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05-12-2016, 03:29 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Posts: 68
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New young member in Kansas
As my username indicates, I'm a new member, 23 year old male, currently in Northeast Kansas to go to graduate school. My family were RVers for years, and I loved living the RV lifestyle. We typically had an Airstream, as that was my father's passion, but I certainly can't afford one of those for a long time! I graduated from college, and landed my first full time job while going to grad school, and just bought my first RV of my own! It's a 2009 Rockwood Mini Lite 1809 that I purchased used from a dealer in St. Louis. I got lucky, and found one in excellent shape that was clearly well taken care of, with no delamination or water damage. Currently pulling it with my 2009 Silverado 1500 2WD 4.3 V6 (Yeah, I know, it's a V6.) I set it up with a Tekonsha P3 brake controller, 11X9 stacked plate transmission cooler, and OEM-style towing mirrors. Looking forward to lots of great memories made in it, and glad to be a part of a community that has been so helpful already. Even though I'm not a complete rookie to the RV scene, I have enjoyed getting to brush up on my knowledge, as it has been a few years since I traveled with my family.
Thanks to suggestions from the forums here, I have already gotten my rig weighed, but that's for another thread!
And, finally, since I know everyone loves pictures, here's a quick shot of my rig on the trip back from the dealer to pick it up:
See you all out on the forums (and the road!)
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05-12-2016, 03:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,732
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Welcome from Wisconsin and congrats on your first RV. Someday you'll have your own Airstream  .
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05-12-2016, 04:03 PM
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I go RV'ing not Camping
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Lethbridge, Ab, Canada
Posts: 1,482
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new to you trailer. When you said young member I thought I was going to have you beat.
But 23....You Win!!!
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312QBUD Owners Thread
2015 Wildwood Heritage Glen 312QBUD
2000 Chev 2500 Extended Cab 6 Liter
1400lbs Equal-i-zer Hitch
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05-12-2016, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Moundsville Wv
Posts: 1,504
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Welcome to the forum from Wv, I love airstream but DW doesn't so I guess that wont be happening 
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2003 Duramax
2010 Blue Ridge
1 DW
1 mutt
on occasion 1 DD
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05-12-2016, 04:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
Posts: 9,839
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Good afternoon and 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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05-12-2016, 04:55 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. Congrats on your first RV.
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2017 Salem Villa Estate 395RET-
2011 Coachmen Freedom Express 295RLDS- Sold
2015 F-250 FX4
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05-12-2016, 06:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Western Iowa
Posts: 703
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Kansas City? Welcome from greater Omaha area. Looks like a great match for your truck.
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2019 Arctic Wolf F295QSL8
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05-12-2016, 06:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Posts: 68
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Toby, I'm actually in the small town of Atchison, so I'm about 3ish hours south of you!
The truck does pull the trailer nicely. I definitely know it's there, but it's a comfortable drive, and I get about 11.5mpg (hand calculated. The lie-o-meter on the dash says I'm getting between 13-14, which I know ain't happening). In the pic, I still had 360 lbs of sandbags in the back of the truck (2wd in the snow), so it was squatting quite a bit more than it does normally.
Thanks for the warm welcomes so far, folks!
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Towed: 2017 Rockwood Mini Lite 2304
Tower: 2018 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3L V8 3.42 rear end
2017 Camping Season: 44 Nights, 4,580 Miles
2018 Camping Season: 48 nights, 7,216 Miles
2019 Camping Season: 52 nights, 6,721 Miles
2020 Camping Season: 67 nights, 7,268 Miles
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05-12-2016, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 691
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Welcome and that's a nice rig. We are Kansans too. Haysville,just south of Wichita.Albeit a lot older,we love the RVing life too.  
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2011 Ram Mega Cab 3500 Larimie dually
2016 Chaparral 370FL
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05-12-2016, 06:32 PM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
Posts: 24,469
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Welcome to the forum from a former Kansan and to the world of RVing. 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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05-12-2016, 07:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,413
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Always glad to see "younger folks" getting into RV'ing. Welcome and enjoy your great trailer find!!!
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Days camping (2016)----181 days
Days camping (2017) --- 82 days
2016 Wildcat MAXX 28RKX (33' TT), 2007 13' Scamp
2015 Ram Laramie Hemi, w/air suspension
30 years RV'ing
11 different RV's
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05-12-2016, 08:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 309
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Greetings from Kansas City, MO (Northland)... We're practically neighbors!
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Kansas City, MO
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05-12-2016, 09:13 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: St. Albert
Posts: 3
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Hello from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. I just joined. Thanks for greeting me. I hope some one will be able to help me out. I will try to post my question. I have to figure out first how this forum operates. Thanks again.
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05-12-2016, 10:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: NE Arkansas
Posts: 339
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Welcome from a KU grad--lived in Lawrence for seven years. Went to grad school with a woman from Atchison, Courtney Peltzer. Maybe you know someone in her family with Atchison being a smallish town and all. Anyway, moved away from Lawrence 12 years ago and, like you, am currently enjoying my first TT. Maiden voyage this weekend!
Happy camping!
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2016 Salem Cruise Lite 261bhxl
Ram 1500 5.7l Hemi Crew Cab 4wd
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