Truck Shopping

We are going to need a more capable tow vehicle for our Majestic. New Horizons builds for quality and endurance--they're not lightweight! The GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) will be in the neighborhood of 22,800 lbs. By way of contrast, Venture's GVWR is 15,000 lbs. That's a substantial difference. We're looking at the 2012 Silverado similar to our 2007--but with much increased tow ratings.

We're also looking at the Ford F450, which is recommended by Phil at New Horizons. He and Karen have been towing the 41' show model around with one, and they love it. We stopped by a couple of Ford dealers today. Neither had any F450's, but at one, we got to look at and test drive an F350 with DRW and tow package. It certainly had bells and whistles--like auto-extending mirrors. The bottom line is we're torn and plan to do more research tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Jesse's second birthday. It's also my cousin Mike's birthday (more than second) and Gary Self's 71st. He invited us over for happy hour to celebrate his birthday tomorrow. He's got a bottle of Q Tonic which he's looking forward to opening for some vodka tonics, but he says it tastes wonderful all by itself. I had never heard of it, but Googling it led to some intriguing info. It's made with organic agave from Mexico and hand-picked quinine from the Peruvian Andes.