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03-25-2016, 11:51 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 7
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Taking delivery Monday and can't wait!
I have been reading this forum for a bit now and this is my first post here.
We have purchased a bran spankin' new 2016 Cardinal 3825FL and are so excited. We upgraded from a Keystone Carbon 327 toy hauler fiver. We made some sacrifices with the Carbon's floor plan and it has bit us in the *****. Our new Cardinal has a hugely spacious forward living room (not just a couch for 3), a great kitchen area with dining table (missing in Carbon), a huge pantry and residential refrigerator and a very comfy rear bedroom with a washer and dryer. This beauty has very nice full paint and gel coat and we also opted for the generator allowing us more time unplugged and self reliant. Upgrading batteries and inverter will happen shortly and also have plans to throw some solar panels up on top too.
We consider ourselves as part time full timers planning on several 2 to 3 week trips and at least one, 3 to 4 month trip yearly. In 2017 we are planing 5 to 6 months for an Alaska journey.  
Monday at noon is our PDI and I have already talked to our tech and warned him, it's gonna take a while. This is our first Forest River product and I want to make sure I see and touch and play with it all.
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03-26-2016, 12:19 AM
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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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Wow! That is a great looking trailer
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03-26-2016, 12:40 AM
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JudiVan n Gus
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Atascadero, Ca.
Posts: 66
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Congrats on your new rig, she's a beauty!!!!
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03-26-2016, 12:53 AM
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DW of GQCamper
Join Date: Mar 2016
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I'm the DW of GQCamper and can't wait for Monday too. =) Finally real living space for us!
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03-26-2016, 01:41 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 18
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That's a nice looking trailer, congrats
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03-26-2016, 05:20 AM
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Chief tinkerer
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Texan, transplanted to Midwest Georgia
Posts: 816
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Wow, great looking unit. Congrats! I see you have a guard dog.
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03-26-2016, 06:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
Posts: 9,839
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Congratulations and welcome to the site from SW Idaho.
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03-26-2016, 06:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 5,432
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Welcome and congrats!!!!!!! best of luck on your new unit.
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03-26-2016, 06:40 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Warren County NJ
Posts: 5
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Welcome and good luck
 That is a gorgeous unit. Best of luck with it.
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03-26-2016, 07:12 AM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
Posts: 24,489
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new 5er. It's a beauty. Love the front living area. Enjoy Later RJD
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03-26-2016, 08:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Liverpool NY
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The dual slide front living room set-up makes so much sense to me. Beautiful RV. Congrats!
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03-26-2016, 10:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Mile Hi City
Posts: 639
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Congrats on the new home away from home!
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03-26-2016, 10:06 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gidyupgo
Wow, great looking unit. Congrats! I see you have a guard dog.
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Yeah I guess so...she hangs around me quite a bit.
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03-26-2016, 10:08 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ford Idaho
Congratulations and welcome to the site from SW Idaho.
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Our shake down trip is going to be from Spokane down through Lewiston, Riggins and into Boise leaving here on the 3rd or so.
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03-26-2016, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Between Pickles Gap and Toad Suck, AR
Posts: 6,070
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That thing is nice! "Part time full timers". I LIKE IT! 
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03-26-2016, 10:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,737
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Welcome from Wisconsin and congrats on your 2016 Cardinal 3825FL. That's one great looking 5th wheel you've got there. Hopefully by giving the tech a heads up they'll make sure all is good to go for you.
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03-26-2016, 10:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SE Arizona's Gila Vally
Posts: 1,511
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You got a Kenworth to pull that puppy with?
Nice, I really like that front LR setup.
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03-26-2016, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
Posts: 9,839
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GQCamper
Our shake down trip is going to be from Spokane down through Lewiston, Riggins and into Boise leaving here on the 3rd or so.
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Very cool, weather has been normal/unpredictable here lots of sunshine for now, windy and rainy yesterday.
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03-26-2016, 02:19 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiscampsin
Welcome from Wisconsin and congrats on your 2016 Cardinal 3825FL. That's one great looking 5th wheel you've got there. Hopefully by giving the tech a heads up they'll make sure all is good to go for you.
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We spent about an hour with an install tech inside the shop going over placement of some specific items we are adding and also got to watch them install the generator. So they know I'm going to be picky and make sure all is in good order.
We are taking off in the first week of April for our shake down trip and I'm sure we will come across a few bugs here and there as well.
Happy Easter to all. Is it Monday yet?
2015 Ford F350 DRW - Fatass
2016 Forest River Cardinal 3825
Pau Hana - "Done With Work"
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03-26-2016, 02:22 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackrock
You got a Kenworth to pull that puppy with?
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LOL...nope no big Kenworth, just a little Ford F350 DRW. She does good pulling these larger trailers.
2015 Ford F350 DRW - Fatass
2016 Forest River Cardinal 3825
Pau Hana - "Done With Work"
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