later and we are getting this bad boy back. Going spring breaking. Then hopefully the entire summer. See if I can manage to do all that without fucking it all up like a dumbass. 
so- I only paid $5600 in mortgage debt while it was in the shop not able to be used. Good times. 
I regret nothing (other than the wreck and coming off the road) about this thing so far. 
the sequel won’t be as cool as the original and I won’t be posting all day every day, but will probably keep up with anything really cool or really stupid that happens. 

2 months later....

*cue Van Halen’s “Panama”*

Edited March 4, 2021 by ChickenSandwich

[HornOnTheBayou 9061]

33 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

is there a cliff notes?

did anything happen in season 1?

The big developments being the sex tent and Wulaw deciding to install a sunroof on his RV. 

[dcbc 14644]

4 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

The big developments being the sex tent and Wulaw deciding to install a sunroof on his RV. 

The coda was their continuing on in the F150 and staying in extended stay motels, which ended with some motel owner yelling at their kids and a sternly worded Yelp review that followed.

[mchookem 16760]

...wasn't there a black water plumbing mishap straight out of a slapstick comedy as well? 🤣

Edited March 4, 2021 by mchookem

[dcbc 14644]

 

[FartingMonk 3613]

Is there going to be a reunion show first?  And will we get new cast members to add to the zaniness?

[luke duke 6448]

Is there going to be a reunion show first?  And will we get new cast members to add to the zaniness?

They definitely need a dog that pisses all over the RV.

[RPM 26586]

Who is the new chief stew?

[Tigersnake 680]

Just seeing this today. Read the first two or three pages, and then fast forwarded to around the time of the bridge crash. Glad you're going to be back in the saddle for Great American Adventure Season Two. 

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

On 3/4/2021 at 12:44 PM, dcbc said:

The coda was their continuing on in the F150 and staying in extended stay motels, which ended with some motel owner yelling at their kids and a sternly worded Yelp review that followed.

And having the cops called on us 3 times while we were vacating. And the cops basically being incredulous with the motel owner. South Dakota man, fun times. 

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

On 3/4/2021 at 4:47 PM, mchookem said:

...wasn't there a black water plumbing mishap straight out of a slapstick comedy as well? 🤣

Yes. Yes there was. 

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

22 hours ago, FartingMonk said:

Is there going to be a reunion show first?  And will we get new cast members to add to the zaniness?

We do have a golden retriever puppy. So now we can have 2 dogs along with us. Which should be awesome. But, I only get to take off for part two if I’m killing it at work. That’s the deal. I think it’s possible my entire family is rooting against me making this happen. 

[troph 25114]

On 3/4/2021 at 4:47 PM, mchookem said:

...wasn't there a black water plumbing mishap straight out of a slapstick comedy as well? 🤣

Don’t forget the rivet that wouldn’t come out with a screw driver either.

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

So, Bittersweet day tomorrow.  

I got the call yesterday that the insurance company and repair company are finally through fighting over this thing- only 11.5 months after I took the thing in to them, more or less. I'm flying up to get it and drive it  back home.  Will be doing it myself.  My dad was supposed to go with me, but he's in a bad way after his tramatic brain injury last month.  Was going to be fun.  Now it's just going to be work.  

I think we are going to keep it.  If we do, and business doesn't crater, I'm going on a 3 month trip next year.  Provided I can get it back home without incident.

[luke duke 6448]

Perhaps you can coerce a sugar baby to make the trip with you. Plenty of roadhead opportunities.

[Landomatic 3813]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Provided I can get it back home without incident.

This thread needs incidents.

[horn4life 3835]

Whatever you do.... don't go back the way you came!

 

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

On 8/21/2020 at 12:32 PM, Mango4 said:

HAHAHA, I've stayed at that place. It was a different name at the time. Still a shit hole. 

Almost a year late to the punch, but we also stayed there. My guess is 2004* for a Little League Baseball tournament. It was subpar 17 years ago, so I can only imagine 2020 (as the photos would attest).  The only saving grace is roaches in South Dakota are exceedingly rare.

* I know this as we built a cabin in 03 about an hour from Rapid City. That was the last year we stayed in hotels for tournaments. That place helped with the decision. 

[dcbc 14644]

I just wanted to say, "Good luck.  We're all counting on you."

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by dcbc

[Moby Ric 2058]

So he picked it up yesterday and no update.  He is either dead, or on the lam with a sugar baby.

[Player 4606]

Or stuck under another bridge with no cell signal.

[HornOnTheBayou 9061]

Did you tell the sugar baby about the sex tent before you left on the trip? How did they respond? Repulsed or intrigued?

[HornOnTheBayou 9061]

nm

Edited July 17, 2021 by HornOnTheBayou

[BevoSwag 272]

Paging Wulaw!  Silver Alert!  Comeon maaaan!  Can't wait for the updates.

[MAUFRAIS 6735]

Wrong thread. I’m dumb.

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

View out the back of my window today. Nothing exciting. Just Sargent for spring break for a couple days. It’s a warm up though for the summer- going to be gone for a while this summer I think. 
 

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

This is kind of funny- we were supposed to leave Monday, but the RV wouldn’t start. Dead battery. It was fine until we took it in to get repaired (floor was finger up so we installed carpet, problem with rear view mirror and the piping to the black tank had broken on our surly road trip to Arkansas) but they fucked something up and were like “we need a battery in there” so I did and then a month later won’t start- new battery is dead. 
Anyway- it wouldn’t start so the guy had to come out and I went to work. Skipped Monday. I went in Tuesday morning to work and told her- pack all the shit and get it ready to go- I have shit I have to do and then I will pick up groceries and we will leave. 
got down here to the beach and we have no chairs or towels and the kids have no flip flops. 
My wife the logistical genius. Ha!  I knew I shouldn’t have just assigned that job over to her. Next time I will put the 9 year old boy in charge of the logistics. 

[Horn Draoi 256]

18 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

This is kind of funny- we were supposed to leave Monday, but the RV wouldn’t start. Dead battery. It was fine until we took it in to get repaired (floor was finger up so we installed carpet, problem with rear view mirror and the piping to the black tank had broken on our surly road trip to Arkansas) but they fucked something up and were like “we need a battery in there” so I did and then a month later won’t start- new battery is dead. 
Anyway- it wouldn’t start so the guy had to come out and I went to work. Skipped Monday. I went in Tuesday morning to work and told her- pack all the shit and get it ready to go- I have shit I have to do and then I will pick up groceries and we will leave. 
got down here to the beach and we have no chairs or towels and the kids have no flip flops. 
My wife the logistical genius. Ha!  I knew I shouldn’t have just assigned that job over to her. Next time I will put the 9 year old boy in charge of the logistics. 

Good call on the 9 year old; at 9 my son (now 38) was packing himself for scout camp outs. I guarantee he wouldn’t have forgotten his chair or towel.  Hell, he had a list (self-serving, of course-think Skittles and extra batteries) for me-the wandering assistant scoutmaster.  Funny how unreliable wives are………………….

[royiv 9746]

40 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

This is kind of funny- we were supposed to leave Monday, but the RV wouldn’t start. Dead battery. It was fine until we took it in to get repaired (floor was finger up so we installed carpet, problem with rear view mirror and the piping to the black tank had broken on our surly road trip to Arkansas) but they fucked something up and were like “we need a battery in there” so I did and then a month later won’t start- new battery is dead. 
Anyway- it wouldn’t start so the guy had to come out and I went to work. Skipped Monday. I went in Tuesday morning to work and told her- pack all the shit and get it ready to go- I have shit I have to do and then I will pick up groceries and we will leave. 
got down here to the beach and we have no chairs or towels and the kids have no flip flops. 
My wife the logistical genius. Ha!  I knew I shouldn’t have just assigned that job over to her. Next time I will put the 9 year old boy in charge of the logistics. 

Did she remember the fuck tent?

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

5 minutes ago, royiv said:

Did she remember the fuck tent?

No. We were supposed to bang on the beach on the towel. 

[Scary Stranger 1724]

5 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

No. We were supposed to bang on the beach on the towel. 

So she forgot the towels on purpose?

[Wulaw Horn 19566]

Not all of texas is ugly. Kind of forget that living in houston. Only 101 degrees today just outside Garner State Park. 
with gas so high RV now costs $0.75 per mile in gas to get around. Stuck in Texas as a result. 
Garner then Big Bend then yogi bear park then somewhere else I forget. South Padre later in the summer. 
Back roads all the way.  It sure if that makes my chance of turning this thing into an opened can greater or lesser. 

[Sbbruin 22130]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Not all of texas is ugly. Kind of forget that living in houston. Only 101 degrees today just outside Garner State Park. 
with gas so high RV now costs $0.75 per mile in gas to get around. Stuck in Texas as a result. 
Garner then Big Bend then yogi bear park then somewhere else I forget. South Padre later in the summer. 
Back roads all the way.  It sure if that makes my chance of turning this thing into an opened can greater or lesser.