Questions on a 172T

I haven't retired from teaching yet, just using my summer vacations to practice being retired. 

We are just back from spending 44 nights in our pod and are very happy with it. In fact we are heading out for another three weeks. We have had a few issues. The Gastropod is in getting new door hinges as we speak as well as sway bars. We found it fish-tailed a bit over 100 km going downhill which is a bit nerve-wracking hence the sway bars. Hopefully that will look after the problem. We put on just under 9,000 kms and are very satisfied with our choice.

We wish you many years of good living in your new pod!

  We found it harder to find places to sign in than we expected on the last trip. Hopefully this trip to the Grand Canyon will have more places with wifi.

  I am thrilled with the gallivanting but Tom was happy to come home.  After retiring on July 22, he still has spent less than two weeks at home.

  I have not had a chance to read many forum comments since we got back and have really missed all you folks.

  Incidentally Gastropod's door was hung crooked to begin with which twisted the bottom hinge. Works like a charm now though.

Heading out tomorrow for the next adventure!

B

The main complaint that we've heard about our layout is the lack of storage space for clothing and personal items.  We've dealt with that problem by using hanging toiletry kits with a removable shower bag similar to this, and we pack small and use packing cubes to organize our clothes.  The clothes bags are then tossed above the microwave cabinet, under the lower bunk or under the dinette.

You may want to ask for the top bunk to be loose so that it can easily be modified/lifted up so that you can sit comfortably on the lower bunk to put your shoes and socks on without hitting your head.  There isn't anywhere else to sit to do that unless the dinette is in bed mode.