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05-01-2016, 11:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Union, Missouri
Posts: 367
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Hello from Union, Missouri
We bought our first travel trailer July of 2014. Started, like most, tent camping. Moved up to a Rockwood Freedom pop up. Had that for 5 years. Had good times. After 5 years setting it up, taking it down and then setting it back up again to dry out and then put it away again just got old. So we decided to start looking at a small travel trailer. We had seen many while out camping but had not decided on a brand name. First thing we had to do was sell our Dodge Dakota and move up to a bigger, badder pulling vehicle. Bought a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 (yah it's got a Hemi). Started looking at 18-20 foot campers. They were really not much bigger than our pop up when it was set up. Moved up to looking at 22ft then 24. My wife decided she wanted a slide out and the smallest we found with slide out was a 25ft. The dealership we went to had a 2014 28ft Puma for the same price as a 2015 26ft Puma. So my wife decided on the 28ft. But...as we stepped out of the 28ft, right across the aisle was a 2014 29ft Puma for just a little more and my wife liked that it had 2 slides and 2 entry/exit doors. She was sold. My concern was our pulling vehicle. We had originally purchased it to pull a 20 maybe 22ft trailer. After much research I learned my truck would be ok although if I knew we were going to go so big in our camper I would have gone with a 2500 probably with a diesel. Anyway...we have pulled our camper on 6 trips, several times through the hills of Branson. I keep regular service and my mechanic has not noticed any unusual wear on my tranny or rear end. So far so good. We really enjoy our Puma. We get plenty of compliments. Looking forward to our first outing this year the first weekend in June. Have been reading these forums for many years and finally decided to join. Lots of good tips from other members.
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05-01-2016, 11:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Franklin County, MO
Posts: 2,652
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Congratulations on the Puma, and welcome to the forum, from another resident of Union, MO. Who is your dealer? Does Bill Thomas in Wentzville sell Puma?
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Mike and Yvonne
and Sophie, the little white dog
2017 Columbus 320RSC
2021 Chevy Silverado 3500HD DRW 4X4 Duramax
“It's not how old you are, it's how you are old.” ― Jules Renard
"It's not the years...it's the mileage." - Indiana Jones
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05-01-2016, 12:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Union, Missouri
Posts: 367
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We bought ours at Colemans RV in Springfield IL. I'm not sure about Bill Thomas. I actually could Coleman's through RV Trader. It was kinda far from here but they had really good prices. Oh btw...USN 86-92. I should have stayed in and did 20.
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05-01-2016, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Posts: 3,225
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Welcome to the forum from Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
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2017 Salem Villa Estate 395RET-
2011 Coachmen Freedom Express 295RLDS- Sold
2015 F-250 FX4
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05-01-2016, 12:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
Posts: 9,839
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Welcome to the site from SW Idaho.
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2016 F350 6.7L LB CC Reese 28K 2014 Chaparral Lite 266sab
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." 2014 19 days camping 2015 17 days camping201620 days camping
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05-01-2016, 01:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 309
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Welcome and congrats from Kansas City, MO by way of Sullivan, MO!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
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Kansas City, MO
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05-01-2016, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 4,655
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Welcome from SW OHIO ! Enjoy your TT !
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2016 sunseeker 2250slec 
1988 Jayco p.u.,Coleman Plantation p.u.,1989 Jayco class c, Coachman TT,1995 Little Eddie fthwheel,2007 Heartland Sundance 2500 lS fthwheel
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05-01-2016, 04:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: St Peters, MO.
Posts: 1,072
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Welcome to the Forum from St Peters, Mo. Union is a good place to be for Camping, close to a lot of places.  Nothing like setting around a good campfire with friends or exploring new places. 
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05-01-2016, 05:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Franklin County, MO
Posts: 2,652
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugeez
We bought ours at Colemans RV in Springfield IL. I'm not sure about Bill Thomas. I actually could Coleman's through RV Trader. It was kinda far from here but they had really good prices. Oh btw...USN 86-92. I should have stayed in and did 20.
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U.S. Army 1968-1972
U.S. Coast Guard 100 ton Master's license with assist towing endorsement for the last 20 years.
Our oldest son is career Navy (18 year) currently a Commander, and is the XO of the St. Louis NRD.
Thanks for your service!
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Mike and Yvonne
and Sophie, the little white dog
2017 Columbus 320RSC
2021 Chevy Silverado 3500HD DRW 4X4 Duramax
“It's not how old you are, it's how you are old.” ― Jules Renard
"It's not the years...it's the mileage." - Indiana Jones
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05-01-2016, 05:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Union, Missouri
Posts: 367
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That's awesome!! Thank you for your and your families service also!!
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05-01-2016, 05:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Southern, IL
Posts: 3,272
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Welcome from Southern Illinois.
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Bob & Michelle
2016 Ford F-250 Lariat 4x4
2017 Flagstaff Super Lite 526RLWS
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05-01-2016, 05:27 PM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
Posts: 24,474
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Welcome to the forum. Enjoy Later RJD
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2020 Shasta Phoenix SPF 27RKSS (sold)
2018 Dodge Ram 2500 6.4 3:73 gearing.(sold) (sold) 2015 Chevy 2500 6.0, 4:10
Traded 2015 30WRLIKS V-Lite
Days camped 2019 62
Days camped 2020 49 days camped 2021-74 2022-40 days 2023 5 days
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05-01-2016, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Kenosha Wisconsin
Posts: 582
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Welcome from Wisconsin..
Thank You for your service..
2013 Ram 2500 "Cummins"
2014 Columbus 340RK
Richard Bong Recreation Area
June 2-5 site 225
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2013 Ram 2500 "Cummins"
2014 Columbus 340RK
Month of July in the Egg Harbor Campground, Door County, WI
5 stars
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05-02-2016, 12:11 AM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 44
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Hello neighbor
We just bought Friday. We are from Sullivan so we are close for sure. Let's all get smokey at campfire
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05-02-2016, 05:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Union, Missouri
Posts: 367
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Hello, what did you buy? Where did you purchase yours?
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05-02-2016, 06:14 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 44
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We purchased at happy trails by Lebanon Missouri. We bought a flagstaff lite 29 foot. Very pretty
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05-02-2016, 06:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Union, Missouri
Posts: 367
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Nice!!! What is your tow vehicle? Where do you plan on camping? We have camped at some really nice Corp of Engineers campgrounds around Branson and of course at least once a year at Blue Springs to camp and float.
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05-02-2016, 06:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 119
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We welcome you and yours. Congrats on your new toys
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James & Amy
2016 246RKS Freedom Exp.
2015 Ford F150 King Ranch SuperCrew
It's a nice night for an evening
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05-02-2016, 06:56 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 44
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We are making plans to camp for month of June somewhere. Either two places or more perhaps. We bought a 2016 ford 250 super duty Ready to roll
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05-02-2016, 07:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Union, Missouri
Posts: 367
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Nice truck. Happy trails!!
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