The New Toy

Yep, it came in yesterday while it was raining so I didn't get to play with it much then but today after it warmed up a bit I put it together. It took a while, and yes, I read the instructions. That's what took a while. These instruction were written originally in Mandarin Chinese, translated into Swahili, and then handed to a chimpanzee on a typewriter to do the English translation. But the pretty blonde that they had doing the assembly in the instruction made it look easy, or at lease; interesting. And I'm sitting there with the attitude of, "If she can do it, I can do it".

So, I dood it.

In about two hours.

But now I know how to do it right so it should be a lot simpler the next time. And that will be this Sunday at the Pine Glen Campgrounds near Heflin, Al, in the Talladega National Forest. That way I can give it a test run before I set out West with it. It's long enough for me to lay in it but I won't be able to use my cot. it doesn't set that high up, so a pad and sleeping bag is in order. But now this means I'm not tied to using a hotel room when I travel. So, watch out. This means that I'll be on the go a lot more.

Oh, and if you're wondering why I got it in camouflage, it's because I can hide it in truck stop parking lots.