Finally sold my old camper

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   We bought our pod in August of 2010, and didn't push too hard to sell our popup last year.  Partially because we wanted to be absolutely sure of the switch.  Going from king beds and nearly 27 feet of room (plus slide-out) to a 171 with 17 feet and no slide-out is a big change.  We also really liked the popup.  Just not the setup time, back pain and noise/light at 6 am.  Our dealer made us an offer on it when we bought our pod, but at the time it was way below market value so I passed on it.

Turns out we should have unloaded it as quickly as possible because when the company that made Coleman campers went under it lost about 1/3 of its value overnight.  We had a few nibbles last spring but no offers.  I think people were still reluctant due to the economy.  I listed it again last week and showed it to a family within a day or two.  They called me the next day with an offer and last night it glided down my driveway for the last time.  A little sad, but mostly happy that it was finally off of our hands.

As it neared the end of our driveway my wife and I prepared to jump up and down for joy - we have a long driveway and there are trees so they wouldn't see us - and then it stopped.  And sat there.  I can only guess that she was calling her husband to let him know she was on her way.  And it sat there.  I worried for a moment she might be having buyer's remorse and would turn around and demand her money back.  But off she went, finally.  And we jumped for joy.  And I had a glass or two of wine.